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Posted:
do a butterfly. keep doing it. do you count when the poi cross at the top or at the bottom?
( @pk)
love
R
do a butterfly. keep doing it. do you count when the poi cross at the top or at the bottom?
( @pk)
love
R
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Posted:
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I count it when they're in the middle... (the farthest away from each other).
Is that one of the secret answers?
I count it when they're in the middle... (the farthest away from each other).
Is that one of the secret answers?
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Posted:
The top.
The top.
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i can't count
i can't count
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Posted:
counting when they're in the middle? does that mean you count twice everry full circle...?
R
(and cole? i forgot to tell you you need to count extra for every leap year..)
counting when they're in the middle? does that mean you count twice everry full circle...?
R
(and cole? i forgot to tell you you need to count extra for every leap year..)
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Posted:
that brings a whole new meaning of 63 beat TTN!
that brings a whole new meaning of 63 beat TTN!
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Posted:
I tend to count at the bottom... It's where my "beats" are when I dance to music as well. I'm not so sure about split time though...
I tend to count at the bottom... It's where my "beats" are when I dance to music as well. I'm not so sure about split time though...
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
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yes thank god NYC saves my life yet again whoooopeeeeeeeeee i got an index finger point at rob right now
yes thank god NYC saves my life yet again whoooopeeeeeeeeee i got an index finger point at rob right now
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I count at the bottom (like nyc) Duh! like, there isn't any other way to do it!!!
and to anyone who thinks differently
(I got your back PK)
I count at the bottom (like nyc) Duh! like, there isn't any other way to do it!!!
and to anyone who thinks differently
(I got your back PK)
we eat and we drink and we smoke and we try!
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Posted:
Bottom.
Bottom.
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Both. It depends which way the poi are going though, I count at the bottom one way, then if I switch, I count at the top
Both. It depends which way the poi are going though, I count at the bottom one way, then if I switch, I count at the top
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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things is looking up cheers guys rob kicks my ass cos i count at the bottom and he allways counts at the top, seems this thread so far has back fired on him!
things is looking up cheers guys rob kicks my ass cos i count at the bottom and he allways counts at the top, seems this thread so far has back fired on him!
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Posted:
sorry rob but the way i was taught to count beats was @ the bottom too - but like i said, i can't count so i have no idea which is best or why.
any chance you count at the top cos you prefer spinning most stuff in reverse? it sort of makes sense...
as long as the people you are performing with count in the same place it seems to me it would make very little difference.
if the poi do circles, they go past the top as many times as they pass the bottom.
so there should be no difference, unless of course you are in a performance group with someone that uses the opposing method which would just be plain crazy...
waistwraps always confuse me the most with this.
counting the beats at the top gives you a different rhythm to your beats to if you count at the bottom.
eg. doing a top carry and counting at the top, you get a beat on the carry. counting at the bottom you get a beat just before the carry and a beat after
[ 14. May 2003, 03:43: Message edited by: coleman ]
sorry rob but the way i was taught to count beats was @ the bottom too - but like i said, i can't count so i have no idea which is best or why.
any chance you count at the top cos you prefer spinning most stuff in reverse? it sort of makes sense...
as long as the people you are performing with count in the same place it seems to me it would make very little difference.
if the poi do circles, they go past the top as many times as they pass the bottom.
so there should be no difference, unless of course you are in a performance group with someone that uses the opposing method which would just be plain crazy...
waistwraps always confuse me the most with this.
counting the beats at the top gives you a different rhythm to your beats to if you count at the bottom.
eg. doing a top carry and counting at the top, you get a beat on the carry. counting at the bottom you get a beat just before the carry and a beat after
[ 14. May 2003, 03:43: Message edited by: coleman ]
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quote:thats my argument... seems majority count at the top like me, it must be rob and the POO's cocking it all up and sabotarging my lifes work and learning to count to 10 backwards! *brainfuct*
Originally posted by coleman:
unless of course you are in a performance group with someone that uses the opposing method which would just be plain crazy...
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Posted:
Rob likes counting bottoms
Pk is the tops in his upside down world
Rob likes counting bottoms
Pk is the tops in his upside down world
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Posted:
count at the bottom.
if its a beat its down (ie who plays drums upside down? answer; noone because the natural way things fall is down).
Unless you are specifically trying moves that happen on the up beat (break beat?)
::falls off chair::
never really did get a handle on gravity...
Josh
count at the bottom.
if its a beat its down (ie who plays drums upside down? answer; noone because the natural way things fall is down).
Unless you are specifically trying moves that happen on the up beat (break beat?)
::falls off chair::
never really did get a handle on gravity...
Josh
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Posted:
Also,
The bottom of the swing is where you put more of the force into swinging. So your muscles naturally work more at the bottom...
mv2/r + mg
rather than
mv2/r - mg
at the top if you must know.
Since your body is moving more to provide force for the spin it only makes sense to count at the bottom. That's when you flick your wrist or drop your arms.
I think Rob and the rest of the 'top counters' should be banned from all Poi gatherings. Let the commies find their own friends.
It's just not natural. I'm pretty sure it's against what the Bible says as well but I'll have to check that...
Also,
The bottom of the swing is where you put more of the force into swinging. So your muscles naturally work more at the bottom...
mv2/r + mg
rather than
mv2/r - mg
at the top if you must know.
Since your body is moving more to provide force for the spin it only makes sense to count at the bottom. That's when you flick your wrist or drop your arms.
I think Rob and the rest of the 'top counters' should be banned from all Poi gatherings. Let the commies find their own friends.
It's just not natural. I'm pretty sure it's against what the Bible says as well but I'll have to check that...
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
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nobody here is natural...
but I still say "I like bottoms!"
nobody here is natural...
but I still say "I like bottoms!"
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Posted:
just to clear up.
if any of you watched or latest shows closely(or at all) you will have noticed the big butterfly extravaganza at the end of the wing routine. and if you look even more closely you will spot the only one not counting at the bottomis....pk.
got proof too.
I AM A BOTTOM COUNTER
pk is a turncoat.
R
just to clear up.
if any of you watched or latest shows closely(or at all) you will have noticed the big butterfly extravaganza at the end of the wing routine. and if you look even more closely you will spot the only one not counting at the bottomis....pk.
got proof too.
I AM A BOTTOM COUNTER
pk is a turncoat.
R
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like i care! haha i just like to add variety to the show.
like i care! haha i just like to add variety to the show.
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why don't you just hang pk upside down for the shows?
at least the counting will all be in time again...
why don't you just hang pk upside down for the shows?
at least the counting will all be in time again...
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we could make him eat the cheese...
we could make him eat the cheese...
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is that better or worse than eating the fish
is that better or worse than eating the fish
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Maybe you should hang all of tepooka upside down and let PK stand upright.
Maybe you should hang all of tepooka upside down and let PK stand upright.
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quote:now thats a good idea!
Originally posted by Astar:
Maybe you should hang all of tepooka upside down and let PK stand upright.
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rob are you treyin to head **** us all???
so we were sat watching the BJC footage and noticed that in the tunnel the large butterflys go of beats counting the bottom not the top, so myfriend prove me wrong on this one as i think you need to suss out you counting and delte this thread thats purpose has back fired
majority vote!
rob are you treyin to head **** us all???
so we were sat watching the BJC footage and noticed that in the tunnel the large butterflys go of beats counting the bottom not the top, so myfriend prove me wrong on this one as i think you need to suss out you counting and delte this thread thats purpose has back fired
majority vote!
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Posted:
eeerm. i've always known they counted at the bottom. that was the point...
don't understand you o large eared one..?
eeerm. i've always known they counted at the bottom. that was the point...
don't understand you o large eared one..?
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Posted:
....
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whats that noise???
nat says its pk rubbing it in!
....
....
whats that noise???
nat says its pk rubbing it in!
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still failing to understand what she's rubbing in...
cause YOU are the weirdo..(and spanner in the...)
still failing to understand what she's rubbing in...
cause YOU are the weirdo..(and spanner in the...)
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Posted:
i get it now, i'm doing it all wrong
EDIT: i did not write the above. it is the fraudulent misuse of identity that pk has been engaged in. END EDIT
[ 19. May 2003, 02:11: Message edited by: bluecat ]
i get it now, i'm doing it all wrong
EDIT: i did not write the above. it is the fraudulent misuse of identity that pk has been engaged in. END EDIT
[ 19. May 2003, 02:11: Message edited by: bluecat ]
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