Analemmaenthusiast
384 posts
Location: West LA


Posted:
Simple and essential ubbrollsmile

Crossover Points describe the point at which the Poi crosses from one side to the other when doing a figure8. For Example: If one would take a long exposure picture of someone doing a figure8 - the point of the intersection of the flames would be the crossover point.

A way of practicing could be to try and always hit the same leaf of a tree continuously while doing a figur8. Slower is easier . . . the challenge is to get full control over the path of your Poi and hit the same CP repeatedly and without effort or concentration.

Useful for: More or less everything. Its one of the core aspect of what I would consider "clean" spinning. E.g. in a "perfect" weave both Poi have the same CP or in a "perfect" fountain the CP of the Poi travel in a circle around you.
But definitely too much to list - best you finds out for yourself

Additional Concepts: Not only the CP of the Poi are important - the CP of your body (e.g. stepping through the circle, turning . .. ) is as much fun too

Question: What happens to the 2beat weave when you have one Poi with the CP at the top of the circle and the other Poi with the CP at the bottom of the circle?

Alles Gute

andy

PS: A thread for geeks that is mentioning aspects of CPs can be found [Old link]

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DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
Gúten Morgen Herr Hoenigschmid, Wie gehts?

Although thoughts about these had popped into my head a few times over the last couple years spinning I never realised just how important and how much of an impact they have on spinning until your workshop.

For anyone who doesn't use these start, and if you're teaching newbies get them into it straight away, it'll give them a whole better starting ground for their spinning to evovle from.

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Question: What happens to the 2beat weave when you have one Poi with the CP at the top of the circle and the other Poi with the CP at the bottom of the circle




Would one poi always have its CP on the bottom/top regardless of the side it's on or would they alternate bottom/top as they change side?

Let's relight this forum ubblove


simian110% MONKEY EVERY TIME ALL THE TIME JUST CANT STOP THE MONKEY
3,149 posts
Location: London


Posted:
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Question: What happens to the 2beat weave when you have one Poi with the CP at the top of the circle and the other Poi with the CP at the bottom of the circle?






1) They cross the body simultaneously while staying in split time

2) The forehead of the poi manipulator becomes noticeably more crumpled



interesting thing about using top or bottom crossover points: It means that you can do a (wheel plane) 2 beat weave while standing with your nose just a few inches in front of a thin obstacle (like a lamppost).



Using the same principle, you can do split timed wall plane reels while standing in a doorway with your shoulders near the doorframe (or with foolhardy people standing really close on either side of you)



Doing either of those with one Poi with the CP at the top of the circle and the other Poi with the CP at the bottom of the circle would look rather cool. And be quite hard. ubbangel



I'm really jealous of this guy's CPs: weavesmiley

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."


Analemmaenthusiast
384 posts
Location: West LA


Posted:
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Would one poi always have its CP on the bottom/top regardless of the side it's on or would they alternate bottom/top as they change side?



Question back: Can you change the CP from top to bottom within a figure8 or are they 2 consecutive moves?

Hint: Remember Arashis Johnson wink

To learn - read. To know - write. To master - teach . . .


Analemmaenthusiast
384 posts
Location: West LA


Posted:
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They cross the body simulataneously while staying in split time



bounce kiss

Beautiful effect that can come in handy when turning hug

To learn - read. To know - write. To master - teach . . .


DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
Was trying this last night, had much fun confuzzling my brain! Kindao got it going eventually, it wasn't as brain stewing as that bloody iso/extension move ubblol

Let's relight this forum ubblove



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