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This space is for all those funksters busy improving their technique by learning new moves - made-up or traditional.
Tell us all about it! We love hearing about our fellow poiers/staffies/misc. toyers succeeding with new things
It's just hard to keep up with it all sometimes, so if we keep it together you'll be certain to get a little feedback.
here a pat on the back in advance from me
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thanks for the words of encouragement. you're right, it's just going to take time and practice... I have been a fast learner with most poi stuff so it's humbling to run into something that doesn't come to me so quickly. and that's a good thing for my ego anyway.
I'm feeling better though because I JUST DID MY FIRST SPIRAL WRAP! it's not quite up to snuff yet - getting out of it is a lot messier than getting in - but still! I've been looking forward to this day since the first time I saw someone do them. I'm gonna keep practicing, hopefully I can make it solid in time for tonight's spin jam.
The dawn has come
And the wine will run
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
In the sun
tryin to get the reverse ttn, making me very angry but almost got it, keep gettin tangled, gggrrr
This might not initially sound like "Beginner" but it so is.
I learned how to do a 1 handed Static spin vs Extension....
... by tucking the usually-held end of one of my poi into my belt and holding the head of that poi and the handle of the other in one hand.... NOW, what do I do with the other hand? In practice I just patted myself on the head. ^_^
After constantly hitting myself in the back of the head, I finally achieved the angel wings xD Now to get hyperloops and orbitals down pat >.<
-Honii
Just keep swinging, just keep swinging...
I'm learning the "Split time swishy swishy butterfly thingy"... have all the pieces, now just need to connect all of them
Aston does it beautifully... *so jealous* 
Meshunderlay: That is you? Cool.
Ash: Bwahahaha. I like Durbs' name for it too.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Sounds fun, whatisit???
Split-time antispin opposites wallplane flower. Or something like that.
Look for Durbs' tuts on youtube, it is one of them.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Sounds fun - I ignored split time opposites for quite a while but have been getting back in to them recently.
split-time opposites is badass. spiral wraps, air wraps, stall patterns, so much fun to be had.
The dawn has come
And the wine will run
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
In the sun
Originally Posted By: thirteensplit-time opposites is badass. spiral wraps, air wraps, stall patterns, so much fun to be had.
Wraps in Split-Opposites? How's that work?
Originally Posted By: meshunderlay
Originally Posted By: thirteensplit-time opposites is badass. spiral wraps, air wraps, stall patterns, so much fun to be had.
Wraps in Split-Opposites? How's that work?
My thought too - I've always done spiral wraps and tangly things from split time same direction...???
I've gotten them to work from same time opposites. You have to kinda get one hand out there a bit farther then the other to keep the poi from tangling. Had moderate success with it so far. Not enough to do it on fire yet.
Haven't tried split time, but I'd venture to say its the same thing, just put one hand about 1-2 inches farther out in front then the other.
I'd say the distance is probably determined by the size of the poi heads to keep them from hitting at the end.
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Spiral wraps are tricky, not really done those, but other wraps work.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
you know what, I was thinking of split-time same direction. I get confused on the modes when they're in a wall plane together.
The dawn has come
And the wine will run
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
In the sun
Heheh. No worries.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
ISOLATIONS! Now if I can just figure out how to move them together without the poi bumping into each other... hmmm...
I managed to (and it was a COMPLETE fluke) do the spiral hand wrap thingy... once last night... once. When I realised that they were actually wrapping around my hands properly I was like "!!!WTF!!!" and then they got stuck and didn't unwrap. But they did wrap... and everytime I tried it after that it didn't work, and I have no idea what I did to get them to wrap properly in the first place... *bangs head on desk repeatedly*
Will break it down for you some tomorrow.
The most important bit is to have properly clean front planes. It may also help to tilt your hands up a little, so that they do not fall off. To get them to unwrap, you need to make sure that you have at least some space for your hands to open, which means that you open them earlier than you think. The "What are you working on" thread has a cool drill from MNS that you may like to look at as well. Basically try same direction spinning in wall plane and switch which poi is in front and which behind.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Originally Posted By: astonWill break it down for you some tomorrow.
I have to say... I love having you around
You're such a helpful bean, and really good at teaching this stuff
You just need to moooooooooove cloooooooooser to Durbz I'm going to steal that tip on getting out of them, I can get in fairly consistently but have never been able to get out.
and good job on isolations ash!
The dawn has come
And the wine will run
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
In the sun
Steal away.
*is happy to help*
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
that's why you're awesome, despite your anti-nutella leanings!
had my second poi class of the spring session today. learned SO MUCH. writing this down mostly for my benefit so I can remember what to work on this week:
- buzzsaw fountain
- horizontal buzzsaw, into corkscrew, and back, as well as turning with the horizontal buzzsaw
- stalling from same-direction buzzsaw into opposites and back
- stalls in general, especially some new stall patterns
- corkscrew variants (like turns)
- butterfly turns (which I could do, but wasn't good at)
- perfected my windmill (it was pretty sloppy before)
- worked with a mirror to improve my hip reel planes
- finally got ttn down!
uhhh I'm sure I'm forgetting something... I need to take notes next class, I forget all the stuff we learn. we have some awesome teachers.
EDITED_BY: thirteen (1303477416)
The dawn has come
And the wine will run
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
In the sun
dude, wish there were classes by where i live, cheater :)), ah well.
i finally figured out how to do reverse 3bw, still workin on gettin in2 it, and noticed i wack myself in the shoulder blade if i dont do it right. and got ttn but gotta work on it also, but feelin quite proud of myself.
Shoulder blade? Really? In a reverse weave you are more likely to hit your face (which fact I know only too well).
Which way are the poi moving at the top of their arc? If in the direction you are facing, that is forward.
But yeah, nice going.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
It's nothing especially note-worthy but after having to take quite a few breathers due to damage sustained to external plumbing, finally found the flow for a 3bw. Was playing around and just kind of... felt it, and there it goes. Working on reverse now, taking a lot of shots to the noggin, but at least I don't need to have a 5 minute break every time I hit myself this way
"Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherf*cker in the world." -N. Stephenson
Originally Posted By: DreamsofDiscordIt's nothing especially note-worthy but after having to take quite a few breathers due to damage sustained to external plumbing
That my friend is one reason that I am very happy that I'm a woman
I've repeatedly hit myself in the nether regions and everytime I do I thank the heavens that I'm not a man Might I suggest some protective gear? LOL yeah, groin taps are no good.
Originally Posted By: hooza angeldude, wish there were classes by where i live, cheater :)), ah well.
it helps a lot. there are some really good videos out there, but even the best video can't watch you try a move and explain what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong.
The dawn has come
And the wine will run
And the song must be sung
And the flowers are melting
In the sun
yeah, im doin the reverse, its my right flow that ends up wackin my left shoulder blade i think, a friends of mine laughs b/c he thinks i hit myself in the weirdest places lol.
i think the reverse 3bw is harder, but i didnt learn it til like 2 mons l8r than the forwards. now im not sure wat 2 work on so gonna clean up wat i already kno
. p.s.
thx 4 all the help
Originally Posted By: astonShoulder blade? Really? In a reverse weave you are more likely to hit your face (which fact I know only too well).
i manage 2 move dodge my flow b4 its hits my face, so its hits my shoulder blade, but do get hit on the top of the head occasionally (which really freakin hurts)
Can I make a suggestion? I don't know what speed you spin at, but try spinning slower. That was like an epiphany for me... slower is easier and on the times that your poi do connect with your body, the impact is far gentler.
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