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Location: Alberta, Canada

Total posts: 32

Posted:29th May 2002alright.. this is really getting to me.. i can do moves like the forward weave and the windmill and chasing the sun (only been spinning for less then a month) and i cannot do the butterfly!!! lol am i doing something wrong? i do everything that's instructed, "keep one hand infront of the other, etc, etc" but i can't do it! Help me!!! pwease???

Peace, Love, Unity, Respect ^.~

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

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Flynt
SILVER Member since May 2002

Flynt

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Posted:29th May 2002keep one hand lower than the other?

i find the reverse butterfly, ie: swinging backwards and going into butterfly from there, ALOT easier than the forwards butterfly........
but im weird
*nod*

Currently on the right side up of the world.

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Malcolm
SAPPHIRE Member since Nov 2003

Malcolm

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Location: HOP

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Posted:29th May 2002Not much more I can say apart from what is already on this page
Takes a weee bit of practice. I am sure you will get it soon. Only practice a new move for a maximum of 15 minutes. Have a rest or try some else then comes back to it later (even the following day)

Kindest regards

Malcolm

"May your balls always burn"

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juggles

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Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Total posts: 11

Posted:2nd Jun 2002Basically you will want to make everything a little crooked. A side view of the butterfly should look a little like an x. I put my right hand slightly above, and in front of my left. You should experiment with differnt combinations. :

Happy spinning everone!

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Paddy

back from the dead...sort of
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Posted:3rd Jun 2002Don't worry about not being able to get it. THe butterfly is actually quite difficult to do properly. I've said it before and I'll say it again- I think it is a basic move in the sense that it is the basis for loads of other moves, not in the sense that it is easy to do. So don't worry about it too much.

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Mr Miyagi

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Location: japan

Total posts: 13

Posted:4th Jun 2002The biggest block to your learning is your mind.

If whatever your doing isn't working - do something else.... anything else.

When you become more flexible in your approach, then it will come to you.

Wax on...Wax off.

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HellCat

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Location: Alberta, Canada

Total posts: 32

Posted:11th Jun 2002LOL no worries Flynt.. you're not weird.. i tried the Reverse BF today... it IS a lot easier.. ^.^ my poi didn't knock into each other or the tails didn't get caught in the strings either! woohoo ^.^ sankyu all

Peace, Love, Unity, Respect ^.~

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

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