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Simple, and quite common
question among Poi players . . .
So can you do THIS move?
Simple, and quite common
question among Poi players . . . So can you do THIS move?
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Posted:Is this a trick question?
I tried it before replying, but it seems as simple as ever...
I tried it before replying, but it seems as simple as ever...
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Posted:NO!!!
...actually, yes
i believe that Lissajous is implying that there is a difference between what is dsecribed and how it is performed.
either way, i like vegemite.
...actually, yes
i believe that Lissajous is implying that there is a difference between what is dsecribed and how it is performed.
either way, i like vegemite.
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Posted:It would be really good if your subject line indicated something about what you are on about Lissajous, but it doesnt really, and neither does your post. Im tempted to delete this thread, but I'll give you the opportunity to make it mean something.
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Posted:I think the point is this techy poi spinning environment we live in it's easy to forget that the most complex of things is made from bite sized chunks, you can never practice the basics too much, and keep split time exacty 180 degrees apart is extremely hard. If fact i can't think of a simgle person who can really 'Do' split time.
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Posted:oobabasics 
i reckon i can pretty get damn close, especially when spinning with fire.
i can also spin 2:1 side circles and even 3:2 butterflies on a good day (although these are same-time, not split).
but i'm weird and play this kind of stuff way more often than i should - if i did other things, i might learn something new every once in a while...
keeping 2bt weaves perfectly split-time however i am consistently hopeless at - my waistwraps are almost quarter-time on some days
cole. x
i reckon i can pretty get damn close, especially when spinning with fire.
i can also spin 2:1 side circles and even 3:2 butterflies on a good day (although these are same-time, not split).
but i'm weird and play this kind of stuff way more often than i should - if i did other things, i might learn something new every once in a while...
keeping 2bt weaves perfectly split-time however i am consistently hopeless at - my waistwraps are almost quarter-time on some days
cole. x
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Posted:Written by: spherculist
I think the point is this techy poi spinning environment we live in it's easy to forget that the most complex of things is made from bite sized chunks, you can never practice the basics too much, and keep split time exacty 180 degrees apart is extremely hard. If fact i can't think of a simgle person who can really 'Do' split time.
that in my opinion is one of the most important posts i have read in recent HoPness!
i respect your view of the basics, spherculist.
I think the point is this techy poi spinning environment we live in it's easy to forget that the most complex of things is made from bite sized chunks, you can never practice the basics too much, and keep split time exacty 180 degrees apart is extremely hard. If fact i can't think of a simgle person who can really 'Do' split time.
that in my opinion is one of the most important posts i have read in recent HoPness!
i respect your view of the basics, spherculist.
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Im tempted to delete this thread, but I'll give you the opportunity to make it mean something.
Sorry if I appear unclear, but I think Matt explained it quite perfectly and Coleman is one of the few where I would say that he can really do it
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I tried it before replying, but it seems as simple as ever...
There is imo the problem: No move is simple! Especially not the easy ones . . . .
Try it
Im tempted to delete this thread, but I'll give you the opportunity to make it mean something.
Sorry if I appear unclear, but I think Matt explained it quite perfectly and Coleman is one of the few where I would say that he can really do it
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I tried it before replying, but it seems as simple as ever...
There is imo the problem: No move is simple! Especially not the easy ones . . . .
Try it
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Posted:depends on your standards. mine are not as high as some of yours i think so id say yes, i can spin my poi in split time well enough for most puroposes... but of course i am still far from perfection.
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Posted:I find that being a drummer helps with poi timing issues.
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Posted:One thing I found helps with timing is to simply take your poi out for a walk.
Walk up the block spinning forwards split time, pull off a fancy turn and walk back down the block spinning reverse split time,,,,,,repeat as necessary.
Try working with really light poi. Not only will these help with timing, they have the added bonus of helping teach plane control too.
Walk up the block spinning forwards split time, pull off a fancy turn and walk back down the block spinning reverse split time,,,,,,repeat as necessary.
Try working with really light poi. Not only will these help with timing, they have the added bonus of helping teach plane control too.
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Posted:Cheers bender and Lissajous,
SO many poiple are missing out the essential basics these days imo, then they get all frustrated when they can't do the trickier stuff.
Best way to force yourself to do the basics is.... to teach beginners, then teach some more beginners, then a few more, maybe a few more and then perhaps, if you are really good, you'll be able to 'Do' a 3 beat weave.
Like really Understand what your body is doing. Nothing in poi is ever all that difficult to do. If you practice in a good way then you can build up really crazy stuff from lots of little pieces. Nothing ever fells like a giant leap because your foundations are solid.
Whereas if your foundations are dodgy, and you are trying stuff that's a bit beyond you then you can find yourself in a situation where every new thing is hard.
If you find yourself in this predicament, warm up, then do 1 type of reel for 1 hour, no breaks.
By spinning for 1 hour just doing 1 simple thing your body will figure out very quickly what is the most efficient way to do a move. ie how to use least energy
Your timing will be tight, your stamina will be great, your planes will be spot on, your style will look good and i guarantee, the next time you try some crazy 'Tangle release btb whip catch' combo ~ You might just make it.
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SO many poiple are missing out the essential basics these days imo, then they get all frustrated when they can't do the trickier stuff.
Best way to force yourself to do the basics is.... to teach beginners, then teach some more beginners, then a few more, maybe a few more and then perhaps, if you are really good, you'll be able to 'Do' a 3 beat weave.
Like really Understand what your body is doing. Nothing in poi is ever all that difficult to do. If you practice in a good way then you can build up really crazy stuff from lots of little pieces. Nothing ever fells like a giant leap because your foundations are solid.
Whereas if your foundations are dodgy, and you are trying stuff that's a bit beyond you then you can find yourself in a situation where every new thing is hard.
If you find yourself in this predicament, warm up, then do 1 type of reel for 1 hour, no breaks.
By spinning for 1 hour just doing 1 simple thing your body will figure out very quickly what is the most efficient way to do a move. ie how to use least energy
Your timing will be tight, your stamina will be great, your planes will be spot on, your style will look good and i guarantee, the next time you try some crazy 'Tangle release btb whip catch' combo ~ You might just make it.
Laters
m
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Posted:is this post useless, in a world of hungry ghosts???
maybe...
maybe...
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Posted:mhm, I agree with spherculist, the poitn is that you understand what your body is doing and control it...
by the way - this move is really simple... the trick is that you do a one way butterfly (both pois spining the same way) and simply separate hands on each side of your body...
by the way - this move is really simple... the trick is that you do a one way butterfly (both pois spining the same way) and simply separate hands on each side of your body...
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Posted:Andy, sometimes I get split time, but it's usually by accident 
One day though, if I practise lots and lots, I might get it - perhaps it will even look effortless - like yours
One day though, if I practise lots and lots, I might get it - perhaps it will even look effortless - like yours
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Posted:Written by: arashi
is this post useless, in a world of hungry ghosts???
maybe...
pffft, everyone knows ghosts don't get hungry, they're robots!
is this post useless, in a world of hungry ghosts???
maybe...
pffft, everyone knows ghosts don't get hungry, they're robots!
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DeletePosted:It's called split spinnig, but actualy it's called "Follow time". In this time both Poi goes the same dirrection.
It timing where one Poi is all the time half of a circle(half of a beat, half of revolution) before the other Poi.
For example Weave is Follow time.
One another when both Poi goes the same dirrection is Parallel time, where the delay between the Poi is zero.
For example Turn.
It timing where one Poi is all the time half of a circle(half of a beat, half of revolution) before the other Poi.
For example Weave is Follow time.
One another when both Poi goes the same dirrection is Parallel time, where the delay between the Poi is zero.
For example Turn.
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DeletePosted:To add:
Split swinging /= Split time
Split time is when Poi goes opposite dirrection, like butterfly, but the Poi head meet " at 3 and 9 o'clock". So you need to split a bit your Butterfly to get in there.
Split swinging /= Split time
Split time is when Poi goes opposite dirrection, like butterfly, but the Poi head meet " at 3 and 9 o'clock". So you need to split a bit your Butterfly to get in there.
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Split time is when Poi goes opposite dirrection, like butterfly, but the Poi head meet " at 3 and 9 o'clock". So you need to split a bit your Butterfly to get in there.
Well Richee that's not what i mean when i say 'split time'
Split TIME has nothing to do with DIRECTION
Split Time is when the the poi are 180 degrees apart (half a circle)
In Time is when they hit the top and bottom of the circle at the same time
Same Direction is when the poi rotate in the same direction
Opposite Direction, well it's pretty obvious.
SO a regular 3 beat Weave is:
Split Time Same Direction
A regular Butterfly is:
In Time Opposite Direction
a 4 beat Parallel Weave is:
In Time Same Direction
a 3 beat split time butterfly is
Split Time Opposite direction
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Split time is when Poi goes opposite dirrection, like butterfly, but the Poi head meet " at 3 and 9 o'clock". So you need to split a bit your Butterfly to get in there.
Well Richee that's not what i mean when i say 'split time'
Split TIME has nothing to do with DIRECTION
Split Time is when the the poi are 180 degrees apart (half a circle)
In Time is when they hit the top and bottom of the circle at the same time
Same Direction is when the poi rotate in the same direction
Opposite Direction, well it's pretty obvious.
SO a regular 3 beat Weave is:
Split Time Same Direction
A regular Butterfly is:
In Time Opposite Direction
a 4 beat Parallel Weave is:
In Time Same Direction
a 3 beat split time butterfly is
Split Time Opposite direction
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Posted:excellent |m|!
Thanks for clearing that up. Pesky nomenclature...
Thanks for clearing that up. Pesky nomenclature...
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Posted:matt, i think richee may be referring to drew's magic list that he made a few years ago...
in that you have 4 timings which have direction incorporated into them:
parallel-time - same direction, in time
follow-time - same direction, 180 apart
same-time - opposite direction, in time
split-time - opposite direction, 180 apart
they fit really well with all the variations of moves using those timings that have come along over the years:
e.g. follow-time reels, parallel-weave, same-time butterfly, split-time butterfly weave, and so on.
i'm not saying one naming convention is right and the other is wrong - i'm saying both are right
the one i listed above one is shorter but also maybe a little less intuitive.
cole. x
in that you have 4 timings which have direction incorporated into them:
parallel-time - same direction, in time
follow-time - same direction, 180 apart
same-time - opposite direction, in time
split-time - opposite direction, 180 apart
they fit really well with all the variations of moves using those timings that have come along over the years:
e.g. follow-time reels, parallel-weave, same-time butterfly, split-time butterfly weave, and so on.
i'm not saying one naming convention is right and the other is wrong - i'm saying both are right
the one i listed above one is shorter but also maybe a little less intuitive.
cole. x
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Posted:
Exactly,
one more think,
just remake the list:
Same dirrection::
Parallel-time - In time(Omnimodus)
Follow-time - 180 apart, Split time(Omnimodus,Spherculist:)
Opposite direction:
Butterfly time - In time(Coleman, Spherculist)
same-timing(Coleman)
Split-time - 180 apart
When you use In & Split time than it referre to my
split time Butterfy and Follow time Weave together.
I use rather Parallel, Wollow, Butterfly & Split time to define the Time in Poi spinnnig.
Seems to me that Parallel, Wollow, Butterfly & Split time are subfamilies of SPlit and In time.
In Time - Parallel Time & Butterfly(Same) time
Split time - Folllow time & Split time
How do you see it?
Exactly,
one more think,
just remake the list:
Same dirrection::
Parallel-time - In time(Omnimodus)
Follow-time - 180 apart, Split time(Omnimodus,Spherculist:)
Opposite direction:
Butterfly time - In time(Coleman, Spherculist)
same-timing(Coleman)
Split-time - 180 apart
When you use In & Split time than it referre to my
split time Butterfy and Follow time Weave together.
I use rather Parallel, Wollow, Butterfly & Split time to define the Time in Poi spinnnig.
Seems to me that Parallel, Wollow, Butterfly & Split time are subfamilies of SPlit and In time.
In Time - Parallel Time & Butterfly(Same) time
Split time - Folllow time & Split time
How do you see it?
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Posted:Meh I prefer to think of same-/split-time and same/opposite direction as two separate things. Because otherwise you're going to have to come up with names for 1/4 time weaves and 1/4 time butterflies - hey, how about snack time and bed time? 
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Posted:its all about the clock-time man 
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Posted:No way, i had no idea about Drew's definition coleman, thanks,
I think i prefer to keep time and direction separate too, must be a sphercular thing
It would be really useful if there were just 4 simple words for:
a) split time same direction
b) split time opposite direction
c) in time same direction
d) in time opposite direction
I like the way arashi describes them as 'Spider' and 'Crane'
I think Crane = in time same direction ( "it's a hippy thing because cranes mate for life" ~ Arashi)
Spider = hmm, not sure
But i would be more than happy to adopt a system of 4 simple words cos it gets so annoying writing out times and directions all the time.
Sorry jerryD, it seemed that it was all cleared up, now i'm super confuddled, btw that escher bug on your avatar is one of my favourite things he did,
Anyway,
gotta scoot,
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I think i prefer to keep time and direction separate too, must be a sphercular thing
It would be really useful if there were just 4 simple words for:
a) split time same direction
b) split time opposite direction
c) in time same direction
d) in time opposite direction
I like the way arashi describes them as 'Spider' and 'Crane'
I think Crane = in time same direction ( "it's a hippy thing because cranes mate for life" ~ Arashi)
Spider = hmm, not sure
But i would be more than happy to adopt a system of 4 simple words cos it gets so annoying writing out times and directions all the time.
Sorry jerryD, it seemed that it was all cleared up, now i'm super confuddled, btw that escher bug on your avatar is one of my favourite things he did,
Anyway,
gotta scoot,
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Posted:ive been working on a 360 butterfly (only name i can think to give it) where the crossovers move around in a circle so the timing keeps changing, looks cool, really confusing, but good practice for timing control.
Split Time - poi 180 degrees apart
alternate spinning - poi going in different directions
how about that?? so you can have split time alternate moves
Split Time - poi 180 degrees apart
alternate spinning - poi going in different directions
how about that?? so you can have split time alternate moves
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Posted:Yes, I can. As far as same direction goes, either forward or backward. But opposite direction need a bit more practise.
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Posted:think so, at least, but you had a look so decide about my playing yourself!
......at least I'm playing in time, split-time and opposite direction, forwards and backwards and when I close my eyes they feel pretty harmonious, flowing,,,.....but as mentioned before: decide for yourself!
btw, what is perfect? isn't even perfect relativ??? unless you look at it from a completely technical point of view: 180 constant distance.
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......at least I'm playing in time, split-time and opposite direction, forwards and backwards and when I close my eyes they feel pretty harmonious, flowing,,,.....but as mentioned before: decide for yourself!
btw, what is perfect? isn't even perfect relativ??? unless you look at it from a completely technical point of view: 180 constant distance.
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