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Location: Leicester
Recently I have been having issues maintaining fluidity when using my poi. I simply cant seem to be able to link in any of the moves when the poi are going in the same direction and when they are going in opposite directions. For instance going from any of the weaves straight into something like the butterfly without having to straighten up with a few extra beats. Doin' my nut in about it.
Ta
Lo from Leicester
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Location: Glasgow
Try stalling one of the poi or wrapping round one of your arms, that should reverse the direction of the poi and allow you to go straight to and from butterfly.
Have faith in what you can do and respect for what you can't
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Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
to Home of PoiThere are a number of threads here on weave\butterfly transitions that should help you out. Try [Old link] for one.
Getting a clean transition can be accomplished with stalls, wraps, taps and dual 90 degree turns to name a few but they all take practice.
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Location: Leicester
That's sweet. Never was good with that search function :$. Hello over the pond
Ta very much for the help. Till tomo (Last A-Level
) Lo from Leicester
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try slowing down too
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what about just practicing???? That always helps.......
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what about just practicing???? That always helps.......
You must be new.. Otherwise you'd know that practicing never helped anyone do anything.. It's just something we tell newbies to keep them occupied (kinda like searches) and stop them from asking serious questions..
More useless information courtesy of Rev...
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Location: Glasgow
... because if they ask serious questions they find out that we know as much as they do.
Seriously though, stalls and throws are the way to go. They tend to confuse the hell out of people especially btb or utl ones
Have faith in what you can do and respect for what you can't
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I've been having the same problem, especially in full acts. I don't quite have my head around wraps yet, I'm the only one that I've met over here that tries any of them, so it's hard starting out.
not different, just not the same
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Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
soooo many ways to go from butterfly to weave and back. I personally prefertaps or single arm wraps. another quick way to do this is just change the planes by 90 degrees each. bit of a trick to get at first. posted about this before [url=https://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB3&Number=520154&Forum=f3&Words=&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Main=516463&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=24769&daterange=0&newerval=&newertype=&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post520154]here[/url but does take a bit of practice and timing. I recommend this way for starters then learning to do wraps. And if you are gonna do wraps be careful when you do them, don't wanna have an arm on fire now. I usually wait till the burn is aboiut halfway or so before i start wraping stuff and i wear long sleeves if i'm gonna do them.
stalls are also quite a nice way to change, and they are safe and when done well look pretty nice.
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Yes Rev.....I am new..........but ever practicing and hopefully improving
Doc
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I was being facetious Doc..
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I know I know.........I was only having a laugh. Something you ought to know, I'm never serious........well unless I'm being serious and have my seriours face on he he he
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