Forums > Technical Discussion > length of my double staffs?

Posted: 19th Feb 2006
The dules that i use are fairly small
They are short enough so that if i hold the middle the wick can safly parse my arm pit.
i think if they were longer i would have troubles

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Posted: 20th Feb 2006
I'm planning to mkae mine 1m each. But I don't have any experience with double staffs so it's just my feeling.

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chris

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Posted: 20th Feb 2006
I'm on a 4ft one, which seems ok, a bit shorter than i'm used to though, so there has been much singe-ing.

Should be a good length once I get used to it though.

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Posted: 20th Feb 2006

Made a 6 foot, and five foot, and recently four foot pairs of doubles, the larger sizes obviously not good for inside plane work

mark

Posted: 22nd Feb 2006
depends on what you prefer and like, mine are approx 5ft.

Posted: 23rd Feb 2006
for sure there's a thread about this one already?







To ask others for a perfect length of double staff for you is as asking others for your perfect girlfriend... the answer is only within YOU! (IMHO)



Personally I prefer to have staff (single or double) that I can hold and they still pass my chest with arms extended.. I can do more moves that's all... Just to pass my chest when spun horizontally, then I'm fine can also still do contact and throws. Shorter is harder (for me) to do contact...



But everybody has his own preference, some LOVE (double) staff 6ft long (1,80cm) - with these I would feel limited, I'd always have to watch out whether they hit the floor or myself and I couldn't pick up speed...



So it's about trial and err and can be practised with a regular wodden pole... remember it depends strongly on what you want to do with it...



Good luck
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006
my first set are 95 cm. i find these very comfortable but i will probably make/ buy a pair around 120 some time inthe future

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Posted: 26th Feb 2006
What is "uncomfortable"?

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Posted: 7th Mar 2006
thanks fire tom, and yes i'm sure theres one of these threads too but i couldn't find it in my searching
so in short it seems that i won't get a straight answer from anyone, damn. so how come people could tell me how long my single staff should be? (up to the middle of my chest) oh well i guess i asked different people.
thanks anyway
basil

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Posted: 8th Mar 2006
get two pieces of wood dowel the length of your current staff. Play with them a bit, if they are too uncomfortable then trim them until you get a comfortable length.

You may want to weight the end of the staves too while testing.

Posted: 12th Mar 2012
guys for fire double staff.. do you know where or what site can i watch a video for a beginner tutorial for both hand specially for hand that your having a problem in spinning... thank in advance... by the way i'm from philippines.

Posted: 13th Mar 2012
https://www.homeofpoi.com/lessons_all/teach/Library-Staff-Double-Staff-4_87_0

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