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AlienJonGOLD Member enthusiast 290 posts Location: Everywhere, USA
Posted: Both weight and wind resistance (drag) are important factors.
For me, the most important proportions are of head(weight vs drag) vs PoiBody(weight vs drag) vs handle(weight vs drag). I seem to adapt fairly easily to different overall weight/drag as long as the head-body-handle ratio is the same.
There is definitely a learning experience that goes on with very heavy poi or very light poi. Learning to cleanly plane bend heavy poi, or gaining the light touch needed to isolate glow strings is great to explore.
Also, it's important to explore both short and long poi lengths.
All of this is like stretching. In yoga, if you stretch in one direction it is good to stretch in the other as well: If you do a forward bend you balance it with a back bend.
I think of playing with different poi types as stretching my ability in that particular direction. So if I spin heavy, I'll spend some time with light poi too. I feel like this not only stretches the extents of what you feel comfortable spinning, but it helps develop the middle ground as well.
-Alien Jon EDITED_BY: AlienJon (1198768652)
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AlienJonGOLD Member enthusiast 290 posts Location: Everywhere, USA
Posted: Both weight and wind resistance (drag) are important factors.
For me, the most important proportions are of head(weight vs drag) vs PoiBody(weight vs drag) vs handle(weight vs drag). I seem to adapt fairly easily to different overall weight/drag as long as the head-body-handle ratio is the same.
There is definitely a learning experience that goes on with very heavy poi or very light poi. Learning to cleanly plane bend heavy poi, or gaining the light touch needed to isolate glow strings is great to explore.
Also, is im
+Alien Jon
astonSILVER Member Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League 4,061 posts Location: South Africa
Posted: Hmmm.... I find light poi very disconcerting.
Have not played much with ratios though.
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