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Location: Australia
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Location: Australia
Posted:
are ball chain ok to use for air wraps, hyperloops and orbitals?
are ball chain ok to use for air wraps, hyperloops and orbitals?
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
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Future pyrotechnician...? Or something.
111 posts
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Future pyrotechnician...? Or something.
111 posts
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Posted:
I really wouldn't do orbitals with ball chains due to the shape, but I'm not entirely sure about hyperloops. I might have heard some people do hyperloops with ball chains, but I would advise against any chain-chain contact with ball chains.
I really wouldn't do orbitals with ball chains due to the shape, but I'm not entirely sure about hyperloops. I might have heard some people do hyperloops with ball chains, but I would advise against any chain-chain contact with ball chains.
This statement is false...?
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
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Location: Trenton, MI, USA
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
Posted:
I'm pretty sure you need oval link, I think wire would kink, and I think the oval links will kind of grab each other.
I'm pretty sure you need oval link, I think wire would kink, and I think the oval links will kind of grab each other.
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156 posts
Location: Brisvegas, Australia
Golf buggie driving instructor
156 posts
Location: Brisvegas, Australia
Posted:
I started doing orbitals with ball chain.
As every link of ball chain is a swivel you don't need to add handle swivels to them for orbitals and for me they worked great.
I do prefer my oval link chain now tho, it seems I can get more sustain on them, and I know there could be some safety issues with ball chain if you have heavy poi but as far as learning goes, you should be ok
I started doing orbitals with ball chain.
As every link of ball chain is a swivel you don't need to add handle swivels to them for orbitals and for me they worked great.
I do prefer my oval link chain now tho, it seems I can get more sustain on them, and I know there could be some safety issues with ball chain if you have heavy poi but as far as learning goes, you should be ok
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474 posts
Location: Australia
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474 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
thanks everyone, Ive nailed air wraps and hyperloops with my sock poi, still working on orbitals (the width of the sock poi kinda get in the way I find) and was wondering if I could transfer them onto my fire poi, which are ball chain; cathedral heads.
Id much prefer not for it to break and for me to cop a flying fireball of fury to the face.
thanks everyone, Ive nailed air wraps and hyperloops with my sock poi, still working on orbitals (the width of the sock poi kinda get in the way I find) and was wondering if I could transfer them onto my fire poi, which are ball chain; cathedral heads.
Id much prefer not for it to break and for me to cop a flying fireball of fury to the face.
sticks and stones my break my bones, but ski patrol will save me.
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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
Ball chain =
As DaG said, each link is a swivel, so they are happy to just keep going round and round and round.
Thin ball chain is by far my preferred chain to use.
Ball chain =
As DaG said, each link is a swivel, so they are happy to just keep going round and round and round.
Thin ball chain is by far my preferred chain to use.
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