Forums > Technical Discussion > orbitals and ball chain

Posted: 16th Dec 2009
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...?

Posted: 16th Dec 2009
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.

The only luck is bad luck.

Shut up before I stall my poi up your ass

Posted: 16th Dec 2009
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

Posted: 16th Dec 2009
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.

Posted: 17th Dec 2009
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.