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13 posts
Location: dali , china
hi, i m new here,
and a poi beginnger.
yesterday when i was pratising, i hit my lips with my iron poi,
bleeding a lot,
the lucky thing is i didnt hurt my eyes,
so i wanna ask,
how do u protect eyes when u guys practising,
is it useful to waer a sunglass to protect?
thx.
i love poi, even though i just start for 3 weeks , poi is my dream in the coming year.
enthusiast
375 posts
Location: Flying south for the winter., USA
Iron poi? It's not gladiator practice
Get something softer. I wouldn't wear sunglasses for protection, I'd be afraid they would break and make things worse.
stranger
13 posts
Location: dali , china
my iron poi means the main body is a iron horse bell, and i made a wool cover on it, but still heavy, about 100g the poi head. i use this heavy one cos i think it's easier to get hands acustomed to the spinning.
i love poi, even though i just start for 3 weeks , poi is my dream in the coming year.
Juggler/Spinner
612 posts
Location: Hicksville, New York, USA
100g isn't that heavy all things considered, I use about 115g poi usually... I think perhaps you should find something that weighs the same but is safer.
*shrug*
You're lucky it wasn't your eye or worse....
P.S. Wear a cup.... lol
stranger
13 posts
Location: dali , china
ok, i think i should use this iron poi to practise my familiar tricks, and use lighter poi to learn new tricks
i love poi, even though i just start for 3 weeks , poi is my dream in the coming year.
Corporate Circus Arts Entertainer
3,989 posts
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Hi momhappysan.
A charging rhino with a woolly knitted hat is still going to dent your jeep door, no matter how the hat was knitted!
It's not really the weight of the poi that appears to be the issue, it's the unforgiving nature of metal poi heads, even covered with wool...
Making poi, even the very simple sock poi, more forgiving is to put loose weights in them, such as rice, sand or flour. They may still give you a blood lip, but that is because of the hard white teeth behind the lips, not the poi itself...
In my opinion...
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4,061 posts
Location: South Africa
Yes, go with the suggestion from Charles. Solid iron balls as poi sounds like a recipe for a disaster.
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49 posts
Location: Pontypridd
Originally Posted By: astonSolid iron balls (as poi) sounds like a recipe for a disaster.
Or a good defence from a kick to the groin *bah bum tsh* Nah for poi that does sound painful
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
That sounds deadly, like literally signing your own death warrant. Not even I feel safe spinning iron poi and I spin like this https://www.youtube.com/user/Rammstein2720?feature=mhum
And you're just a beginner. I seriously don't want to find out that you got badly injured from your poi. Those bastards could give you a concussion.
The only luck is bad luck.
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stranger
13 posts
Location: dali , china
thanks to eveybody, i think i should really make a new poi:)
i love poi, even though i just start for 3 weeks , poi is my dream in the coming year.
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