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The Poi Runner
BRONZE Member since Feb 2012

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Location: South Africa

Total posts: 5

Posted:6th Apr 2012All righty... I want to buy a pair of fire poi and despite going through a lot of threads I still have not decided which poi would be the best.
I know there many factors to look at when purchasing a pair of fire poi, but hey, why not see what other people use!

Thanks!

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Gary_Cifers
SILVER Member since Jul 2008

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Location: Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA

Total posts: 64

Posted:6th Apr 2012When I started spinning fire (which took me a year to get to) I started off with the 2 inch weka's and then after 2 sets of the 2.5 inch wekas i jumped to monkey fists. In my opinion it's best to start small and work your way up. when i first spun with the monkey fists i wasn't used to the weight/size and ended up hitting my face while they were lit... being punched by a monkey on fire is no fun lmao

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Zephyre Phoenix

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Location: Lawrence, KS

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Posted:6th Apr 2012I used Cathdral first. Those were okay. Had a lightish weight but no fun for stalls or slower work. Haven't had too much experience with moonblaze poi. Heard they're light and hold a lot of fuel. I like my monkeys though. Don't get huge ones. Like Cifers said, the weight can be offsetting if they're too big. The wood core of the monkey fists really makes for some nice stalls and great otbitals if you have swivels.

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The Poi Runner
BRONZE Member since Feb 2012

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Location: South Africa

Total posts: 5

Posted:7th Apr 2012Thanks guys, I bought a pair of tube fire poi a while back (I voted the lonesome 1 for tube...) but I'm looking for something else... looks like monkey fists at the moment!

One cannot simply be good at poi

I do not do drugs, I am drugs - Salvador Dali

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Zephyre Phoenix

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Location: Lawrence, KS

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Posted:7th Apr 2012One of my good friends prefers tube poi. He likes it because of its resemblence to flowtoys and relatively light weight

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Shockeclipse
SILVER Member since Mar 2011

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Location: , USA

Total posts: 4

Posted:18th May 2012Medium cathedral.... Not sure what I'm going to get next.

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willworkforfoodjnr
SILVER Member since Aug 2007

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Posted:18th May 2012I prefer the poi that have a long solid stick where the chain would be wink

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Mynci
BRONZE Member since Apr 2005

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Posted:25th May 2012 laugh3

beat me to it I was gonna say.
I like to use unique poi without tails, chains, string or handles. Wait no sorry that's balls.

A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.

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Sporky

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Location: Glasgow

Total posts: 663

Posted:29th May 2012I don't really spin fire much but I do have a really old set of pink furry Tepooka sock poi that are the best set I've ever owned. For fire I tend to use cathedrals. The bigger the better.

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grant_helenbrook_
SILVER Member since Dec 2011

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Location: USA

Total posts: 2

Posted:16th Jun 2012i like how defined the wicks are of the monkey fist but isis and twistas are great for big flames and a big surface area it all depends on the spinner

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Adonis

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Total posts: 5

Posted:25th Jul 2012Cathedral,
I mostly use...

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Psyri
SILVER Member since Apr 2003

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