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8 posts
Location: Scarborough, North Yorks, United Kingdom
hi! i'm new...if you hadn't guessed already!
erm...im 19 female, from yorkshire....
bought my fire poi at glastonbury this year....practised about four times since but can do butterfly and a few variations(one handed, alternate etc)...and i can weave plus do turns....any tips you veterans have wud be welcome!
havent dared light them yet...iv nearly had a few black eyes...prefer them bruised than burnt....
so yeah anyway,
bye
p.s also, i have very weak wrists so if anyone knows of any type of supports that are good?i've just got em wrapped in bandages at the mo!
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
Hello!
to HoP... Please don't feed the Noddy 
Unfortunately, I can't give any tips cos I'm totaly naff at poi, but if you ever pick up a staff (which you definaltey should), I'll happily help out
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551 posts
Location: Farnham Ahoy, United Kingdom
hey welcome to HoPthats impressive learning with fire poi. I d say get some practise ones. be prepared for the immense roar of flame when the fire poi spin past your ear. its scary at first, but i promise youll get adicted to it.
have fun pink lora
cant help with the wrists im afraid sorry
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6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Hey there, welcome to HoP!!
I had a wrist injusry a couple of years ago, I used a neoprene wrist support from Argos (of all places), it worked really well. it was only a few quid too!
Hope that helps.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,099 posts
Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
welcome
you want to learn staff of someone like me not frd
(only joking frd i know you are better than me)
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Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
hellooo
I have really bad wrists but i'm yet to find any supports that give enough support without restricting movement so if you find anything let me know!! So far i just grin a bear it. I'm hoping that the more i spin, the more it will build up my wrists
You might want to practice with sock poi rather than fire poi. Not only will they cause less black eyes and bruises but also they are much easier to spin because you can slow them right down too. Also fire poi often tend to be rather heavy which won't be helping your wrists.
happy spinning
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
Written by: joint president sir yoni
(only joking FRD i know you are better than me)
Piffle and Poppycock Mr. Yoni. I'm the crappest of the crap
The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,099 posts
Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
yes but you are indeed more experienced than me
UCOF "evolution: Poi -> stick -> hoops -> devil stick -> juggling club -> juggling ball -> crayons."
Supergroovalsticprosifunkstication
In other words, it's the thumps bump
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580 posts
Location: at my PC....obviously!, United Kingdom
Hiya Lora,
Welcome to HoP
Laters
Nothing is easy.......until you can do it!
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
Hey Lora,
Welcome to HoP
Would you like some Spaghetti Bolognase and a massage?
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
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newbie
8 posts
Location: Scarborough, North Yorks, United Kingdom
ta for all the welcomes!
im using tubigrip at the mo for my wrists, my stepdads a nurse so he got me some from work its working okay at the mo, unfortunatly i practised for about six hours yesterday without warming up so my arms are aching so much today i dont know if i can even pick up my poi!
dont have any practise poi so i may have to invest in some...or i can just pinch my mates for a while!:)
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
hello! welcome to hop!
My first set of poi were fire poi but i quickly realise that they hurt quite a lot! my advice would be to invest in some knee-length socks, some cheapy crappy juggling balls, and make sock poi!
tis easy, inset juggling balls into socks, tied a fat knot in the end for a handle and viola, the best poi in the world! Beth x
Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
newbie
8 posts
Location: Scarborough, North Yorks, United Kingdom
i may have to go upstairs and make some now....my juggling balls dont really get much use at the mo so wud be nice for them to feel needed again!
ta for the advice
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
Written by: PyroWill
Would you like some Spaghetti Bolognase and a massage?
You didn't offer me that in my intro thread Will! 
Hehehe.
Welcome to HoP Lora, I hope you enjoy your stay
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HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
i so did! and i jsut read this AFTER i actually asked if i offered it, thats odd, check the times if u dont believe me
I was taught a good trick to substitute balls at the end of your socks, put dry lentils in a balloon and tie it, it works great
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
hey welcome to HoP!
have you any food?
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Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Nice name
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chemical attraction
1,097 posts
Location: Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
hello welcome to HoP.
wow someone else sort of near me.
pm me if you wana meey up sometime
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK
I was aout to say that!
I'm in Uni at Hull, not too far away...
Welcome!!
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newbie
8 posts
Location: Scarborough, North Yorks, United Kingdom
Kool to meet up with peeps, always keen to learn new tricks....my mates are as bad as me at poi so we dont really help each other!:)
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
Dont forget the hull meet, it'll start september october time
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
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