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276 posts
Location: Sweden
The idea of Cross-stalling is stalling between up and sideways, or down and sideways in wallplane. Both at the same time to produce the first part of a cross like this "X". There is only one problem that i encounter while trying to do this and that is:
When one poi is on the lower right of the cross, the other is at the upper left, They want to fall into a side to side stall before going into the opposite ( when one poi is on the lower left and one is in the upper right ).
It's also possible to let the cross fall behind your back, for some variations.
Other variations include other versions of stalling between planes. Evil grin ( Atomic cross stalling ).
Any thoughts
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
I just started playing with these at the BJC last week - would look lovely with fire ropes...
Also, those horziontal floats which will probably start appearing in videos soon go very nicely with them
High horizontal stall, then keep the poi horizontal and the handle and head parallel and lower as gravity dictates
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Slacker of enormous magnitude
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or upwards too, mr durbin. were you there when ed and i were playing with 90 degree corner turning on saturday night...?
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Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
90 degrees- tough but nice.
45 degree corsses are pretty cool-
Those horizontal floats are ooold
and hard enthusiast
276 posts
Location: Sweden
What's a "float" ??
Cool to see people have played with this as well. Hehe, nothing new under the sun =)
Slightly unrelated but I tried to stall instead of making a spiral above my head some days ago. It will work.. someday =)
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK
Ninety degree turns... they are most fun. Think rails, or even the computer game snake. It's wicked when you get to draw boxes with poi...
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Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Any chance someone can describe these floats better. Is it when you keep one head on the other hand and maintain a 90 angle?
I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK
I wouldn't call them floats as such... the poi doesn't float. I'd call them dead poi.
horizontal stall, and then, let it fall all the while keeping it horizontal and straight.
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
or rise, hence calling them 'floats'
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Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
it's just a big old game o tetris! (well apart from the floats...) side to side (with a slight diagonal downward) should be possible too...
I wonder if you can ripple / wave the poi cone in midair as it falls...
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Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
..and no annoying music and obscure backgrounds.
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Flying Water Muppet
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Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
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..and no annoying music...
did i just say psytrance?
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
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