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36 posts
Location: Pie Town
36 posts
Location: Pie Town
Posted:
I was wondering if anyone could advise me what I should be working on to advance past the basic beginners moves. I am fairly good at most of the basic moves, weaves, butterflies (inc btwn legs), btb, windmills, corkscrews, mexican waves etc, and I have worked at transitions between the moves.
I have been working on flowers, are there any other things that anyone feels are worthwhile moves to move onto after the basics?
I was wondering if anyone could advise me what I should be working on to advance past the basic beginners moves. I am fairly good at most of the basic moves, weaves, butterflies (inc btwn legs), btb, windmills, corkscrews, mexican waves etc, and I have worked at transitions between the moves.
I have been working on flowers, are there any other things that anyone feels are worthwhile moves to move onto after the basics?
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stranger
7 posts
Location: USA
stranger
7 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
You'll definitely want to work on stalls as well. Those are a crucial component of lots of routines, and they'll help make transitions between moves much easier.
You'll definitely want to work on stalls as well. Those are a crucial component of lots of routines, and they'll help make transitions between moves much easier.
Just Say Neigh
36 posts
Location: Pie Town
36 posts
Location: Pie Town
Posted:
I have done some basic stalls and I like using them to move between weaves and butterflies etc, but my repatoire seems small, but thanks Eykanal as I need to improve them!
I have done some basic stalls and I like using them to move between weaves and butterflies etc, but my repatoire seems small, but thanks Eykanal as I need to improve them!
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member
118 posts
Location: England (UK)
member
118 posts
Location: England (UK)
Posted:
Hip reels, butterfly reels, crossers, meltdowns and then variations which are a big part of poi such as float weave, archer weave. i have a small repertoire but if you look at all the variations its quite sizable
Hip reels, butterfly reels, crossers, meltdowns and then variations which are a big part of poi such as float weave, archer weave. i have a small repertoire but if you look at all the variations its quite sizable
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
Posted:
Ok, FLOWERS! Give you a large range of movement. Turning with everything you can do. Doing many different types of stalls cleanly. Waistwraps, under the legs, and meltdowns are big concepts. Crossers, wraps are always nice to know, mostly spiral wrap is a great fun one.
Ok, FLOWERS! Give you a large range of movement. Turning with everything you can do. Doing many different types of stalls cleanly. Waistwraps, under the legs, and meltdowns are big concepts. Crossers, wraps are always nice to know, mostly spiral wrap is a great fun one.
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Just Say Neigh
36 posts
Location: Pie Town
36 posts
Location: Pie Town
Posted:
Thanks for the suggestions, I have to remember to work all moves forward and reverse, I have a bit of a tendency to learn either a move in forward or reverse then forget to learn it the other way!
Thanks for the suggestions, I have to remember to work all moves forward and reverse, I have a bit of a tendency to learn either a move in forward or reverse then forget to learn it the other way!
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4,061 posts
Location: South Africa
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
4,061 posts
Location: South Africa
Posted:
My suggestion would be flowers and reels. Also, make sure you can move into and out of everything smoothly.
My suggestion would be flowers and reels. Also, make sure you can move into and out of everything smoothly.
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journeyman
64 posts
Location: Australia
journeyman
64 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
ISOLATIONS!!!!!! They are freaking unreal and you will probably need a good month of steady practice to get them good.
ISOLATIONS!!!!!! They are freaking unreal and you will probably need a good month of steady practice to get them good.
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All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want
2,280 posts
Location: Trenton, MI, USA
Posted:
Yup, tis true. Isolations are one of my favorites
Isolated buzzsaw took forever to get good, it looks so cool With isolations, you just give everything a look that it's floating with no real attachment to anything. That is, with fire, not socks.
Yup, tis true. Isolations are one of my favorites
Isolated buzzsaw took forever to get good, it looks so cool With isolations, you just give everything a look that it's floating with no real attachment to anything. That is, with fire, not socks. The only luck is bad luck.
Shut up before I stall my poi up your ass
Just Say Neigh
36 posts
Location: Pie Town
36 posts
Location: Pie Town
Posted:
Heh I love isolations too, strange that I could isolate a buzzsaw before I could do buzzsaw proper, but then I could do a btb butterfly before I could three beat weave. I just find it facinating how one person can find one move easy and another difficult and a friend can find the opposite!
Heh I love isolations too, strange that I could isolate a buzzsaw before I could do buzzsaw proper, but then I could do a btb butterfly before I could three beat weave. I just find it facinating how one person can find one move easy and another difficult and a friend can find the opposite!
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