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stranger
2 posts
Location: USA
stranger
2 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
Name:Cory Bradshaw
Location:Midwest USA
Hometown:St. Louis MO
Birthday (sign?):Aquarious
Age:23
Sex: Preferred
Occupation(s):Student of Computer Science
Education: 5 years of college due to degree change (from pharmacy)
Favorite Book(s):Sabriel
Favorite Movie(s):Howl's Moving Castle
Do you think these pants make my butt look too big? Yes
Favorie ice cream flavor(s):Vanilla
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella?* I'd have to say Vegemite, as it is the only one i have ever tried
Now to the question...
I don't know where to start!, both poi and staff looks like great fun, but cannot decide which to attempt first...
I always played with staffs as a kid so have some practice spinning that already...(although some of the staff tutorials seem half done, whereas the poi tutorials seem to be very well done through and through)
Opinions?
Also, if I do choose staff...what would be a good beginner staff? (some PVC with wrapped ends maybe?)
EDITED_BY: CBradshaw (1276299206)
Name:Cory Bradshaw
Location:Midwest USA
Hometown:St. Louis MO
Birthday (sign?):Aquarious
Age:23
Sex: Preferred
Occupation(s):Student of Computer Science
Education: 5 years of college due to degree change (from pharmacy)
Favorite Book(s):Sabriel
Favorite Movie(s):Howl's Moving Castle
Do you think these pants make my butt look too big? Yes
Favorie ice cream flavor(s):Vanilla
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella?* I'd have to say Vegemite, as it is the only one i have ever tried
Now to the question...
I don't know where to start!, both poi and staff looks like great fun, but cannot decide which to attempt first...
I always played with staffs as a kid so have some practice spinning that already...(although some of the staff tutorials seem half done, whereas the poi tutorials seem to be very well done through and through)
Opinions?
Also, if I do choose staff...what would be a good beginner staff? (some PVC with wrapped ends maybe?)
EDITED_BY: CBradshaw (1276299206)
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Cooler than bubblegum!
2,501 posts
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Cooler than bubblegum!
2,501 posts
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Posted:
Welcome to HoP. You really should try Nutella, it is the correct answer to the last question.
I think you should start with what makes you feel right.
Welcome to HoP. You really should try Nutella, it is the correct answer to the last question.
I think you should start with what makes you feel right.
The popcorn extends life... The popcorn expands consciousness...
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stranger
2 posts
Location: USA
stranger
2 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
feel right being, more comfortable with(from start), or ...?
Although I know I plan on doing both eventually, just which one first, hehe
feel right being, more comfortable with(from start), or ...?
Although I know I plan on doing both eventually, just which one first, hehe
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Cooler than bubblegum!
2,501 posts
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Cooler than bubblegum!
2,501 posts
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Posted:
Put it in your hand close your eyes and move with it. Ask yourself do you move better with a set of poi or staff. Feel it, like you'd feel music.
Put it in your hand close your eyes and move with it. Ask yourself do you move better with a set of poi or staff. Feel it, like you'd feel music.
The popcorn extends life... The popcorn expands consciousness...
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enthusiast
324 posts
Location: SouthDakota, USA
enthusiast
324 posts
Location: SouthDakota, USA
Posted:
Well if you already have played a lil with the staffs they might be easier to start out with. But if you want to get a jump start on your poi then do that. It just depends on what you want to do and feel you will be able to achieve better at first.
And to answer your other question... I made my first staff out of aluminum tubing and just taped the ends in duct tape so I wouldnt hurt as many things with it lol. And a piece of electrical tape in the middle so I knew where that was. PVC would work too I'm guessing.
Well if you already have played a lil with the staffs they might be easier to start out with. But if you want to get a jump start on your poi then do that. It just depends on what you want to do and feel you will be able to achieve better at first.
And to answer your other question... I made my first staff out of aluminum tubing and just taped the ends in duct tape so I wouldnt hurt as many things with it lol. And a piece of electrical tape in the middle so I knew where that was. PVC would work too I'm guessing.
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owner of the group property
1,277 posts
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
owner of the group property
1,277 posts
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Posted:
Originally Posted By: Refuge CrewPut it in your hand close your eyes and move with it. Ask yourself do you move better with a set of poi or staff. Feel it, like you'd feel music.
I agree wholeheartedly with this advice. I think you can know a toy is right for you within a couple of minutes of feeling how it moves. If you just dig the feel, you'll probably dig the prop.
Originally Posted By: Refuge CrewPut it in your hand close your eyes and move with it. Ask yourself do you move better with a set of poi or staff. Feel it, like you'd feel music.
I agree wholeheartedly with this advice. I think you can know a toy is right for you within a couple of minutes of feeling how it moves. If you just dig the feel, you'll probably dig the prop.
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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:
^^^They are very right. I have experienced this myself deciding if I like staff and rope dart. I don't like staff much and rope dart is nothing to me. But when I picked up poi (way before those 2) I knew it was for me. And my friend John found that he likes poi, but he enjoys sword much better. So he's been practicing his sword moves.
I suggest getting or making cheap things of both of them so you can find out. Also for poi you may or may not like stretchy poi.
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^^^They are very right. I have experienced this myself deciding if I like staff and rope dart. I don't like staff much and rope dart is nothing to me. But when I picked up poi (way before those 2) I knew it was for me. And my friend John found that he likes poi, but he enjoys sword much better. So he's been practicing his sword moves.
I suggest getting or making cheap things of both of them so you can find out. Also for poi you may or may not like stretchy poi.
EDITED_BY: SpinnerofDetroit (1276513548)
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