Forums > Beginner Poi Moves > Change spin direction - help

Posted: 28th Apr 2016
pendulums, stalls or throws or the quickest method. changing planes can also work but it may take a bit longer and my not go fit into a routine.

stalls are quickest and can be done without people noticing, but getting the timing/accuracy right may take some practice. pendulums are a little easier but may slow the routine down a bit, though most like the look of them -ive seen acts that have 2/3s of the routine using pendulums in different ways. throws are most difficult as your accuracy and timing needs to be perfect to be able to make the transition look smooth but with practice it can be a great way to impress people -especially on fire and/or when you make a flourish with your hand to show its been thrown.


note: pendulum can be seen as a slow stall and the changing direction when catching a throw is basically a stall too

changing planes, like in a 3d flower, can be useful to learn. look at how most beginners get from wheel plane to butterfly, see how few beats you can do to do the same thing. when you add antispin, stalls, pendulums, etc., it becomes second nature eventually to be able to transition skillfully between nearly any move

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Posted: 29th Apr 2016
Thanks a bunch! Some form of stall will definitely do the trick. I hadn't really started looking at those as much, and didn't think of them as a transition tool between moves. I can already visualize how a basic stall will do exactly what I want.

Now ... just have to get through the rest of the work day until I can get home and try it out.

Posted: 3rd Nov 2016
Also... bounces/taps off arms/legs/feet or wraps/spiral-wraps over wrists.

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Posted: 3rd Nov 2016
What durbs said. I like spiral wraps round the hands, it leaves pretty trails in photos plus I use Kevlar wrist guards for safety.

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.