- Sale items. Buy now - stock going fast. Specials
- You must now select Courier Delivery if you wish to receive items before Christmas.
Forums > Technical Discussion > what do you use for poi
Login/Join to ParticipateAnonymousPLATINUM Member
Posted:
just a question as to what sort of poi (heads)people are using. almost all i have seen have been tennis balls inside sock and tail and a few, one actually of a very short bation type thing on the lines of a "fire (poi)head" with tail. are there other options and what do you prefer?
just a question as to what sort of poi (heads)people are using. almost all i have seen have been tennis balls inside sock and tail and a few, one actually of a very short bation type thing on the lines of a "fire (poi)head" with tail. are there other options and what do you prefer?
GOLD Member
member
220 posts
Location: Edmonton, Canada
member
220 posts
Location: Edmonton, Canada
Posted:
Well, I myself use spent glow-sticks. I wouldn't recomend that though. Those things have sharp edges!Tennis balls seem to be the practise implement of choice around here and I'd agree that they would be the safest, most durable, and most simmilar alternative to the real thing. Other then that, I guess anything on a string will work. That'd leave... limitless possibilities! Have fun
Well, I myself use spent glow-sticks. I wouldn't recomend that though. Those things have sharp edges!Tennis balls seem to be the practise implement of choice around here and I'd agree that they would be the safest, most durable, and most simmilar alternative to the real thing. Other then that, I guess anything on a string will work. That'd leave... limitless possibilities! Have fun
The world is not out to get you but if you fight it you will be eaten alive
member
155 posts
Location: Oxford, UK
155 posts
Location: Oxford, UK
Posted:
I'm using tennis balls for practise at the moment but I'm working on a design for those foam tennis balls you get as a kid because a tennis ball in the nuts REALLY hurts!Basically I'm making the asme cuts on the foam ball as on tennis balls but hollowing out some of the centre to add a small weight. Then off you go - foamy and fun, plus they won't stop my pro-creational activities!Bean bags are good too - a site I found yesterday is doing "Buzz" poi which are basically bean bags with a 2-3 foot UV tail - well nice!------------------"We are all of us in the gutter but some of us are looking up at the stars."
I'm using tennis balls for practise at the moment but I'm working on a design for those foam tennis balls you get as a kid because a tennis ball in the nuts REALLY hurts!Basically I'm making the asme cuts on the foam ball as on tennis balls but hollowing out some of the centre to add a small weight. Then off you go - foamy and fun, plus they won't stop my pro-creational activities!Bean bags are good too - a site I found yesterday is doing "Buzz" poi which are basically bean bags with a 2-3 foot UV tail - well nice!------------------"We are all of us in the gutter but some of us are looking up at the stars."
---------------------With a bit of luck, his life was ruined; always thinking that just behind some narrow door, in his favourite bars, men in red woolen suits are getting incredible kicks from things he'll never know.
member
336 posts
Location: NY, USA
336 posts
Location: NY, USA
Posted:
Mainly either glowsticks or kevlar wicks (mild fire snobery)
Mainly either glowsticks or kevlar wicks (mild fire snobery)
Care of other people's approval and you become their prisoner.Live fully, Rave wholly.Fluid are the movements of my strings...
BRONZE Member
member
169 posts
Location: Malden, Massachusetts United States, USA
member
169 posts
Location: Malden, Massachusetts United States, USA
Posted:
I use tennis ball poi that I have threaded nylon (like thick boot lacing) through with a crochet hook.It was the cheapest and most effective way to make them. The entire process took me about 10 min to make them. The hardest thing to do was puncturing the tennis balls. I found that a good wood screw works best for that.
I use tennis ball poi that I have threaded nylon (like thick boot lacing) through with a crochet hook.It was the cheapest and most effective way to make them. The entire process took me about 10 min to make them. The hardest thing to do was puncturing the tennis balls. I found that a good wood screw works best for that.
Blessings to all,
Peter
When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon ...you just have to outrun the halfling.
member
187 posts
Location: Oceanside, CA USA
187 posts
Location: Oceanside, CA USA
Posted:
shoelaces and tenis balls wrapped in socks
shoelaces and tenis balls wrapped in socks
Its not easy being green....
© 1998 - 2024 Home of Poi
All prices converted to United States dollars using XE.com