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newbie
27 posts
Location: Caucasia, the land of gringos, USA
newbie
27 posts
Location: Caucasia, the land of gringos, USA
Posted:
hinki back to your first twirl toy that got you into your hobby, mine was a simple glow stick on a shoe string...i was bored last summer, then i got two and tried swinging them together and kinda remembered something from the polynesian cultural center....this soon spread researching glowstringing which mentioned an article about the maori people and then whoo-bam! i find this site, i made another account but i forgot the password...anyways soon i went from shoestring poi to home made poi with felt and chains, clothes, socks, and eventually my personal ballchain poi, im wanting to light them aflame but i wanna meet expirianced fire twirlers to help break me in the right way so i dont do something stupid... anyways
any one else remember their first toys and how it got them into it?
hinki back to your first twirl toy that got you into your hobby, mine was a simple glow stick on a shoe string...i was bored last summer, then i got two and tried swinging them together and kinda remembered something from the polynesian cultural center....this soon spread researching glowstringing which mentioned an article about the maori people and then whoo-bam! i find this site, i made another account but i forgot the password...anyways soon i went from shoestring poi to home made poi with felt and chains, clothes, socks, and eventually my personal ballchain poi, im wanting to light them aflame but i wanna meet expirianced fire twirlers to help break me in the right way so i dont do something stupid... anyways
any one else remember their first toys and how it got them into it?
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Member
120 posts
Location: Nr Petersfield, United Kingdom
Member
120 posts
Location: Nr Petersfield, United Kingdom
Posted:
I was spinning any sort of stick I found for around 2 years before I even caught wind of fire staffs or staffing or anything like that. I picked up a fire staff at a party one night that someone had brought and ordered my Fyrefli 120cm within 3 days. I'd also, seperately, ordered some Poitoy orbiters for £5 on eBay around the same time and while the tails shredded themselves within a day of use, the tennis balls in them lasted for a week and then my fire poi and some fluffy practise poi arrived. And some LED glowsticks. And a short staff.
Unfortunately my Fyrefli was faulty and I still haven't gotten the replacement yet...this was about a week and a half ago that all this started and seeing as I have nought to do with my time during the holidays I have advanced rapidly
I was spinning any sort of stick I found for around 2 years before I even caught wind of fire staffs or staffing or anything like that. I picked up a fire staff at a party one night that someone had brought and ordered my Fyrefli 120cm within 3 days. I'd also, seperately, ordered some Poitoy orbiters for £5 on eBay around the same time and while the tails shredded themselves within a day of use, the tennis balls in them lasted for a week and then my fire poi and some fluffy practise poi arrived. And some LED glowsticks. And a short staff.
Unfortunately my Fyrefli was faulty and I still haven't gotten the replacement yet...this was about a week and a half ago that all this started and seeing as I have nought to do with my time during the holidays I have advanced rapidly
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154 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
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154 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posted:
i used 99p juggling balls for about a year and a half, they were tiny!! but as balls dissapear often the cheapness was essential, i must have got through over a hundred of these.
then one day i tried good balls and i no longer buy cheap stuff.
i used 99p juggling balls for about a year and a half, they were tiny!! but as balls dissapear often the cheapness was essential, i must have got through over a hundred of these.
then one day i tried good balls and i no longer buy cheap stuff.
member
187 posts
Location: USA
187 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
Started poi, with some lead fishing weights on the end of fishing line. That put me off of poi for a couple years.
Started staff was a toothpic bo from tae kwon do Dojang. But then I lost it in the house fire.
Started poi, with some lead fishing weights on the end of fishing line. That put me off of poi for a couple years.
Started staff was a toothpic bo from tae kwon do Dojang. But then I lost it in the house fire.
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Member
9 posts
Location: USA
Member
9 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
I first picked up a set of chains that a friend had and it all went downhill from there!!
I just bought a pair of the snake poi from HOP and I can't wait til they get here.
I first picked up a set of chains that a friend had and it all went downhill from there!!
I just bought a pair of the snake poi from HOP and I can't wait til they get here.
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Learnin About Burnin
385 posts
Location: Michigan, USA
Learnin About Burnin
385 posts
Location: Michigan, USA
Posted:
My first poi just arrived today from HOP. Also got the DVD on Art of Poi and also Art of Staff. Great info and they make it so simple. Glad I bought fluffy poi, they don't hurt so much when you hit yourself with them.
Looking forward?? to learning how to actually spin them and to have some fun. No fire for a long time for me. Oh yeah, if none of you have caught the COL 2 DVD or Sage Behind The Flame, you have to see them. Totally awesome!!
My first poi just arrived today from HOP. Also got the DVD on Art of Poi and also Art of Staff. Great info and they make it so simple. Glad I bought fluffy poi, they don't hurt so much when you hit yourself with them.
Looking forward?? to learning how to actually spin them and to have some fun. No fire for a long time for me. Oh yeah, if none of you have caught the COL 2 DVD or Sage Behind The Flame, you have to see them. Totally awesome!!
I may be crazy but I ain't stupid
Life is to short to waste it on stupidity
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Member
9 posts
Location: USA
Member
9 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
I did catch the Sage:Behind the flame and I thought it was great, definitely gave me some ideas.
I did catch the Sage:Behind the flame and I thought it was great, definitely gave me some ideas.
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Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England
Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England
Posted:
my first toy was a fire devilstick which then lead to fire breathing i then like moved onto staff so yeah i have done lots and lots helps theres loadas spinners round my area
my first toy was a fire devilstick which then lead to fire breathing i then like moved onto staff so yeah i have done lots and lots helps theres loadas spinners round my area
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31 posts
Location: Edmonton, Canada
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31 posts
Location: Edmonton, Canada
Posted:
My first toy was actually a "blacksnake" whip from my grandfather, which is actually a short whip with a blackjack built into the knot of the handle, and a tougher thong up near that region. Built to fight, really.
Playing with that was probably deadlier than getting into firewhips, heh
My first toy was actually a "blacksnake" whip from my grandfather, which is actually a short whip with a blackjack built into the knot of the handle, and a tougher thong up near that region. Built to fight, really.
Playing with that was probably deadlier than getting into firewhips, heh
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newbie
3 posts
Location: Vernon, BC, Canada
newbie
3 posts
Location: Vernon, BC, Canada
Posted:
My first poi were poitastics (beanbag things with long blue tails), bought from Belva, a fire spinner @ the Kimasket Music Festival, aug 4 2006, Vernon, BC. And my first fire poi and LED poi arrived in the mail today... havent even got them yet, they are at the post office... im sooo stoked for my first burn on SAT!!!
My first poi were poitastics (beanbag things with long blue tails), bought from Belva, a fire spinner @ the Kimasket Music Festival, aug 4 2006, Vernon, BC. And my first fire poi and LED poi arrived in the mail today... havent even got them yet, they are at the post office... im sooo stoked for my first burn on SAT!!!
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member
117 posts
Location: USA
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117 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
For a staff I just have a broom handel, my poi are just old socks with bags of dirt in the ends.
For a staff I just have a broom handel, my poi are just old socks with bags of dirt in the ends.
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wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posted:
yellow and orange zuni tails
nylons with socks
b/w striped socks with tennis balls
mop handle staff yellow with blue grip tape
yellow and orange zuni tails
nylons with socks
b/w striped socks with tennis balls
mop handle staff yellow with blue grip tape
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Member
8 posts
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Member
8 posts
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Posted:
My first toys were meteor.... bit different eh?
I'd done stuff beofre but the first I owned was meteors!
My first toys were meteor.... bit different eh?
I'd done stuff beofre but the first I owned was meteors!
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enthusiast
276 posts
Location: Sweden
enthusiast
276 posts
Location: Sweden
Posted:
My first toys were balls with rocks inside to get some weight, and hooked to a line.
They ended their life span when I did my first fire practice, a week before I would recieve proper fire poi.
They burned pretty well for a few seconds then rocks came raining all over..
Not surprising but it was pretty funny. And downright dangerous.
My first toys were balls with rocks inside to get some weight, and hooked to a line.
They ended their life span when I did my first fire practice, a week before I would recieve proper fire poi.
They burned pretty well for a few seconds then rocks came raining all over..
Not surprising but it was pretty funny. And downright dangerous.
marmite and nutella sandwich
1,590 posts
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
1,590 posts
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Posted:
Mine were cobra 2 poi. I found them from www.iwantoneofthose.com and bought them from www.oddballs.co.uk
Mine were cobra 2 poi. I found them from www.iwantoneofthose.com and bought them from www.oddballs.co.uk
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newbie
10 posts
Location: USA
newbie
10 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
I started just playing with large torches spinning them around making all kinds of crazy patterns. Then after that I started fire breathing on my own (bad idea). I almost got burned. I learned all I could find about it. And got someone to be my safety. Now I want to invent some crazy new fire toy.
I started just playing with large torches spinning them around making all kinds of crazy patterns. Then after that I started fire breathing on my own (bad idea). I almost got burned. I learned all I could find about it. And got someone to be my safety. Now I want to invent some crazy new fire toy.
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newbie
10 posts
Location: USA
newbie
10 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
when I said learned all about it that was after I almost got burned.
when I said learned all about it that was after I almost got burned.
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3 posts
3 posts
Posted:
Hey =] I guess my first introduction to spinning anything was baton, YEARS ago, when I was 6 or so. Got to spin fire baton when I was older, totally cool. I'd never heard of Poi, living in northern Ontario. Met my PoiBoi, who blew me away with his spinning. SO, he helped me make my first set of Poi this weekend, rubber balls with streamers and a small bell on each, with sunshines (of course) on the balls. Now, to practice, practice, practice! (Soooo glad I have high ceilings).. lol
Hey =] I guess my first introduction to spinning anything was baton, YEARS ago, when I was 6 or so. Got to spin fire baton when I was older, totally cool. I'd never heard of Poi, living in northern Ontario. Met my PoiBoi, who blew me away with his spinning. SO, he helped me make my first set of Poi this weekend, rubber balls with streamers and a small bell on each, with sunshines (of course) on the balls. Now, to practice, practice, practice! (Soooo glad I have high ceilings).. lol
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Member
22 posts
Location: USA
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22 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
6' quarterstaff, solid wood. like .. 4 years ago?
Followed by a 5.5' fire staff from concentrate (purches here). Got it after a friend introduced me to fire spinning. Stick is too short. *grumbles*
Built a 6' contact fire staff, that's what I'm starting to get good on. Built a month ago.
6' quarterstaff, solid wood. like .. 4 years ago?
Followed by a 5.5' fire staff from concentrate (purches here). Got it after a friend introduced me to fire spinning. Stick is too short. *grumbles*
Built a 6' contact fire staff, that's what I'm starting to get good on. Built a month ago.
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.... I ran away from the genius side.
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Your Face!
1,173 posts
Location: el paso, tx, USA
Your Face!
1,173 posts
Location: el paso, tx, USA
Posted:
I remember my first set of poi. I got them from a kite shop in berkley, california. The handles where made of leather,the leads where made of hemp rope,the bags where blue corderoy stuffed with pinto beans,and they had double tails baid from some ble and purple paisley patterened material. when ever it would get a little windy the tails would whip me in the face.
I remember my first set of poi. I got them from a kite shop in berkley, california. The handles where made of leather,the leads where made of hemp rope,the bags where blue corderoy stuffed with pinto beans,and they had double tails baid from some ble and purple paisley patterened material. when ever it would get a little windy the tails would whip me in the face.
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162 posts
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
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Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Posted:
The first thing I got was a fire staff, about 2 years ago. I made it all by myself (with some help of a friend).
Then I bought a set of poi, just the usual very cheap ones.
Now I have four sets of poi and I'm making a new fire staff.
The first thing I got was a fire staff, about 2 years ago. I made it all by myself (with some help of a friend
). Then I bought a set of poi, just the usual very cheap ones.
Now I have four sets of poi and I'm making a new fire staff.
Sunshine or rain, it's not anymore the same...
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HoP mage and keeper of the fireballs
1,965 posts
Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand
HoP mage and keeper of the fireballs
1,965 posts
Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand
Posted:
my first spin was with glowsticks and shoelaces but the first toys that i got wjere a fire staff and a set of tail poi and i still have both of them tho i rarely use the tail poi any more unless I'm teaching multiple persons.
my first spin was with glowsticks and shoelaces but the first toys that i got wjere a fire staff and a set of tail poi and i still have both of them tho i rarely use the tail poi any more unless I'm teaching multiple persons.
May my balls of fire set your balls on fire 
Stargazer
6,650 posts
6,650 posts
Posted:
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that's my first companion, eating my first toy... 
am I 
or is it you? 
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that's my first companion, eating my first toy... am I or is it you? the best smiles are the ones you lead to 
newbie
13 posts
13 posts
Posted:
My first Poi were these tennis balls on nylon string, with tassles tied on. That was last year.
I've still got them and use them as practice Poi for when I learn new tricks.
They're pretty solid and hurt when you hit yourself with them, which is a good incentive to learn the damned trick and stop whacking yourself!
I've just got my first Diablo.
My first Poi were these tennis balls on nylon string, with tassles tied on. That was last year.
I've still got them and use them as practice Poi for when I learn new tricks.
They're pretty solid and hurt when you hit yourself with them, which is a good incentive to learn the damned trick and stop whacking yourself!
I've just got my first Diablo.
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One day penguins will take over the world
916 posts
Location: Derby, United Kingdom
One day penguins will take over the world
916 posts
Location: Derby, United Kingdom
Posted:
well MY first toys were some home made sock poi (black and red stripes, can you get much better?!) but the first ones i tried were NOns sock poi
well MY first toys were some home made sock poi (black and red stripes, can you get much better?!) but the first ones i tried were NOns sock poi
ummmm...........anybody have any suggestions as to what i can put here?!
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Sneaking
1,207 posts
Location: Free falling through time, United Kingdom
Sneaking
1,207 posts
Location: Free falling through time, United Kingdom
Posted:
My first toy was an el cheapo set of devil sticks that my parents bought me at the queenstown winter festival way back in 1999, but after they broke i gave up the arts for a while, until in 2005 I got a staff, and from there, i didn't stop learning new toys
My first toy was an el cheapo set of devil sticks that my parents bought me at the queenstown winter festival way back in 1999, but after they broke i gave up the arts for a while, until in 2005 I got a staff, and from there, i didn't stop learning new toys
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you land among the stars
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addict
694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
addict
694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Posted:
Globalz led poi. They were really, really crap as all the beads came out, the LEDs broke and the handles broke. I took them back and got some Cobra 2 poi instead. The handles and cord on them were cack though so I just got some black sports socks and put tennis balls in.
Then some glowsticks on strings
Then got some green foxy socks from HOP
Then rainbow poi from hop (taken handles off and put glow in socks)
Then normal sized monkey fist fire from hop with leather handles and oval links
Then white foxy socks from HOP
2 LED wand things from HOP (waiting for)
Now some cone poi from hyperloop (waiting for)
I still use the green socks because the white ones are too stretchy. Ive sticked up loads of holes in the sock ends and the superglue holes that appeared from the glue.
My mate uses the white socks
Globalz led poi. They were really, really crap as all the beads came out, the LEDs broke and the handles broke. I took them back and got some Cobra 2 poi instead. The handles and cord on them were cack though so I just got some black sports socks and put tennis balls in.
Then some glowsticks on strings
Then got some green foxy socks from HOP
Then rainbow poi from hop (taken handles off and put glow in socks)
Then normal sized monkey fist fire from hop with leather handles and oval links
Then white foxy socks from HOP
2 LED wand things from HOP (waiting for)
Now some cone poi from hyperloop (waiting for)
I still use the green socks because the white ones are too stretchy. Ive sticked up loads of holes in the sock ends and the superglue holes that appeared from the glue.
My mate uses the white socks
Lizzy hearts sunshine hoop
272 posts
Location: midlands!
272 posts
Location: midlands!
Posted:
some black with white dots hand made poi with little red ribbons on the ends and juggling balls in them. pigeon made them for me and i love them to bits though they are now very very well worn. i think when they reach the end of their life i might patch them up and keep using them...feeling a little sentimental :P
some black with white dots hand made poi with little red ribbons on the ends and juggling balls in them. pigeon made them for me and i love them to bits though they are now very very well worn. i think when they reach the end of their life i might patch them up and keep using them...feeling a little sentimental :P
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addict
694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
addict
694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Posted:
Can anyone 'beat' these? Im sure someone will be able to
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How has a hole developed 1/2 way up where I hold them after wrapping around my hand? i must have the grip of an eagle (no comment!)
I love them though, totally non stretch. As you can see id be a really good surgeon!
Can anyone 'beat' these? Im sure someone will be able to
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How has a hole developed 1/2 way up where I hold them after wrapping around my hand? i must have the grip of an eagle (no comment!)
I love them though, totally non stretch. As you can see id be a really good surgeon!
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Elusive and Bearded
3,597 posts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Elusive and Bearded
3,597 posts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Posted:
my first staff was a 6 foot broom stick
my first staff was a 6 foot broom stick
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694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
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Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Posted:
you win
Written by: poje
my first staff was a 6 foot broom stick
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