Forums > Beginner Poi Moves > Fingers.......a little less skin.....
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Location: Caerphilly, S Wales
I am new to Poi and have had no instruction at all, apart from what I read on the leaflet which came with my Poi. I have only been practicing for about an hour over the last few days but have managed to wear away two nice little circles on both 3rd fingers. I'm not really sure how I SHOULD be holding my Poi, but I find that either way (putting both fingers into the loop or one finger into each loop) still hurts!
Anyone have any ideas?
Fankoooo!
Nia
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Red Raven Wellbeing Centre
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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Best thing to do is to hold the string between your thumb and first finger, much like you would hold a key.
You get much more control that way!
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Or hold socks.
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Tosser
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Location: Bristol,UK
Aaaah memories- the first set of poi i had took all the skin from all my knuckles on all fingers- as ai wore out one set I'd hold them another way and so on until I was out of digits
Use socks, they'll work so much better for you
24 posts
Location: Caerphilly, S Wales
Thanks guys.
Where exactly does old socks come in to it???? Can you explain what exactly you think I should be doing with them?!!?....as opposed to taping them to me head so that my poi bounce off easier.....
Thank!!
Nia
Red Raven Wellbeing Centre
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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Goto the nearest market and buy a pair of stripey socks. Should be £1.50 max and there are many, many different colours availalble.
Then get 2 old juggling balls (NOT tennis balls) and put them in the ends of the socks.
Thats it
Spin them instead of tails.
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
nods
Socks are the ducks nuts. If they are too long you hold the knot and wrap around your hand. If you go through the vids on here lots of ppl use them. Hop even sell shiny ones or you can make your own cone style poi. Use socks and when you get cold you can wear them
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Location: South Wales
Gnor.. you mean mutts nuts
272 posts
Location: midlands!
or... if you absolutely cannot part with your tails *i couldnt when i started learning - for some strange reason everything worked better with my tails (dreamy look)* then you can buy some very loverly soft leather finger loops. it worked for me
another thing, it doesnt really matter how you hold your poi, i did it different to the rest of my lot and i can spin just as well as the rest of them, so its whatever is most comfy if i could be a busy busy bee...
wandering thru the woods of WI
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
one could wear biking gloves
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Philadelphia, PA - USA
Or you can just bite the bullet and deal with it for a year... Then your hands will be nice and calloused like mine and ya wont have to worry about it anymore
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
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Gnor.. you mean mutts nuts
We have "Sticks out like dogs balls" for the obviousnessness of somethings....
Ducks nuts is like hens teeth
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Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
24 posts
Location: Caerphilly, S Wales
Ok....so maybe some gaffer tape on my fingers will do the trick then.....
I'll just stuck it and see; see what happens!!
ta much
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newbie
3 posts
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
I second the biking gloves idea. I use an old pair of gloves whenever I plan on spinning for a while and it all works out quite comfortabley. It also makes you look like you're real serious.. or about to go biking.
wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
wohoo. i made a good suggestion
Faith
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newbie
5 posts
Location: United Kingdom
Which brand of poi did you buy, redraven, to leave marks on your fingers? My first ones were Cobra IIs... they have nylon handles I think, and I had no problem with them.
18 posts
Location: Brasília
Written by: UnderControlOrFailure
Best thing to do is to hold the string between your thumb and first finger, much like you would hold a key.
You get much more control that way!
oo yay, I hold mine like that too... but each of my friends holds theirs in different ways =/
and mine never hurt my fingers o_o
only my arms
(btw, UnderControlOrFailure, is it just me or do you participate in nearly every thread?
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Location: Sarasota, FL and Tel Aviv/Jerusalem, Israel
Duct tape. Gloves. medical tape. Just accept your poi-blisters.... I have such thick calluses on my two index fingers that I sometimes get comments on them. Only took 7 years to build them.....
M<
Mitchell The Fire Shaman
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Mt poi blister 5-step program:
1) Get blister
2) Put plaster over blister
3) Get another blister
4) Put new plaster over new blister
5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 until run out of energy/plasters
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
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Duct tape. Gloves. medical tape. Just accept your poi-blisters....
Actually, I find that poi blisters are completely unnecessary. The SECOND you start to feel any rubbing or chaffing that you feel might become a problem, change something. Switch your grip, use socks, redesign your handles, switch fingers, do something.
I don't think blisters, scraped skin, calluses, or any other hand related change or injury is necessary if you have decent handles and are holding them in a way that your hands can deal with.
If you're going to injur yourself, at least make it a burn.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
I've never had chafing problems until this weekend when I was spinning 8 solid hours a day every day, and that still didn't result in blisters. Just a bit of discomfort. I'd advise putting a non-abrasive and cushy fabric on the inside of your handles such as fleece or synthetic felt. Or else just switch handles, poi, or how you grip them as has already been suggested.
-James
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Location: on the wrong planet, United Kingdom
One night I did 5 burns with 3.5" monkey fists (the ones that burn for bloody ages). I got really bad blisters despite the nice leather finger loops, and since then I always keep some talc in my fire spinning bag. I just use socks for practice though.
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