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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
Ive been spinning poi for a good two years now, and I am always more than willing to teach anyone who wants to learn.
Now a bit of background info: Sunbeam, Konsti (troubled badger notjingt to lose) and I (and also another friend) are all at University together.
Here there are many spinners.
The number is growing as well...
however, there is one thing that for some odd reason annoys me (well, not reallys annoys, more like its me being a bit grumpy)
Hyperloops.
I had been spininng for two years before these dumbfounded contraptions of moves were invented.
I learnt the "moves" in poi as most people do (2 beat/ chase, butterfly, corkscrew, 3 beat, 4, 5, etc) and then i learnt hyperloops.
But nowerdays people are wanting to learn Hyperloops straight away.
But I say NO!
My question to you is:
Is my saying NO! justified?
Should people, when learing this Poi malarky, start with easy moves or go straight into hard technicalised stuff?
Is there even a correct order in which to learn spinning?
*mandoratory suck up to not offend anyone coming up*
This post isnt aimed at ANYONE on here and i dont not mean to cause offence. If you dont like what im saying, then print up a t-shirt and tell the world. I dont care.
*mandatory suck up finished*
Ive been spinning poi for a good two years now, and I am always more than willing to teach anyone who wants to learn.
Now a bit of background info: Sunbeam, Konsti (troubled badger notjingt to lose) and I (and also another friend) are all at University together.
Here there are many spinners.
The number is growing as well...
however, there is one thing that for some odd reason annoys me (well, not reallys annoys, more like its me being a bit grumpy)
Hyperloops.
I had been spininng for two years before these dumbfounded contraptions of moves were invented.
I learnt the "moves" in poi as most people do (2 beat/ chase, butterfly, corkscrew, 3 beat, 4, 5, etc) and then i learnt hyperloops.
But nowerdays people are wanting to learn Hyperloops straight away.
But I say NO!
My question to you is:
Is my saying NO! justified?
Should people, when learing this Poi malarky, start with easy moves or go straight into hard technicalised stuff?
Is there even a correct order in which to learn spinning?
*mandoratory suck up to not offend anyone coming up*
This post isnt aimed at ANYONE on here and i dont not mean to cause offence. If you dont like what im saying, then print up a t-shirt and tell the world. I dont care.
*mandatory suck up finished*
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15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
cheers for the replies eeryone...they make great reading.
I appologise if anyone took offence at eth title. It was indeed a huge generalisation.
and Konsti, I explained yesterday to you that you are not the ONLY person.
cheers for the replies eeryone...they make great reading.
I appologise if anyone took offence at eth title. It was indeed a huge generalisation.
and Konsti, I explained yesterday to you that you are not the ONLY person.
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old hand
1,092 posts
Location: In a van, United Kingdom
old hand
1,092 posts
Location: In a van, United Kingdom
Posted:
include me in the generalistional black list!!
konsti... want to set up a rebel body?? arghrrrhrhhr
include me in the generalistional black list!!
konsti... want to set up a rebel body?? arghrrrhrhhr
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,276 posts
Location: Oxfordshire/Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,276 posts
Location: Oxfordshire/Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
I agree with alot of people on this thread that basically oldies are getting the hump on about the newbies ability to perform. I know alot of people can be like "o.. this is my hobby - and now its getting all mainstream its crap" but at the end of the day thats going to happen with everything eventually. I havent been spinning that long and i wouldnt even want to say im that good because i know im not. Im slowly picking up the basics and in all fareness this site really has been a great help to me. I live in the middle of knowhere and have been spinning on my own. The only person i know who spins poi is seriously advanced and refuses to teach me because im not good enough!! vicious circle i say... how can i get better if no1 teaches me! Even out of the few moves i have managed to perfect thru practise there will always be one of my mates making me teach them so they can look "cool" and i understand also that that is irritating. But i think its unfair of people to judge just on how well they can perform... it doesnt mean they are going to be any less dedicated or trying!
I agree with alot of people on this thread that basically oldies are getting the hump on about the newbies ability to perform. I know alot of people can be like "o.. this is my hobby - and now its getting all mainstream its crap" but at the end of the day thats going to happen with everything eventually. I havent been spinning that long and i wouldnt even want to say im that good because i know im not. Im slowly picking up the basics and in all fareness this site really has been a great help to me. I live in the middle of knowhere and have been spinning on my own. The only person i know who spins poi is seriously advanced and refuses to teach me because im not good enough!! vicious circle i say... how can i get better if no1 teaches me! Even out of the few moves i have managed to perfect thru practise there will always be one of my mates making me teach them so they can look "cool" and i understand also that that is irritating. But i think its unfair of people to judge just on how well they can perform... it doesnt mean they are going to be any less dedicated or trying!
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Location: Nacogdoches, TX, USA
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Location: Nacogdoches, TX, USA
Posted:
I've been spinning for about a year now, and I'm really not even close to the level that I should be when it comes to technicalities. My friend just started learning poi as of this week, and I'll be the first to admit that it's irritating when he can do things that I still can't. But I also know that if I had practiced with my poi more then it wouldn't be that way.
My problem is I get distracted and want to experiment with other toys, not just poi. I've recently been playing with fans, which in my opinion are much more fun than poi. So I can understand why newbies would be so excited to broaden their horizons.
I think it's more of a safety issue than anything. More power to the newbies that can handle difficult moves, just don't light anything on fire until you KNOW it's safe. But it's comforting to know that this is becoming a big thing nowadays.
I remember being so disappointed that there weren't any fellow spinners in my area, and now there are at least 2 people that want to learn, and as irritating as it is to see them do complicated things that I still have trouble with, it's also a beautiful thing as long as they're being safe about it.
Alrighty, I'm getting of this soap box!!!
I've been spinning for about a year now, and I'm really not even close to the level that I should be when it comes to technicalities. My friend just started learning poi as of this week, and I'll be the first to admit that it's irritating when he can do things that I still can't. But I also know that if I had practiced with my poi more then it wouldn't be that way.
My problem is I get distracted and want to experiment with other toys, not just poi. I've recently been playing with fans, which in my opinion are much more fun than poi. So I can understand why newbies would be so excited to broaden their horizons.
I think it's more of a safety issue than anything. More power to the newbies that can handle difficult moves, just don't light anything on fire until you KNOW it's safe. But it's comforting to know that this is becoming a big thing nowadays.
I remember being so disappointed that there weren't any fellow spinners in my area, and now there are at least 2 people that want to learn, and as irritating as it is to see them do complicated things that I still have trouble with, it's also a beautiful thing as long as they're being safe about it.
Alrighty, I'm getting of this soap box!!!
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in to stop my mind from wandering....
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veteran
1,237 posts
Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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1,237 posts
Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
/gets the spade out.../
personally I think it's all relative.
start someone on hyperloops and then they'll think 3 beat is hard.
They're all just tricks, the ones you find 'easy' are the ones you've spent time to learn and practice, you find others harder later as they're breaking the muscle memory and 'rules' you've built up.
Start with antispin flowers on a new student, changes their perceptions, you'll see what I mean, and they'll be a different spinner for it and maybe less of a clone
/gets the spade out.../
personally I think it's all relative.
start someone on hyperloops and then they'll think 3 beat is hard.
They're all just tricks, the ones you find 'easy' are the ones you've spent time to learn and practice, you find others harder later as they're breaking the muscle memory and 'rules' you've built up.
Start with antispin flowers on a new student, changes their perceptions, you'll see what I mean, and they'll be a different spinner for it and maybe less of a clone
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Macaque of all trades
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Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
maybe someone should try teaching a "newbie" the complicated stuff first as a social experiment? maybe a staff spinner or a juggler, you can explain the reason and see how they develop, I'd offer to be the guinea pig but I can do some of the basic (butterfly, 3 beat etc) already even if I don''t often do poi
maybe someone should try teaching a "newbie" the complicated stuff first as a social experiment? maybe a staff spinner or a juggler, you can explain the reason and see how they develop, I'd offer to be the guinea pig but I can do some of the basic (butterfly, 3 beat etc) already even if I don''t often do poi
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Location: Canterbury, UK
1,079 posts
Location: Canterbury, UK
Posted:
i think walking before running is the key
i think walking before running is the key
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Master of the Free Hug Program
journeyman
51 posts
Location: Sunshine coast, Queensland
51 posts
Location: Sunshine coast, Queensland
Posted:
So i've been poing for roughly 6 months and have learnt all the basics, butterfly, thread the needle, weave 3 and 5 and behind the back. When at woodford folk festival i started learning hyperloops/tangles/isolations, now my bf the biggest carny on the face of the earth has decided to learn and it was the same with him strait for the hyperloops (not happy jan) and now he can do them better than i can. but i must admit its pretty cool having someone to twirl with constantly.
So i've been poing for roughly 6 months and have learnt all the basics, butterfly, thread the needle, weave 3 and 5 and behind the back. When at woodford folk festival i started learning hyperloops/tangles/isolations, now my bf the biggest carny on the face of the earth has decided to learn and it was the same with him strait for the hyperloops (not happy jan) and now he can do them better than i can. but i must admit its pretty cool having someone to twirl with constantly.
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lapsed spinner
412 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland
lapsed spinner
412 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posted:
Personal rant:
While working in Juggler's Rest, I would often be found in the garden, playing (and frequently failing) with hyperloops. And other such tricks that I had no-one to teach me (except for the videos on HoP and Spherculism of course
)
Guests would frequently pick up a random set of poi lying around, and try to copy what I was doing. Usually i would ask them if they had ever spun poi before, and if not, show them the weave, butterfly etc, and other such basics.
Most people would understand that you have to walk before you can run, and be glad of the help. However, on many (surprisingly many) occasions, I got the response "but I don't want to learn that, I want to learn that thing that you were doing". Usually said in a very sulky tone.
Grrrrrr
It's one thing if someone who's been spinning a short while gets a bit ambitious, possibly before mastering the basics, but to me at least, it is something different altogether (and infinitely more annoying) if someone who has never even seen poi before is trying to insist that you teach them butterfly hyperloops, which in my case at least, I can't even do properly. Especially when I'm on my time off, and just trying to have a play myself.
:end rant:
Personal rant:
While working in Juggler's Rest, I would often be found in the garden, playing (and frequently failing) with hyperloops. And other such tricks that I had no-one to teach me (except for the videos on HoP and Spherculism of course
)Guests would frequently pick up a random set of poi lying around, and try to copy what I was doing. Usually i would ask them if they had ever spun poi before, and if not, show them the weave, butterfly etc, and other such basics.
Most people would understand that you have to walk before you can run, and be glad of the help. However, on many (surprisingly many) occasions, I got the response "but I don't want to learn that, I want to learn that thing that you were doing". Usually said in a very sulky tone.
Grrrrrr
It's one thing if someone who's been spinning a short while gets a bit ambitious, possibly before mastering the basics, but to me at least, it is something different altogether (and infinitely more annoying) if someone who has never even seen poi before is trying to insist that you teach them butterfly hyperloops, which in my case at least, I can't even do properly. Especially when I'm on my time off, and just trying to have a play myself.
:end rant:
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Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK
Posted:
it always seems to be isolations I get asked about..
it always seems to be isolations I get asked about..
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Posted:
Hey there firefly ! I just started school here at sfa ! In nac ! Im 24 and I’ve been spinning for about 5 months and I’m ok ! If you ever want to meet and spin let me know . You can reach me on Facebook . My name there is Kevin Lewayne King . I’m a competitive bodybuilder as well . @fireflye
Hey there firefly ! I just started school here at sfa ! In nac ! Im 24 and I’ve been spinning for about 5 months and I’m ok ! If you ever want to meet and spin let me know . You can reach me on Facebook . My name there is Kevin Lewayne King . I’m a competitive bodybuilder as well . @fireflye
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