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u/DrexFactor · 22 pointsr/poi

If you're really truly interested in mastering this hobby and applying yourself to learning it, here's what I would recommend:

  1. Define short-term goals. Do you want to learn A, B, and C tricks? Do you want to work on body movement and dance? If you're having a hard time defining this for yourself, look to the spinners you respect and try to figure out what it is about their style you admire and would like to make a part of your own.

  2. Schedule a regular practice. Make an appointment with yourself that you would keep just like an appointment at work. Remember: this is something you're doing for you? Who is more important to keep your promises to in your life than yourself? Doing this will also help keep you from the dreaded "I can't find time to practice" conundrum so many of us wind up in...make times for the things that are important to you.

  3. Create a regular 20-30 minute warmup ritual before you practice. This could be your meditation or a dance warmup, a series of stretches, etc. Pick a piece of music you'll listen to whenever you sit down to do this or have a particular scent of incense you put on. For the spiritual out there, this ritual will help prepare you for the work you're about to do and focus your mind on the task at hand. For the scientific folk out there, this is classical conditioning: you're setting triggers to put your mind into a state of focus and eliminating outside distractions.

  4. Structure your practice around your goals. Want to integrate gunslingers into your flow? Try for one week to get ten spirals and ten meteor weaves every single day, then next week up the ante and practice the transitions between a flower and these moves ten times. Want to work on your dance/flow? Set aside 10-20 minutes to just spin to music and explore the space around you. Some days you'll be on and make lots of progress and some days it'll feel like you're backsliding or hitting your head against the wall. Both are important to the learning process.

  5. Define your overarching goals. What is it you want to do with poi? Do you want to have a fun physical hobby, perform with it, get into the tech world, etc? Figuring out what attracts you to the art will help you focus your energies on practicing those skills that are most in line with what you enjoy. Also be prepared that you may discover something in the course of your practice and experience that changes this dramatically. Reevaluate it every 4-6 months or so.

  6. Learn to love the plateau. We love getting new tricks. We love the excitement of novelty--and it's really bad for us. It teaches us to value the temporary over building in the long-term. Mastery is a lifelong journey where the goal becomes subsumed more and more by the experience of getting there as time goes on. Plateaus are important because they allow you to refine the things you've just learned and polish them into a more beautiful form. It is inevitable that you will spend the majority of your time in the flow arts on a plateau of some sort or another, so the more you make your peace with it early, the easier that journey will become.

  7. Become comfortable with solo practice. All the research we have on mastering skills at this point indicates that it takes thousands of hours of deliberate solo practice to become a virtuoso at a given skill. Spinning with people is fun and you will learn new things, but the majority of the progress you'll make will be on your own. This is harder for some people to adapt to than others, but it is an essential part of the journey (unless, of course, your goal is to become a virtuoso at partner poi ;)

  8. If possible, find a good teacher/coach. A good teacher will push you when you need to be pushed, challenge you in ways you never thought possible, and guide you to becoming the best possible poi spinner that you can become. Sadly, this tends to be a luxury as good teachers in the flow arts world are extremely hard to find, but if you're able to find a good one make every use of their services.

    Good luck with your journey! It's been one of the greatest I've embarked on in my adult life :)

    Here are some books I would recommend on the topic:

    Mastery by George Leonard (talks a lot about mindset and learning to love the plateau)

    Talent is Overrated by Geoffrey Colvin (gives a lot of pointers when it comes to deliberate practice)

    So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport (lots of counterintuitive but useful info on developing skills)

    The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle (lots of great info about what to look for in a good coach/teacher)
u/supertoned · 2 pointsr/poi

I am using these rainbow poi (they are sort of the 'cheapie' model, you can choose between an RGB strobe or the rainbow fade when you order the. I prefer these to the multifunction poi, as they are sturdier and less likely to malfunction. Plus, I just like the rainbow fade) with these chain tethers. While there are more expensive chains availble, these are the best I have ever used, and I highly recommend them. IF you want to go chains, of course. Orbitals are sort of tough with chains, but I like to practice exclusively with chains as I am practicing to spin fire, and you know. Chains.

The only thing about these poi is that they are fairly heavy, and the material, while yielding, can still give you a really good whack.

My girlfriend uses these poi when she spins, and they are really nice and soft, can take even more of a beating than mine, but are a little light. They also have the benefit of being able to strobe, fade, or pause at a single colour all in a VERY sturdy package. I prefer a heavier poi myself, as I feel it helps you play around with the inertia, but your mileage may vary depending on what you are looking for.

u/hugejew · 1 pointr/poi

It's hard without a fid but doable. Fids are cheap on Amazon though: WELLINGTON CORDAGE S6034 Splicing Fid, 3-Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R2POFW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ZVaxxbYDKVRHC

But yeah in short you pull one end of the technora through a split ring, quick link, or through the poi head ring itself, then push the rope into itself quite a ways (the entire length if you really want to be safe, but like 8" or so works for me). Friction holds it all together. Definitely YouTube a tutorial as Drex mentioned.

u/TroutM4n · 1 pointr/poi

A pair of Pod Poi can be a bit expensive ($134.95), but are the standard work-horse that most serious poi spinners get once they know they're going to keep spinning and need a solid toy. They come with a lifetime warranty like all FlowToys products.

For a more introductory set, you could try Spinballs - only like $25, but still soft, still light up, and give you an idea of whether or not the kid will be interested in continuing.

I've met the owners of both companies and in both cases they are heavily involved in the flow community, attend/participate/volunteer with flow events, and are just really nice people.

u/EvaUnit_1 · 1 pointr/poi

Just to clear this up. There is a trick in poi called an orbital which looks super amazing with LEDs. There is also an LED toy that is called an Orbital which you linked to a video of.

u/jawz · 2 pointsr/poi

Great post. A good way to avoid spin offs altogether is to use a condiment bottle to apply your fuel. You can apply the perfect amount and won't need to spin off. I recommend that you do this over an empty can or something to catch any drips.

u/phoobarr · 2 pointsr/poi

Thanks for the suggestions! I do want to get a set of pod poi, in the meantime I'll see what I can do about weighting the ends and see how I like it.
Edit: these are the poi I'm using, they were ~$13:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00OI578M6

u/Tech_Bender · 1 pointr/poi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5fEp0wpKFw

This was done with two light duty chains formed into a loop at the end. I used several of rolls (5 ish) of the 0000 grade steel wool. At the end of the video you can see that the chain was red hot from how hot the steel wool got. You can also see in the video I'm using very little protective gear (No gloves, no facemask etc.) I also set the neighbors yard on fire.

https://www.amazon.com/Steel-Super-Rhodes-American-Finish/dp/B074MDTWQR?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_2593612011

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Do not be stupid like I was. I got lucky because if one of those chains whipped back up and hit me it would have branded me.

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Edit:

When you unroll the steel wool, you have to fluff it in order for it to burn properly. If it's tightly compacted it will not burn quickly enough as enough air cannot get to it for the oxidation to happen rapidly enough. Too loosely packed and it will burn much too rapidly and fly off in one large mass of molten metal.


The cage sort of design you're describing might be better suited for sparkle poi made from lump coal charcoal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa7f11SJxBI < Cages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4OIIXx-rWk < omg this guy is a fucking fire wizard.

u/hypgn0sis · 2 pointsr/poi

Something like this and any standard USB-driven battery pack thing:
https://www.amazon.com/Super-Power-Supply-Android-eReader/dp/B00ROA3GB4

This type of plug is called "barrel jack" to just find a usb -> barrel jack cord that fits
Edit: Related amazon link

u/CaptainOddvious · 2 pointsr/poi

This is what you need. Its a 5v step up to 12v regulator. You need to make sure the tip will fit, but this is all you need and a battery pack.

https://www.amazon.com/KUNCAN-Adjustable-Step-up-Regulator-Converter/dp/B01AY3XLEY

u/Zenithik · 2 pointsr/poi

Lights on the contact poi? I mean, I've never personally heard of that. Maybe putting Nite Ize in the pomgrips, but that's about it.

Now, if you want LED poi that are made for contact, you have a few options.

u/Jrose152 · 2 pointsr/poi

According to Amazon, the big ball is a tennis ball and the length of the rope from inside ball to ball is 22 1/2 inches. They are used like a foam roller on your muscles but I don't see why these wouldn't make some decent poi for someone beginning.

u/YouTee · 3 pointsr/poi

The "standard" for led poi are podpoi. Everyone has a pair.

https://www.amazon.com/Podpoi-LED-Poi-Favorite-Glowpoi/dp/B00CJJ67N4

Also, it's "spinning" poi, not swinging. And lastly, what did you mean by stick poi?

u/siraph · 3 pointsr/poi

OH HEY! I was doing some searching... if you can add one of these things between two washers, you may get some swivel action out of it: http://www.amazon.com/Koyo-FNT-821-Bearing-Capacity-1-43lbf/dp/B007EE5PT6/ref=pd_sim_sbs_indust_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1E1V6WK0PQMN0PX1XJHQ