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thesoundofspinning



Joined: 09 Sep 2007
Posts: 2
Location: durham
PostPosted: Sun 09th Sep, 2007 2:39 pm    Post subject: help me Reply with quote
hey im new to poi or near enough and i was wondering what sort of fabric poi to get when you're a beginner help Very Happy
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LewisM



Joined: 22 Jul 2007
Posts: 110
Location: UK > Bristol
PostPosted: Sun 09th Sep, 2007 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cobra II's are pretty awsome, although the tail is pretty long.
Still, you can take the tail off them for when learning new tricks and put them back on when you want to impress Very Happy
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sxylou123



Joined: 27 Mar 2007
Posts: 481
Location: Margate, Kent
PostPosted: Mon 10th Sep, 2007 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
stick simple, build up later....

No matter how many poi sets you buy, you always end up going back to ye olde socks with tennis balls inside. Perfect for wrapping and generally hitting yourself with, cost effective and easy to make (and maintain). Stretch can be a problem but after a few days the stretch should wear out a little and you can then wrap them round your hands for extra grip!

I sound like an advert!

Louise
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Psychotic Neurotic
PoiPoi Mod.


Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Posts: 1329
Location: Brighthelmstone
PostPosted: Mon 10th Sep, 2007 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Louise you should write some product reviews in that style Wink

I very much like mouse poi and cobras. Some people find them a bit plasticy. if you felt creative you ould always make your own with bits of coloured netting attached to some kind of beanbag weight on the top?
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sxylou123



Joined: 27 Mar 2007
Posts: 481
Location: Margate, Kent
PostPosted: Mon 10th Sep, 2007 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh yeah, I painted my socks stripey with a fluroescent acrylic paint which stands out bright yellow when under a neon. You could also make your own tails for them if you made a hole in the ball and threaded streamers or shiny tinsel through it.
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ajclarke
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Joined: 07 Nov 2006
Posts: 926
Location: Preston, Lancashire
PostPosted: Mon 10th Sep, 2007 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can indeed. I need new socks :(

I like the foxy ones though. Theyre good to let the nightburst shine through.
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thesoundofspinning



Joined: 09 Sep 2007
Posts: 2
Location: durham
PostPosted: Mon 10th Sep, 2007 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks guys i think i will go with cobras cos they sound like they have bout the right kind of weight and speed for me and my kind of performing. the first ones i used were tennis balls on chains and i was in france. i fell in love and ive been tryin to find the rit poi for me for ages. u guys all rock
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Marvin



Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Posts: 127
Location: Cannock
PostPosted: Tue 11th Sep, 2007 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the socks always do it for me i dont like tails or they dont like me everythin gets tangled with tails x
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