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Poifect
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Posts: 10
Location: Wales
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 Posted: Tue 12th Jun, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject: butterfly...Over head / behind back |
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Hello 
Just starting gettin in to spinning poi..tiz fun ... but im having a bit of trouble when it comes to doing the butterfly behind that back or over the head... Just keep wacking myself in the face ... 
Any one got any advice for me?
also reels are confusing me  ...
sorry to be such a noob but we all are once =] |
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ajclarke
PoiPoi Mod.
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
Posts: 926
Location: Preston, Lancashire
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| Posted: Tue 12th Jun, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hey your not a noob.
I have been doing poi for about a year now... and i only got reel's about a month ago... some of us just find certain moves harder.
My advice would be to keep practicing... a bore i know... but thats all i can suggest...
Im sure tutorial mistress Jayne will be along any minute to help you...
Last edited by ajclarke on Tue 12th Jun, 2007 11:08 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Poifect
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Posts: 10
Location: Wales
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| Posted: Tue 12th Jun, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for ur repli and support...i will have a fresh supply of ice packs ready to put and my brusies and continue and this is actually something that have have finally found that i enjoy
x |
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Psychotic Neurotic
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Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Posts: 1331
Location: Brighthelmstone
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| Posted: Wed 13th Jun, 2007 10:40 am Post subject: |
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Haha, hello Poifect. AJ you know me too well.
I'd say for the OTH butterfly (angel wings) really make sure ou get your hands behind your head, not just abve it.
And when they are behind your head your wrists should be slightly twisted so your palms face the sky - don't glue your hands together like some people ha. |
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thebigred
Joined: 07 May 2008
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| im trying to do a butterfly one handed behind my head i can do it no problem in front of me in either hand but whenever i try and do it behind my back the balls always collide and im not sure what im doing wrong, any suggestions? |
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Schantz
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Posts: 77
Location: Norway
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| Posted: Thu 08th May, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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If you are trying with 2 hands then I understand how it is, learnet it like 3 weeks ago myself.
my problem was I couldnt see where I placed my hands or how the poi ended up behind my back so my only suggestion is to practice to get the poi imediatly into right position behind your back and practise like that, it will eventually end up not hitting itself if you just adjust your hands after trying a while... tok me a while.
if anyone else have a good tip just share, this is just how I learnt and may not be the best way. (but still a tip for beginners.) |
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Clairemcd
Joined: 27 May 2008
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For me, I couldn't get this at all until I realised that I was spinning the poi too fast. I slowed them down, got it so that they could do half a beat in front, and then moved them behind my head. The feeling when they went right was awesome...
Other than patience and practice though, there isn't a lot more I can recommend. Getting your hands right behind your head really helps too, because then they spin right. |
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