World of Poi

There is one thing above all else that will turn you from being an average spinner to being an amazing spinner. The secret word? Transitions. These are the things that allow you to go from one trick to the next without any pause in between. Very often, people either ignore them or forget about them, but they are so important!!

There is no point learning hundreds of different moves if you can’t link them all together in one seamless motion. However, i personally find them the hardest to learn and perfect. If you want them to look good it takes a lot of practise, but the rewards at the end are great!

Try different types of transitions. Stalls make a crazy way of going from the wall plane to side plane (or the other way round). There are so many possibilities, but this is what makes poi so good, the ability to personalise it at every step!!

I thinks its time that we all went back to the beginning and learnt poi from scratch. People spend too much time concentrating on learning new tricks that they’ve seen they’re friends do. It’s the simple stuff that counts.

Over the next few days try to work on your general planes and transitions. Spin the poi in different positions to usual and make sure you can do all the basic moves…perfectly!! I’ve been reading around other blogs and forums on the web and nearly all of them have the common theme of ‘If you started poi again, what would you do differently?’

The answer is surprisingly simple; make poi more natural and not a bunch of tricks!! Although hyperloops look great, are they part of a routine? Focus on the workings of the poi and how they move around your body (turns are great for understanding this) Go back and learn all the really simple things and I can grantee, you’ll be amazed by how much you’ve forgotten.

Poi is like all sports. Do the basics right and the rest will follow.

Finally!! I’ve managed to crack air wraps!! I don’t know why but I’ve been finding them really hard to do. The poi were always getting tangled and never untangling. However, i found that if you  pull outwards slightly they undo better. Fountains next, doesn’t look too hard:)