The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread

sooooooo many from the weekend I can barely remember them all!! So I'll try a few and come back

very wierd and very cool thru wraps (thanks Vance)

And most burning in my memory, me & Rossco Bossco managed two man versions of hyperloops, butterfloops, passing and even double neck wraps!

Propellor catches totally nailed (including being thrown by someone else) and propellor throws into propellor catches almost sorted too.
(oh and I broke my propellor record with 72 )

More importantly, I have soo much running though my head now that I'll be spending the next month purely on variations I reckon!

About 6 new whip catches, i must move on to something else, i'm becoming an addict...

Indeed! Productive weekend!

Crossers (Thank Simian)

Antispin flowers a few kinds (Although the mental effort involved means I can't go into them or out of them very well!)

So tangly boucy stuff thanks Vanise

And more I've forgotten. Anyone want to remind me

oh yeah of course! Flowers! not anti-spin just yet but i'm practising, thanks garthy!

hmmmm, a thousand curses on antispin flowers, they've got me walking around, waving my arms about in opposite directions like I have no control over my body! I'm getting some damn funny looks!

Just remembered.....crazy butterfly barrell rolls from T&B. Didn't get them nailed at Falmouth but they're pretty sweet now after realising I was sending one under and not over each time Now to work on the 3 other directions I guess!

Thanks Tim

Just about scraping antispin flowers, they look like they're wilting at the mo, but a bit of tidying up and I'll be there!

Hmm..

A waist wrap but behind my neck. but I think Neck wraps are something different.

And a 2:1 waist wrap Thank you Bam Bam

Also tried a 2:1 buterfly waist wrap but the carry confuses

ridiculous marching move

btb reverse 3 beat, almost 100% now
... and the door to btb opens, and it is shin and pretty

OLI!! Good to see you around dude, hows the travelling?

Written by: oli

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ridiculous marching move

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No way I came up with one of those at Falmouth! Great minds eh

Oli, me and Ross managed a two man version of your hyperloop!

at flamouth i learnt:

the last remaining variation in mixing 2:1 bf waistwraps with longarm circles: longarm on front circles one side and 2:1 circles behind into the ww bit, then swap.

sketchy reverse isolated weave.

fountain with extra wrist circles (which i could already do) with longarm bits wherever possible (which i couldn't do until now).

constant 3ball flashes and a good few 5 ball flashes - above the head

slow(ish) 5b cascade (b22).

and i finally got round to sorting out antispin flowers

square glidey thing referred to as the 'true moonwalk'.


i failed to learn:

any contact staff move that exits into my hand (they all go in lovely and then fall off when i can't see the stick any more).

5b cascade above the head.

antispin weaves (how does that monkey do it?!??!)


stupid things i shouldn't have tried:

suicide falls - i.e. falling flat on your face on purpose.
i got close but its not good for your wrists.
or your clothes.
and falling back up is definitely impossible.


cole. x

i don;t know what everthing's called, but some same direction opposite direction turns with doubles, erm..a reel on shoulders and hips with doubles
plus managed to get my 3 club cascade nice and smooth again

yey, I learnt a new move! breaking the poi off the string mid weave- pretty impressive huh! (I'm quite proud of myself!)

I learnt a flower variation from a windmill!

all I need now is a bit more coordination to sort some more variations out without doing the "hit in the face" variety!

I've had a very good couple of weeks!!!

Mastered BTT butterfly,BTT forwards weave, propeller catches (though i cant do propeller!!) and reverse 5 beat weave!
Thanx to all those who have posted advice and vids!

HelenaXX

Oh and 2 beat weave with on poi forwards the other spinning reverse can't remember it'd proper name!?!

Does anyone know anything about Boleadoras or bolas?? A type of percussion thingy from Argentina that are used as poi, they feature in Cirque du Soliel- Saltimbanco. I'm interrested in trying a new style of poi so if anyone can help, let me know.
Thanx HelenaXX