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#901957 - 24/12/09 07:56 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread Activ **** [Re: SpinnerofDetroit]
Derek_Faughn Offline
DerekJF85

Registered: 27/05/08
Loc: Garland, TX
Originally Posted By: SpinnerofDetroit
Now you got me curious, I want to take a pic of it. About how long should the lens be exposed because that's a lot to capture. Nvm, I just realized, it only feels like forever XD I am currently working on getting my btb butterfly looking solid, I could do btb thread the needle almost immediately, but the catch is! I can't get past more than a few beats, I've gotten up to about 5 or 6. And then I want bth thread the needle, this is just because just learning teaches you to greatly improve your planes making it look tighter and giving it that nice look of it bouncing up and down.


Fo Show. Btw it capture more of the move with LEDs then it does with fire.
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#901966 - 24/12/09 09:41 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread Activ [Re: Derek_Faughn]
aston Offline
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League

Registered: 02/12/07
Loc: South Africa
Gone back to some basics I neglected, finally got split time btb butterfly. Just sort of ignored it, still not sure why I decided to learn it, but what they hey....
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#901997 - 24/12/09 03:18 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread Activ [Re: aston]
EpitomeOfNovice Offline
Putting the "FUN" in fundamental since 1981

Registered: 15/09/09
Loc: Dover, Delaware USA
I just learned the wall plane in spin butterfly flower and the angel wings as well! *proud of self* grin
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#902474 - 31/12/09 02:36 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: flash fire]
Dekan Offline
stranger

Registered: 25/12/09
WOOT ME!

5 beat forward weave is now mine!!!

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#903270 - 09/01/10 12:56 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: Dekan]
Teamo Offline
Almost again

Registered: 22/12/09
Loc: Finland
Yussss! Butterfly crosser, you belong to ME now! MWAHAHAHA!

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#903392 - 11/01/10 10:18 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: Teamo]
Dannyspin Offline
stranger

Registered: 11/01/10
Loc: Balham, London
hi guys, I'm new to this. sounds like you guys are loving learning some new tricks. Me too. I've just been checking out some of the lesson videos on this site and didn't realise quite how much there is to learn!
Actually I was wondering if anyone knows where in London the workshop is. I know it used to be at Spitalfield market on a Tuesday night but I heard it has moved to The Rag Factory. Does anyone know if this still happens as I'm thinking of going next week.

Thanks, Dan

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#903396 - 11/01/10 10:48 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: Dannyspin]
Jameth Offline
enthusiast

Registered: 19/05/08
Loc: NSW
@ Dannyspin - you might have more luck with either the Events and Gatherings section or the Meetings section, both in the International Section near the bottom of the page (I'm in Newcastle NSW, no idea wrt London meets)

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#903866 - 15/01/10 01:28 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: Jameth]
brenonfire413 Offline
Fire Spinner Exarch

Registered: 22/12/09
Loc: Tulsa, OK, United States
ONE HANDED BUTTERFLY FTW!!! =D
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#904166 - 19/01/10 06:36 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: wulff]
Paddington Bear Offline
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Registered: 19/01/10
ok, got my first poi for christmass. got the forwards weave and the forwards butterfly nailed now. still working on the backwards weave and reverse butterfly smile.
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#904294 - 20/01/10 06:15 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: Paddington Bear]
Paddington Bear Offline
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Registered: 19/01/10
1 and 2 handed tuck turn are now nailed smile
just need some polishing
oh and the giant butterfly
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#904523 - 22/01/10 01:14 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: Paddington Bear]
aston Offline
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League

Registered: 02/12/07
Loc: South Africa
Whoohoo!
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"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
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#904598 - 22/01/10 12:06 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: aston]
Paddington Bear Offline
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Registered: 19/01/10
got one handed butterfly and the backwards weave tonight smile
also made a pair of sock poi which are abit more forgiving and less likely to tangle. oh and the outwards butterfly smile
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#906305 - 08/02/10 06:05 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: Paddington Bear]
brenonfire413 Offline
Fire Spinner Exarch

Registered: 22/12/09
Loc: Tulsa, OK, United States
Good job! Isn't the one handed butterfly so much fun? tongue

I just discovered, and I don't know the name of this trick, a butterfly turn maybe? Anyways you do the butterfly in one direction, when the poi swing outwards it allows you to pivot 180 and switch to the reverse. This also seems to work one handed. Having lots of fun with it!
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#906417 - 10/02/10 06:39 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: brenonfire413]
freeskierpj Offline
stranger

Registered: 06/02/10
Loc: Hopkinton, MA
Finally got a 3 beat weave!!! Oh my god I've literally spent easily 15 hours just trying to do it and it always either was a 2 beat or got tangled but something just clicked this morning and I can't do it wrong (I can't do it well either but hey that's what practice is for lol )

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#906421 - 10/02/10 08:10 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: freeskierpj]
brenonfire413 Offline
Fire Spinner Exarch

Registered: 22/12/09
Loc: Tulsa, OK, United States
Fifteen hours? Thank god, I'm not the only person that spent forever on that trick! tongue It's a really fun trick once you nail it and after that I find it to be kind of meditative because you can just keep going and rolling your arms back and forth! Now have fun with the reverse...
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#906434 - 10/02/10 12:36 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: brenonfire413]
freeskierpj Offline
stranger

Registered: 06/02/10
Loc: Hopkinton, MA
Yea literally it's been about two weeks since I started and every day I've spent about an hour if not a little more working on just 3 beats simply because I couldn't get them and it was frustrating me (I tend to have some perfectionist tendencies smile but now that that's done it's on to perfecting it along with doing some windmills/butterflies because I still can't even start to wrap my head around reverse weaves lol

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#906438 - 10/02/10 01:38 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: freeskierpj]
SpinnerofDetroit Offline
All High Dude, Ruler of What You Want

Registered: 25/10/09
Loc: Trenton, MI, USA
Hey, the three beat weave took me three days tongue

I was the most uncoordinated man ever before poi lol

And brenon, I think what you are talking about is my favorite named move. The Pacman Twist grin
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#906443 - 10/02/10 03:48 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: SpinnerofDetroit]
Seaspray Offline
stranger by the day

Registered: 08/07/09
Loc: At the Back of the North Wind
Reverse 3-beat weave can be easy to learn. If you turn to face the other direction while weaving, the poi kinda naturally go into reverse weave


And yeah, it took me forever to work out 3-beat weave and more than a few ... unfortunate misses to the groin.. took me actually seeing someone do the trick in person to get it
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#906446 - 10/02/10 04:54 PM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: Seaspray]
brenonfire413 Offline
Fire Spinner Exarch

Registered: 22/12/09
Loc: Tulsa, OK, United States
SoD, you mean the butterfly twist thingie? Cool I didn't know the name, thanks!
Now I'm having that level of frustration on the btb 3 beat. I've been trying a little bit every time I spin and still haven't had much progress. So far I've gotten really good at smacking the back of my calves or right in the back of my neck, but I think that's a different trick. Speaking of I'll give that another shot here in a few...


Edited by brenonfire413 (10/02/10 04:56 PM)
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#906465 - 11/02/10 03:01 AM Re: The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread [Re: brenonfire413]
Sister Eleven Offline
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Registered: 03/08/09
Loc: Seattle, WA
I got a lot of stuff down pretty fast, but the btb weave (and most other btb things) I'm still terrible at--and I started being able to do it like 3 months ago. It's really annoying, and I know skilled spinners who took almost a year to figure it out, so you wouldn't be alone.
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