5 year old rookie?

Yes, it's possible.

I picked up my self-made, tennis-ball poi in the summer of 2001 for the first time after seeing glowsticker badly whop himself at a party. Once I found the HomeOfPoi.com, I learned the basics pretty quickly and made the transition to fire.

However

I have since learned that you HAVE to have both practice and burn sessions. Since that first explosion of creativity, I have let real life creep back in. While many burn sessions have taken place, very few true practice sessions have. I'm still plagued with inflexible shoulders (working on that right now), and I have yet to win the btb forward weave. Got the backward one

Sooooo, I'm doing my wild talent much dishonor to not push it -- but I haven't been inspired to spin much lately. That's what I'm looking for here, to find some people in my area (DFW, TX, USA), or failing that, some ideas or exercises to limber up my brain and body.

Cuz being a 5 year veteran with a relatively low skill level is lame. Not that I want to do the hyperloop triple backflip somersault firebreath cannonshot ninja death wrap of doom, but I LOVE to dance. Body movement within your fire cocoon is paramount -- but lately I've been constrained with my poi b/c I've reached my limits.

Time to push 'em!

I can only post from work, so I'll holler atchall in the forums later. Addiditonally, is there any way we can download the videos? Can't view those b/c of firewalls -- a necessary security measure in engr/design.

ciao