I've never really understood all the different terms for throws. Recently I've been catching the poi with my arm and flipping it back up in the air and catching it with my hand. I was wondering what these were called.
I doubt it would work anyway, you need poi with heads that will bounce for this. Throw the poi grab the head while its in the air and throw it at the ground, the poi will bounce back up and you can catch it and continue spinning. Really easy stuff but kind of fun.
Ok to get the idea of this. Put both poi in one hand, spin them in a wall plane. If you release poi #2 just right, and keep holding onto poi , poi #2 goes into the air synchronized with poi #1, and ideally you catch it without the two colliding or tangling or anything, and it looks like just one poi again.
Basicly the idea is to throw the poi and have them stay one just ahead of the other spinning like a butterfly in the air for a few beats, then catch however you like. split time chase is the same idea only uh, it's split time chase.
i was playing with my doubles t'other day and i came across a very simple concept which had so far evaded me (although i'm sure a lot of others already do it!).
The more I think about it there more important they become in my opinion:
Definition: The last impulse you give before throwing a Poi.
With flicking you substantially can alter the time of the release.
Example: Release at 12 oclock is possible with a flick, BTL throws become more easy when "flicked". . .
... or whatever you wanna call it.
I am quite sure the jugglers already got a name for it anyway.
And taking the risk that nobody understands wtf I am talking about . . .
Definition: The opposite of static throws where you do not really move your body.
With one Poi quite easy
For example: Throw to the back -> turn -> catch.
Right
yesterday i started to pratise my throwing.
I found looking at jugglers gave me ideas for moves.
I had no idea really how other people incorperate throws ect.
So i started by chucking the right and swaping left poi to right hand and catching with left. Looks quite good, and can be done continuolsy like juggling.
I know it sounds crazy but it's possible, anyone else knows that? with both hands?
right now I'm working on a double reverse butterfly release under the same leg... seems rather impossible now ... (if anyone can do that please put a video online)
... (if anyone can do that please put a video online)
