r/poi • u/Equivalent_You_7464 • 16d ago

I’m a beginner! Help me learn

Hey guys, I’m looking for a way to learn how to use two poi at once, unfortunately I think I need to get some shorter silks but I can practice without them for now!

Ps this video was taken of me at electric forest this past year :))

Do any of you have experience using 75”silk? If you want to use two silks at once what length do you usually go to? (53”?) (Are larger silks make for only using one?)

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

Personally, I'd ditch the silks for now and suggest getting a pair of sock poi or even making some. 

Start out by getting comfortable with your planes and directions and learn the terminology as it will help you in the long run. There are tons of good tutorials by playpoi on YouTube. 

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u/Equivalent_You_7464 16d ago

I had some rice filled socks I might still have them, thanks

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u/Bananaland_Man 16d ago

rice filled socks work, or tennis balls (though the weight sucks, tennis balls are light)... my first poi were tennis balls I half-filled filled with sand xD

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u/mentive 16d ago

laughs in glowsticks

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u/Bananaland_Man 16d ago

I mean first "built" set (otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned filling them with sand specifically for weight), glowsticks are where I learned poi existed xD

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u/mentive 16d ago edited 16d ago

I learned everything with glowsticks, then socks with tennis balls!

That was long before contact POI though.

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u/mikey1290 16d ago

Try snooker balls.

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u/Bananaland_Man 16d ago

sounds painful xD, there's a reason I didn't say baseballs or others...

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u/ScarySnuggles 16d ago

Continue beginning.

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u/ScarySnuggles 16d ago

I also suggest rice in socks with a simple knot. I prefer a third of a cup in each. Then videos are helpful if you want fundamentals. After that it's mostly self directed play. Props are props, flow is flow, there's variety in both aspects. Different combinations are more or less helpful depending on what ideas or feels you're exploring.

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u/ande9393 15d ago

Get some practice poi without the flags. Practice by yourself with music you enjoy until you have some basic weaves down and can keep planes well. I think it's better to spin where nobody is watching you to really feel comfortable in learning. There's lots of good tutorials on YouTube. Once you really have a handle on a lot of the fundamentals start spinning with other people to push your creativity and skills!

Of course then you'll need some fire poi :)

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u/njester025 16d ago

Check YouTube for tutorials! The amount of free, robust, online learning content for poi is unbelievable and it’s how I learned. “Top 5 beginner moves Drex factor” is a great place to start.

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u/redraven Flow Hippie 16d ago

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u/Mysterious_Pin_4400 15d ago

Just feel your flow and play, if there's a specific move you can look it up on yt, but imo flow is more important than moves and you find that through play

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u/veganic_healing 14d ago

Get/make some sock poi. For instructions go to a local flow group or look up Drexfactor on YT.