I want to make a practice staff before I move to fire. I've got a broom handle that's the right length and a has a nice feel, but it need to be a little heavier. I've seen people impale tennis balls on the ends and mount them with electrical tape, but I'm thinking there must be more than just the balls; perhaps something inside them? Also, I've seen soft rubbery strips of stuff wrapped around staves to add grip; what is that stuff?
Thanks, folk!
L
Thanks, folk!
L
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Re: Making practice staves
Wed, January 30, 2008 - 6:28 AMTennis grip is my favorite. any sporting good store will have it, it ranges from a roll of 12 grips with no sticky side for about 10 bucks to a single grip for 10-15.
For a wooden staff i would screw some heavy bolts into the ends and then cover with a piece of foam pool noodle and tape that on.
or you could fill the tennis ball with....rice or something and secure it with tape or something.
get creative and EXPERIMENT. Experimenting is a huge part of staff.....and prolly most spinny toys. -
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Re: Making practice staves
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 1:02 PMDon't be a fucktard like poje though and fill'em with PENNIES! Pennies hurt like a mother fucker!
Well, at least they do on a meteor! haha
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Fri, February 1, 2008 - 1:06 PMhahaha no pain, no...learning...or something....ya -
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Re: Making practice staves
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 5:56 PMI like using random sticks. They don't always have to be straight, you can learn something from a stick that doesn't let you do all the moves you normally do because maybe you'll learn new moves!
Seriously.
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Re: Making practice staves
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 6:11 PMI make my practice staves to be similar in weight and composition to my fire staves. This makes it easier to get the same feel on a practice stave as I would on the fire stave. Instead of capping the ends in wicks, I use tennis balls over rubber end caps, held in place with screws. The stave itself is made out of aluminum tube with grips made out of tennis racket tape. -
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Fri, February 1, 2008 - 7:45 PMeach time you spin a staff, your body starts crunching numbers, doing the math on the motions. Your subconscious is filing away what works at what angle, and what doesn't. If you learn with the tool that you will be performing with, you will have less to unlearn or relearn.
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Re: Making practice staves
Thu, February 7, 2008 - 8:13 PMIt really doesn't hurt to try different sizes. I started with a railing and found it was slow and easier to control but was a hand full. Then i tried some dowel rod's to add some finger twirling into the mix. As for length, midstaff is nice to have at about the waist so when you lift it you can easily spin around the torso. Don't be afraid to move around though, Static performers look nervous. Oh as for weight at the end if you do use a tennis ball, drill a pilot hole, it won't crack the wood.
