Thank you! I know non yo-yoers won’t think about it but when a person who has yo-yoed for years looks at this half of them get really angry that my hand is facing “the wrong way”

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I am very much a non yo-yoer. I did not notice. Nor do I still... Lol.

Tried the way of the yo-yo a few times, never got too far without hitting myself in the balls or the face.

Poi spinning was the thing that hooked me on movement arts.

Poi is amazing! I have always wanted to get the basics down so I could mess with fire poi. It’s so mesmerizing.

Haven't pulled them out for a few years now, but I can confirm fire poi are awesome.

Back in my late teens I had an arrangement with an entertainment company where they would send me out to events to perform. Made all my own costumes too.

It was a really fun period in my life, even if it was short-lived. There is a certain joy in performance. A shared experience with a crowd as you take them on a journey. It's addictive.

Been nearly a decade since I've done any of that, but I cherish the memories.

That is awesome 😊 I can relate to being sent to do demonstrations, though never with fire personally. I can understand the excitement though :) thank you for sharing that with me 🤝

I asked ChatGPT to take your art and turn it into a puppy spinning poi. It failed, but this is what it came up with.

The same thing in drawing. There’s “the right way” to hold a pencil when drawing, and another for writing text.

A lot of Yt drawing tutorials now even drill this into the viewer that if you want to draw well, you’ll always hold your pencil properly.

I just can’t draw precisely if I’m holding a pencil like a tiny twig.

It’s all arbitrary… at least, that’s my opinion

Yup just do what works