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StudentPermalink Reply by Ness on June 21, 2012 at 5:33pm

 I adore polypro. It's lightning fast and extremely responsive esp. with breaks/reversals. It's really light-weight and makes off-body stuff a dream. When I first switched, I was using hoops I made from 125 psi irrigation tubing, which is already lighter than 160psi (the heaviest I've used), so the transition was pretty simple. However it is a lot faster than heavier homemade hoops and could be frustrating at first. I found that I tend to spin more when I'm using my polypro hoops.

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Permalink Reply by Japaneses Hornet on June 21, 2012 at 5:42pm

How big is your polypro and how big are the 160psi? Whats the size difference? 

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StudentPermalink Reply by Splynk on June 22, 2012 at 2:11pm

I love my 36" poly pro hoops, but i'v started playing with a 34 which is ok but for me 36" is where it's at :) my first hoop was a 38 160 psi

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StudentPermalink Reply by cremenoir on June 22, 2012 at 7:57am

i adore my polypro, and will never look back! a few months ago i switched from a 41" 3/4" ID 100 psi black hoop to a 37" 3/4" OD polypro and it has made a huge difference in my hooping. when you're switching from heavier tubing, polypro can be frustrating at first. it took me a solid week of trying before i could even chest hoop properly with it, but once i got the hang of it, it opened up a world of new possibilities. so if you struggle a bit at first, stick with it! it's worth it. enjoy!

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Permalink Reply by Japaneses Hornet on June 22, 2012 at 8:04am

Thanks. 

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StudentPermalink Reply by Kacie Knight on June 24, 2012 at 1:07am

I love my polypro hoops now, but when I first got them, I didn't like them as much as I had hoped. Now they are my go to, a year later. They were a little too unforgiving and fast for me to love them completely when I got them after hooping for 6 months.... I learned a ton from switching back and forth from the poly and heavier hoops though. The contrast was very illuminating and helped me pay attention to the weight of the heavier hoops on my body. 

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