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TeacherPermalink Reply by Hoop Cubed (Heather Says) on April 23, 2012 at 8:52am

Time spent contemplating if someone is lying about how long they've been hooping is an absolute waste. Everyone learns things at a different pace, focus on you, not others.

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Permalink Reply by Maryellen on April 23, 2012 at 9:03am

I think it all depends on the hooper, or whoever they are before they start hooping maybe.  I kinda find this topic a little, i dunno, whiny?  I mean, like another poster said, who cares?  Thats not why we hoop, or at least its not why i hoop, to compare whos been hooping longer or who can do this or that trick.  When i started hooping it took me several months to learn basic tricks, but from the VERY moment i picked up the hoop i knew i could be badass with it!  I spun flags and baton so maybe it was that experience that pushed my skillset.  I think that it also depends on the DAY, the MOMENT as well.  Because i know that some days im just not as skilled as i was the day, the week before, more clumsy or not confident.  Perhaps some hoopers just catch that sweet spot moment on video even when theyre new to hooping.  We all learn at different speeds, i dont think its right to judge or point fingers saying that someone might be lying, its kinda like saying "well, ive been doing it longer so you cant be bettttterrrrrr."  IMO, *shoulder shrug*

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Permalink Reply by Mira on April 23, 2012 at 2:43pm

You said it girl.

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Permalink Reply by Rita Avin Hoolerhooper on April 23, 2012 at 10:47am

     I think it DEFINITELY depends on the person. Some people just pick up something like its nothing, some peoples' bodies learn at what would seem to be a "normal" pace, and some people take much longer to get the hang of it. When I was spinning poi more regularly, I was meeting kids who had literally picked up their first pair of poi a month ago, and they were doing things that I hadn't even come CLOSE to doing in the year & 1/2  that I had been spinning.

     With hooping though, I definitely see this a lot more. I think it just comes down to the fact that some people are much more in tune with they way their body moves than others.

     Also keep in mind that there are a lot of hoopers who put quite a bit of focus on tricks rather than perfecting flow and moving fluidly with their hoop. Just.. everyone hoops differently I suppose.

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Permalink Reply by Salardora Pantz on April 23, 2012 at 11:31am

I think it has a lot to do with how quickly you learn, how many youtube videos you watch, and how many "advanced" hoopers you are friends with.  When my group of friends started hooping we were helpless! We didn't learn tricks very quickly because we didn't watch videos and we didn't have any more advanced hoopers to help us out. Now, as new people meet us and ask us to help them learn to hoop, I find that they progress 5 and 6 times as fast as we did.  I think it is because they are exposed to more advanced hoop tricks at the start of their hooping path.

I think its taken me about 2 1/2 yrs to get where some people are at 6 months.

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Permalink Reply by michele roane on April 23, 2012 at 11:45am

definitely depends on the person, sure someone might lie about how long they've been hooping-but why? some people are just naturally better at it than others, and it also depends on how often/long they practise for. some tricks that took me months to learn, my friend was learning her first day hooping. not really a big deal!

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Permalink Reply by Mira on April 23, 2012 at 2:42pm

agreed!

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Permalink Reply by Scunshine on April 23, 2012 at 1:46pm

I have no idea why anyone would even bother with lying about how long they've been hooping.

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Permalink Reply by Carly Roseanne on April 23, 2012 at 6:50pm

EXACTLY.

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Permalink Reply by Mira on April 23, 2012 at 2:40pm

I agree with Alisha, Natalie, and Aurora...I think everyone just progresses at different levels, this also depends on what kind of backround they have. Maybe they're just comfortable moving their bodies, and already have a bit of muscle to begin with, it was like that with me ( I sure hope nobody thinks I was lying! I put A LOT of time and effort into practicing) ... Haha I've never thought that about anyone, and if I did I sure wouldn't care beyond hoping they grow out of feeling such a dire need to have people gawk at their abilities.. It's a bit silly. Try your best to not compare yourself to others, and instead just focus on your own flow and growth. You'll be a much happier person in the end for it : )

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Permalink Reply by Jackie Maxwell on April 23, 2012 at 6:53pm

tutorials love....tutorials. I know myself I've been hooping since september and when I get together with other hoopers they dont beleive me because they say i'm "too advanced" I just see something I like, watch a tutorial and master it. Some people have better muscle memory than others. But I still cant do some tricks even after trying them a bagillion times. Like chest and across the shoulder rolls... tried millions of times and have never once gotten em. maybe some tricks i just wasn't meant to learn but with all the web things these days and access to teaching videos it seems like hoopers these days can pick just about anything up online.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Danielle Starshine on April 25, 2012 at 2:31pm

lol yeah i hear you about the chest/back rolls. i can't do them either. i can kinda do a half chest roll, but only sometimes.

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