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Permalink Reply by Ashley Pariseau on February 11, 2012 at 3:08pm

This is what I'm talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-gKC-VF_uA from point 0:13 to 0:16

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Permalink Reply by Kris on February 11, 2012 at 4:10pm

Lok up tutorials for the vortex or corkscrew (one handed or two).

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Permalink Reply by angelineWV on February 13, 2012 at 10:05pm

That is the one-handed vortex. I am relatively new to hooping myself and haven't perfected it yet, but I can give you a couple hints that helped me. First, I found that the size and weight of the first hoop I was practicing with made it a little more difficult for this particular move. (Some moves are easier with larger hoops, but I do think that some are harder!)  I had a 40" that was kind of heavy and so a big problem was just building up the arm strength/control combination. When I got a hoop that was a couple inches smaller and a little bit lighter, it was easier to do. Second, because of the momentum behind the trick when in it is performed correctly, I think that it creates the illusion that you are actually spinning the hoop with your arm, up and down your body, in the same way that for many people waist hooping creates the illusion that you are spinning your hips/waist to keep the hoop going, when in fact it's a back and forth or side to side motion. In my non-expert opinion, the one-handed vortex is more like pulling the hoop up and down--almost straight up and down, but with your body turning at the same time to some degree on the way down, which creates a spinning "illusion." I mean, kind of an illusion because the hoop is spinning, but the spin doesn't come from where it looks like it does!  As an exercise to help me figure out where my arm needed to be and when for this trick, I actually tried to do the last part --pulling it up from the waist--first. Then once I figured out, "okay, this is where my arm needs to land right before I pull it back up," I could work on the question of timing to pull it down, which is the first part of the trick. With that first part, I spin my body and pull my arm down, timed so that my arm lands where it needs to land, and then I pull it back up. Again, I am kind of new to this myself, and everyone learns differently and has a different way of processing these things, so I hope I didn't just confuse the heck out of you! If you search "one handed vortex" on youtube, there is a video that comes up. It might also be helpful.

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Permalink Reply by Colleen F on February 14, 2012 at 9:18am

That's how I started too, it helps to keep the momentum going as you're learning to flow with the hoop.  Just take your time & keep practicing & you'll get it!

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