I FINALLY got something workable. I've been trying to design a functional twist-collapse hoop for the last three weeks based on this



http://www.hooping.org/archives/cat_hoopmaking.html



Note: all of my trials were done with 160 psi, 3/4" PET irrigation pipe. For filling the gaps between the shaft of my "bolts" and the connector inner diameter, I used some flexible shower-curtain vinyl that sticks to itself. I cut that into strips the same width as the connector's…  

Alright, I'm frustrated. I've been hooping in my living room--64 square feet of space is not a lot to work with. 8' x8' is all I've got without hitting shit with the hoop. Needless to say, my focus has been on technical moves: chest hooping, knee hooping, angle hooping, and a very small amount of vertical hooping (hand moves, etc.).



So, I finally got into some bigger spaces this weekend only to find that, while I'm capable of doing all these moves independently, I'm having a really…  

I'm maxing out the capacity of my living room. I have a bigger hoop for testing new moves, but it just fits in the space I have. Not much running around to be done with it. I'm afraid that if I do any fancy tricks, I'll break something.



The gym I joined is having problems with its elevator, so it's not open yet. They keep saying "one more week" but I'm getting antsy. I feel like I'm on the verge of really flowing with the hoop. I just need more space. It's still too cold outside to…