"Stand straight and measure from the ground to your Betty button. That's usually the best way to figured out what size to get. I'm 5' 2" and my favorite size is between 36" and 38""
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Help with hoops
Started this discussion. Last reply by Amma Berman Aug 14, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
OK !! so I have two hoops that are 38'' I cant keep them up very long they are light and pretty small. I ordered a hoop 40'' 3/4 100 psi .. but its really Heavy feels like 160 . Im brusing really…
My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!
Started this discussion. Last reply by LOCO TOES DREA Aug 10, 2012. 15 Replies 0 Likes
I have two hoops I made. One is 40' 1'' 160 psi and every thing I do scares me, I do not want to hit my face with this. It leaves my sides bruised for days. The other I made is to small, 34'' or…
Looking for frustration stories
Started this discussion. Last reply by LOCO TOES DREA Jul 22, 2012. 13 Replies 1 Like
As a new hooper and at home with a 5 month old, Im feeling the frustration of wanting to know, how to do tricks. I put a bad ass song today and thought the music would take me and my hoop away to…
Youtube tutorials VS Safire online classes???
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ashley Pariseau Jul 17, 2012. 18 Replies 1 Like
Im a beginner and live in the mountains, so needless to say, I dont have a mentor. I wanted to know truthfully, would you or should you pay money to learn?.. I know there are some cool benifits to…
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Amma Berman replied to the discussion 'Help with hoops'"I make an sell hoops. 3/4" 100 PSI. All my friends who are just starting to hoop seem to like the ones I make. Not too heavy and not too light. I don't sand them because they're tapped up. I've noticed that hoops only need sanded…"
LOCO TOES DREA posted a discussionHelp with hoops
OK !! so I have two hoops that are 38'' I cant keep them up very long they are light and pretty small. I ordered a hoop 40'' 3/4 100 psi .. but its really Heavy feels like 160 . Im brusing really badly all over using it.. I just made a hoop 42' 3/4 80 psi tapped with electrical and it just feels like im still struggleing for balance sense the tubing is misshaped even after leaving it in the sun to reform, and its light. My home depot does not carry 3/4 100psi....I was told polypro was the way…See More
LOCO TOES DREA replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"Good stuff thank you!!!!!!!!!!!"
Keseygirll~ replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"haha ohh noo, hockey tape is very good its awesome! i had just not followed instructions enough/wasn't thinking and i wrapped the whole thing in tape.. haha i didnt know at the time that it can't ALL be grip tape haha.. :) so silly.."
Traci "CircularPraise" Bonney replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"I went polypro a while back, and it made a huge difference in the types and intensity of bruises I got. I rarely have to pull out the arnica cream any more. I bought the tubing online from McMaster-Carr and made my own hoops, but the shipping can…"
LOCO TOES DREA replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"Is Polypro diffrent from Polyethylene?"
LOCO TOES DREA replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"Im about to wrap the new hoop I made with hockey tape. How did you use to much? I used electrical tape before and thought about hockey tapes good reviews. I dont want to f it up.. lol"
Keseygirll~ replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"ii had so many scratches from when i first started hooping! (like a month ago.) it turns out i used waay too much hockey tape for grip.. wont be making that mistake again haha :) but i definitely feel for you, the scratches/scrapes are the worst."
LOCO TOES DREA replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"Sweet thanks guys. I really love the advice."
StudentMeagan Collinge replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'
"Oh, just thought I would add. I still bruised with 3/4 inch 100psi and even with the polypro I get the odd bruise, but I find it does not hurt as much. I am no so concerned about the odd bruise here and there, I bruise like a peach. What I was…"
Dave McKenzie replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"Time for Polypro!
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LiviJoyHoops replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'"Ditto that! I had no issues with the 3/4" 100psi hoops that I was making. After awhile, I ordered myself a poly pro and today (in fact!) I was just thinking of how much less fearful of the hoop hitting me I have become (It is much…"
StudentMeagan Collinge replied to the discussion 'My beginner hoops are beating me up.. Help!'
"I second the 3/4" 100 psi black poly. I tried at first to make a hoop out of another kind of tubing and it would whip me and hurt terribly. I get very frustrated with things in the learning process, especially if there is lots of pain involved.…"
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