http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#ef7f9349-52c5-4fbd-92fa-f8f683b0116b I was playing with it during my hoop session this morning.. the one thing I noticed made the biggest difference in being able to suddenly do it was that I started paying attention to the PLANE the hoop was moving in... Elbow hooping behind the back, the hoop is on a vertical plane... hand hooping above your head, the hoop is on a horizontal plane.... for the bent-over version, try getting infront of a window or other reflective surface, figure out the angle of the plane that your body creates in the bent over position, and then get the hoop spinning in that plane BEFORE you start hooking your elbows in... Made the difference for me, good luck! X. Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:55:59 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#ef7f9349-52c5-4fbd-92fa-f8f683b0116b Xta 2005-08-19T19:55:59Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#4596f26f-9a9f-4cae-b384-63b7e61bcffe cross-playa relations will be dealt with most seriously. we will have carefully planned expeditions and away teams and such. meow. Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#4596f26f-9a9f-4cae-b384-63b7e61bcffe orange 2005-08-19T00:00:00Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#e0256e54-dee6-4f08-8641-492aece0081f helpful hint from someone that i got about elbow and behind-the-back tricks: STRE-E-E-E-E-ETCH first. lots. Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:58:39 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#e0256e54-dee6-4f08-8641-492aece0081f orange 2005-08-18T23:58:39Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#009ea8e6-5453-40e0-8543-ecae45a48d1f Can we encourage Rob to make a how-to video, too? ;) (funny, reading this.. when just 10 minutes ago I was working on this particular trick and had no idea it was being discussed!) X. Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:51:55 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#009ea8e6-5453-40e0-8543-ecae45a48d1f Xta 2005-08-18T19:51:55Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#c1417841-0d3d-4735-bed7-b595550bb28b I HATE YOU ALL! ...just kidding. ;) No surprise that every thread becomes a BM thread these days -- is IS the defacto national hoop convention! Thu, 18 Aug 2005 03:42:30 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#c1417841-0d3d-4735-bed7-b595550bb28b Ariel 2005-08-18T03:42:30Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#08705d65-656a-47ff-8df0-8672e2601cca i apologize for the thread jack ... Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:56:55 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#08705d65-656a-47ff-8df0-8672e2601cca Reagan 2005-08-18T02:56:55Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#7fd106c7-6eda-4d39-8f3b-2a594b085638 Well, not exactly...I do a similar trick that rolls from one shoulder to the other over my back while bent forward; The hoop seems to roll over my back. The trick they're talking about is from one elbow to the other presumably not touching the body, which I can't really nail predictably. I can offer some advice for the elbow trick: -Use the elbow's motion / momentum to pass the hoop from one to the other -Bend over until perpendicular with the floor, try not to arch your back -While bent over you can twist your torso, first to your left and then as you pass the hoop twist to your right (reverse for lefties) The trick I do which is similar is almost impossible to explain, a lot of it is timing and practice. Hope that helps... Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:13:23 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#7fd106c7-6eda-4d39-8f3b-2a594b085638 ROB 2005-08-18T02:13:23Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#7e2b03ba-184d-4137-8203-a6be86533042 and don't you just love how every conversation right now devolves into something about burning man :p i'm certain ms. ariel hates us all! Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:39:46 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#7e2b03ba-184d-4137-8203-a6be86533042 Obi-J 2005-08-18T00:39:46Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#42a2042e-04a9-42e2-8b72-0cd2d1774584 ~sweetness~ oh yes, my favorite girl orange is campin with tha freeks so we'll definitely be in yer hood :) Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:36:52 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#42a2042e-04a9-42e2-8b72-0cd2d1774584 Obi-J 2005-08-18T00:36:52Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#c4a2ff01-59cd-4d1d-a5ac-0da10f2dd185 well, when I venture to the far side of the city, I'll be heading straight for you guys then! And I'm sure I'll see you at Disorient/Freek Factory in addition to the hoop-downs~ Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:33:54 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#c4a2ff01-59cd-4d1d-a5ac-0da10f2dd185 Reagan 2005-08-18T00:33:54Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#9a17ba90-a113-44b5-bf48-763ce499412d yes, yes, we totally met there!! ;) yeah, ms. leblanc and i are like two peas in a pod. or, always next to me when i fall asleep at night :) anyhoo, i'm planning much hooping and will probably be on your side of the playa quite a bit as that seems to be where all the hoopenin's are. amy and i are with CrackCookies camp at 3:00 and catharsis, and we have a few parties scheduled (tuesday day/night, thursday day, saturday night). we shall have a pretty rockin' soundsystem as well as some to-druel-over breaks DJs. Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:26:33 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#9a17ba90-a113-44b5-bf48-763ce499412d Obi-J 2005-08-18T00:26:33Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#469c8b47-2274-44d7-a414-c758023755ea Rob has totally figured that trick out. Maybe he'll bless us with some tips? The only time I've ever been able to do it was once at the park when I said, "And there's this weird over the shoulder thing? I totally can't do it." Then I did it. WTF? Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:20:51 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#469c8b47-2274-44d7-a414-c758023755ea Ariel 2005-08-18T00:20:51Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#d1c1bdc8-2f59-4fe8-add2-44e1d8660b45 nah, don't need a bodyghuard - but I'd love to hoop with you sometime ... you're leblanc's friend, right? we met at Sullivan room in NY? Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:15:35 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#d1c1bdc8-2f59-4fe8-add2-44e1d8660b45 Reagan 2005-08-18T00:15:35Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#05e94cac-46c3-4317-8fe2-cee134e8a03b does this mean you need a hooping bodyguard at burningman? i may have a few slots available :p and it took me about 4 months to figure out how to knee hoop. turned out nylon/slippery pants were the culprit. go figure. i now need to reconfigure my hooping attire to natural fibers to reduce slippage and increase grippage. Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:28:30 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#05e94cac-46c3-4317-8fe2-cee134e8a03b Obi-J 2005-08-17T23:28:30Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#a0b94e94-9b29-46eb-aa70-7b2fcdf260c3 funny, I've been doing it bent over style for a month or two now, and can always nail it, but I had never even SEEN it done standing up and I just tried it and can't get it. Off to practice! Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:02:32 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#a0b94e94-9b29-46eb-aa70-7b2fcdf260c3 Alexis...aka shehoopsalot 2005-08-17T23:02:32Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#3d76d161-818b-4a8e-a648-2d50c87d4cf1 thank you. I wish I had you with me whenever I'm asked to show someone "how" to do something. It seems impossible for some people to understand that I can't just "give" the secret to them ... sometimes it truly is just practice practice practice. I get upset when someone gets frustrated with ME when they are unable to do something. I always tell everyone that I spent 4 solid months cursing and bruised trying to get the darn thing up from my knees - but sometimes they just don't believe me and think I'm like holding out on telling them how to do it or something. anyway - THANK YOU for sharing. and I'm currently in my third month of trying to get that behind the back elbow to elbow pass ... can do it one out of maybe 20 tries as of last weekend ;) Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:56:14 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#3d76d161-818b-4a8e-a648-2d50c87d4cf1 Reagan 2005-08-17T22:56:14Z http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#a073860c-d43a-41bc-9ab8-cbb8674621d9 so for the last couple months I've been trying and trying to do the bent-over-behind-the-back-elbow-to-elbow-pass. i can get it on one elbow no problem, but then it would just fly away when i'd try and pass it to the other. i had learned the standing-behind-the-back-elbow-to-elbow-pass relatively easily, but doing it bent over has eluded me for what seems like forever. but i've kept practicing and practicing, and last night out of the blue i was able to do it successfully with some regularity. just wanted to throw out some support to all ya'll feeling frustrated about not being able to do this trick or that one, and to keep practicing and don't give up. sounds lame, but i know i get pretty frustrated when i can't figure something out. shit, it took me almost a year to figure out how to get it over my head, so i have to remind myself to not get so frustrated with the more spectacular tricks and to just have fun and feel the flow :) Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:40:40 GMT http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/825cc921-1edb-42bf-8c80-5486d98a938f#a073860c-d43a-41bc-9ab8-cbb8674621d9 Obi-J 2005-08-17T22:40:40Z