Tribe.net. Local Connections danceintechnicolour http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#daae555a-90d2-4711-845d-e1095b93e3a0 2007-05-28T15:09:57Z 2007-05-28T15:09:57Z

for a great beam me up tutorial please look at my thread "Belly Free?" http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/02476a6c-b237-4655-a655-cab8a3d6149d I posted a great "beam me up slow motion" clip, which has clockwise counerclockwise & from behind. All in slow motion, which really helps to break the trick down. I don't know who origionally made the clip....but I sure am greateful ! THANKS

danceintechnicolour 2007-05-28T15:09:57Z Lady Picasso http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#6df9c8ba-f574-4e6e-828e-6ce2ed9bf9cd 2007-05-27T06:36:15Z 2007-05-27T06:36:15Z

******CLICK******* that was the light going on in my head/hoop. thank you thank you thank you! yay!!!!

Lady Picasso 2007-05-27T06:36:15Z Dawn http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#0d2fc43b-1d2f-4746-9a47-1232360de50a 2007-02-11T20:34:07Z 2007-02-11T20:34:07Z

What worked for me: learn one part at a time. The first step is to learn to work the hoop off of your body in your hands, passing the hoop from hand to hand, just keeping it level in one location on your body (waist, for starters). It helps A LOT to turn slowly in the same direction as the hoop as you go; this slows down the hoop relative to your body and really makes it easier. Once you can do the hand pass and keep the hoop off your body, bringing it up and down is the next step.

Dawn 2007-02-11T20:34:07Z Xta http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#eb1c42f3-8b56-4f07-aede-dc4457a0e1e9 2007-02-10T07:22:08Z 2007-02-10T07:22:08Z

Mmm... sounds like you may actually be lifting faster than its spin momentum..? From the back diagonal lift, try sneaking your right hand under your armpit and complete the lift with your hand actually in front of your face before snapping up to the 2:00ish position... .. but the other thing to realize is that the hoop may not be perfectly horizontal through this move... and that's okay. If the edge away from your grip swoops down a bit, then you'll just get this neato helix effect :) Hope that helps... can you take a video so we can do a visual analysis? :) X.

Xta 2007-02-10T07:22:08Z Nicole http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#4129bf2d-745d-46b5-b1f0-490921500cf9 2007-02-10T00:42:43Z 2007-02-10T00:42:43Z

i go from right to left on the upswing grabbing the hoop from behind with my right hand then i transfer it to my left to bring it down and grab it with my right hand making the little ring motion thingie...

Nicole 2007-02-10T00:42:43Z Nicki http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#7e7fd3fc-7a1f-43ec-b687-eef303c86bc2 2007-02-10T00:39:41Z 2007-02-10T00:39:41Z

Oh my gosh, I am GOING to learn this trick, darn-it! Okay! Okay....I spin counterclockwise so when I lift the hoop up from waist hooping to initiate the "beam me up" trick - lifting from the back diagonally (going from left to right on the upswing) starting with my right hand to get it above my head, sometimes I can do it, but *a lot* of the time it ends up with my hand above my head straight up in the air holding on to the hoop on the right side, and the opposite side of the hoop (left) is still at my shoulder (hanging down diagonally) not above my head (horizontal to the ground). What am I doing wrong?!?!? I'm turning and snapping which seems to work at times, but most of the time I end up in the above situation with the hoop hanging down on the one side. There's something I'm missing. Hadria?....Xta?....anyone?....help!

Nicki 2007-02-10T00:39:41Z silverstar http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#353c3081-b573-4574-9205-e38c273c9d51 2007-02-06T02:54:57Z 2007-02-06T02:54:57Z

I agree - knowing how to do the two separate parts of the trick was key for me before being able to put them together successfully. Two other tidbits that might be helpful: (1) I didn't realize that you don't put the hoop back on your waist before bringing it back up. It might sound obvious, but it wasn't to me, so I would get it up over my head, bring it back down, let it rotate around my waist, and then lift it up again. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong until someone said that the hoop goes from hand to hand. That was a real d'oh! moment for me! No wonder I couldn't get the two parts connected smoothly! (2) Once I figured out not to put the hoop back on my body, I was still bringing the hoop down to waist level and I would sometimes hit myself in the head on the way back up. I later learned that it was easier for me to bring the hoop down even lower, about mid-butt level, because that gave me more time to unwind my arm on the way back up. Hope that helps!

silverstar 2007-02-06T02:54:57Z Nicki http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#57b480f7-34e0-4eb1-9161-5502b88d0976 2007-02-04T18:34:46Z 2007-02-04T18:34:46Z

Gosh, this is the one thing that still is tough for me. Sometimes I get it, sometimes I don't. Spinning and snapping definitely help, but there's something that has yet to click with me. I am working on posting some practice vids I have (they'll be in the hooping videos tribe shortly) - you can see clearly my trouble with this. :-) Teehe. Working with a low ceiling didn't help matters.

Nicki 2007-02-04T18:34:46Z Spinna Sparks http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#10ee2e05-d874-4dc6-9163-946985a36269 2007-02-04T16:09:08Z 2007-02-04T16:09:08Z

I know you already got it, but for anyone else, What I did was learn the two parts of the trick seperate first. From over your head down to the waist with one hand. Just take it to your waist and let go and do some waist hooping. Then try from behind your back at waist level to over your head with the other hand. Make sure you have both of those down before trying to put them together.

Spinna Sparks 2007-02-04T16:09:08Z Paula http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#2319cc94-59a0-4949-868d-3def1fc213ac 2007-02-04T08:55:22Z 2007-02-04T08:55:22Z

@%%##@ I did get this......but all of a sudden - the hoop started flying out of my grip - all of yasterday - I snap - hoop flies - dammit - I hoop on my terrace - the hoop bounced off the sides and fell all the way down, 7 floors. Funny at first - but now I'm just fried.

Paula 2007-02-04T08:55:22Z Xta http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#66bd6361-480c-4a79-aba9-b2273fab89a2 2007-02-03T21:36:36Z 2007-02-03T21:36:36Z

HI Peaches. Click on the links to get to http://christahoops.com then visit the Images page to see the links to all of my online (free!) video clips. There is also another tribe called Hooping Videos, which is nothing but video clips! If you search for "hoop DVDs" in the "search this tribe" box from the main Hula Hooping page, you'll find discussion threads talking about the various professional videos out there for purchase. X.

Xta 2007-02-03T21:36:36Z Peaches http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#309dc84e-bf5c-4552-a34b-e92f11ec1411 2007-02-03T18:34:17Z 2007-02-03T18:34:17Z

I too would like to see the video of that trick. Is it on line or do I need to purchase a DVD? I'm a new hooper. I'd be interested in seeing some good video clips of different moves on line, also, can you recommend any good DVD's to purchase? Thanks.

Peaches 2007-02-03T18:34:17Z Xta http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#3aea9e6b-1166-4529-af35-de8705f71866 2007-02-02T07:44:05Z 2007-02-02T07:44:05Z

Try adding a "snap" to the very top of your lift - if you're hooping counter-clockwise and lifting with your right hand from behind your back, snap the hoop up at "1:00", if you're hooping clockwise and lifting lefty, snap the hoop to "11:00" The extra energy put into the sharp snap translates into momentum to keep the hoop spinning away from you at the top of your lift, which helps it stay flatter as you are bringing it back down. Turning your body in the same direction that the hoop is spinning is also a lovely helper :) X.

Xta 2007-02-02T07:44:05Z ~WhiMsY~ http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#7c75e552-3ba0-4c57-8ab6-72a75caf271e 2007-02-02T02:23:21Z 2007-02-02T02:23:21Z

It's so funny to see this thread bumped all the way back up cause it seems like ages ago that I wrote this!! I've mastered this trick now, funny to think there was a time that I struggled with it. Anyway, Nicki... what REALLY helped me learn this trick was to spin with the hoop when lifting it up. I think the momentum of your body spinning helps keep the hoop moving... or something like that. Not sure exactly, but it definitely helps! When you master this trick you won't need to spin anymore. Give it a shot :) You also could try practicing this with a really big hoop. Good luck!!

~WhiMsY~ 2007-02-02T02:23:21Z Nicki http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#49ec1aa9-9bcd-4b3d-9ef1-2c2a8c096423 2007-02-01T19:20:06Z 2007-02-01T19:20:06Z

Great advice! YES, the key is the finger loop - that helps tramendously. But ok, I have another question. I can grab it ok and lift it up above my head, but once it touches my hand the hoop looses momentum. How do you keep the momentum going while you're lifting it up?

Nicki 2007-02-01T19:20:06Z ultraviolet http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#939759b0-9589-42b6-b20f-08877aeff268 2006-05-21T02:06:29Z 2006-05-21T02:06:29Z

this one's pretty cool, though: http://www.groovehoops.com/2004/GHoops.mov

ultraviolet 2006-05-21T02:06:29Z ultraviolet http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#fa845a81-53ca-422c-9081-31beb87fd607 2006-05-21T01:51:08Z 2006-05-21T01:51:08Z

Bummer about the Burning man Vid - it's not us, it's them. I'm on T-1s at work and it just doesn't buffer all the way. I've learned a trick for watching movie trailers this way, if you pause it right at the beginning to let the little buffering bar load all the way first, then play it, it wont stop in the middle. In this case, the video doesn't finish buffering the stream. They have to fix it on their end for us to see it.

ultraviolet 2006-05-21T01:51:08Z Jeffz http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#4eb4d332-e4d5-4524-8123-46b00de83876 2006-05-20T19:46:42Z 2006-05-20T19:46:42Z

wow, that's awesome! Great music for it too..

Jeffz 2006-05-20T19:46:42Z Alexis...aka shehoopsalot http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#c614e105-23f7-4aa3-ab3f-11dc92a55d1a 2006-05-20T17:00:58Z 2006-05-20T17:00:58Z

Here's a one minute clip of the "beam me up" trick with a kickstart included http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXngLZ3vYs

Alexis...aka shehoopsalot 2006-05-20T17:00:58Z khan http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#ad88cffc-cdee-4fe5-9db8-da46f2eae619 2006-05-19T16:31:27Z 2006-05-19T16:31:27Z

I can't get the vid to load either. I get 15 seconds of titles and then it just stays on the same frame even though the little counter thingie at the bottom moves along as if it were playing. sadness. Especially since I love groovehoop's other vids. oh well, I'll just have to imagine the beauty...

khan 2006-05-19T16:31:27Z Cass http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#dbcaad18-bf25-48b6-90ce-49f3ce45f913 2006-05-19T16:28:07Z 2006-05-19T16:28:07Z

"Woah, that finger/thumb loop thingie made not only that move click for me but my isolations and another thing I just flow around with click" Me too! This was the first time I actually felt the hoop orbiting around me with ME just being the giude. It makes such a difference... I know what feeling to look for now... Use the force Cass....

Cass 2006-05-19T16:28:07Z ~WhiMsY~ http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#3f38a4cd-d3b2-4f4f-8fc5-6285a12febe2 2006-05-19T11:02:02Z 2006-05-19T11:02:02Z

MUHAHAHAHAHA I got it :) It only took me an hour and a half and lots of bruises on my hands but totally worth it. Thanks all!! Turning counter clockwise totally helped, as did NOT gripping the hoop, and keeping my hand close to my body. And I can't get that video to load either but I think it's my computer. I'm going to try watching it from work.. I want to see :)

~WhiMsY~ 2006-05-19T11:02:02Z Xta http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#c3573149-6981-488b-aa45-7d8e43120011 2006-05-19T06:19:50Z 2006-05-19T06:19:50Z

Thanks, Brook :) Yeah, I'm having problems with the Burning Man vid loading, it is doing the same thing on my comp :( Where are our techy hoopers? :) Today's videos were just uploaded from my camera.. going to take a peek, see if they are worth sharing :) X.

Xta 2006-05-19T06:19:50Z Jess http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#a8c295f6-321f-48fa-96d8-710edba084f2 2006-05-19T04:18:49Z 2006-05-19T04:18:49Z

it saddens me that I haven't been able to get this movie to work! It only seems to load/save/play the first 30-some seconds, no matter how I try to save it. any hints? I'm starving to see it!!! :)

Jess 2006-05-19T04:18:49Z Jeffz http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#bbbfd883-a1d9-4107-814b-b6bcbe9ea23a 2006-05-19T02:30:22Z 2006-05-19T02:30:22Z

Woah, that finger/thumb loop thingie made not only that move click for me but my isolations and another thing I just flow around with click. It's like a mantra or something, thank you thank you thank you!

Jeffz 2006-05-19T02:30:22Z Aryam http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#1bd06a12-a08e-49f7-9fac-6518b2fdbc2a 2006-05-18T23:03:42Z 2006-05-18T23:03:42Z

Oh MY Gosh!! Thank you so much, Stefan!! I love that video! That's the video that inspired me to not give up when first started hooping and could do the tricks right. I wanted to be just like the great hoopers in that video...I'm still not that great, but I sure have fun doing it :-) Yay!

Aryam 2006-05-18T23:03:42Z ammre http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#d848deb8-5a83-486e-887c-974e32644bce 2006-05-18T21:11:16Z 2006-05-18T21:11:16Z

i LURVE that video too... when i want to explain to people how cool hooping actually is i show them that one. as for this trick, i hoop in the same direction as you are in your video but i bring the hoop down with my left hand and pass it to my right behind my back instead of passing form my right hand to my left on my front/side. Both are possible, i just managed to learn the behind the back one first. I also find it easier to turn the same direction your hooping as you do the move becasue it pauses momentum and give you a little more time to do it.

ammre 2006-05-18T21:11:16Z Brook http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#19a4581b-5fe5-4c82-b01a-9d21e121591d 2006-05-18T19:44:17Z 2006-05-18T19:44:17Z

"Those clips" have been sooo instrumental in my hooping education!! They are great and very inspirational. Sorry you didn't realize it before, but they have been a huge help for me. Thank you thank you thank you, Brook

Brook 2006-05-18T19:44:17Z Xta http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#4371f943-795a-4d07-8786-2a6e924ac0eb 2006-05-18T17:31:09Z 2006-05-18T17:31:09Z

Yay! <hoop around> Thanks Stefan! X.

Xta 2006-05-18T17:31:09Z GrooveHoops http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#9f725992-ac68-44a9-a5fb-6c6a057c318c 2006-05-18T17:17:21Z 2006-05-18T17:17:21Z

Sorry about that Xta, I didn't realize that I hadn't re-linked the file that I had migrated to the GrooveHoops site. Here is the new link for your viewing pleasure: http://www.groovehoops.com/2004/bman04.mov Thanks for the kudos I didn't make it as a learning tool but so glad it is serving that purpose!

GrooveHoops 2006-05-18T17:17:21Z Cass http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#affed1b3-2286-4564-a49a-563beb844b90 2006-05-18T16:19:36Z 2006-05-18T16:19:36Z

Yay! I'll be a hoop star in no time!

Cass 2006-05-18T16:19:36Z Xta http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#c933e5ac-1f28-4931-a725-5697c58e13ff 2006-05-18T15:00:04Z 2006-05-18T15:00:04Z

Woohoo :) Thanks, folks! I still miss the Burning Man video that used to be up on MysteryMoon's site (link from hooping.org doesn't seem to work anymore...) .. that was one of my big learning tools... I'm going to take my nifty new digital camera to the pool today and do some taping before waterpolo practice tonight (if I can still move after my third shift of hooping at the Childrens Festival this morning...) .. with the idea of setting up a chalkboard, spending a bit of time trying to list EVERYTHING that I know how to do, and then taping it all... and then borrow the roomie's Mac do edit the video into smaller chunks.... but if I don't get it posted tonight, it won't happen til next week 'cause my weekend is crazy-busy teaching a lifeguard course.. I generally threaten that they won't pass unless they learn to hoop as well as the lifeguarding skills that are actually on the exam sheet :) So, more on the way... X.

Xta 2006-05-18T15:00:04Z Aryam http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#385e3bc4-d223-430e-a51c-abee682053ce 2006-05-18T13:45:06Z 2006-05-18T13:45:06Z

"that was really neat to hear that someone is making use of those clips - I was wondering if anyone did! " What? Are you kidding, Xta? hehehe I LOVE those clips and I learned soooooo much from your videos! Mayra.

Aryam 2006-05-18T13:45:06Z ~WhiMsY~ http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#c8e27d99-d147-4a67-b88d-1a207fd1afd7 2006-05-18T11:00:08Z 2006-05-18T11:00:08Z

Thanks Xta for the info :) I haven't tried moving counter-clockwise yet while lifting the hoop from behind. I'm going to try and get that motion down. I think someone else mentioned that too. And also, your clips are great! I've been watching those clips for weeks now. I think more people use them than you realize! That elbow roll.. whew. That is hot looking. I tried it and failed miserably. Hit myself in the head nice and good too LOL

~WhiMsY~ 2006-05-18T11:00:08Z Xta http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#b8a19d2f-f353-4353-9a0a-0c75eb9fa2c6 2006-05-18T06:03:04Z 2006-05-18T06:03:04Z

Cass, thanks for the kudos.. that was really neat to hear that someone is making use of those clips - I was wondering if anyone did! To break down this skill, I would recommend doing a lot of right-hand only work: lift from behind the back, drop back down in front, let it spin a few times to rebuild momentum... repeat a few times, then add turning yourself counterclockwise...oh, a quick note that in my version, I do the hand-change down at my left side, not up in front like many others do, AND, when I'm going really fast, I don't even use my left hand, just kinda stick my left forearm out to push against the hoop as I swing it around to where my right hand is waiting behind my back. Good luck! X.

Xta 2006-05-18T06:03:04Z ~WhiMsY~ http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#cff4d086-f3ed-4149-9a55-d15d963f4e0f 2006-05-18T02:44:05Z 2006-05-18T02:44:05Z

Thanks for all the GREAT advice everyone!! I will try your suggestions tomorrow. PS Have I ever mentioned what an awesome, friendly, informative site this is?? You all rock. :)

~WhiMsY~ 2006-05-18T02:44:05Z khan http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#b3514437-6035-41fa-9bc6-1f02cd58173b 2006-05-17T19:02:11Z 2006-05-17T19:02:11Z

Thanks for posting the question, Hadria, and for the responses, everyone. This one has been frustrating me to no end, not to mention seriously tweaking my wrist. Learning to grab the hoop without really grabbing it is so important, isn't it?

khan 2006-05-17T19:02:11Z Cass http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#7f201dac-c53c-4a85-a43b-2aa64772716e 2006-05-17T18:18:51Z 2006-05-17T18:18:51Z

www.christahoops.com has lots of great tricks including the beam me up.... right now thats the website im using to forward my skill level (novice hooper here) and i'm really having fun with it... that elbow pass one is tricky! thanks christa for the great videos and thanks Hadria for asking the question i really wanted to! lol Cass

Cass 2006-05-17T18:18:51Z Nicole http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#154c391e-3d08-43cd-8e74-e92267cbfc52 2006-05-17T17:55:23Z 2006-05-17T17:55:23Z

where can i see a video of this trick?

Nicole 2006-05-17T17:55:23Z Surprise! http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#4171af70-9640-49ce-ba83-9f888a945a44 2006-05-17T17:49:04Z 2006-05-17T17:49:04Z

someone also gave me the advice to lead up with my elbow. That really seemed to get the wonkiness out of my lift.

Surprise! 2006-05-17T17:49:04Z elana http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#35f45eeb-910a-4052-ba6f-6357e0ccf591 2006-05-17T17:44:44Z 2006-05-17T17:44:44Z

The key to this trick is to keep your hand as close to your body as possible on the up swing. You want to let the back of your right hand almost graze your body diagonally (from your right hip to your left ear). This way, you're mimicking the natural rotation of the hoop, which generally rotates around one center point at all times. If you let your right arm swing away from your body during this motion, the hoop's center of gravity will be lost and it will just hit you in the back. Also, as always, remeber to turn in the direction of the hoop so that you have more time to perform the trick. Good luck!

elana 2006-05-17T17:44:44Z GrooveHoops http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#e7e1870b-8688-4362-af87-c57329077ee1 2006-05-17T17:01:32Z 2006-05-17T17:01:32Z

The way I teach the 'Beam me Up' second hand in my class is: Have your second hand waiting behind your back for the hoop, when the hoop lands on that 2nd hand, make a loose loop with your index finger and your thumb (do not GRIP the hoop). Then bring your 2nd had above your head. By keeping your loop loose you will allow the hoop to continue its spin (Stay level) while your hand position changes, you are just guiding the hoop my grabbing it. Then you can connect your 2 hands up top as well. Good Luck hope that helps!

GrooveHoops 2006-05-17T17:01:32Z ~WhiMsY~ http://hooping.tribe.net/thread/b598ceeb-0a83-4c36-91dc-e4f96d7ae571#42677ae1-ae46-4ad8-81aa-955c66cb4055 2006-05-17T16:51:02Z 2006-05-17T16:51:02Z

I just can't get it. I've watched the videos and you all make it look so easy! I just want to get the hoop down and back up over my head again in one smooth motion. I get it down, pass it to my right hand behind my back, and the hoop goes all askew and loses it's momentum. Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong, or a better way to do this cool looking trick? Thanks in advance for any help!

~WhiMsY~ 2006-05-17T16:51:02Z