I'm new to poi i am doing glow poi with a ball chain, i'm 5'6" how long should it be?

Question

I'm new to poi i am doing glow poi with a ball chain, i'm 5'6" how long should it be?

Answer 1

I have some home made glow poi. I used a couple of my husbands old glow juggling balls, chain and carriage bolts (I don't recommend the bolts, they hurt when I whack myself in the head). What I did for chain length was to measure from my hands to the ground with my elbows bent at waist height. I like long chains.

Oh and I'm 5'4", so almost the same height :)

But anyway just get 2 , 3 foot lengths of chain and experiment. Try different lengths until you find the size you're comfortable with. I know some like longer chain and some like shorter ones.

And a good DVD is Poi Basics with Pele's Element. There are also some good video's on House of poi (link in another answer).

Answer 2

www.homeofpoi.com

It has information that may help.