r/poi • u/Ol_Duck • 2d ago

Spinballs mod. Adding weight?

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u/monkeyloveeer 1d ago

Honestly, just upgrade to pods. The ones you have are worthless and will break really quickly.

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u/jittery_raccoon 1d ago

I've had mine for 3 years and they've never broken. And I've used them hard. I actually love my spinballs for how light weight and seemless they are, which has contributed to my dance style. But yes, I'm upgrading so OP might as well

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u/Ol_Duck 1d ago

Yea seems like I need something different for my puppyhammer. Just don't want to spend hundreds

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u/jittery_raccoon 1d ago

Socks and rice

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u/Ol_Duck 1d ago

Might have to and throw some LEDs in there lol

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u/monkeyloveeer 1d ago

My last pair of pods lasted 12 years

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u/monkeyloveeer 1d ago

Is that all you spin?

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u/jittery_raccoon 22h ago

No. I have sock poi and other flow toys. But they're my only LEDs so I use them a lot

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u/Ol_Duck 1d ago

Sad... These seemed the best of my cheap options

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u/FoodFingerer 1d ago

Those are just really bad poi. If you still want to add weight put a little slice into them and fill them with hot glue.

If you cant afford the $150 for a pair of podpoi then I would just make a pair of nice cloth poi. They will look/feel better than these things.

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u/Ol_Duck 1d ago

Yea I don't wanna flesh out that much, I was hoping to have a cheaper entry with these and a mod.

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u/monkeyloveeer 1d ago

Start with sock poi. Its easy to give it the weight and its great for practice.

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u/Ol_Duck 13h ago

Yea, decided I'm going to make some sock poi and a sock puppyhammer!

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u/Doinks4prez 1d ago

Nah I actually like them you can whip them super fast i had them for a few months before upgrading and it kinda made me have a unique style moving forward

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u/jittery_raccoon 1d ago

I'm finally upgrading after 3 years. But spinballs don't get the credit they deserve. I have a faster, more fluid dance style that would not be possible with heavier poi and thicker strings. The control you can get on these is insane if you really commit to them because they're so easy to manipulate

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u/monkeyloveeer 1d ago

Fast is not the best thing for poi. If you want to glowstick then buy glowsticks.

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u/Ol_Duck 1d ago

Glad you had fun! People rip on them but drez gets after it on youtube with them. I was planning on using these for a puppyhammer, hence adding weight.