Hey there! The name's Dan and I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I'm 21/M. I picked up my flower sticks about a month ago at a garage sale. Never seen...
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Chan Ti Eu
Ti-eu@...
Jul 7, 2000 3:53 am
Hiya! I'm Ti Eu, from Singapore! I'm 21/m, and got my 1st flowerstick Jan '99. It's great prop, and after becoming better at it, I decided to get a devilstick...
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docmurphy7@...
Jul 7, 2000 4:31 am
hey Ti Eu! Tnanks for your interest in the group.. I'm excited about discussing this topic with somebody who is, from the sounds of it, quite the expert in...
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Chan Ti Eu
Ti-eu@...
Jul 7, 2000 4:35 pm
Yo, Dan! Man, I'm excited too! I wouldn't say I'm an expert at devilsticks, though I know a couple of tricks. Still having trouble with a couple of tricks,...
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A. R. Goldman
argoldman@...
Jul 7, 2000 5:37 pm
Greetings: I'm glad to see this forum getting of the ground. Now if I could just do the same with my sticks... I can do a reasonable tick toc on the ground,...
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A. R. Goldman
argoldman@...
Jul 7, 2000 5:39 pm
Sorry, I hit the wrong url... here's the link: Devilstick.org...
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docmurphy7@...
Jul 8, 2000 12:03 am
Heyo A.R! Glad to see ya get in on the conversation. As for the question of how to get the sticks off the ground.. I think the biggest thing to keep in mind...
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docmurphy7@...
Jul 8, 2000 12:11 am
Ti Eu.. Hey bud! I can completely relate with your last post.. I feel myself always wanting to rush myself.. learn the tricks that wow people, but I know...
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pneruda@...
Jul 9, 2000 3:11 am
Like I said in the post from the other board, excellent idea. I guess since there seems to be this introduction period going on, I feel I too should introduce...
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pneruda@...
Jul 9, 2000 3:25 am
Ahhh, the joys of vicariously reliving the beginning stages through someone else. Anyway, when you are on the ground make sure you are hitting the sticks as...
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docmurphy7@...
Jul 9, 2000 8:04 pm
First name? Last name? Or should I just call ya P for short? lol Great to see ya interested in this forum, I love hearing other people's thoughts on sticks. I...
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pneruda@...
Jul 9, 2000 9:33 pm
Sure, P...pp...or even Neruda...j/k...my real name is Pablo Neruda and I am a world-renown poet from Chile, and if you believe that I have a bridge to sell you...
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docmurphy7@...
Jul 9, 2000 10:43 pm
oh my!! K, so I think I've reached the point where I must bite the bullet. I think that's what's really holding me back right now are these damn flower...
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docmurphy7@...
Jul 9, 2000 10:44 pm
I'm curious to find out how the tick tock is coming. Can you do it in the air yet? Dan...
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A. R. Goldman
argoldman@...
Jul 9, 2000 11:52 pm
Not much success so far, but then I haven't been practicing too much. I know that it's a poor workman who blames his tools; but when I tried this out (with...
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pneruda
pneruda@...
Jul 10, 2000 12:41 am
Actually, I was checking out some of the sites before and the exact same pair of devil sticks that Dube sells for 30$ American Todd Smith (www.toddsmith.com)...
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Seth Golub
seth@...
Jul 10, 2000 2:22 pm
... The style and quality of the sticks make a huge difference. Experts can compensate for less stable sticks, and often prefer less stability in favor of...
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A. R. Goldman
argoldman@...
Jul 10, 2000 2:26 pm
Thanks for the advice... might you be able to pass along a couple of links where I could order these? Thanks... ARG Seth Golub wrote: ... to a ... The style...
Many Thanks... I'll give these a try; I'm having no success with the Klutz sticks......
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Seth Golub
seth@...
Jul 10, 2000 6:23 pm
... Yeah, those are complete crap. The stopped selling the book because they got too many complaints about the sticks. What's your opinion of the book?...
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A. R. Goldman
argoldman@...
Jul 10, 2000 9:32 pm
I have the strangest feeling that I've heard that title somewhere before... Any way; I just ordered a set of crystal stix flower sticks, and I'll let you all...
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A. R. Goldman
argoldman@...
Jul 10, 2000 10:06 pm
And it went out in HTML. I don't know, I just switched to Mac, and, while I am very happy with the platform, Netscape for Mac is a bit odd... Sorry... ARG...
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docmurphy7@...
Jul 10, 2000 11:59 pm
Hey Seth.. Yeah, I was originally just going to buy those Trigon Sticks, blindly, quickly, like I usually do about anything. Thank you for the ton of great...
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Seth Golub
seth@...
Jul 11, 2000 10:18 am
I made my first devil stick video clip. It's just a thumbroll (a handstick flourish), but I figured I should start small. Besides, I'll need someone else to...
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Seth Golub
seth@...
Jul 11, 2000 10:34 am
... What you're describing is the helicopter tap. I know there are a zillion names for different tricks, but it'll help if we all try to use the same...
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Chan Ti Eu
Ti-eu@...
Jul 11, 2000 10:44 am
Hi! I personally don't really like the Dube trigon too much (though I got a routine on it, but that's the only devilstick I got anyway), coz it's damn heavy,...
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Chan Ti Eu
Ti-eu@...
Jul 11, 2000 10:44 am
Hi Dan The best time to hit the stick during a helicopter is when it's perpendiculer to your handstick. Try to hit it every 1/2 flip for a start. IF u find...
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pneruda@...
Jul 11, 2000 2:54 pm
Everyone is talking about how much Dube sucks and is difficult to manipulate, but no one has talked much about toddsmith apart from Seth. I am in need of a new...
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avc2001@...
Jul 12, 2000 2:04 am
Hi. I have a set of lunstix flower sticks. I want to get a devil stick. i was looking around on the internet and found Dube trigon ($32), dube's laser prism...
