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I need your help, ladies! I ordered three hoops for me and my two little ones. I have also contacted every place in town (Bloomington, Ind.) to see if anyone offers lessons [local arts center, YMCA, placed a free classified online at the local university]. No luck thus far. Any ideas/suggestions? Thanks in advance for any thoughts you share!
I found a FREE class on Sundays in a local park hosted by the Bloomington Hula Hoop Club. Oh, what a fun way to spend time with my little ones! Thanks for all of the help and advice. I hope to post video of my 3-yr. old hooping soon!
Shout out to Clarity, Thanks so much for my beautiful hoop!
I ordered a hoop from her Etsy shop (hip-e-hoops) and I love it! I've been having so much fun hooping around the house, but what I really want now is an outdoor concert to hoop at!
Ok so this is my question. Are these hoops collapsable? (Sorry if that is spelled wrong, ha.) If not, do you girls find them hard to transport?
Also just read in a magazine about how melissa tomei used hooping to get in shape for her stripper role in the wrestler, if that motivates you any.
p.s. Go cheeseburgers
Some hoops are! The only problem I have with transport is storing in my vehicle. I drive a 2002 VW Turbo Beetle (Snap Orange!! Love it!), so hoops over a certain diameter start to be a bit hard to get in the car. Since I make my own hoops, if I think it won't fit in my car I just make it collapsible.
Also, walking from BFE to camping only @ Roo with 9 hoops on your shoulder (one of them was 44" and I'm only 59" tall), a backpack and a pillow is slightly difficult. But not too bad. At least I didn't have to pull the cooler :-)
Hurray for cheeseburgers, especially from Red Robin!
Hey guys! I haven't been on in awhile. I want to thank all the lovely ladies who ordered from me. I'm so glad to hear you are liking your hoops!
As for transporting, I have a pretty small car, and have no problem getting my 40in hoops in. I have made some larger hoops collapsible, and am working on making the collapsible ones better before I sell them. The problem I have with collapsible hoops is that they just aren't as durable, in my opinion. I think the folding ones are the best, but they can lose their shape and tend to pull apart at the connections. But hoops strap on to the top of your car really easily, so when in doubt, grap some bungee cords!
Post by lesullivan27 on Jul 31, 2009 14:06:47 GMT -5
google it. i was surprised to learn theres a lot of them around here. also search on tribe.net and hoopcity.ca. theres also a retreat in NC in april that im thinking about going to called hoop convergence. you can also take online classes on hoopcity.ca, its like 50 bucks a class but you keep the lessons forever as something to refer back to.
google it. i was surprised to learn theres a lot of them around here. also search on tribe.net and hoopcity.ca. theres also a retreat in NC in april that im thinking about going to called hoop convergence. you can also take online classes on hoopcity.ca, its like 50 bucks a class but you keep the lessons forever as something to refer back to.
I completely recommend the Hoop City classes! Lifetime access, you can post questions and have SaFire troubleshoot you by posting a video of you trying a move, discussions about doing the moves and transitions and soon -- pulling the moves together with others to create combination and flow.
Leslie, I'm going to go to Hoop Convergence too next year! Hope to see ya there.
I borrowed a hoop from a boy at Folks Fest this weekend and apparently I'm a natural (well, I can keep it going around my waist, at a minimum). I"m really interested in buying a hoop, but I'm clueless as to size, etc. and have no idea where to even begin looking. Help!
I borrowed a hoop from a boy at Folks Fest this weekend and apparently I'm a natural (well, I can keep it going around my waist, at a minimum). I"m really interested in buying a hoop, but I'm clueless as to size, etc. and have no idea where to even begin looking. Help!
You can definitely make one, especially if you start wanting more & in different sizes. I bought my first one. Honestly, check Etsy to see if there are any local sellers so that you just pick it up (that's what I do for any of my local buyers and so does Hooprama, the hoop fitness company I work for now!). And I'm sure you probably saw that Clairity makes hoops as well.
As for size, for beginners I recommend somewhere between the top of your navel and bustline....I found some of the best beginner hoops come to about my solar plexus and I still use those when I want to slow something down or just groove out (I normally use 35" & 36" inch hoops). I'm not big on heavy hoops, but if the seller has the PSI listed of the tubing, get 100 (lighter but still heavy enough to spin) or 160 (heavier). 125 psi is a great in between option, but not a lot of people use it, I think. I know DancingIntheCircle.etsy.com does b/c I did a hoop trade w/ her and I love it.
Well, there are a few places to get decently priced, high quality LED hoops. But you better plan to spend $150-$200 dollars. (PSI hoops are the best, but those are $300 or more). Not to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty proud of mine ( HipEHoops.etsy.com ) There are some other good ones on etsy.com, too. I know for sure that SunBeamHoops and DesignDiva on etsy are good quality. Also, www.ledheadyhoops.com/ has a bunch of new options and I've heard good things about his hoops.
If you choose to make your own, you can get a really good kit at prodmod.com/ The materials are going to cost you between $70 and $90. If you don't already own the tools that you need, it's going to be even higher - saudering iron, drill, tubing cutter, wire stripper, box cutter.
Good luck in your decision making. If you do decide to make one and need any help, feel free to ask. I experimented with lots of not-so-great tools and methods before finding my perfect hoop.
Post by anicwilliams on Dec 16, 2009 18:30:04 GMT -5
clarity what kind of tape do you recommend? I've been making mine using like electric tape and some other thin tapes.....is there anything better or with more color options?
I use vinyl tape. It's similar to electrical, but it goes on straighter and it comes in a ton more colors and more sizes. Here's a link to identi-tapes vinyls: www.identi-tape.com/vinyl3-4.htm That site has like every kind of tape you could ever imagine! It's great. Adding gaffer tape makes a big difference in grip, too. A lot of people put it on like a normal tape spiral, but I put a 1 inch strip just along the inside. It's really a preference thing. I like it on the inside mostly because it doesn't come in great colors. The vinyl tapes are way prettier. Here's a pic so you can see how I do the gaffer tape, plus pretty vinyl colors.
I'm now an official hoop girl... well sorta. I have a hoop and am signed up for classes and have been hooping like crazy since getting mine. I even noticed my first hooping muscle today! ;D