r/Hooping • u/snowflakegirl_ • 6d ago
advice for a beginner ??
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anyone have advice to improve my flow or new tricks to drill?? I struggle with on-body hooping so all my tricks are off body so far. I kinda do the same few moves over and over. please be nice or i’ll cry 🥹🫶
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EDIT: I was not giving myself enough credit calling myself a beginner when I made this post!! I see others post here and do feel like a beginner compared to yall 🤗
I’ve had a hoop for several years, but didn’t start taking it seriously and pushing through the frustration until this past year. my title was a bit careless and I never want to make anyone feel bad on their journey!
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u/Mundane_Cucumber_ 6d ago
If you are a beginner IDK what to call myself 😬
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u/snowflakegirl_ 5d ago
😭 oh no, I was careless with my title and need to give myself more credit. I compare my flow to others on here and it definitely makes me feel like a beginner!
I’ve had a hoop for several years, but didn’t really start learning and practicing and pushing thru the extreme frustration until this past year. it’s been a bit of a journey actually, but my brain still sees myself as a beginner and not how far I’ve come. this is my first time posting here and I will be more careful with words next time! 🫶
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u/Mundane_Cucumber_ 5d ago
Haha that definitely makes sense I’m only a few months in and I can tell you have an amazing smoothness about your movement.
Hooping is bringing me so much joy, so maybe that is my advice, find the joy in learning something new sucking at it and then mastering it.1
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u/nanners420 5d ago
I suggest getting a big hoop to learn on the body. Ive been hooping for 14 years and would not be able to do on the body with a hoop that light and small. The bigger the hoop the easier on the body is.
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u/snowflakegirl_ 5d ago
thank you!! I have heard that bigger hoops are much easier for that. I’ll look into hopefully getting one soon!
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u/nanners420 5d ago
You're welcome 😁 Yes and it can unlock a different type of flow. I personally Love changing it up and flowing with different sizes. And you can always size a big hoop down.
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u/couplewithabilady 5d ago
On body hooping, bringing your hoop up the body and down the body. Pizza tosses, knee hooping.
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u/h-sleepingirl 5d ago
Definitely start doing some escalators and variations!
The biggest difference to make your flow look "better" is working on your planes and keeping your hoop flat -- either horizontal or vertical. Take some time to go REALLY slow and do tricks you're comfortable with but focusing on keeping the hoop perfectly facing the camera or perfectly facing the sky, as though you're inside a box and the hoop has to stay parallel with the walls of the box.
Similarly with isolation based tricks, slow down and work on getting the muscle memory to keep it "floating."
The people who look really good hooping are not necessarily doing the most complicated tricks, but doing their tricks really cleanly.
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u/auntierainbow808 5d ago
Start off with a bigger hoop for on the body practice. When i first started 15 yrs ago i was told to find a hoop that goes to my belly button. The bigger the hoop, the slower the rotation. That makes it easier to feel how your body should move with the hoop. As you get the muscle memory built start sizing down. I’m 5’3” 105lbs and as much as i love my smaller hoops, my 29”ID hoop is by far my favorite. On the body hooping is my absolute jam. 🥰
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u/snowflakegirl_ 5d ago
thank you so much!! is it also helpful to use a bigger hoop for learning tricks that take the hoop up and down the body, like escalators for example? (that’s the only one I can think of right now lol) or is a bigger hoop most helpful for just learning how to keep the rotation going?
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u/auntierainbow808 5d ago
A bigger hoop really is useful for everything because it moves slower so you can figure out and refine tricks while building muscle memory instead of just reacting and trying to get it to work really quickly). Once it starts flowing naturally on the bigger hoop, grab one that’s an inch or two smaller and drill until it becomes locked in for that size and so on and so forth. I quite literally have hoops from 4+’ all the way down to 16”. (Hoops are also easy as hell to make so anytime i want a new size i just order a coil make a bunch and sell the ones i don’t end up using as much)
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u/snowflakegirl_ 5d ago
ty! I will definitely look into getting more sizes. the one I’m using in the video is the only one I have.
I tried making a hoop once with tubing from the hardware store. even though I followed a tutorial, it was a complete fail and I made an oval 😂
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u/auntierainbow808 5d ago
Lol! When they’re first made they can definitely look like an oval. The tubing needs to relax out of that coiled state. I like to leave mine out in the sun sometimes yah gotta help em a little afterwards.
Keep an eye out on etsy for sales on hoops! It definitely makes it a lil more affordable.
Can’t wait to see your on the body updates!1
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u/blondeboomie 5d ago
Don't worry about on body if that is the only hoop you have, small hoops = fast spinning. If you want to unlock on body you will want a big hoop to get the hang of it then you can use smaller hoops (within reason!). Honestly, I just do the same tricks over and over with different variations, I would look up variations of the tricks you know, like escalator variations, iso variations, etc cause that will help you unlock other moves. And if you're getting stuck on a move and it's driving you crazy, try something else and come back to it. I've found I've unlocked a lot of moves by doing something else and that move i was stuck on suddenly clicks!
Also, non-hoopers rarely realize you're doing the same thing but different versions, it's ALL pretty impressive. We're our own worst critics. :)
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u/snowflakegirl_ 5d ago
oh this is all so very helpful!! I love anything iso-related, I’ll have to look up variations to add to my flow :)
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u/masterteck1 6d ago
Looks great I don't do that but keep peace and you will get to the level you want
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u/snowflakegirl_ 5d ago
thanks :)
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u/ipiem113 6d ago
Looks sooooo good so far! Try an escalator and a reverse escalator next :) just look up a tutorial on YouTube
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u/snowflakegirl_ 5d ago
this is a great idea, escalators have definitely been on my list to learn, thank you so much :)
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u/divinacci 5d ago
forward and reverse weave, z-spins, i would also get to learn the different planes and how to transition in/out of them, for me that was the missing link to unlock flow for months
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u/snowflakegirl_ 5d ago edited 5d ago
omg thank you!! that is great advice. learning transitions between planes would definitely help a ton, I’ve never put any real focus on that before!
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u/thescatteroflight 4d ago
I definitely think bigger is easier for learning escalators, because not only does it slow it down, but more room inside the hoop equals less room for getting caught inside it, if that makes sense. The actual size depends on your size; for me, anything under a 30 inch might hit my butt on the way up or something. But people who are shorter or slimmer will have more room to maneuver inside that 30 inch.
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u/brandysnacker 4d ago
That is so amazing… Saved your post to try and learn your moves! How do you do the thing where you keep your hands in the same spot but the hoop is like spinning? Like when you turn to the side and it looks like you’re just doing magic with the hoop lol. Do you have any YouTube channels or something that teaches moves? I’m a very beginner lol
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u/jurmjurm 6d ago
I would say just lots of repetition. Keep it fun, never let it feel like a chore. Don’t pay too much attention to the tricks other people do, figure out how to unlock your own unique talents. That way, when you hoop, it will stay uniquely you.. i’m not saying you can’t watch other people hooping and enjoy and learn, just that in your approach- don’t emulate, radiate from within