Thank you. 😁How tall are you and build? What it all boils down to is practice and letting the hoop fall to be honest. The more that your muscles do the thing you’re trying to learn, you make the connection in your brain for new motor patterns. When I’m trying to learn a new thing I try to break down the movement into smaller patterns of movement if that makes sense? Put your hand on your chest (if you hoop left use your left hand), when you feel the hoop on the back of your wrist use it to push the hoop faster to the left. Make adjustments until you feel it on the back of your wrist. Let that hoop fall if it must and practice this until you can push it and goes on an even horizontal plane. (It helps to practice in both directions, however it can be discouraging at first, so just get your natural current direction down first.) This will be the foundation to the movement of the paddle. It’s not natural so it takes longer to achieve. Keep it up though and you’ll eventually be able to do it with your eyes closed. 😘

@@jessicaellen848 thank you for responding so quickly. I've been trying to shoulder hoop to no avail. So I'm trying to learn inside braking and things. Now I'm tired from the little I've done. But I try to video myself just to learn from it. And I guess I need to drill more. Classes haven't helped as much as tutorials 😁

oh and I'm 5 feet 6 about 105 .

I can try to get a shoulder hooping tutorial together for you if think it might help? I get it with the classes, it’s hard when there are so many people trying to learn at the same time and there’s only one instructor. Your best friend for shoulder hooping will be turning in a circle and a larger hoop, not heavier just larger. It gives you time to get it around your body.

When learning these on body hoop things I use a hoop that goes about up to my belly button when it’s resting on the ground. I’m 5ft and that seems to be about a 33OD for me. Are you using heavy larger hoops? What material are they made of? Do you know the diameter of the tubing? Sorry so many questions, I promise they are relevant. 😂

You don't need to order one, I can teach you how to make one! :D You can make a ton of practice hoops for the price of one larger hoop, it's too easy not to....

Sorry I’m just seeing this. How did it go?

You are so kind. 😊 I hope it helps. 😘

That’s a really good tip! I’ll have to have to try one. 😁 There’s a few other on body tricks I’m having trouble with (bunny ears 😬) that this could work for too!

You’re very welcome, thank you! 😘

You’re welcome. It’s important. Hooping is a skill and can’t develop the skill without practice. 😘 I promise you, everyone started off the same and they just developed their skills. ❤️ Muscle memory is everything, but it takes a LOT of repetitions to develop. 😁

Thank you 😊 hope you’re doing well with all the craziness happening right now. Take care. ❤️

You’re welcome 😉

Ouch!!! 2lbs?! Yeah, be careful. 😆 you’re very welcome. Hope it helps. 😘

You will, I promise! It took about a year of practice before I could do a decent paddle. Stay with it, practice makes progress ❤️

I feel your frustration and pain (seriously ouch, I almost knocked a tooth out!) ❤️🤕

Jenny Jay oh my gosh!! I've knocked my glasses off my face once and it hurt so bad. Hate when the hoop hits my face. Timing is certainly everything.

Jessica Ellen's World my phone has been being a butt with notifications. Thanks so much for your reply. So true though it's all about drilling.

Lauren Emmett It's hard to pull off that "I meant to do that" swagger when you smack your face with a hoop. I've broken sunglasses before lol

OMFG 😂 SAME!!!! Hang in there flowmie!!

@@shanabanana2675 🧡🧡

Honestly, I hate to say this.....buuuut practice. As you can see it still happens to me 😂 and I’ve been hooping for a long time. I would be lying if I said I was consistent with my hooping though 🤭. Life has thrown me some crazy events and I’ve never really recovered. Stay with with it though sis, you will NAIL it. 😘😘😘

@@jessicaellen848 lol okay 🧡

Hey, I thought of you the other day when I was practicing. Try to move your body with the break so when you send it back you can use your body for momentum. Also, don’t hit the hoop hard with your hand (or whatever you’re breaking with). Use your body more. Hope this makes sense and you’re coming along ok. 😁

What part are you having trouble with?

Three years later and I'm a pro. Don't give up. I have accomplished many tricks and found my own flow!