The Best LED Contact Poi: 2020 Buyers Guide

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What are the best LED contact poi for you? There are now several options on the market for contact poi powered with LEDs and I'd love to help you find the best option for your needs! In this contact poi review I take a look at Ignis Bubble Poi, Flowmoja Poi from Flowtoys, Izo Poi from Neopoi, Orb Poi from Ultrapoi, and Spinoptic Poi from Lanternsmith. I'll take you through features, ease of use, durability, brightness, battery life, share some personal thoughts on all these models, and finally go over the price for all these sets of poi.
Where to buy:
You can get Bubble Poi by using the promo code "drexfactor" at ignispixel.com/store/applicat...
You can get Flowmoja Poi by using the promo code "drexfactor2020" at flowtoys.com/flowmoja-contact...
You can get Izopoi at neopoi.com/products/izopoi-le...
You can get Orb Poi by using the promo code "drexfact0r" at www.ultrapoi.com/products/orb...
And you can get Spinoptics by using the promo code "drexfact0r" at www.lanternsmith.com/spinoptic...
Download my one-page PDF buyers guide at drexfactor.com/ledcontactpoir...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:34 Features
6:49 Ease of Use
11:23 Durability
15:28 Brightness
16:36 Battery Life
18:52 Personal Thoughts
23:09 Price
25:23 Conclusions
#contactpoi #ledpoi #poispinning #drexfactorpoi
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Big thanks to the Friends of the Channel:
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Spinballs: spinballspoi.com
Ultrapoi: ultrapoi.com
New to poi? Check out my 9-video beginner series: • Beginner Poi Tutorial ...
Use the promo code "drexfactor2020" for a discount on your order from Flowtoys
flowtoys.idevaffiliate.com/id...
Use the promo code "drexfact0r" for a discount on your order from LanternSmith
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or Ultrapoi
ultrapoi.com?aff=drexfact0r
or Emazing Lights
www.emazinglights.com
Check out my 1-minute tutorials for bit-sized snippets of poi spinning knowledge: • 1-Minute Poi Spinning ...
Learn how to learn poi in my 5-part series on linear extensions: • Poi Spinning Tutorial:...
Be sure to follow me on Instagram for the latest cutting edge tricks I'm working on: / drexfactor
A huge thank you to this month's Flow Supporters:
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Andrew Hammond
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@Imastealyocandy1 3 жыл бұрын

"everything"

@kaijmayer8638 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!! I'm glad this comment is here

@ArianysWilson 2 жыл бұрын

How many everythings?

@tsavin2 2 жыл бұрын

And everything

@cwbb1 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the time you took to make this video! I truly appreciate all that you do!

@jesse558 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making the video drex, have been looking at getting a new pair of poi and this video is what i needed.

@pederfash3445 3 жыл бұрын

I had bought Flow Mojas back in August, since they were the company I knew of that had LED poi that everyone I knew swore by a few years back. However right after I got them, I started getting tons of ads for the pair you reviewed that were much cheaper so I was pretty mad. But after seeing your review I believe I got the right pair for myself. I do agree the one downside is that there's no LED handles, outside of the capsules, which I just don't like. Glad to hear Flow Toys are in the works of making new LED handles. Thanks for the review Drex

@BrylightsSG 3 жыл бұрын

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS, THANK YOU DREX

@DrexFactor 3 жыл бұрын

Got u! 😉

@takal777 3 жыл бұрын

I picked up the orbpoi and have been so happy with them. My previous poi hadn't been contact poi but flowers Ninjav2 and v3. Which I had Major problems with leds not working, plastic casing breaking. They were great at sending my replacement parts because it didn't take long sadly. I've been trying to revive them lately. In regards to the handles of the Orbpoi. I did have them shatter on a failed toss. I wasn't on concrete and I hadn't notice and even scratched my hand. But, ultrapoi quickly responded and got me new handles out quickly. They've been very engaged with their buyers. I just installed the leds in the handles and that was so easy to do. Ultrapoi is really winning me over on overall ease of use, but as you said. More battery time, and maybe brighter could be great.

@Thor6295 3 жыл бұрын

So excited for flowtoys to finally have an LED knob! I hope its as amazing as all their other products

@teddybroe8666 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic guide, watched it and went right out and got some new poi

@lucidwayfarer7469 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Drex! Just wanted to say you're awesome and I've watched a ton of your videos in the last few days. Very helpful channel and it was great getting a discount with flowtoys to buy my first pair of poi 😊

@daniel-j-guenther Жыл бұрын

Yeah, same here {Swoooosh}

@bretsaksa631 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips, and everything.

@KaijuB9k Жыл бұрын

Going to explore this for the LAN 2022 festival in Dallas. great info! and nice Cornetto trilogy shirt!

@aspeno5613 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, it really helps!

@grbball23 3 жыл бұрын

Drex! Great review, I’m curious which set you think would work well for fishtails as that’s a major part of my spinning. Thank you hope you’re well!

@bambamdubster Жыл бұрын

I purchase my UltraPoi due to this video, thank you!

@charlesconnelly1279 Жыл бұрын

Very clear and concise

@sandik2129 Ай бұрын

I’ve been spinning poi for about a year now and I’ve learned almost everything I know from your videos and classes - thank you!! I’ve been using orb poi, but I’m considering getting a set of pod poi because the orbs are pretty heavy. What are you thoughts on heavier vs lighter poi? Is it just a personal preference?

@jaesindnb6197 3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s a rad that I have yet to see a dislike on the Drex videos that I’ve watched so far!

@cassiegarat6189 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Any chance you could help me out with a comparison for softness of poi for when they hit you? This is a very important factor me in my search for LED contact poi. Thank you kindly.

@DarthTwilight 3 жыл бұрын

I use Orbs, but those Bubbles look like they are so much fun. By the way, I love that Shawn of the Dead shirt.

@jimfulton9444 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS

@mcdooleydesigns509 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this review. I would love a review on budget poi to get a collection to carry with me to allow kids to have turns of while camping. The main requirement would be durability. Their attention spans wouldn’t require more than a couple of hours of battery life. An LED handle wouldn’t matter for kids either. I went camping with a large group and only had fire poi plus some old rubbish led poi that stopped working the first time They got bumped together. Please help. I would love to use you channel to start teaching young ones but need to buy some budget led poi for them to use

@codymacleod2220 2 жыл бұрын

Lol 'and everything' Just got my orb poi, they should be coming tomorrow!

@sebuwolf 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome review! Bubble poi look great (minus the durability)! I just ordered some vision poi from them so I'll have to wait😭

@DrexFactor 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I hope you enjoy the Vision Poi--I'm a big fan! :D

@dmitrys3843 3 жыл бұрын

Durability was improved a couple of times since review.

@sebuwolf 3 жыл бұрын

@@dmitrys3843 awesome! Most likely my next pair!

@Flow_intoflames 3 жыл бұрын

Super awesome. You should do a fire poi break down some time.

@DrexFactor 3 жыл бұрын

It's also in the works but probably won't be completed until midway through 2021!

@shootinginsulin Жыл бұрын

Do you have a code for dark monk and what is the app called. Sorry if you said it in the video. I'm at work and can hear like every 15 seconds of the video.

@flowhippie 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I saw the ignis poi b4 I bought my ultra poi ones

@hannopeyk8540 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do that for 2021 too pls?

@danielpops 3 жыл бұрын

Flowtoys durability - they also warranty their capsules. If they break, they will make it right.

@priscillalevesque6672 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Drew. Please help me I would like to learn how to make poï but I am French. All quality videos like you are all in English without French subtitles or not in French. Please help me.

@abiggs4828 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone make something that is just the LED small balls on both sides? Sounds silly, but my flow arts have been limited to a small 3ft rope with golfball sized knots on either end. Made it in college and have been messing with it a few hours a day for years, just for kicks or a moment of zen. I'd love to find an LED version of something like that without the bigger contact ball. I wouldn't even know what to call that tbh...

@multicolourization 3 жыл бұрын

these are nice pois are there also a good budget version of LED pois you could recommend for starters?

@wildmohn2457 Жыл бұрын

He also recommended PODPOI in another video I maybe will get those

@melvinrobinson7789 3 жыл бұрын

I just ordered bubble poi a week ago I wish I had that discount code they costed me almost 600 x,c

@bopedersen89 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone is doing some level 9f comprehensive review across the board.... But not going to lie, I barely made it half way through before the EXTREMELY overused "and everything" became overwhelmingly irritating. Many reviewers make excellent use of some form of a teleprompter to avoid issues ... Such as high repetition of a word or 0hrase, and to keep conversation crisp and dynamic. I know this was done over a year ago, so I trust his method of engagement has matured, and look forward to seeing it .cheers!

@wildmohn2457 Жыл бұрын

Which one is the softest LED poi? Does anyone know

@poisunsushi4401 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for an informative review Drex! I have a pair of Flowmoja poi from Flowtoys in my arsenal & recently felt the need to change the fatty cord to smithy rope because they suddenly didn’t feel right compared to all my other poi. I have always loved the buttery feel and gentle springiness of flowcord and still use flowcord on my Flowlights, but have grown accustomed to the rope style tether spinning day props more often, however, even after 5 years of spinning I always find myself stumped when choosing a tether for a new set of contact poi. I think it would be interesting to get your advice on choosing poi tethers by comparing the various options available in a variety of different prop shops. I realize all of this comes down to individual preference much like size, weight & length, but how does one choose with with all the tether options out there? I’m interested in how you or others choose their tether? Does width and material really make a difference? Does the option you prefer change based on size, weight or even manufacturer of the head? Does anyone else finds themselves stumped when choosing a tether option for a new set of poi or am I overthinking this too much? You would think after 5 years spinning I would have this clocked in like I do with weight, length, handle etc. but find it the most frustrating part in choosing a new set of poi. Btw I’m So excited to hear Flowtoys is working on an LED handle option! Thanks ~ Sushi

@TyMaiShu13 3 жыл бұрын

I love this idea

@DrexFactor 3 жыл бұрын

Wow...that's a great idea but also a hell of an undertaking. I'm open to it but it's also likely going to take a long time to get there. Let me think on this and see if I can come up with a way to get it done that doesn't take the better part of a year ;)

@BrylightsSG 3 жыл бұрын

Probably weird to put this on Drex’s channel but Beacon ThePoiMechanic has a 3 part series on KZfaq on all the commonly used types of ropes for poi, its a great watch especially that 3rd part

@poisunsushi4401 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrylightsSG oh wow thanks for the info!

@daniel-j-guenther Жыл бұрын

You have mentioned interesting things to consider as a beginner. I have yet to start this as a new hobby. Super excited Thanks sushi (and drex) for all the wisdom

@deboracosta7523 3 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy it?

@_Simbaaa_ 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Drex, I tried to download the pdf, but after filling out the information I only got a mail that confirms that I’m subscribed to the mailing list and no pdf! Could you check out what’s wrong? Thanks! And as always great video :)

@MelHerz 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@ruttonoise69 3 жыл бұрын

the pdf download link doesn't work

@nicolehenningfeld5919 2 жыл бұрын

Are the referral discounts still available/do you have ongoing discount codes with flowtoys and the others?

@DrexFactor 2 жыл бұрын

A couple of them have changed-which ones are you looking to use?

@plnh4e 2 жыл бұрын

@@DrexFactor I would really appreciate the promo code for flowtoys if you have one. I'm getting my daughter a set of podpoi V2. Also, I think I'm going with the new FPC rope option. She's 14yrs old and brand new to flow art. Do you have an opinion about the leash options for a newbie? Thank you so much for your videos, you're amazing!

@DrexFactor 2 жыл бұрын

@@plnh4e Sure thing! The current code is "dr3xfact0r2021" good luck to both you and your daughter!

@sergiomedina348 2 жыл бұрын

Your missing the best mod there is. Should check out the beacon pro build by flow on fire

@jonathanporter5223 3 жыл бұрын

And everything?

@DrexFactor 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t knock my catch phrase! 😉

@melissaryan8490 3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say, if we turned this into a drinking game and took a shot every time “and everything” was said we’d be ☠️...

@DrexFactor 3 жыл бұрын

@@melissaryan8490 It's happening so much because I'm not working from a script in this. "And everything" is a tell that I'm not sure what I'm going to say next, so it's something I can insert to fill a little bit of time while I think up the next thing I want to say. I could probably edit all of them out but that might actually wind up being more disruptive.

@_Simbaaa_ 3 жыл бұрын

No worries @DrexFactor Poi , you make great content and a silly stop phrase isn’t gonna change that ;) thanks for the video, timing is great because I wanted to get new led poi for a while now!

@gsusjaybird9443 2 жыл бұрын

After buying epoi I can see why you left EmazingLights out *insert cringe here. I love my epoi but Jesus. I went thro 3 pairs before I got one that worked properly fr. Major button issues. Very glitchy.

@ljh3831 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think it is good to start with fire pois?

@user-rv9eg7vn3q 3 жыл бұрын

The broken nose I got when I first started spinning with only fire poi says no. I would recommend making sock poi, although it's totally up to you. But Drex might have different advice.

@burmashavetom 3 жыл бұрын

It's "poi", never "pois". Start with non-stretchy sock poi with something soft for weight (water balloons are great). Drex would recommend the same.

@ljh3831 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-rv9eg7vn3q ok thanks It's already too late for me(started a year ago and make shows every week) but for friend I can recommend that

@ljh3831 3 жыл бұрын

@@burmashavetom sorry I am not the best in english Greeting from Middle europe

@DrexFactor 3 жыл бұрын

No I'd start with something easier to transport, softer, and less messy. You can get to fire poi in due time but I'd spend some time first getting the basics down and getting comfortable with them. Plus which it'll cost less to start with practice poi.

@user-kh7is9ie9m 3 жыл бұрын

من اين تئتي

@zeusbigalow9864 2 жыл бұрын

I love this video, but I get hung up on your crutch words when you're speaking. You repeat the words "...and everything" a LOT, and as someone who has studied public speaking a lot, I catch those crutch words and it's distracting me from the rest of the awesomeness of your content. Go back and count how many times you end a sentence with "and everything"