I dig your tutorials not only cause your cute but because you break it down and show it super easy. I am in week 2 of my new staff addiction and I'm soo excited soo.. Keep up the good tutorials :D

The bit about hopping as it gets vertical makes all the difference. Thanks!

Nice! I'm a beginner and this is the best explanation of fishtails I've seen yet. Helped me :) Thanks!

WOW This is awesome... I've practicing fishtails hours and hours before I finaly get the feeling for it cause evry tutorial I find said only "you only have to finde the right feeling we're the staff should be" but I think for an beginner this is much more helpful. The steps you choos to get the right feeling for it are realy good.

dude, I've been spinning for 5 years and I never got the fishtail down. I watched your video and practiced for about 2 hours and it suddenly made sense! I can do about 6 or 7 so far, even if they're a bit erratic still thank you!

i have been trying to learn this move for ages literally watched this once and i did it! yay!! thanks

Something that helped me, I think, is that you should try to turn your palm in the direction you need to move your hand. Then, use your knuckle and maybe even your finger to give the staff a push back towards you (only if going in reverse). So, on your right hand going as it goes behind you, use the back of your index finger and knuckle to push the staff back towards you. On the way to your front, use your pinky finger and knuckle to push it towards your body as you cross over.

It's funny that you say at the beginning that its really hard to get and its discouraging, i was just trying to learn it and was failing hard, so hopefully now i'll get it, cheers dude

Many thanks man! I'll be sure to keep that energy flowing

I'm starting in the contact art. I'm part of a Circus Enterprise and I want to learn some new movements with the Staff. Did you have more videos like this one?? Congrats you're amazing!!

What's up Kyle?! I had not idea you were doing tuts! This is great, good energy from>to you. Cheers

Thank you so much for this man. Great tutorial please do more :D

thx for the tut! helped out A LOT!!!!

this makes sense. I'm going to give it a try.

Thx a lot!! I discovered that I'm trying to do the orthe direction.. which u say it is more difficult, so next time i'll start how you start it and Hopefully gonna get it, cause now..... just hours spent away and no progres.... So thank you for sharing!!

Again love the videos! Where you at Catalyst? Swear I may have seen you before.

Thank you! You're really good tutor!)) videos are very useful!

You can use old bicycle inner tubes for grip. They work quite well. Contact staves should be made and wielded with a lot of precision and care :) Thanks everybody!

thanks, i spin for a while now, mostly alone, don't know terms to call anything, maybe next festival i can go practice with others and know what they are talking about

Hey dude, great tutorials - just picked up a staff a couple weeks ago and your vids have helped a lot. How long have you been doing it?

What's up brother? Nice moves!!!!

please make more they are so helpfull angel roles would be awsome :D

Abbey, go to Trick Concepts. They're in California and they have staffs

Доходчиво, подробно, а с переводом нельзя? Спасибо.

Hey Gib thank you so much for your tutorials! I did the conveyor belt in a couple of houres but I despair of these fishtails!.. The staff allways rolls over my wrist.. don´t you have any idea to do it in some more single parts? further i don´t know what i have to do,that the staff turns in half then in rolls.. (i´m sorry for my grammar,i´m german ;) )

Heavier has always been better for me. They seem to create more momentum than lighter ones do and hopefully won't bend on ya so easily. But to each his own i suppose

I've been at it for about 4 years

I have a longer staff (silicon griipped 150cm fire staff). Any tips on learning with longer staffs...? Struggling :(

Hey Gib, I'm Dave, I am getting into contact staffs. Did staffs in martial arts so I have a little heads up basically. Just been some time since last real play. Any way, I don't know anyone into this so I do not know what a good start would be. As in type or model to buy. Not looking for the best of best staff but best for the cheapest price. Again just seeing how I take to it again and figuring my style. any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Great videos btw!!!

buddy where would you suggest buying your first staff? maybe a company in the US to cut down the price... HOP's shipping is almost the price of their staff!

do you think a lighter staff or a heavier one is better?

is there much difference in a contact staff?

how many hours would it take to master??

damn i cant do that i practice this move but.. everytime it gets fly away from my hand..

I always say practice 30 min a day

I can't even get the first fishtail :( I've been spending hours simply trying to get it to stay on the back of my hand/wrist and it just won't do what I intend it to do. I've been experimenting for the past several days to no avail..

I can't get the staff to turn freak man

I have a few. Just type my name, gibrusnoom, into KZfaq