Toroids: the Lost Gem of Tech Poi

Were toroids a lost secret of tech poi or a hideous tangent that should be left on the dustpile of history? A decade ago, there was a brief craze among poi spinners to show off 3 dimensional flower patterns based around the idea of having a poi trace patterns across the surface of a donut or toroid. The concept was incredibly challenging and required poi spinners to learn entirely new approaches to poi spinning and definitely resulted in a surplus of sloppy and bizarre poi tricks. But are toroids due for a comeback? Here, I outline what led to both their rise and fall and drop some basic information about the techniques and theory underlying poi toroids. See if they're a good fit for you! Check out other videos I've produced around poi toroids: #PoiTricks #PoiSpinning #FlowArts Support these videos on Patreon:   / drexfactorpoi   Big thanks to the Friends of the Channel: Dark Monk: http://dark-monk.com Flow Fests: http://flowfests.com Flowtoys: http://flowtoys.com Juggling Calling: https://www.jugglingcalling.com Pyroterra Lighttoys: http://lighttoys.cz Spinballs: http://spinballspoi.com Ultrapoi: http://ultrapoi.com And special thanks to my non-business Friends of the Channel: Johnny Howard Lain Mochinsky Pekha Pekkonen Use the promo code "drexfact0r" for a discount on your order from LanternSmith http://lanternsmith.com/?aff=2 or Ultrapoi http://ultrapoi.com?aff=drexfact0r or Emazing Lights http://www.emazinglights.com 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: Lane Lillquist Ky Lee Pleiadian_Lights Mike Pierce BJ ✨ Samantha Ponga Daniel Popescu Clayton Burke Ben Reynolds Rachel Weber William Pearson Michael LaHood John Gruber Kathleen Griswold Achille Brighton Kimmie Cherry Christina S Yuna Kim Willem Olding Daewyn Harrison Catherine Hackett-Brooks Kourtney Hunsader Sean Connell Dom Matt Maxim Fateev Ma Li Samuel Cabrera Carmen Will Ralph Furman Brandi Hine Mikey Deon Fox Kathleen Marco Del Rosario Melissa Igyarto Nancy L. Tyrone Phillips Spyro Wilburn Luke Wuertemberger Matthieu Miller Kathryn White Liene Verzemnieks Austin Adrian de Leon Alon Cohen Christoph Mau crackinthekraken Alison Keroack Cameron Olguin Jennifer Packard Vitaly Gashpar Zachary Stephens Jordan Aguirre Pamela Newham Christaff Skyler G Ollivander Wheeler blake kennedy Angie Watson Tina McDonald Sarah G Jason Kupski JF Carys Matar Austin Yo Manuela Bellydance Rachelle Bassen Phlip Purple Jessica Nunno Hannah Boler Zach Sanders Fabiano Eccel Stephan Scheiderer Sarah H. Anna Mindi Luke Megan Thompson Anna Nguyen Peter Lynch Kenny Nham Dean Ritts David Diaz Paul Kim Elizabeth Ellis Pleiadian_Lights '@whistlepunk.labs Brian Huddleston Nate Techlin Patricia Lee Christian Jay Eric Montijo Randall Morgan geoff Dan Sulfaro Yvonne Harlacher Alexey Gilman Dana Ma Bloodsong Jim Martin Alex Ciminian Kate Farah skrullqueen Siryn ana mc Aaron Freeman Steffi Mike Pierce Alfred Blackman III Desert Hailey Matthew Riordan Debi filkins May Lexi Nichelle Lunaris S Jones jimid Auron Wyse Rejoy Marsella Aleksander Poppe Finn Bell Laura Conner Arlene Smith Flow Mayhem Scott Coley Jeremiah Johnston Parmita Dalal Kali Marie Hill Stephglo Kelly King Alexis Russell Paac Sterling Bishop Jameel Alsalam Mr Mom Minas S