Make Your Own Practise Gear
These material lists and instructions are as simple as possible
to help you make your own practise gear as easily and cheaply as possible.
Most of these materials are available from hardware stores.
Coloured contact paper (as used for school books)
is a great way to decorate your hoop.
Poi
Materials:
- pair of knee high socks
- 2 tennis balls
Approx. cost: $6
Take your pair of knee high socks, stick a tennis ball in the end of each
sock and knot the open end. Stripey and/or colourful socks look best.
Staff
Materials:
- broom handle
- gaffer tape
Approx. cost: $7
Wrap the gaffer tape approximately 15cm in either direction from the centre
point along the broom handle.
Twin
Staff
Materials:
- broom handle
-gaffer tape
- hand saw or similar
Approx. cost: $7
Cut the broom handle in half and wrap the gaffer tape approximatley 7cm
in either direction from the centre point of each broom handle piece.
Rope
Dart
Materials:
- cotton rope up to 1cm in diameter
- 3 tennis balls
Approx. cost: $8
To get the required length of rope, you need rope that runs from the end
of your outstretched right arm to the end of your outstretched left arm
and then hangs as far as the floor. Allow extra rope for knots and a wrist
loop. A total length of 4m should be plenty. Make 2 slits, in each tennis
ball, on opposite sides, big enough that you can thread the rope through
but not so big the balls fall apart. Thread all 3 tennis balls onto one
end of the rope and secure in place with a knot. Tie a loop at the other
end of the rope big enough for your wrist to comfortably fit through.
Hula
Hoop
Materials:
- 3m of 25mm blue line irrigation pipe
- piece of wooden dowel 10-12cm long that fits snugly
in the pipe
- gaffer tape
- electrical tape to make it look flashy
Approx. cost: $7
Join the ends of the irrigation pipe by sticking the dowel half way in
each end. Then tape over the join with gaffer tape to hold the joint closed.
Now wind the electrical tape in a spiral along the entire length of the
wheel to make it look pretty.
Contact
Juggling Ball
Materials:
- hockey ball
Approx. cost: $10
Go to a sports shop and buy a standard hockey ball. Too easy!
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