Make Your Own Practise Gear
These material lists and instructions are as simple as possible
to help you make your own practise gear cheaply and easily.
Most of these materials are available from hardware stores.
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 or 1.2m pine dowel
- 2 tennis balls
- electrical tape
Approx. cost: $10
Cut 1 hole in each tennis ball and insert a tennis ball over both ends of the dowel. Wrap the electrical tape over the tennis balls and down the staff shaft to secure the balls to the staff. Wrap the electrical tape approximately 15cm in either direction from the centre
point of the staff, along the shaft to create a grip.
Twin Staff
Materials:
- 2 broom handles or 2 x 0.9m pine dowels
- 4 tennis balls
- electrical tape
Approx. cost: $7
Cut 1 hole in each tennis ball and insert a tennis ball over both ends of the dowel. Wrap the electrical tape over the tennis balls and down the staff shaft to secure the balls to the staff. Wrap the electrical tape approximately 15cm in either direction from the centre
point of the staff, along the shaft to create a grip. Do this to both staffs.
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 on one side only. 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 20mm blue line irrigation pipe (from Bunnings)
- piece of wooden dowel 10-12cm long that fits snugly
in the pipe
- gaffer tape
- electrical tape to make it look flancy
Approx. cost: $10
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 join closed.
Now wind the electrical tape in a spiral along the entire length of the
hoop 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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