Slowing down and beautifying corkscrew

Refine your poi corkscrew by slowing it down and making the pattern read more cleanly through your hands and timing. Nick Woolsey focuses on using a simple thumb-to-thumb cue to encourage a wave-like hand pathway, helping both hands travel as a single unit while maintaining steady rhythm.

You’ll drill consistent split-time alignment so the poi stay opposite each other around the circle (12/6, 3/9), with a clear tabletop moment as they pass the belly. From there, explore starting from either side, adjusting height, and adding gentle body turning to create a slower, more graceful corkscrew suitable for performance pacing.