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Originally Posted by stoymonkey
I didnt get a chance today, but will take it and the video outside on the deck! you said you made your own hoop? i have an unwrapped black one, don't know where to get the tape for it. i could pay $20 for someone to do it at the gym. if you taped it, how did you get it even??
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To make a hoop:
JasonUnbound: How to Make a Hula Hoop
There's also a link to a site that has tons of fancy tape, but for starters you can use electrical tape. I'm assuming you meant your unwrapped hoop is store bought, because the tubing with no tape is really slick! Mine aren't perfectly even, but it just takes a lot of time and patience, and keeping an eye on the gaps to make sure they stay about the same length apart.
For practing lots of hand tricks, you definitely want a lighter hoop. The first hoop I made was very heavy and I could only roll it over my hand for a few minutes before it would start to hurt and get bruised.
Here are the two I use the most, I have another one that I did a really bad and rushed taping job on, and the other one i've made I gave to my mother-in-law. The start up price for making your own is kind of high, but you end up with enough materials to make quite a few hoops so individually, they don't cost that much.
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