tinkerbell 008

 

What Size, What weight ?

Two Questions to ask . . . . . . Are you new to hooping or a seasoned hooper? . . . . . . . . . What do you want the hoop to do?

For new hoopers: Don't bother measuring yourself ! I'm a midget and use a large hoop....i need to hoop slowly.
Ask. . . . what hoop have you used before and succeeded with ? Have that.
 Not used a hoop before ? start with a large one, from the Hoop-Rack or a one colour hoop, you'll soon want a smaller one as you progress. Get success now and you will suceed in the long run.
Your large hoop will be handy to go back to as you learn specific tricks.
Remember the bigger the better. 25mm are the heaviest.
A larger hoop rotates slower allowing more time to learn the moves.

Our travel or poly pro pipe 
The travel pipe is best for smaller hoops if you want a more rigid hoop, or a more flexible large hoop...Your choice
The poly pro is the most rigid and the lightest
This pipe will hoop so much faster !

Ideal for off-body work and fast tricks

For more experienced hoopers:

 To do faster intricate tricks: Smaller is best.

 For off-body work: Lighter and smaller is best.

Poly-pro is great for performance in a small hoop it's the lightest yet.

Weight of Naked Hoops in g.:

  Regular Blue pipe Our Glitter Our poly pro LED
  25mm 20mm 25 20* 25 20* Poly

36" 510 380 460 310 290 510 410 396
38" 550 400 480 330 610 430 405
40" 600 510
  * +tape & battery

This is not scientifically accurate, it's a guide.
Some hoops are fractionally thicker in places and bigger overall.

The final weight will be more add:
50- 70g min for tape and more for electronics if you have specialist LED hoops !
But bear in mind each LED is less than 1 gr in weight and a AA 3.6v Xeno is 17g
If you have a hoop with one AAA 1.5v battery. It is no lighter, the extra electronics we add to make it work, make it weigh the same as the AA battery.

*The newest travel hoop is now just over 19mm so even lighter :)

For Children

Depends on size of child:
Teenagers of small adult size use an adult hoop.
Smaller children use 19mm pipe in 36" or less.

Remember:

A strong tubing is essential to maintain the circle.

But there is a balance between rigidity and flexibility......
cheap children's hoops are not rigid enough and too flexible. Ideal for learning off body stuff in a class that's all!

Please note we measure OD (outside to outside diameter).
36 inches is 92 cm.
38 .. 97 cm.
40 .. 102 cm.
Or thereabouts