Glowstringing Tutorial by Glowsticking.com

[ajcusn]

When doing the butterfly, it looks good in the mirror, but I can hear the strings chaffing one another. Is that normal, or should you not hear anything [strings should not make any contact]?

[Zaknafien13]

Gah I can get everything but that damn windmill. That shits tricky.

[DraculinaxKonamii]

i nearly broke my nose X'D

[skitzobitch17]

people should deff try learnign with the plastic ones lol i doQ

[FemmeNevrotique]

Learning is fun.

[Studiobmo]

Is it sad that the butterfly is the only one I can do without breaking lamps?

[TaggedToons]

"Practicing your non-dominant hand can be hard . . ." *breaks a light bulb* 0.0 . . .

[Cassasauras]

I practiced for like half an hour, then finally decided maybe music would help me. First Of The Year by Skrillex came on, and right as the first "CALL 911 NOW!!" came on, I got it and when it dropped I kept doing the weave, It was perfect.

[TranceFur]

I did it. I got the weave! It only took me ten or fifteen minutes, too. And to think I quit trying to glowstring a while ago because I couldn't get the weave to work...

[narushio3]

ummm if we dont have a glowstick at the time or if you do not want to buy glow sticks until you are good, what can i use as a substitute for the glowsticks

[kantui525]

@narushio3 On my fist time I tied scotch tape rolls at the ends of my shoelaces I've never hit myself with them but I believe the hurt less. Either way now I'm proacticing with glowsticks I've never activated. I hit them against everything and they never accidentally activated or anything, they're only five bucks a pair and you don't need to buy a new one each time.

[MsShitsandwiches]

Woah, this is a thousand times harder than it looks, my coordination is SHIT, that first move is bloody difficult!

[ugly4u21]

the butterfly was the second trick i learned the weave is the last so far

[bjardoin10]

So every time I swing my glowsticks perpendicular to my torso, it doesn't look like the kid in the video. Maybe I'm swinging them parallel to my torso?

[vvindowsRExp]

okay,lets try windmill....

*hits the head* ouch,lets try again....

*hits the shoulder* ouch,again!....

*hits the nuts* ouch.....

[vvindowsRExp]

lvl up ^1

[vampir3blood]

guys, if you want ACTUAL help with learning how to glowstring check out aquathane ... he actually teaches you in good quality and with super clear instructions /user/AquaThane

[antoast13]

Dude no offence but your technique is wrong, your hands should be closer together. And its called a three beat not a weave.

[13YCrew]

mhmmm I suck at jumpropes last time I did jumproping my friends dragged me across cement when I got tied up. What if I did GLOWSTRINGING D:

[117Rufus]

My left hand just cannot swing as good a pace as the right hand! I guess glowstringing just isnt for me. Great Tutorial though!

[isateq]

thank you!!! you guys are sooo helpful!

[XxBreathlessxXX]

I cant get the windmill like I dont know how to get it behind my head and then to the front I know that sounds stupid but its frustrating me

[airstrx]

@XxBreathlessxXX hahah o it takes some pratcie. but serch meenik in youtube or search windmill then meenik he is a great teracher!

[Essver]

@XxBreathlessxXX Start with one hand at a time. It's a lot like the 2 beat weave in the wave you have to cross back and forth. Once you learn the motion with one hand, try using both. Sometimes it's just a matter of practice, it took me a while to figure out how to do the windmill because my sticks kept getting tangled.

[TheNikkayyheylee]

I used to fail so hard when i first started, my shins were so full of bruises. Practice makes perfect though, now it comes naturally.

[ForeverOzu]

@TheNikkayyheylee Yah Hes right Guys. Im still a beginner Day 3 for me. but ive been watching this vid and glowstringing 101 wraps alot. Keep doing these practices alot regaurdless if u think ur ready to move. I say stick with it for 1 week then move on the next moves. Nikkayyheylee is right just practice alot it will be worth it in the end. Glowstringing is so fun. :] and for everyone else thats starting please ask questions on these tuts. i think i can help :]. Weave got me but i got it back.

[dnohl75]

I been getting all the moves down slowly and have been cleaning them up, but I keep busting out light bulbs! I have broken 2 light covers and 2 bulbs! I need a higher ceiling.

[AlessioJWilliams]

@dnohl75 Or a higher room? Try outside! =D

[lindagal2864]

@dnohl75 Does your house not have an outside? Mine does =w=

[dnohl75]

@lindagal2864 I live in an apartment on the second story, and now I don't break light bulbs. I'm actually pretty good now. Having glowsticks is considered paraphernalia where I live so I cant be in the parking lot of the compled spinning glowsticks

[lindagal2864]

@dnohl75 Paraphernalia?? R u serious??! That's the dumbest thing ever!

[EMANN101]

@dnohl75 Or get shorter strings :p

[bob8065]

@dnohl75 Haha yeah I've been wanting to glowstring for a while, I've been waiting for it to get warm so I can do it outside :3

[ElektrikShuffler]

I'm having severe epic fail moments doing the weave.

[ElektrikShuffler]

The weave is pissing me the fuck off

[ForeverOzu]

@ElektrikShuffler whats ur problem dude. i think i can help.

[clone554]

if you have trouble with some of these tutorials you should go to aqua thane's channel, he's a good teacher :D

[RoverDeDog96]

I can weave great with my right arm but I've hit myself in the head so many times with my left XD

[RoverDeDog96]

I can weave great with my right arm but I've hit myself in the head so many times with me left XD

[TranceFur]

Oh hell. The weave looks fucking hard...

[TheZombiekiller1995]

Lol nuts

[Zakk4TW]

took me 10 min to get the weave...

[PotatisSlottet]

Im not a beginer, im in a talent show in a few weeks, but i dont know what sticks to use! The room is quite big, so they need to glow strongly for everyone to see, and the song is 4 min. I have 2 choises, 30 min on high intensity or 5 min on super high intensity. Anyone got an answer?

Or any other general tips for a first performance?

[SilynJaguar]

@PotatisSlottet Flowtoys.com bro, bright, and awesome.

[johnson556]

how come i can do a butterfly behind my back so easy but cant do the windmills right?

[KraftyKittenz]

Perpendicular? - Methinks you mean parallel.

Besides that, I thank you very much for the informative video!

[SeeThisBeast]

thanks to this video i can finally weave! :D time to ice my arms now -.-

[Talentlesslessons]

This vid taught my friend and I everything we needed to start stringing, thanks a lot guys! Another great resource is Ravergirl.

[Chillirock1]

where do u get them? :/

[mkifyousayso]

parallel to your torso* lol

[filthhhhhh]

I hit myself in the eye attempting to windmill.. xD

[epicfailmusician]

Suck it , my head hurts my nuts hurt my ears hurts my butt hurts my left hand is doing shit .. dammit am i the only one to get so many punches ?

[VeritasSeek]

@epicfailmusician It's all part of it man. Just persevere dude, learn to love the pain.

[Mahala2013]

@epicfailmusician the first time I did it, I tore the skin off both of my hands. no worries.. hit myself a few times

[kantui525]

@epicfailmusician They make it looks so easy and the also make the glow sticks look so light and harmless...I practiced for not even two hours until now. I can do the windmill for a few seconds before hitting myself. I'm still in pain.

[johnson556]

dude im having such a hard time trying to windmill but keep hitting my face how can i improve

[fallenmercury]

@johnson556 over exaggerating your movements while learning a move helps, of course once you get the feel for it pull it together and make them perfect over time. when i learned the windmill i exaggerated my arm/hand movements to help give extra space between the strings and my head...sure you look silly but who cares you're learning

[Zigamafa]

So I just started glowstringing and I thought: "Hey I mastered the balisongs so glowstringing can't be that hard."

I was WRONG.

[DarkCharizard21]

where i can buy those kind of glowsticks?, Walmart, target, ?

[GreenDayFtw0]

@DarkCharizard21

I am sure you can find them in Walmart and Target, although if you have a Home Depot, get them there. You can find the heavy duty/high quality ones there.

[matthewlee95]

does these glowsticks reusable or do you guys keep buying new ones?

[GreenDayFtw0]

@matthewlee95

They look like the chemical ones, so not reusable. 

[jaminboy]

I considered myself ambidextrous before trying to string...now I realize how ridiculous my left hand is...I was told like anything else, it will become all muscle memory, once you get to it, it will be automatic.

[xChriz503]

i've been hitting my nuts, and nuckles/fingers doing orbitals and weaves -____-

[GodsNotReal95]

someone should give me a list of tricks from easiest to hardeest

[GodsNotReal95]

im hoping this is a gateway to making other tricks easier cuz DAMM my nuts hurt.

[a1u1s1t1e1n]

i cam to the conclusion to wear a cup when i do the weave every once in a while i hit my nuts when i go to cross over im not that good i just started

[GeekyMacBoy1]

don't you just hate it when the glow sticks hits your balls?

[GodsNotReal95]

@GeekyMacBoy1 no i love it. might be a fetish of mine not sure hahah

[TribeTheReal]

actually i always hit myself xD

[crazyravenite]

im having epic fail moments doing the windmill :-/

[Restodruid66]

Parallel to your torso*

[sammyjoe0323]

For the butterfly it might be easier to place your hands side by side vs stacking them because then you might be able to get the beat(s)

[DarkCharizard21]

Thanks for uploading this tutorial. I'll start practicing right now. I like this style and i want to try it.

[JumpingSkeater]

I got 4inch sticks does it matter?



[Jbuds0910]

Great tutorial but come on it doesnt hurt that much to get hit with a glowstick. believe me im so uncoordinated!

[barnoldjc93]

when i try doing the over the head part i keep hitting my head, buh when i do one hand i do it fine , on the either side buh not both at the same time

[happybirthdayto007]

i think this tutorial forgot to mention to not be a pussy when you get hit hahahah

[musicmakemehappy]

stupid question, but where can i get some cheap glowsticks?

[KaptainSparta]

@musicmakemehappy Lowes

[musicmakemehappy]

@KaptainSparta really? i didn't think they'd have them.  thanks :)

[KaptainSparta]

@musicmakemehappy They don't have a huge selection usually, just standard utility Glowsticks. They should be in the checkout areas, where candy usually is.

[Xx0xc4rlyx0xX]

gah! ok, been practicing for four years now and i still don't know how you move your arm like that for the windmill behind your head...i have the spinning in the front and back right but how do you get it to work altogether? (when i try to go front to backwards it turns into a helicopter thing XD) HELP!

[spdx9]

erm what strings to use for glowstringing?

[zinthios777]

@spdx9 i go with refeclive ribbions but use somting thick

[pompaman]

What is the best thing to use before we start mass buying glowsticks? haha

I want something I can practice with besides glowsticks.. ideas?

[onesixlovee]

@pompaman they are so cheap why not just use them>?

[frootEpebbles]

@pompaman i just keep using dead ones..... it's just practice... o:

[willman1661]

@pompaman popcan

[2k8LuvBunny]

I'm SOO happy I took that class and learned how to use poi balls when I was younger. xD All this is so much simpler!

[ImC00LyourNOT]

thanks after about 4 hours of practice i got all these moves down !! now workin on transitioning between them.. im going to a huge festival (oregon country fair) this coming weekend and wanna put on a show if possible.. what other moves would you recommend learning so i can flow and be entertaining at the same time? I got about 4 more days to practice

[BlaaeSh]

@ImC00LyourNOT Did you get the alternernate arm wrap down? That could be a nice transition to butterfly, and the basic for all other moves tho :) Maybe some wraps on your legs/neck could be nice! Hope you gonna have a good time ;)

[cuddlecore]

@ImC00LyourNOT

:D hey cool I live in oregon too.. you should come to the candy carnival at the end of this month!

[jasvagas]

how the heck do i cross them?

[victoriapschen]

Haha, watching other people do epic glowstringing makes it look easy. I found it otherwise... when the sticks hit me it really hurts too, haha xD.

[AnimexGuy]

Everytime i mess up or hit myself. It is due to my reatarded left hand. Why cant i be ambidextrous!

[HenryyyyyyyyyyyPwns]

i keep trying and my left arm keeps stuffing it up :(

[HenryyyyyyyyyyyPwns]

how do you hold the strings? just hold them with your hands? or putting them in your hands.

[yourawsomeness]

what kind of glowsticks would a stringer recommend? please message me

[skatedude063094]

Thanks for the tutorial learned weave in like an hour thanks lol

[homelesstaco]

strike that. got the move down now. this is damn fun.

[homelesstaco]

taking me forever, but i'm finally starting to at least get the technique behind the weave. to anyone struggling with even understanding it, slow down the video. it helps a lot.

[QuIGg92]

i wish someone was infront of me to teach me :[

[roflmytoe]

Im guessing that you are supposed to "use" split time when you do the weave since the strings seems to cross/the glowsticks hit eatchother eatch time i try it. Also my balls hurt

[Marthuiop]

Those are size 4 right?

[blackrose948]

Thanks. This really helps.

[nasence]

weave done.. butterfly done.. windmill's juss whip my back......... and that's using only 1 hand....... T_T

[MadcapFink]

dude, how the fuck do you make a vertical 8 with your hands over your head? wtf? it doesnt make any sense what so ever.

[dereklikesstuff]

i kept hitting my self in the balls when i was trying to weave. then i used a pair of long socks and put some beans at the end. once i got that down i did it with the glow sticks. that helped my weave.

[xxmikaela123]

omg i had nooooo ideaa

[DirtyDane14]

i keep hitting myself in the nuts when i weave. wtf am i doing wrong

[Dawg54bc]

@DirtyDane14 Make the strings longer so they go a bit slower. then if you mess up, it don't hit you

[jonathanPWNSyou]

@DirtyDane14 basically nothing XD its gonna happen ALOT but your timing is bad so when there spinning there hitting at the bottom and swinging up

[inuzukadog2]

@DirtyDane14 now wearing a cup ... jk

[mrukinkun]

@DirtyDane14 i sugest a cup my friend

[mrukinkun]

@DirtyDane14 i suggest a cup my friend

[sieve5]

@DirtyDane14 if its when your changing stick is comming across to the other side of your body, its because your not getting it far across your body enough and its hitting you in the balls, watch another video on how to weave, this one is good but sometimes you need a different perspective.

[whiteboys234]

@DirtyDane14  Your hitting yourself in the nuts!

[imasupernova]

I am a very backwards lefty and this just led to me hitting myself over and over again during the weave lol

[BrittneyMarleenRuiz]

oh my god this vid helped me so much thnx so much

[wingedhamham]

I feel like I should get a helmet and goggles before trying the windmill :/

[zachthecrazyboi1011]

how can you be that bad and hitting your self on the weave and figure 8

[mooglenanners]

my arms hurt from hitting myself on the weave. :(

[papi69pa]

@mooglenanners jajajajaja dont worry keep doing it till u learn

[jasonromulus]

don't worry... the 3 beat weave killed me when I was trying to learn it... now it's become second nature to me... just keep practicing and you'll get it soon... believe me when i tell you that it helps with moves later on down the road.

[frootEpebbles]

o.o i turned my glowstick on while practicing the figure 8 cuz it hit my head to much D:

[jacobhouser]

Lol, I ended up hitting myself in the knuckle with one of mine and it turned it on.

[deathshadow1991]

i want to learn how to glow string but for some reason i cannot get the crossover down on the weave shown here, it always comes out with me doing 2 quick spins with one string and a slow spin with the other then switching. it is not bad but im just not feeling im doing any good.

anyone who would be willing to help me i would be very happy to get to know someone

[eds64chevelle]

ha ha. yeah it's best to learn the 2 beat weave with the left over the top, and the right over the top seperately. i'm noob too, and have some vid's up. feel free to check them out and you can see that time and practice will help. don't give up.

[Shligim]

I'd love to help if I can. Leave any questions on my profile or requests for a tutorial and I'll do my best to help you!

[cepescher]

i've come to the conclusion that my left hand is retarded :P

[RAWRxMORGANSAUR]

@cepescher lol ive come to the same conclusion as well XD

[Doller360]

@cepescher its probaly not your dominant hand. and thats why you have to pradctice with it more

[zinthios777]

@cepescher realy im lefet handed

[Mychunkybabycrystal]

@cepescher lol

[biohazard22791]

this tutorial is awesome. thanks :)

[SkyeVaughn]

really great tutorial. thanks so much!

[theonlyjedi555]

THIS IS THEE BESTT TUTORIAL EVAAA!! :D

[xaqthetall]

Parallel to your torso... perpendicular implies that the two lines are intersecting at a 90 degree angle, and from what I know about glowsticking, that would probably be bad.

Awsome tutorial... I'm going to start practicing. :)

[wingedhamham]

@xaqthetall I think they said 'perpendicular' because your torso goes horizontally, so swinging the sticks vertically would be perpendciular.

[xaqthetall]

All I'm saying is if your swing the sticks perpendicular to your torso, it would wrap around said torso.

[eds64chevelle]

put up a progress video and post it

[wingedhamham]

@xaqthetall Then you have no idea what I replied to your comment.

[jasonromulus]

... like crossing the streams bad?

[keoniwh07]

NEVER CROSS THE STREAMS LMAO

[HelenRad1]

great tutorial ! i had alot of trouble with the weave but after watching this i got it in like 2 min flat :P

[Xdreamkeeper156X]

I keep hitting myself && hit my head really hard on the figure 8 try lmao, hope I can get it soon.

[gaarafan93]

i know mine isn't considered as glowsticking, but i just connected 2 glowsticks on the same string. i can still do a weave though now that i look at it. I just did it to have some fun. Its pretty easy to do once you get used to it.

[squawkadoodledoo]

i also love cty and i adore the passionfruit.

[BelovedDoll26]

I'm just starting out glowsticking, and this tutorial has really helped me out. Thanks a bunch. I didn't "nut tap" myself, but I sure did hit my ears a few times. I find it's a lot easier when you just relax and keep the strings moving, even when you mess up.

[jazzyrocka12]

you're gonna nut tap yourself. it's guaranteed. and it HURTS

[Insaneguy0]

Hell yeah.

[devonlikespie]

hahahaha

[THESEXYONE101]

damn i just got tapped in the nuts trying to do the weave (had to sit down for a few minutes).

but the tutorial really helped.

thanks.

[MARGZproductions]

Ok everytime i do the butterfly the glowsticks fucking hit eachother all the sudden!! what am i doing wrong?!?!

[CheeseAnt]

When they collide it means they're both in the same part of the loop at the same time. If you listen to the guy during that part, he tells you to make sure one is slightly ahead of the other so that they barely avoid hitting each other.

[Souljastyle]

my second swing i copped it in the nuts. they should mention wearing a cup o_0

[MightyFire]

i got hit in the eye.

[devonlikespie]

LMFAO!

[005Taylor]

I just nut-tapped myself with a glowstick while learning how to do the weave. :'(

[Unhallowlaw]

ya man i just did that too... pain for art i guess

[BlaaeSh]

I nut-tapped myself over 10 times doing the weave, but i got it now ^^. New problem - sometimes when i do basic wraps, i hit my finger nails so hard sometimes :]

And that damn spiral and figure 8 over the head is so hard to learn for me!

[005Taylor]

Done that too, does'nt hurt near as bad as the nut-tap tho. lol

[ChunkeeNoodleSoup]

You can also use a sock with some weight at the end. It won't hurt as much. Just don't use golf balls or rocks. :p

[Dragonfishfood]

*eyes twitch* i need to keep watching over and over to get it better i think.... but wow finaly a way to learn X3

[Pr0metheusMusic]

Are you talking about the weave? I tried for an hour or so to get the weave but just couldn't pick it up. I finally got it (it just FEELS right). Watch the wrist split, and think of the way you do the over-under with only one string. Each string will spin once on one side and twice on the other. Its odd but just keep practicing.

[legomindstormbuilder]

3:00 is the start

[sexyfurryfox]

hehe thanks i been trying to find a vid like tis for like ever hehe ty ty ty

[mouthofsauron328]

I can do Threebeat weave and butterfly fairly well, but I don't understand windmill. Can anybody help me out, because I really want to rave at the next CTY dance, or any dance for that matter, that I go to.

[way2kewlio4u]

I love CTY and I love the Passionfruit