Great job! They look fabulous. How do they spin?

I love the handles. That is a very practical solution to handles.

How is the weight? They look like they could be a little light. I find heavier poi easier to spin. My favorite poi for practicing with now are made with a light ball chain, which, I feel, distributes the weight of the poi all the way through the line (without stretching) so there's no chance the line will ever collapse in upon itself when the poi are above my head or during a stall.

Also, how is the rubber ball? Again, that sounds like a good idea. I'm sure it would still hurt like hell to rack yourself with but it seems comparable to a tennis ball.

Even though I use heavier poi to practice with, I also started out with poi that was pretty light. The inherent challenges will make you a better poi spinner in the end. When you're ready to start thinking about spinning fire poi (or if you want to build muscle), you may want to increase the weight but I think these are a fabulous and very innovative first pair. Make sure you hang onto them. No matter how many sets of poi you have in your life, your first pair will always have a very special place.