I've been playing with meteors for about five years now. It's never been a main focus of mine, as far as practicing goes (mostly due to rope burn). I only spin in a horizontal plane, doing alot of wrapping aound body parts (neck, shoulders, torso, legs, arms, etc.) I didn't really feel like I had the hang of it for about a year. Most people that watch me tend to comment that my movements look similar to what hula hoopers do, more so than a staff or poi spinner. So, just keep at it. They are quite fun, and you can mimic just about every move a staff, poi, or hoop can do (rope dart, too, if you only light one end).

I have been spinning meteors for a little less then a year now and its by far my favorite flow toy. I don’t spin much staff but I know the basics and I have been spinning poi for about 5 years on and off.

I know a good amount of moves but more importantly I can smoothly transition between all of my moves. Most of what I know is on a vertical plain. I only know a few horizontal tricks.

Most of what I have has been what call ‘meteor theory’ =] simply because It’s my working definition of how spinning meteor works. Similar to the fundamentals of poi spinning, planes, turn, ways of adjustments and manipulations, hand positioning. I often refer to the meteor as the love child of staff and poi because it contains elements of both and can do just about everything a staff or a set of poi can aside from the obvious limitations. I.E. a meteor is always connected unlike poi

I have discovered 4 ways to pass the meteor from one hand to another. You can either pass the meteor on the side of the body the passing arm is connected to or the side of the body the receiving arm is connected to. You can also pass the meteor overhand or underhand. These 4 passes vary in difficulty and have interesting advantages of which I have learned mainly from mistakes while passing =]

There is also a lot to know about hand placement. My instinct was to hold the meteor in the middle at all times but its simply easier to lead with a shorter section and tail with a longer one. The more skilled I become at a certain move the more I find I can approach the center. I believe this is due to a better play. The physics behind driving the meteor change with how much force is splaying the meteor. The better you become at keeping a strong splay the more rage of drive you will find available. This rage generally grows toward the center in vertical and horizontal planes.

Musashii taught me how to do the overhead meteor a while ago. He showed me it was easiest to drive this from way out toward one end. Almost more then half the distance from the middle toward one end. I have been practicing this a lot and I have mastered this move to the point of being able to spin a meteor above my head with one finger inches from the center. This move really shows you how to feel out the way a meteor can speak to you in its response to power. If you practice this move you will learn to know which way your meteor is becoming unstable in its spin and how to adjust your fingers placement to adjust.

I have more to say on this subject of course but this post is already huge. I hope this helps.