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Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by MalayBorneo, Oct 15, 2016.

  1. MalayBorneo

    MalayBorneo n00b

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    Any pill lovers here?
    i got a normal beech terra pill and was thinking about a cherry wood one.
    What are the benefits from cherry wood?
     
    Oct 15, 2016
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  2. Ben Lowe

    Ben Lowe Slayer

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    Get a Jumbo, so much fun.

    Cherry wood is...heavier?? I have no idea. Looks cool, sounds different, probably breaks in differently? Those are my guesses. :)

    I'm sure @htimSxelA could tell you.
     
    Oct 15, 2016
  3. rTTn

    rTTn Slayer

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    I actually bought the pill at the same time i bought my first kendama. TBH i was way into the pill for a while before getting into the dama. Still pick it up and jam it from time to time

    I guess i have an older one and they are different now in some way? That's just what I've been told.
     
    Oct 15, 2016
  4. Chelsea May Perez

    Chelsea May Perez Slayer

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    I have 3 Pills and 1 Jumbo Pill. The Jumbo is so fun with stalls, and the regular-sized Pill is so fun with string tricks and juggles. A lot of people like the cherry wood and purpleheart regular-sized pills because they're heavy and easier to control. I love both jumbo and standard.
     
    Oct 15, 2016
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  5. triggerscold

    triggerscold Member

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    i got a greyscale in a trade and really really like it. great SP and DS practice~
     
    Oct 17, 2016
  6. nikki_deo

    nikki_deo Slayer

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    yup! I have a jumbo, cherry and regular pill. honestly, playing around with pills is how i learned basic string tricks when i was just starting. :D

    the cherry pill is definitely heavier (but not super heavy) than the regular one i have. in addition to easier to control, i find stalls are wayyy easier on cherry/heavier pills and the crisp clack sound it makes when you spike is just oh-so satisfying
     
    Oct 17, 2016
  7. Mollidama

    Mollidama Honed Member

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    Pills are awesome in my opinion. I definitely think having at least one in your collection can help you get better at kendama. Using them as cross training tools. Sometimes when I'm chasing a trick and I'm having trouble,I'll switch over to the pill to get a different perspective. Super fun! I have 4 reg pills and a jumbo!
     
    Nov 10, 2016
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  8. Angelo Saček

    Angelo Saček Honed Member

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    I have three (maybe four) regular sized ones and a jumbo. These aren't Terra though. They are hand turned. I like the jumbo pill a lot and play it more often than the standard. I agree with Chelsea, jumbo stalls are so fun :)
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    Nov 11, 2016
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  9. Orangeisrad

    Orangeisrad Member

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    I have a pill, and it's great and all, but when I have people over and the kendama feels too daunting, I let them try the pill first.

    For me, I don't really use it. It's still super rad, but you just can't pull me away from my damas for too long, haha.
     
    Nov 11, 2016
  10. Joel Clayton

    Joel Clayton Honed Member

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    I got a purple pill a while back,
    they are soooo fun to play with
    thank you alex smith for coming up with the idea

    YOUR BRILLIANT!!
     
    Nov 25, 2016
  11. Almostgets

    Almostgets Slayer

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    Just got my pill. Thinking that its more string tricks than anything else. Am I missing something?
     
    Nov 25, 2016
  12. Ben Lowe

    Ben Lowe Slayer

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  13. Almostgets

    Almostgets Slayer

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  14. Joel Clayton

    Joel Clayton Honed Member

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    I really need to pick up a jumbo pill!! how much do they weigh?
     
    Nov 25, 2016
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  15. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    Thats a good question... they're pretty heavy. I want to say around 350 grams total? I can weight one out to find out a more exact number for you. They're truly JUMBO!
     
    Nov 27, 2016
  16. Ben Lowe

    Ben Lowe Slayer

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    Dec 3, 2016
  17. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    Straight up, thats a good question! I've been hyped on some Pill stuff lately, I'm gonna try to work on some new stuff.
     
    Dec 3, 2016
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  18. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    @Angelo Saček nice! Cool to see you turned your own. What diameter hole are you drilling in the top half? 1/2"?
     
    Dec 3, 2016
  19. Ben Lowe

    Ben Lowe Slayer

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    I ended up getting a couple of free jumbo pills (due to a KendamaUSA mistake, so awesome they let me keep them) and just made a video. At the end I was doing some pill tricks and it was so fun! I hadn't done any pill stuff in awhile, and somehow my increased kendama ability must have translated over because I could do a bunch of pill tricks that I could never do before. Anyway, it was a lot of fun, and I was thinking about that video you made because I've always liked it, wished there was another! I would be totally stoked to see some new stuff.
     
    Dec 3, 2016
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  20. JoJo_hudson1253

    JoJo_hudson1253 Honed Member

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    i have a guy wright pro mod and it plays so well
     
    Dec 6, 2016