ColeCord

[Wild Industry]

Anyone tried ColeCord (that is a link)? There are some mad raving reviews about it. Apparently it's "the ultimate poi cord" due to its comfort, strength, and slight elasticity, but I wonder how well it would work for nunchaku. I would probably try it, but I already ordered 50' of paracord. ColeCord is quite a bit more expensive, but I guess the average person doesn't really need much cord.

[Spinner1990]

that stuff looks good, but i wonder if the elasticity would make certain moves harder. then again it might make them easier and open up whole new moves!. the only way to find out would for someone to try it and post an in-depth review of it on here.

[zwy6art]

It looks like fancy smanshy normal chord. 

[Wild Industry]

Well, it's not really about how it looks, right? If it performs better, then that's what matters.

[zwy6art]

Well, it's not really about how it looks, right? If it performs better, then that's what matters.

True.

[Matt-Chez]

i find that cord for nunchaku is better if its more rigid, i was using para-cord but it has a slight stretchiness to it and the actual thickness isn't as substantial which i found gives less control and stability.

in my opinion, i dont think that because its good for poi that its going to be good for nunchaku, and to be honest i dont really want my cord stretching 

[Wild Industry]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but I've never tested out a substantially stretchy material (my paracord seems pretty stiff) so I don't really know if it would be suitable. I reckon you're right, though, that nunchaku cord should be stiffer, but I'd want to experiment if I just had some money to burn on cord. Of course, I don't. :/

[Kriztov]

I've probably played around with cord elasticity more than most - it's not that it gives less control, nothing gives control (you have to take control) it's just that it adds another variable to the equation which makes it seem unpredictable until you understand it better.

Basically, the cord stretches when you swing hard. Because I've not got a hard, aggressive style, the stretch is more a gradual ebb and flow - for someone who really hits a move like Matt, that elasticity is more pronounced. Also the weight of the sticks makes a big difference - I've usually strung my light-weight graphites with elastic cord (or straight-up elastic ) which again minimizes the effects.

I might spring for some ColeCord if I get around to buying some new poi, which I've been planning to do for a while.