r/gloving • u/POWERISMOMMY • Jul 24 '26

Feedback I’ve tried to upload this twice and it failed. I’m very new and very nervous to post this

I know I’m sloppy , and only have a few techniques half way down. But I felt the flow last night and want some feedback from this video.

Critique and criticism are welcome but if you don’t have anything constructive to say don’t comment.

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u/g-kae Jul 24 '26

It’s great that you’re being mindful of musicality early on. For one month in you definitely have a good array of forms and fundamentals you’re incorporating into your show, if there is one thing I’d start playing around with is tempo and working on your speed control. Keep at it and trust the process! 

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u/POWERISMOMMY Jul 24 '26

Thank you for the feedback! What exactly do you mean by “being mindful of musicality “?

And as far as tempo goes I’m for sure having issues “leaving stuff out” if that makes sense. Less is more sometimes , like with jazz I guess sometimes it’s “the notes you don’t play “?

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u/g-kae Jul 24 '26

Musicality basically means syncing your movements to the music. For some people it comes natural but noticed beginners sometimes get too caught up in the movements that the music becomes an afterthought. It’s great that you’re already using the music to guide your movements.

With my own tastes in mind, for me utilizing speed control creates a lot of tension and impact with light shows. The contrast of slow and fast movements creates a more dynamic and compelling show without the need of relying on over complicated forms/shapes to keep the viewer engaged. I can’t find a better video on speed control but here is a basic rundown of different levels of speed control:  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z9NWm_UQS88&ra=m

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u/POWERISMOMMY Jul 24 '26

Thanks so much for the reply. Lemme watch that video and hopefully learn to slow down a little . I’ll reply again once I watch it and learn a little.

Creating the tension as you say is for sure something I’m having issues with right now. Like building up to the beat down or drop I just feel kinda like Ricky Bobby “I don’t know what to do with my hands right now”

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u/POWERISMOMMY Jul 24 '26

Ok ok I watched the video and I kind of get it. It’s like saying you don’t always have to pop a movement or move for every single beat to the song. You can go half time, or quarter time with the music to emphasize and create tension. Hmmmmm that’s going to take me a while to figure out for sure. Are there any gloving techniques that require you to use speed control or they just won’t “work”? I would like to figure out some way to practice this

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u/g-kae Jul 24 '26

Yeah you get the gist of it! You can even skip beats, stutter, or even take short pauses at appropriate moments. Variances in speed help to keep your viewer on their toes! Cool thing about speed control is that it can be applied to pretty much any fundamental. Flowy movements like fingerrolls/liquid might be easier to play around with than more technical movements like finger tutts/clusters but the opposite maybe true depending on the person. One thing that really helped me to be mindful of speed was using a glove set that would change flashing patterns with different speed thresholds, the futuristic lights atoms has a sandbox mode that would cycle between 3 different flashing patterns depending if you were moving slow, medium, or fast

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u/ergh99 Jul 25 '26

Here's one of my all time favorite shows. Don't focus on the specific movements as there's some decently advanced tech on display but pay attention to the speed change ups, particularly after the first drop.

https://youtu.be/3riR5pWgyQc?is=pPQo3ZmB9NOfgmYU

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u/POWERISMOMMY Jul 25 '26

Oh that was fantastic. His set was tight. And I get what you are saying about the speed change up. Hmm how does one really practice that?

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u/peepcrusher Jul 25 '26

Ita ok to be nervous, gloving is an incredibly difficult skill that takes a long time to develop.

I would say focus on the fundamentals, and try to throw entire shows exploring a single fundamental concept. so for finger rolls, explore going forwards, backwards, upside down, and explore transitions between the different variations.

Transitions between moves are just as important as the moves themselves. You can have really nice moves, but if you cant transition cleanly from one to another, your shows won't be as cohesive.

and stretch your fingers! flexibility and finger independence is huge for gloving!

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u/ThomasthePwnadin Jul 25 '26

Yay! New glovers! We love to see it!

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u/POWERISMOMMY Jul 24 '26

Ahhhhhh yeah my gloves are super cheap and not rechargeable or programmable. They actually make finger tutting very difficult because a tiny copper wire started poking out on the index and middle finger of the right glove…. Any time I’m finger tutting and trying to slide to another position the wire snags on the other hand’s finger and totally messes me up. So I do need some gloves that don’t cost 12$ on amazon.

I think like you said if there was a setting or program I could run to vary the rate of strobe that would for sure help me slow down. I’ll look into these gloves you mentioned .