The advantage of a thinner / smaller diameter shaft is mostly in how it rolls along the body: the smaller diameter must rotate more times to travel the same distance, and it has a higher rolling resistance, which both lead to slower travel, which some people prefer for a slower movement flow.
A larger diameter head and/or flowers will also slow down the travel / roll. We’ve found 15mm to be the thinnest shaft that is still rigid enough to not be too bouncy. Adding flowers greatly reduces bounce by absorbing it.
The advantage of a thicker / larger diameter shaft is mostly that it is stiffer and less bouncy. The larger diameter also travels / rolls along the body faster, which some people prefer for faster movement flow. We’ve found 18mm to be the “point of diminishing returns” when it comes to stiffness. Any thicker doesn’t make much practical improvement to stiffness, and starts to feel bulky and roll too fast.
Vision martial sabers are available in 1 standard size at this time.
Custom lengths are not available through this kit at this time- sorry!
Vision sabers feature a carbon fiber handle that comes wrapped in high-quality holographic deco tape. Choose from 4 available tape options each featuring its own unique color & optical effects:
Want to use the flowtoys connect app? You'll need a small hardware bridge to enable your props to talk to your mobile device and vice versa.
We have 2 options for bridges:
You can find out more about the app and bridge here.
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Reviews
Based On 2 reviews.
This is my second flowtoys prop and I am in love with it for a number of reasons.
1. The durability is insane and backed by flowtoys warranty too. I will be a customer for life with the amazing help I've received. No fear practicing with this prop too.
2. The LEDs are extremely eye catching and beautiful. They show up brilliantly on video and I've gotten a lot of compliments on the pure brilliance of the colors and how cool the patterns look.
3. The options to convert into double staff and sabers has opened up my eyes to new ways of playing - I didn't realize how much I liked double staves until now and sabers are fun for sharing with a friend and easy to understand!
4. The vision connect system is AMAZING. Going to festivals and synchronizing with other flow toys fans is always a joy and the crowd will notice :)
When choosing this staff I was debating between this staff and the neoflowart Pixel staff and I have to say - I have ZERO regrets choosing this staff. I got to handle the neoflowart one and while it does have much more customization (being able to make pictures show up), it felt flimsy in comparison to this staff and I've heard from others that they're prone to breakage. For my style of dance I'm not trying to show off particular images and so the default settings are beautiful and non-distracting.
Two Misc Notes:
I will say that learning contact staff moves with this staff is a little bit harder because of how light it is. I've given it to people who are skilled with contact and they haven't had issues with it and pick it up really quickly. That being said I've had a lot of fun starting out contact staff with this and when I tried a heavier staff the moves came very easily so it was worth the investment!
This is an EXTREMELY long staff by the way. I'm a 5'11 guy and it's quite big even for me. The provided flowtoys bag doesn't properly fit the staves and they stick out the top so I'm currently looking for another solution to carry this staff around in its disassembled form.
I highly recommend this staff though and I plan to use it for many years to come. Thank you so much flowtoys :)
All around everything about flowtoys is wonderful. I have a levi wand, saberstaff, and a pocket Bridge. The contact vision is beyond cool and wows the crowd every time. The connectability to group your props together and play any mode you wish through the bridge is next level. Not to mention you can control the brightness and saturation of the lights to conserve battery life on the go. My toys battery life lasted multiple nights without having to recharge because of this. The flowtoys team is friendly, cares about their customers, and responds super fast and will make sure you have everything you need to flow <3
Couldn't say enough nice things about flowtoys!!!