If you haven't checked out the Intro to Glowstringing or the Wrap 101 tutorials yet, I would highly recommend you do so first. Then move on to these other concepts.

Duowrapping is a method of creating wrap combos, generally with long strings.

If you can’t manage basic wraps well, I’ll be blunt - Go back and practice those first. You will need control of basic wrapping and combo construction as well as arm strength and flexibility before thinking of attempting duowraps. Refer to Wes’ wrapping 101 as an excellent resource.

A duowrap, most simply put, is a wrap within a wrap. Basically you are wrapping a part of your body so that you have enough string left over to wrap a different part of your body with while the string is still resting in the first wrap.

This leads to a very interesting and trippy effect, where the glowsticks will appear to swap directions in midair, the rotation point will change, and the glowsticks will seem to be swinging from your legs or neck.

For all of these, I use 54 inch round strings looped. Therefore my string length is 27 inches and combined w/ a glowstick 33 inches. You may use shorter or longer, but around this string length is recommended.

There are two types of duowraps. Full and half rotation duowraps.

Full rotation duowraps are simpler to time than half rotation duowraps. It is recommended that you start off learning them first. The simplest one is taking the string in your right hand, wrap your left arm halfway through the string. Now quickly move your right arm backwards so that the glowstick passes by once and makes a full rotation around your left arm. Now on the next pass of the glowstick, move your right arm quickly back into place and the end of the string should wrap off your right arm. Afterwards the glowstick should simply spiral out if you move your right arm out of the way once more. (Refer to the duowrap video tutorial.) A nice thing about full rotation duowraps is that once you’re in it, you can bounce the glowstick back and forth on the same limb while still in that duowrap (the top and bottom).

Multiple crossover wraps = Half rotation duowraps! These are more difficult to time while it is probably easier to do one than a full rotation duowrap. The simplest one involves taking the right string and wrapping the string halfway on your left hand. Now push your right arm forward so that as the string comes around, it bounces on your right wrist/arm. The string should then circle back out. Easy? Well, the difficult part is timing multiple half rotation duowraps in a combo so that it looks good.

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Click here for an alternate duowrap tutorial video.

So you’ve got a good handle on duowraps? Try these ideas:

Try duowrap tracing. Try wrapping with your left arm while duowrapping with your right.

Try duowrapping with both arms at once. Try starting off a different limb for your first wrap/rotation point; instead of your arms, try your legs, neck, and biceps.

Then try making your own combos.

If you have any more questions, do not hesitate to PM or AIM me at KaelGotRice.

Good luck!

Wes' notes (Pretty good way to break down the learning process, if you ask me):

"Half rotation duowraps" as you call it seems to be the same as crossover wraps. I would suggest eliminating it all together to avoid confusion.

I would break it down into smaller lessons, separate by different areas to "anchor." For example:

201 - Intro (description of what duowraps are, like your current article).

202 - Anchor at arm. Then duowrap onto different parts (leg, neck, other arm). Then show wrapping multiple times after anchoring (slowly). Kind of like your current tutorial video.

203 & 204 (as many as necessary) - Anchor at different body part (neck, leg). Then duowrapping onto different parts, etc.

205 - Exercises/practices to get the other hand involved while duowrapping. (Probably start with just swinging in front.)

206 - Doing a simple wrap (or one handed spiral) with the other hand while duowrapping.

207 - Duowrapping with both hands at the same time.

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