Round and round 'we' go...

[Jace]

The Hula hoop.

Invented in 1958.

Who had one? And could you...were you good..?

 

[JustBonee]

Had one at some point in the 50's .... never any good with it though

 

[Murrmurr]

My sister had one, and she was pretty good at it. She could keep it going round and round while also making it go up and down, leg-calves to neck. We were absolutely spellbound.

 

[jujube]

My grandparents took me to Disneyland in 1958 and hula-hoops were all the rage in California. I brought one back with me and everyone in Indiana was "What the heck is that thing?" Shortly after, they hit the stores in town and everyone was having hula-hooping contests. I was good at it.

Now, I absolutely cannot keep one up. Of course, today's hoops are cheap and light. It takes a well-weighted hoop to work well.

I remember having a "Shoop-Shoop Hula Hoop"......it had bb's or something inside that made a noise when you whirled it.

 

[RadishRose]

Yes, and did pretty well.

 

[Gaer]

Sure, and a Slinky and metal roller skates.
The Hula hoop was good training for the "Twist".

 

[Pepper]

Yep. Very good. Was able to walk from Brighton Beach to Coney Island (over a mile, almost 2) without dropping it once! I think I was 8.

 

[NorthernLight]

I hula hoop for 15 minutes, 3 times a week. I've been hula hooping for 10 years; I used to do more and longer.

I never mastered the fancy techniques. The fanciest I do are "hip hooping" (as opposed to waist hooping), and two hoops (as in photo).

 

[hollydolly]

The Hula hoop.

Invited in 19958.

Who had one? And could you...were you good..?

they might not have been invented in 19958.. yet.. ... but yes Jace.. I used to be good with the Hula hoop.. I didn't have one of my own but I got to play with the hoops belonging to my friends..

 

[debodun]

Mine was lime green, but I could never get the "hang" of it.

 

[Jace]

I'm on a new 7"tablet..that harder to 'type' on..
And couldn't go back to edit
Should be 1958!

Got it!..WAS able!

 

[Jace]

Mine was lime green, but I could never get the "hang" of it.

Not sure of color...but, Me, either....think it was a hips thing.

 

[charry]

I'm on a new 7"tablet..that harder to 'type' on..
And couldn't go back to edit
Should be 1958!

Lol I knew what you meant jace…….

 

[charry]

My sister was really good at the hoop, she won a competition at our Butlins holiday camp …

 

[Jace]

Think this d@#π thing has a mind of its own!

or...moi..finger fumble?

 

[Jace]

Had one at some point in the 50's .... never any good with it though

Wow!

 

[hollydolly]

Think this d@#π thing has a mind of its own!

or...moi..finger fumble?

oh I was only joshing with you.. I make the most mistakes of everybody here...

 

[Pappy]

I didn’t have one but my three kids did. I used it to train the dog to jump through.

 

[Pinky]

ahem, ahem! Not to brag, but - I was excellent at using the hula hoop. I took that thing with me wherever
I went, and walked down the street with it twirling around my waist. Used to twirl it from the neck, all the
way down my body, to my ankles. Great exercise!

 

[Paco Dennis]

I loved playing with them. I could do a lot but not as much as this person! WOW!

 

[Fyrefox]

I had a metal hula hoop that kinda hurt when you got it to bony portions of your anatomy as it was hard and had no flexibility. I could keep it going for a while. I also remember the yo-yo craze! Fidget spinners are probably the most recent fad with which I’m familiar…

 

[horseless carriage]

Think this d@#π thing has a mind of its own!

or...moi..finger fumble?

Probably, my spell checker will often override me even after I have given it a slap and corrected it. Times I have had to edit a post after it has been posted.

 

[Paladin1950]

My elder sister and I had them back in the late 50's. Even back then, I wasn't very good at it. Today if I tried it, I'd dislocate my waist from the rest of my body.

 

[NorthernLight]

My elder sister and I had them back in the late 50's. Even back then, I wasn't very good at it. Today if I tried it, I'd dislocate my waist from the rest of my body.

Not really. I used to hoop outdoors. I taught many passersby that they could do it, even though they said they "never" could.

The main trick is to move the body back and forth (usually diagonally) -- not in a circle. A lot of the power actually comes from the legs.

I was teaching one little boy. Suddenly he started hooping around his neck, which I had never tried because I considered it an advanced move.

I said, "How did you do that?" and he said, "I don't know!" with a big smile on his face.

I tried it myself, and it wasn't hard, but it wasn't something I wanted to do again.

 

[Timewise 60+]

In the 50's and 60's I loved 'skill' toys that I had to master the skill to play with them...like Duncan Yoyo's, Spinning Tops, Marbles, Frisbee, Spinning Plate (plastic) on a stick, Jump Rope, Jacks, Wiffle Ball, Darts, Boomerang, Badminton, Whip, and of course Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Football...

What did I miss?