Drexs Tech Poi Blog, 216: The Math of Poi Flowers, Roulettes, and Trochoids

People frequently reference the math behind poi on many forums and groups, but it can seem a little daunting to folks that don t have that kind of background. Here s an attempt to level the playing field. A lot of this will be review for the more mathematically inclined folks out there, but for those who aren t, hopefully this will give you the Cliff s Notes as to some of the math we use to describe flowers and the like and make it a little bit more digestible. If you like