of the handle halves 24 and 26 to form new ends 54 and 56 that can be shaped as desired for improving appearance or grip as shown in fig6 the assembled end cap 46 completes a dowel shaped handle for the pompon half 14 alternatively the end cap could be shaped to convert the handle to a different type of grip such as a crown or block style where the grip is oriented orthogonal to that of a dowel shaped handle the ornamental arrays 16 and 18 can be separately arranged in the form of individual fluffy balls to further fashion individual pompons from each of the pompon halves 12 and 14 the handle halves 24 and 26 as well as the end caps 46 and 48 can include mountings in the form of bores 58 or other features for supporting straps loops rings or other ancillary gripping or carrying structures for example the pompon half 14 which is fitted with the end cap 46 includes a carrying strap 60 supported from the end cap 46 a variety of different coupling mechanisms can be used to connect the handle haves together to form convertible pompons as shown in fig7 9 for example a detent mechanism 68 of a convertible pompon assembly 70 is shown in fig7 one handle half 72 incorporates.