# New to spin tops **URL:** \ **Category:** Spin Tops\ **Created:** [August 15, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639 "2014-08-15T19:19:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hammy98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@hammy98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hammy98)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/1 "2014-08-15T19:19:48Z")
I’ve been throwing yoyos for about a year, and wanted to get into spintops. I bought a spintastics trompo grande, and I would love to get some tips and tricks from some experienced players. I am still getting the hang of throwing it, so any tips on throwing the spintop would be extremely appreciated. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/2 "2014-08-16T01:08:11Z")
Ask Chris Neff. ---
**Author:** ![Sabaspin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@Sabaspin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sabaspin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/3 "2014-08-16T02:17:15Z")
Welcome! I just started a few months ago. Read the first thread here on Getting Started with Tops, I found it very helpful. Look at as many videos as you can, the spintastics website has some good videos and the trompos cometa has a lot of them with slowmotion, and of course youtube. Then go and throw it a thousand times. Once you get it spinning in your hand and doing boomerang, you’ll be hooked. Enjoy!! ;D ---
**Author:** ![Neff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/neff/32/359_2.png) [@Neff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Neff)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/4 "2014-08-17T04:14:52Z")
It is hard to briefly summarize what you will need to know as you learn. Ask questions when you have a specific problem and we can help you through it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/5 "2014-08-17T20:38:40Z")
I can do easy tricks and boomerang also variations of it with those cheap mexican spintops. ---
**Author:** ![hammy98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@hammy98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hammy98)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/6 "2014-08-17T20:53:41Z")
> [@Neff](#): > > It is hard to briefly summarize what you will need to know as you learn. Ask questions when you have a specific problem and we can help you through it 🙂 my biggest question is, how do I balance the top. I am able to throw a top and catch it in my hand, but it always spins off my hand. Do you have any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/7 "2014-08-17T22:21:21Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgyXnfTWFTU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgyXnfTWFTU) Neff has a lot of useful videos that might be worth checking out. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![\_RTD\_alecto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/_rtd_alecto/32/1336_2.png) [@\_RTD\_alecto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_RTD_alecto)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/8 "2014-09-11T22:52:41Z")
try rotating your hand in a circular pattern to get the spin top back into an upright state. also look up duncans how to be a player volume 2 ---
**Author:** ![Neff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/neff/32/359_2.png) [@Neff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Neff)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-to-spin-tops/68639/9 "2014-09-12T00:54:39Z")
Ultimately new players will want to rotate the hand in a circular motion as you indicate, this the most effective way, and it sounds like you know what you are doing. I just want to explain that in the video I teach the straight line way at first to explain when to pull in what direction. If the timing of your rotation is off it will only make things worse.