# Spin Top General Information **URL:** \ **Category:** Spin Tops\ **Created:** [October 10, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905 "2010-10-10T18:00:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YoYoExpert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpert/32/71258_2.png) [@YoYoExpert](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpert)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/1 "2010-10-10T18:00:23Z")
Welcome to the New YoYoExpert Spin Top Forum Discussion. If you thought people were amazed with your yo-yo tricks then wait until you throw a spin top into the air and catch it spinning in your waiting hand! The average person has no idea just what you can pull of with the new technology in spin tops and even just placing a spin top in their hand spinning is incredibly captivating! High quality Spin Tops are now available here: [http://SpinTopExpert.com](http://SpinTopExpert.com) We have plans for our own YoYoExpert Spin Top Tutorial videos in the near future but for now here are some excellent resources: [www.TopSpinning.com](http://www.TopSpinning.com) [http://spintastics.com/SSTvideos.html](http://spintastics.com/SSTvideos.html) [http://ta0.com/tricks/tricks.html](http://ta0.com/tricks/tricks.html) Feel free to add information or other good resources here. ---
**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/2 "2010-10-10T18:03:39Z")
Sounds great. I’ve been wanting to try a new skill toy lately. ---
**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/3 "2010-10-10T18:07:47Z")
This sound great. 🙂 I’ll try and see if I can pick a spin top up in the next week or two. ---
**Author:** ![j\_lowell9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j_lowell9/32/358_2.png) [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/4 "2010-10-10T18:17:16Z")
This is so awesome and i hope yye makes a lot of tuts ---
**Author:** ![tomymoonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@tomymoonly](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tomymoonly)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/5 "2010-10-10T18:26:04Z")
Welcome to this new section, i am impatient to see André performing spin tops and doing thos tuts 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/6 "2010-10-10T18:29:35Z")
there so EXPINCIVE ---
**Author:** ![tomymoonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@tomymoonly](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tomymoonly)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/7 "2010-10-10T18:44:57Z")
> [@yoyo jake](#): > > there so EXPINCIVE YYF ones? yes and they re really bad to begin… Yoyu can go for a spintastic or a duncan cheap and good to start, and then go buy something more expansive. ---
**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/8 "2010-10-10T21:00:38Z")
I lol’d so hard when I saw the spin-top buttons. ---
**Author:** ![EnEmE\_Of\_ThE\_StaTE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@EnEmE\_Of\_ThE\_StaTE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EnEmE_Of_ThE_StaTE)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/9 "2010-10-10T21:39:48Z")
> [@Samad](#): > > I lol’d so hard when I saw the spin-top buttons. This. ---
**Author:** ![Mi1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mi1/32/626_2.png) [@Mi1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mi1)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/10 "2010-10-10T21:44:13Z")
I jumped for joy. I want some. ---
**Author:** ![ShaunC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shaunc/32/596_2.png) [@ShaunC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ShaunC)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/11 "2010-10-11T05:06:10Z")
> [@tomymoonly](#): > > > [@yoyo jake](#): > > > > there so EXPINCIVE > > YYF ones? yes and they re really bad to begin… Yoyu can go for a spintastic or a duncan cheap and good to start, and then go buy something more expansive. it’s just like yoyoing. there are some amazing inexpensive tops out there, and they’re definitely the best to start with. once you get better and find a preference, you can start looking into the higher end stuff. i learned to throw on inexpensive spintastics and duncan tops, and they’re great. but, some of the higher end tops are pretty cool, once you get better at throwing. also, don’t be afraid to get a fixed tip top to start out. you can learn a lot with them, and there are certain tricks you can only do with a fixed tip. ---
**Author:** ![tomymoonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@tomymoonly](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tomymoonly)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/12 "2010-10-11T08:28:08Z")
> [@ShaunC](#): > > > [@tomymoonly](#): > > > > > [@yoyo jake](#): > > > > > > there so EXPINCIVE > > > > YYF ones? yes and they re really bad to begin… Yoyu can go for a spintastic or a duncan cheap and good to start, and then go buy something more expansive. > > it’s just like yoyoing. there are some amazing inexpensive tops out there, and they’re definitely the best to start with. once you get better and find a preference, you can start looking into the higher end stuff. i learned to throw on inexpensive spintastics and duncan tops, and they’re great. but, some of the higher end tops are pretty cool, once you get better at throwing. also, don’t be afraid to get a fixed tip top to start out. you can learn a lot with them, and there are certain tricks you can only do with a fixed tip. YA i agree, but to learn how to balance a top, i think bearing is better, yoou have more time to balance it in yout hand… it’s just an advise make what you want about it :wink: ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/13 "2010-10-13T02:45:20Z")
Beginners should grab one of each, fixed and bearing 🙂 Getting one that can convert is cool, but who has time for that? ---
**Author:** ![j\_lowell9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j_lowell9/32/358_2.png) [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/14 "2010-10-13T02:50:09Z")
Are spin top buttons like counter weights for spin tops Ps I know what else they can be used used for ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/15 "2010-10-13T03:32:31Z")
Heavy buttons drive me nuts. The weight pulls the string through your fingers, and suddenly you have extra string and a button to deal with, in addition to an unruly top. I’m sure there are weighted button tricks out there waiting to be discovered (a few do exist), but for the moment the heaviest button I will play with is one that comes with a Duncan rip cord or bearing king, but only while playing bearing. During fixed tip regenerations the string is whipping around quite a bit and a stay-put button is what I want. I make my own out of coffee / ice cream bucket lids - I use a 1" craft punch and a leather hole punch for the hole for the string. ---
**Author:** ![j\_lowell9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j_lowell9/32/358_2.png) [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/16 "2011-04-25T23:36:27Z")
Where are the spintop tutorials ---
**Author:** ![cjm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@cjm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cjm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/17 "2020-03-04T16:27:14Z")
![spintops](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/e/3/2e35c13aac2670843812443699b3095d7422845f.jpeg) I got excited about spintops recently and bought more than I should have. For others’ reference, here’s a picture of them to compare sizes. From left to right, the spintops and their weights are Spintastics Sidewinder 1.45oz (41g) Yoyofactory Short Circuit 1.85oz (53g) with bearing Yoyofactory Electrick 2.1oz (59g) Trompos Space Saturno Xtreme Roller 1.7oz (48g) Trompos Cometa Jumbo Cobra 1.85oz (53g) Spintastics Trompo Grande Bearing 2.6oz (73g) Spintastics Trompo Grande Fixed 2.4oz (68g) ---
**Author:** ![kevinm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kevinm/32/697_2.png) [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-general-information/19905/18 "2024-01-02T16:25:31Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=trompos+cometa+trucos+](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trompos+cometa+trucos+) > **[Trompos Space Oficial](https://www.youtube.com/@tromposspaceoficial2336/playlists)** > > Bienvenid@s al canal oficial de Trompos Space, un espacio dedicado a enseñaros los trucos de trompo más espectaculares de la mano de los mejores campeones: Javi Demaria y Gerardo Montero. Cometa and Trompos Space have great tutorials on YouTube.