Spin top learning curve (it’s not a curve)

Ok. Boring boring. But…. All of my tips are completely destroyed and trying to get a top to spin in my hand is nearly impossible. So here’s my submission for the Spintastics / ITSA freestyle patch. Just posting here to share. It’s on the other forum also.

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Shot down. Although it met the trick criteria, it wasn’t long enough. I knew it needed to be a minute. I was just happy to land that combo and uploaded it right from the park lol. I got a couple more elements to throw in there to make it a little longer and not too boring

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Tough crowd I tell ya… tough crowd. I tell ya I get no respect… :rofl:

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As a kid I was so ugly. So ugly. My dad kept the pictures of the kids that came with his wallet. No respect.

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I don’t know what the first part of this combo is called, so I reached out on TikTok for the name, but it is more of a pop to lasso than what I’m doing. Anyway…. Learning how to link regen tricks together still.

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He calls them continuous loops, but also it seems to be translated as fairies, go figure.

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Right. I’m trying to learn Spanish also and it looks like “the fairy trick” when most of the Mexican players talk about it.

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Don’t skip leg day

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This will help me.

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I have a rep at work for throwing yoyos and playing with other toys. So one of the aids here who has some basic skills with tops back when he was young brought in this guy (he has a few from what i understand) as a gift for me. Guess it’s time to learn something new!

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Excellent! Those are good tops.

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Took the Cobras out for a little free range time today, hope you have had time to throw your new top Mike. There is a new cool trick on the Chido Trompos instagram that I am trying to learn. It’s harder than it looks, guess that’s why he is a spin top demonstrator :smiley:

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I only practice once and only about 15 min… but i couldn’t do anything. Still working on winding it up and throwing it.

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What do you usually throw? I can use the Same string for the Short Circuit and the Jumbo Cobra, to may need to tilt the Cobra forward a bit as it could be an inch or so short, but it’s close. Sometimes the string is not a good match, if you have some string you like, try that.

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I only have the one top. I was practicing with this tutorial to start…i figure at this point is all the same

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Ok, well,you have a lot of fun to look forward to. Spin tops are the future ( and juggling ).

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I haven’t been absent from spinning or yo-yo throwing, just absent from forums and stuff! I’ve been learning Spanish so that’s taken over my “internet on the phone time”. So, enjoy some half @$$ed drum rolls.

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These are my current favorite, and every day carry. I love Trompos Cometa.

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So maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks, but it sure takes a long time. I finally broke the century mark with regens, 111 sewing machines with the Sara. Lately I have been throwing small tops like the Cobras, and I think it helps improve accuracy.

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Heck yes. Congrats!