# Spin Top RPMs

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**Category:** Spin Tops\
**Created:** [September 8, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-rpms/432604 "2025-09-08T19:08:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![abgates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@abgates](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abgates)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-rpms/432604/1 "2025-09-08T19:08:02Z")

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How fast do fixed-tip spin tops spin? For example, the vintage Duncan Tournament wooden top?

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**Author:** ![DaneMartin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/danemartin/32/291735_2.png) [@DaneMartin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DaneMartin)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-rpms/432604/2 "2025-09-08T19:32:02Z")

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At festival marines they had a fastest boomerang contest. They were using a S8 Love and getting 8000-9000rpm (less than 9000).

But as far as plastic Duncan bearing kings, Takeshi did this back in the early 2000’s (researched by TA0) Getting 7000rpm.

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**Author:** ![abgates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@abgates](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abgates)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-rpms/432604/3 "2025-09-08T19:55:02Z")

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Thanks! I’m guessing the Duncan Bearing King was a ball bearing top. Any idea of the RPMs for a fixed tip top like the Duncan Tournament?

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**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:** [September 8, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-rpms/432604/4 "2025-09-08T20:52:50Z")

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The tip doesn’t make make it spin faster, just longer. The rpm’s would be in the same ballpark, provided you can throw a spinner as fast as Takeshi can 🙂

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**Author:** ![abgates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@abgates](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abgates)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-rpms/432604/5 "2025-09-08T21:21:00Z")

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I wonder how they measure the RPMs of the spinning tops.

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**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-top-rpms/432604/6 "2025-09-08T21:26:24Z")

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Some kind of Hall effect setup I’m sure