# Split Bottom Revolutions (actually called whirlybird, I thought I made it up) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [January 5, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696 "2013-01-05T04:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jsell14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jsell14/32/1030_2.png) [@jsell14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jsell14)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/1 "2013-01-05T04:43:14Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu_G3Zvh17U) Just a trick I thought looked nice and I wanted to share. Sorry about how horrible the quality is. Basically all you do to do the trick is throw a split bottom mount, pinch the top string, and do revolutions. EDIT: Well, this is already a trick called whirlybird, so I guess I didn’t make up a trick… Haha. ---
**Author:** ![anon12742582](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@anon12742582](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon12742582)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/2 "2013-01-05T05:22:30Z")
I’ve seen that before ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/3 "2013-01-05T14:30:58Z")
> [@anon12742582](#): > > I’ve seen that before It’s called Whirlybird. ---
**Author:** ![jsell14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jsell14/32/1030_2.png) [@jsell14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jsell14)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/4 "2013-01-05T14:44:37Z")
> [@Pajama Man 8398](#): > > > [@anon12742582](#): > > > > I’ve seen that before > > It’s called Whirlybird. Oh, sorry. And I thought I made a trick up, haha. Sorry about that… ---
**Author:** ![jsell14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jsell14/32/1030_2.png) [@jsell14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jsell14)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/5 "2013-01-05T14:45:25Z")
Sorry, double post. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/6 "2013-01-06T03:40:08Z")
I would still call that “discovery” an accomplishment. So somebody else stumbled across it first and gave it a name. That doesn’t take away from the fact that you saw an opportunity in a trick, tested it, and came up with a new result that sprang forth from your own creativity and insight. It shows that you’re interested in really understanding the things you can do from different positions, which is more than I can say for myself… I tend to just learn tricks as prescribed. I admire your ability and willingness to try new (to yourself!) stuff. ---
**Author:** ![jsell14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jsell14/32/1030_2.png) [@jsell14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jsell14)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/7 "2013-01-06T04:57:18Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > I would still call that “discovery” an accomplishment. So somebody else stumbled across it first and gave it a name. That doesn’t take away from the fact that you saw an opportunity in a trick, tested it, and came up with a new result that sprang forth from your own creativity and insight. > > It shows that you’re interested in really understanding the things you can do from different positions, which is more than I can say for myself… I tend to just learn tricks as prescribed. I admire your ability and willingness to try new (to yourself!) stuff. Thanks, that really means a lot. ---
**Author:** ![HipposLoveCereal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hipposlovecereal/32/7934_2.png) [@HipposLoveCereal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HipposLoveCereal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/8 "2013-01-06T09:23:15Z")
OK its bugging me, where is this song from? ---
**Author:** ![jsell14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jsell14/32/1030_2.png) [@jsell14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jsell14)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/9 "2013-01-06T11:29:48Z")
> [@HipposLoveCereal](#): > > OK its bugging me, where is this song from? It’s called Ecstacy of Gold by L’estasi Dell’oro and it’s from the movie The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. ---
**Author:** ![Skred300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@Skred300](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Skred300)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/10 "2013-01-06T12:05:11Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > I would still call that “discovery” an accomplishment. So somebody else stumbled across it first and gave it a name. That doesn’t take away from the fact that you saw an opportunity in a trick, tested it, and came up with a new result that sprang forth from your own creativity and insight. > > It shows that you’re interested in really understanding the things you can do from different positions, which is more than I can say for myself… I tend to just learn tricks as prescribed. I admire your ability and willingness to try new (to yourself!) stuff. That kind of happened to me as well. I thought that throwing a forward pass into string tricks/unresponsive play was a new way to throw but it turns out Mickey and a few others that compete in contests use this method as well (but I’m not sure there’s a name for it; it doesn’t matter anyway.) ;D ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/split-bottom-revolutions-actually-called-whirlybird-i-thought-i-made-it-up/47696/11 "2013-01-06T12:08:24Z")
You did the trick, that’s all that matters. ;D