Trick-a-Week 2026 - # 14: Back and Forth Chopsticks Combo

April fools :slight_smile: this trick is awesome though

For real, this month let’s do chopsticks since that was the runner up in the poll. Starting with the original:

A more in-depth tutorial:

Hopefully we can build into some cool chopsticks combos over the next few weeks!

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Week 11 rejection whip catch up:

Still working on protrusions… so difficult.

Hard to get consistent with these rejections, I have a couple tips.

  1. Using your thumb on both rejections to initiate the rejection really helps with the pop that gets it to revolve around your hand.

  2. stronger throw to catch and pop the string.

  3. highwall organics (I’m using a diorama)

  4. jade whip/ iron whip is a good practice for landing the string. Similar techniques for both, but different hand positions.

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If I’m not mistaken, the first video shows the pop up landing on the brother mount, while Kowalksi’s has it landing on a trapeze. Is one or the other considered more correct? IME so far it’s a bit easier to get the pop up closer to looking correct while aiming for the brother mount, but that’s the part that’s still roughest for me so I’m not sure.

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the original way the trick was done is the way dylan did it

trick is at 0:45

it’s still jason lee in the incorrect tutorial though so it doesn’t really matter either way lol

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oh nice, thanks! Yeah, I was guessing it wouldn’t matter much, but I was curious. I love stuff like Doc Pop’s history vids, so I’m always wondering how tricks got started and evolved over time.

And Dylan’s way does make the repeater nicer, too.

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So dope, and great musical taste.

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I like doing it this way!

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Week 14: Back and Forth Chopsticks Combo

Building off of last week’s trick. Could be done as a repeater. Have fun and please let me know if you have questions/comments!

@ben_jammin I turned this into a repeater too.

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