Haha. I haven’t seen this top in months and now I feel like playing.
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Those regens are amazing! Hopefully one day I get to that skill level.
Also, much respect on the sock height! I fall into the lame category haha.
“The higher the socks, the downer the fool!”
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Down af cuz
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If you’ve heard the names of a few regens but not sure what they look like, here’s a couple. One thing I found difficult while learning was no access to videos of tricks or other players in my vicinity to show me! Maybe this can help. Limited to 60 seconds on imgur but I don’t want to spam the chat either. Feel free to yell at me if you want any clarification!
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That was me. I made tops large enough that I can’t throw them 
I think my primary problem is that I’m not throwing with a really thick rope, hence why I’m trying to make a string making rig to make a big one.
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The string thickness makes a big difference depending on the size and the weight of the top. I like to use the thinnest string that will work for top. The string tension is a big factor too if you are rolling your own.
That Sara top that Dane is throwing was really the key for me to be able to figure out regens, it’s big, and very heavy for its size, slows everything down and it’s a big target.
It will convince you to wear shoes when practicing.
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Kevin has a good point about thin strings though. The thinnest you can get away with allows you to modulate the top down with the string. I think it’s like a 2a situation and it’s a personal thing. I also use obscenely long string. So much so that my throws are very awkward. I rotate the top back and also kick the tip down as I throw. Bad habit I suppose but for some reason it works for me. Or maybe I just brute force it to work lol
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V4 string maker and my first string. It’s 4 cotton yoyo strings spun together. I have real thread arriving tomorrow to do the full two stage test. I tested the first stage by winding the yoyo strings a little tighter.
It works on my smallest top (because I couldn’t make a super long one.
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Looks cool! I made the knex one, but I only made a few and decided I would just buy them from DD.
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