Basically, you know how fast the top feels if you are practicing sewing machines? Say you get like 10 or 20 in and it feels very steady but you know it’s not very fast? That’s still too fast. But the first sun or two should slow it down more.
When I started getting consistent, was fighting the feeling of being scared that it’s so slow that it’s just going to fall off.
Sorry, one more thought. If it flys off to the right, it’s because A: it’s spinning too fast B: the tip wasn’t perfectly straight when starting, or you’re not releasing tension immediately in the upper arc. The upper arc should be perfectly tip out.
Working on more consistent snap starts today. If I drop it in a contest, I need to pick up where I left off, so to speak 
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Sorry for the repetitious posts. But Snap starts took me about a year. Wheel of fortune (to where I can actually make corrections and keep it going) took me about a year. So to do these together is kinda unbelievable to me.
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My hat is off to you, tossing that around like it was a ShortCircuit
Your tips have helped me a lot, I wasn’t getting anywhere with suns, but tonight I got out the big guns, and I was able to get that rotation and precesion a few times with the Sara! That is, a single sun, a few times out of a lot of tries. The weight and size slows things down and I can see the trick better. What a work out! You’re the man.
Omg @kevinm I’m dying laughing lol. You are right. You gotta be quick to do it with a little one. I said I’m only playing with the Sara until after Nats. But I had to try it with the lightest one. The Star. And it was so much fun . Good mental break. I’ll bet the Alice would be awesome in this situation
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Working on Malta’s Hammer a little. I want to throw it in at some point. The hardest part for me is getting the string into one hand smoothly.
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A member on the spin top forum told me to try this about a year ago but I just couldn’t do it. Not saying I can do it well but here’s to practicing!
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Suns are hard, it’s hard to get the upward motion going while keeping your hands lower and doing that crazy hula move to keep the top in the loop!
I have done it a few times, but I am not confident. I have been getting Bermuda Triangle though. It is easiest with the S8 STB2.
Ok. Try the wooden Ed Davidson trompos. Use a skinny string like a #8 from Dazzling Dave. Or at least that size. I swear it’s a cheat code. It did not feel like a small top when doing suns.
