Extreme Spintop play
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Last Updated February 3, 2008
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| Difficulty: |  1
top: easy, 6+ tops: very difficult |
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4: fundamental or famous trick, 1: rare or variation |
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| Tip type: | F: fixed tip, B: bearing tip, F/B: either, B(F) fixed possible | |
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: spin regeneration possible |
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video clip available +: multiple views
sm: slow motion |
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drawing available |
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| Notes: Degree of difficulty relates to the difficulty in learning to do the trick in the most usual way with good consistency. Some tricks are relatively easy to nail from time to time, but very difficult to do nine-out-of-ten times. Others are difficult to learn, but then they can be done with consistency, such as most regeneration tricks. Popularity/fame tries to judge what a "standard" player should know. However, unusual tricks make a player stand out. Most bearing-tip tricks can be done with increased degree of difficulty using a fixed tip. Most fixed-tip tricks can be done with a bearing tip, but no regeneration is possible. |
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TRICK LISTClick on the thumbnail picture for full description, videos, drawings and notes. |
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Videos of the 40 tricks used in Sport divisions at the Worlds and National spintop contests. |
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Wirewalker (Tightrope) tricks |
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The top slides on the string to the other hand but changes its mind and wirewalks back. Cooler than wirewalker 2. |
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Corkscrew tricks |
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Corkscrew
This is in everybody's list of favorite tricks and a real crowd pleaser. The top describes a helix while sliding along a string wrapped several times around the forearm. |
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When the normal corkscrew ends the forearm swings down and the top continues corkscrewing towards the hand: nice trick! |
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Bondage
Corkscrew around both arms: lots of string to get tied up. |
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Like corkscrew except the top walks upwards: much more difficult but very impressive. |
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Corkscrew with the top upside-down for the terminally corkscrewed. |
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Regenerations |
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Rollercoaster
The most popular regeneration trick. The top slides down the string from the throwing side to the middle of the string where it is jerked and popped upright into the air. |
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Drumbeat
A classic regeneration trick. The top is caught trapeze, pumped while precessing, and popped up to start a new turn. |
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Sewing
Machine Similar to drumbeat except that the top is caught with an underhand pass and the string crossed. |
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Joker
Choker Alternation of drumbeat and sewing machine catches without pumping in between. Very fast action. |
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Drum Roll Drumbeat-like pumping regenerates the spin but the top never leaves the string. Action is slow but you need to be smooth like butter! |
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Look ma', no string! Plate regenerations are the "poor's man regeneration" but have been used to establish a world record. |
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Video Collages |
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"Over the Top"Very first video produced for ta0.com. Right-click here to download |
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Contest VideoClick on the contest logo for all available videos |
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Top Pro I (2006) Informal money contest between advanced players after the US 06 Nationals. In order of appearence: Cliff Coleman, Robert Gray, André Boulay, Boyd Seth, Alan Gray, ta0, Takeshi. (48MB Quicktime) |
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US National 2005 Spintop Contest 1st Place: Jon Gates Right-click here
to download 32MB MPEG-1 |
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World 2005 Spintop Contest 1st Place: Dave Bazan Right-click here
to download 32MB MPEG-1 |
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World 2004 Spintop Contest 1st Place: Matt Ritter Right-click here
to download 26MB DivX |
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Witness Video |
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Colombian Street Performers Several players perform with wooden pegtops of every size in the streets of Bogotá, Colombia. Excellent spinning including some spinning on the tongue! Right-click here to download 27MB Segment broadcasted in program
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