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[Kirk]

Greetings,
Thanks to you guys I am able to consistently do a sky rocket, balance in my hand, and rarely a boomerang. The kitchen is too small to practice boomerangs and the Atlanta summer is too hot. I'll learn to do better in the fall.

Now I am trying to learn the Merry go Round. 
After watching a few videos I am a bit clueless what I am doing wrong.  I tired this with my gyroscope and it works better.
With my Sidewinder I can get about half a go-round before the top turns on it side and falls off the string.

Please give me any thoughts or advice.

Thanks
Kirk

[ta0]

First and foremost, you need to do it in the same direction the top is spinning: counter-clockwise if you are right handed.
Secondly, you need do it at the right speed: the precessional speed as that will let you keep the tip pointing towards the axis of rotation while it turns around.
By the way, use your non-throwing hand to control the drop from your hand into the MGR.
Good luck!

[Muzico]

[Kirk]

OK, so the speed of the Carrousel must be related to the speed of the top.  My top is falling with the crown going around faster than the point.  Do I need to slow down or speed up?

Thanks for posting the great video.

Kirk

[ta0]

Are you sure you are not following the top with your hand? It sounds like you may be doing that.  The hand should remain fixed as the center of rotation.

[topper777]

OK, so the speed of the Carrousel must be related to the speed of the top.  My top is falling with the crown going around faster than the point.  Do I need to slow down or speed up?

Thanks for posting the great video.

Kirk

if you can, post a video of your attempts and we can better help you from there. corrections are easier seen than read. thanks for the video above.

[Kirk]

So here I am a month later having set aside the merry-go-round for a while.
I picked up a top, threw a boomerang, did one go round, hoisted it to my hand to spin for a while.  Yelled hooray!
One Throw, One Catch, one go round, once again to my hand
Put the top away for the night batting 1000 :-)
Kirk

[the Earl of Whirl]

Go Kirk!

You are doing better than our Cincinnati Reds, and as of today they are leading the majors in win
percentage.

Way to go, man!!!

[Dick Stohr]

Good job Kirk!!!!!!!!!!

Mike, only because Atlanta swept a series from Washington. 

[Kirk]

Bringing back a 3 month old thread.  I have been consistently frustrated with the Carousel. After watching the Cometa video on the trick I realized that I was going around way to slow. 

Now I am well above 50% success. (but only one go around) I will be working on this with renewed hope.

Kirk

PS I've been throwing with some kids at church (& some adult sized kids) The parents got together and we placed an 8 top order today.

[the Earl of Whirl]

Sounds like a fun group.  I am excited to hear about your progress and your spinning friends.  How neat to get a group order together!

[Neff]

Control the speed of your circle to keep the tip of the top pointed toward the center of the circle.

[Kirk]

Wow! Finally! Success! 
I just now did my first real 3 around Carousel! 
Thanks to all you guys for tips and encouragement.  Palm down, even circle speed, keep the hand in the center of the circle.
Kirk

[Sam]

Nice job. 

[ta0]

Congratulations!  I still remember the day I learned MGR: "Hey, look, I can do spintop tricks!" It felt good. At the time I thought I only had to learn a few more tricks (those on the trick sheet that came with the sidewinder). It somehow did not work that way . . . 

Next steps: crazy eights, pole dancing, blizzard, wire walker (if you have a fixed tip), helicopter and finally the show-off trick: corkscrew!

And then, trapeze . . .