First off, let me say "thank you" to the folks who keep this forum running and for the willingness to help us beginners. This "senior citizen" is having a ball with tops. I have accumulated a few different kinds of tops- Gladiators, Ripcords and Trompo Grandes. So far, I'm having better success with the Ripcords. They just feel better to me. I've gotten to the point of landing boomerangs without drawing blood or marring the furniture. String tricks here I come.