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60 is a great age to start throwing tops. It’ll keep you on your toes, and all the bending over is good exercise.
I got into tops through the yo-yo world as well. There are some advantages to starting old (not too many really ^-^ ) but now that I am retired I have the time to finally ...

Thank you, it is very similar to that, but this string has a single nylon core that makes it stiff and it really helps to keep it from getting caught up with the tip.

I am trying to source some string like the stuff that came with one of my Chonkakegoma tops. They describe it on spingear as the slim, hard string. I have tried some 275 paracord and #95 paracord and the kinds I have been able to find are a bit to soft and slippery. Do any of you folks know what ...

I am starting to get the feel for the catch, been able to do it a few times.

Yes, I only tried that trick with a glove. That tip does not allow for much spin time on your hand without a glove, especially as humid as it is here this summer.

Can anyone enlighten me on how to initiate this left handed hook catch? It looks like a grind, but I think it may be more of a grab initially? When I try , I usually bounce the top forward off my finger.

Thank you, that is very helpful.

Any input on sources for tutorials would be appreciated. I have a traditional wood Chonkake and a paper one, they seem to play very differently to me, but I need a lot more time practicing regenerations and basic control with them both.
Can anyone give me any info on how the POM plays? I think I ...

Anyone want to part with one? They are available at spingear, but used would suit me.
Thanks.

Great video Jim!
I met Quentin and Chloe in Cleveland at the World yoyo contest this year, they such fun people!
Amazing spin top and yo-yo skills.

Hi, looking for a used Elisabetta to try to save a bit from ordering new from Italy. I don't care about scratches and such if it is functional.
Thanks.

I ordered plastic ones direct from the Instagram account, shipping is high, around 40 bucks. You can contact them and check, but I believe it
works out to about the same as SpinGear shipping from Japan, the price was the same when I asked, if memory serves (so you better check )

If anyone is interested, the brass fixed tip described as a Trompo Grande tip will fit in the body, the tip is as wide as a bearing on the bottom and the rest of it fits up into the top body. I thought i might have to press the tip in, but it is not a snug fit. Some teflon tape wraps took up the ...

Can anyone tell me a little about replacing the tip on an older (10 or 12 years) Quicksilver?
I want to replace the bearing tip, which is held in with a nut, with a brass fixed tip. So my questions are,
Has the body changed over time, does the Quicksilver take a QS hybrid tip, and
how does the ...