This trick is part of the Diabolo Trick Roadmap (also available on Amazon) which is a skill tree (containing 337 tricks from 1 to 3 diabolos) designed to give you a personalized list of tricks you’re ready to learn, taking into account the tricks you already know.
This trick is harder than it looks, but it will help you master stick release tricks.
Prerequisites
#1 (1) Rolling Start & Tug Acceleration
Step By Step Explanation
Video tutorial coming soon
1. Make sure you have a decent amount of speed.
2. Hold your sticks with the sticks pointing down and aligned with the string.
3. Cross your arms. For example right arm over left. The trick works the same if your left arm is above the right, so choose what feels most natural to you.
4. Lift both sticks up and release the stick that is higher (the right one in the example).
5. While the stick is dropping, quickly move your free hand under the other one before catching the stick. You are now in a similar position as in step 3 with the other arm on top.
6. As in step 4, lift both sticks and release the one that is higher (the left one in the example).
7. While the stick is dropping, quickly move your free hand under the other one before catching the stick. You are now back in the same position you were in step 3.
8. Repeat steps 4 to 7 for as long as you want and return to the normal open string position by simply uncrossing your arms.
