Everything about diabolos, string, sticks and the equipment you need to be a great diabolo player
When you are not a diabolo juggler yourself, treating the diabolo fan in your life to a gift that will help them enjoy their preferred pastime even more can be challenging. From gear and merch to DVDs and other accessories, the 8 recommendations below include something for pretty much every diabolo player regardless of skill […]
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The best diabolo for beginners is, in my opinion, the Circus by Henry’s (here on amazon). It is available from most good juggling shops. It comes either with metal hubs or teflon hubs, make sure you get the teflon hubs as the metal ones make the diabolo heavier and uses the string faster. The metal
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While you only need a diabolo, some string and a pair of sticks to juggle, you will need 5 more things to fully enjoy this hobby: 1. A pair of keys You will need to tighten your diabolos at some point. It doesn’t matter if your diabolo is the best in the world, the vibrations
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In the old days, the only diabolo sticks available were wooden dowels with a hole drilled at one end. Nowadays you have the choice between wooden, plastic, aluminum, carbon and fiberglass sticks in all lengths and weights. So, how do you choose good diabolo sticks? The best diabolo sticks are short around 12” (30 cms),
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As with any other hobby, the cost of diabolo juggling will rise with your interest in it. You can enjoy diabolo for as little as $55. You can find a good diabolo for about $30, a pair of aluminum sticks for $15 and a roll of string for $10 and you’re good to go! A
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The diabolo, also known as chinese yoyo, comes from China where the earliest written record of a « toy no one can handle without proper instructions » is more than a thousand years ago. It arrives in Europe in the 19th century thanks to missionaries from Beijing, and then spreads around the World. Since the 1950s, diabolo
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Sometimes when you wrap the string arond your diabolo, it can spin up both sides of the string and get tangled. After the twist up, you’ll have to untangle the diabolo and start again or if the climb was fast and violent, you might have to replace a snapped string. The uncontrolled string climb is
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The fixed axle versus bearing debate has been raging since the invention of bearing diabolos. Some fixed axle users have called bearing players cheats, and some bearing users have called fixed axle players narrow-minded. The fact is they are different props for different styles and each has its merits. Many experienced diabolists use both fixed
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Your diabolo can wobble for 4 different reasons and there are solutions for each one of them: The Cups Are Loose This is the most common reason and the first one to test. The fix is the easiest one too: tighten the bolts inside the cups. If your diabolo has a fixed axle, you can
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How To Measure Your Diabolo String Best String Length For Beginners A string length anywhere between your chest and the top of your head will allow you to learn every trick under the sun. Beginners will find it easier to learn if the string is shorter. A shorter diabolo string gives you more control and
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