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 […]
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Snapping the violin string is a variation of the Fritz release (#46) done around the arm. Having mastered the Fritz release will help you learn this trick faster, but it is not necessary. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed switch right and left in the step by
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The coffee grinder is not too complicated once you get the hang of it, but you may struggle with tangled string at first. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed switch right and left in the step by step explanation. Prerequisites Step By Step Explanation 1. Get the
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The umbrella is a succession of suns alternating between clockwise and anticlockwise where you stop the sun before the diabolo comes back down. This trick slows down your diabolo, so make sure to have plenty of speed before starting the umbrella. You can start the umbrella from either a clockwise or anticlockwise sun, but to
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The flair is a mix between a sun and a grind. The grind part of the trick is easier than the basic grind as the string helps stabilize the diabolo and prevents it from excaping. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed switch right and left in the
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The sun between the arms can be done clockwise or anti-clockwise. If you are right-handed, doing this trick clockwise will accelerate your diabolo, and doing it anti-clockwise will slow your diabolo down (and vice-versa if you are left-handed). This tutorial explains the clockwise version. As always the tutorial is described for righties, so if you
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The chinese acceleration is the most efficient way to give speed to your diabolo. It takes some time to master, but it is well worth the effort! This trick is easier to learn with a fairly new string as it will be more slippery and allow for more inaccuracies with the wrap. As always the
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The crossed stick sun is a variation of the sun where you end up in the open string position instead of the sun string position. This trick can be done on the left and on the right, but will give speed to your diabolo if done on the left (if you are right handed) and
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Al’s release, also known as inverse trapeze, is a variation of the half-spaghetti, where instead of having the string go around the diabolo, the diabolo goes to the string like in an upside down trapeze. This trick can be done on the right or on the left. This tutorial describes the Al’s release on the
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Scisors are tricks where you start in an orbit position (arm, leg or body) and instead of throwing the diabolo around the arm (or leg or body), you do a darkside catch to the left (for righties). This trick, like all scisors, is done on the left for righties and on the right for lefties
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