The spaghetti is a longer version of themagic knot half-spaghetti. It starts the same way but you end up in an open string position instead of a free string position (read more about string positions here). As the spaghetti is a long trick to perform at first, you’ll need a lot of speed, so it’ll
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The pincer is a nice way of starting or stopping your diabolo and it is fairly easy to learn. Prerequisites #2 (1) Throw & catch Step By Step Explanation Pincer start 1. Put your diabolo against your forearm and hold it there with your right stick. 2. Point your stick down and to the right
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This start is fairly easy to learn and very useful, especially if you don’t have access to a level floor to do the rolling start. It also unlocks some pretty cool tricks. With the spin start, you have 3 options to choose from, so try out all three hand positions to find the one that
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The catch is a nice way to stop your diabolo. It is very easy to learn as long as you remember to have your diabolo not spin too fast. This tutorial is written for righties, so if you are left handed, don’t forget to mirror the instructions. Prerequisites Step By Step Explanation Video tutorial coming
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The catch is a nice way to stop your diabolo. It is very easy to learn as long as you remember to have your diabolo not spin too fast. This tutorial is written for righties, so if you are left handed, don’t forget to mirror the instructions. Prerequisites #3 (1) Sun Step By Step Explanation
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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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