Diabolo tricks involving the string
The half-spaghetti is the building block for a lot of other magic knots. It is pretty easy to learn but you need a fair amount of speed before doing the trick (at least at first) because it takes time to perform. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left handed […]
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The flux capacitor doesn’t unlock new tricks when you’ve mastered it, but it is one of the first example of combining two very different tricks to create another. It’s very easy to learn and a good trick to have in your repertoire. As always the tutorial is described for righties so if you are left
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The Fritz release is one of the basic magic knot, it’s a very useful trick to know to exit the darkside string position especially when you’re juggling with 2 diabolos. This trick can be done on the left or on the right, just make sure you do the trapeze (step 2) on the same side
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There are, in my opinion, 5 main string positions that are the building blocks of every diabolo knots : Understanding these string positions and how you can go from one to another will help you create your own combinations of tricks. The Open String Position The open string position is the basic position you come back
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The cat’s cradle is harder to do with a short string as you need space to throw the diabolo between the strings. 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 Trapeze Step By Step Explanation 1. Do a
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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 stopover is a trick that you will use all the time in vertical play, it is mainly used to change directions to exit or enter tricks. Warning: this tutorial is written for righties, so if you are left handed don’t forget to switch right for left and left for right. Prerequisites To learn the
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The elevator is a trick where the diabolo climbs the string in a controled manner. It looks very impressive to non jugglers, almost like magic, and yet is really easy to do. This trick will only work with a fixed axle diabolo, it won’t work with bearings unless you do multiple wraps. It is also
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