UPSB v4

Advanced Tricks / Thumbspin

  1. God of Thunder
    Date: Sat, Feb 12 2011 17:01:18

    Im confused. :S When you do thumbspin, how many revolutions does it make, and how many revollutions does thumbspin 1.5 make? In Pari's tutorial for Kam's 4 loop combo, does he do a thumbspin, or thumbspin 1.5? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoWHwwncr2A

  2. V-Storm
    Date: Sat, Feb 12 2011 17:22:09

    Typically, for the 4 loop combo, it's 1.5, as I believe.

  3. hahakumquat
    Date: Sat, Feb 12 2011 18:23:46

    a thumbspin is an x amount revolution. a thumbspin 1.5 is a 1.5 revolution. the number after the word "thumbspin" indicates the amount of revolutions done in the combo. typically, 1.5 revolutions is a thumbspin, but you can always do more. (like 29589346834 if you're really good) kam's 4 loop uses 1.5

  4. drgripable
    Date: Sat, Feb 12 2011 18:44:32

    Its 1.5 spins total. In a reg. TA, its one revolution, in thumbspin 1.5, you let the pen balance and spin .5 extra on your thumb before catching it. There are multiple methods for doing a thumbspin like sunrise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbMXdVsbfyY versus s777: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbMXdVsbfyY

  5. God of Thunder
    Date: Sat, Feb 12 2011 19:30:58

    Thx, all! :)

  6. eazi-penspinner
    Date: Tue, Mar 1 2011 19:50:19

    When it spins on your thumb and index finger is it still called a thumbspin? Like what s777 does in his 4th year solo.

  7. JackyMacky
    Date: Fri, Mar 4 2011 02:43:54

    eazi-penspinner wrote: When it spins on your thumb and index finger is it still called a thumbspin? Like what s777 does in his 4th year solo.
    It's called a thumb index spin since he spun it in those areas.

  8. aramos13
    Date: Sat, Sep 24 2011 17:43:24

    usally 1.5

  9. Hippo2626
    Date: Sun, Sep 25 2011 02:00:27

    As long as it's 1.5 and above it's a thumbspin. The K4LC uses a thumbspin not a thumbaround (the additional 0.5 revs is needed to complete the 4 loops).

  10. DaniilTangTL
    Date: Thu, Oct 6 2011 10:18:50

    as long as it is more than 1 revolution and spins on top of the thumb,it is a thumbspin

  11. Infiknight
    Date: Mon, Jul 15 2013 07:26:28

    Who has tips on thumbspin 2.0

  12. DioBrando
    Date: Mon, Jul 15 2013 07:59:37

    spin it

  13. Thirsty Fish
    Date: Mon, Jul 15 2013 12:13:15

    Practice the hand motion without the pen first.

  14. Reason
    Date: Mon, Jul 15 2013 14:23:31

    ok... experiment with different pens to try to find the one that you can get the most spins out of. next, try watching videos of really big thumbspins (like sunrise in japen 1st). watch what they do and try to copy some of the techniques used to achieve such high amounts. after that, just keep practicing. i find it hard to keep it spinning directly on my thumb, but after enough practice it will get there.

  15. LighT*
    Date: Tue, Jul 16 2013 05:43:38

    practice my friend ^^! and dont move your hand ;).

  16. Heckload
    Date: Sat, Jul 20 2013 01:52:59

    Problem with Thumnspin... Help. Cause Im tryin to complete K4LC. When I spin I put my index finger near my thumb so it will be a bit steadier but it always falls of. Help

  17. DArKT
    Date: Sat, Jul 20 2013 03:21:30

    form a circle with your Index and thumb. its easier that way

  18. DioBrando
    Date: Sat, Jul 20 2013 10:32:49

    keep practice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yatta!!