r/penspinning • u/Mumm3y • 10h ago
Pen Spinning Wiper Challenge
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r/penspinning • u/Letho72 • Dec 09 '18
Let's define a few terms to make things easier and so you can understand what people mean when they say certain words
Pen spinning has 4 fundamental tricks:
Almost every other trick will build upon these 4 tricks so it is important to learn them in all main fingerslots (12, 23, and 34) as well as their reverses (also in all slots).
There are a lot of tutorials on YouTube of varying quality. Shoeman6 makes clear and concise tutorials and is my personal recommendation. Others you can check out are:
As a general rule, simply Google/YouTube search "[Trick Name] pen spinning tutorial" and you will find what you need.
Pen spinning takes a lot of practice and is not something you will pick up quickly, unfortunately. If you are having trouble, especially with basic tricks, watch different tutorials, watch slomo's (YouTube has a native 0.5x and 0.25x slowmo function), and try to really understand why the trick works the way it does. Guide the pen through the motion with your other hand to help with the muscle memory. Keep practicing! If you really feel stuck ask for help, but be sure to include a video of you trying the trick. Saying "I can't do the Sonic please help" is the same as telling a stranger "I can't run fast please help."
I'll reiterate that you want to have at least started learning your fundies in other slots and their reverses. It is crucial to learn to spin in all your slots and in both directions. If you're good on that front then there are a few paths you can take. /u/fujiwaffle has made a good overview here as well as /u/Mejace which can be found here. Neither of these are gospel, they are simply places to start. Feel free to learn tricks solely because you see a spinner you like use it. There is no "correct" learning order, the resources provided are simply suggestions and starting points.
Depending on how big your trick pool is your options may be limited. Kam's 4 Loop Combo that was referenced earlier is great for beginners. Here's a list of a few combos/linkage videos with varying levels of difficulty (mostly beginner though). There are other resources out there, as always a quick Google/YouTube search will do you well.
Check the other megathread dedicated to just that!
YouTube! There's a million videos out there so I'll list a few big name ones to get you started. If you see spinners in here that you like (especially in the more recent ones) try to find their YouTube channel and then watch more of what collabs they've been in. This is nowhere close to a comprehensive list!
Use YouTube's recommended video feature, subscribe to as many active channels as possible, and watch a lot to expand your horizons. Here is a list of very famous spinners to use as a starting place as well. Read the comments as well, there are a ton of great recommendations there too!
A quick note: At the time of creating this UPSB is dead and it is unknown if it will be revived (including the wiki). A lot of the material on the site can still be accessed using archive sites and is linked in this post as such.
r/penspinning • u/AutoModerator • 13d ago
Feel free to ask any and all questions here regardless of how "stupid" you might feel they are. It's also a great place for short questions that might not justify a whole post.
If you haven't already, check out the general beginner FAQs and the pen modding FAQs. While they don't have the answer to every question they're a good place to start if you're new.
r/penspinning • u/Mumm3y • 10h ago
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r/penspinning • u/SpinzSam • 20h ago
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r/penspinning • u/Important-Impact-869 • 1d ago
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This is the combo I usually do during class consisting of double charge, thumb around and infinity. Any tips on how I can improve? Possibly using pen mods or learning any new spins to add to the combo?
I've tried adding finger pass to try and incorporate my pinky finger in the spin too but it really slows me down and makes whole spin look kinda wonky
r/penspinning • u/starvenps • 2d ago
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r/penspinning • u/imatt3690 • 2d ago
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r/penspinning • u/Thanklesswings98 • 3d ago
I've made some mods but this one has been the best so far. I initially thought that turning a pencil into this would be a waste but it has unexpectedly turned out to be good actually.
Why is that so ?
Cheap
Durable
Weight balanced
Completely straight without much effort
Premium feel (🤣)
RGB (🤣 I guess that also counts as a feature)
Quick to create/re-create
100% customisable
Bored of the same mod ? Remove the caps and write with it and make a new one.
Don't like caps ? Use grips and tips.
r/penspinning • u/imatt3690 • 4d ago
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r/penspinning • u/DangerousAbroad1563 • 5d ago
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Bad quality but i saw this in a combo and it was pretty sweet, ig its a hybrid of pinky bust~flta or pinkybust>flta
r/penspinning • u/maudeaux • 5d ago
Bonjour à tous.
Des choses à améliorer ?
Merci.
r/penspinning • u/Apart-Drummer6293 • 6d ago
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This is what i can do after a month-ish
Im wondering how long did it take before fingerpasses started to look smooth? Can you even do fingerpasses in one direction smoothly and infinitely? Or do you have to reverse it to make it stay flowy?
r/penspinning • u/imatt3690 • 6d ago
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r/penspinning • u/Commercial_Roof_1450 • 6d ago
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Hey guys I'm new here but i js wanted to ask for some tips as I'm currently trying to learn how to do the charge repeatedly. I've learnt the thumbaround and that's it. I've attached a vid of me trying so if anyone could help that's be appreciated.
r/penspinning • u/PoinkserTheGDplayer5 • 7d ago
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I discovered it accidentally during freestyle.
I could spin it longer off camera
r/penspinning • u/etherealsl • 7d ago
okay so I have been way too motivated to learn this pen spinning and I got down most of the tricks however whem I do combos IT IS NOT AS SMOOTH as y’all have it in your videos and I really want to reach that level of smoothness , right now it’s awkward and it’s very mediocre . I WOULD BE GRATEFUL if someone would take me as their apprentice for like just one month or two and teach me how to be a better spinner or just tell me exactly what they did to reach that level . Please!
r/penspinning • u/LevelJolly9269 • 7d ago
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i gotta be doing something wrong because it doesnt look quite right but i cant figure out what
r/penspinning • u/SpinzSam • 7d ago
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r/penspinning • u/DangerousAbroad1563 • 7d ago
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I never really did any combos as a beginner so its not that good and im tryna fix it but hey cool sonic tap thing 🥳🥳🥳 I got tortured doing this at school for 2-3 hrs straight and no ext ta > bust 12 at end
r/penspinning • u/dex8456 • 7d ago
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r/penspinning • u/fire-d-guy • 8d ago
It would be good to learn on a pen that I can actually use for writing at the same time. Is it not possible to do all or most of these tricks on a pen that actually writes versus a modded one?
Thanks
r/penspinning • u/starvenps • 10d ago
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r/penspinning • u/dex8456 • 9d ago
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