I enjoy doing a Over the Shoulder (I add a sun in the oppisite direction after the second recapture) and then I go into a full Smokin' Joe....
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 3, 2001 5:32 pm
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I presently have Superspin, but I'm thinking about getting a standard 5-inch. Any suggestions? I don't want to spend too much. Maybe an Eagle, Harlequin, or...
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 3, 2001 5:54 pm
131
Hey Nick I haven't been able to try the Harlequin yet, but I don't think that there's much difference between the Eagle and circus. Though the Henrys is...
Pete Titt
theprof@...
Jun 3, 2001 6:01 pm
132
Hhas anyone tried any of the Bandai diabolos availible in Japan? Are they any good. I think the people at diarhythm.com are using them, and those kids are...
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:08 pm
133
I'm intrested in learning the genocide, but I'm not sure what it looks like. Is the "Stick Release Big Sun" at diarhythm.com a movie of a genocide? All the...
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:49 pm
134
Well both the Circus and the Harlequin are excellent diabolos; can't really go wrong with either one. Note the Harlequin is a little heavier than the Circus...
beandawg@...
Jun 5, 2001 1:18 am
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Nope, haven't tried them... don't even know where, besides Japan, they can be bought.... let us know if you know! thanks, Erin...
beandawg@...
Jun 5, 2001 1:21 am
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I've just tried loop diabolo! It rocks! But I need some more tricks. So far, I can get it to spin around both arms, shuffle around one arm, spin around one...
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 5, 2001 9:38 pm
137
Maybe you've already seen it, but there's a movie of me doing some one diabolo loop stuff on the movies page of my website. I filmed it after this topic last...
Dave Barnes
dave.barnes@...
Jun 5, 2001 10:29 pm
138
... No. It's a great trick but not a genocide. The first stage to doing a genocide, is a flipside. Flipside: Catch the diabolo with your hands crossed, left...
Mark Thomas
jugglemad1@...
Jun 7, 2001 5:12 am
139
Wait, when you say swing it to the left in the flipside, is that clockwise or counterclockwise. I think I understood the rest, but that part confused me....
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 7, 2001 7:25 pm
140
Hold the left handstick, and spin it counter-clockwise. ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø mark@... ...
Mark Thomas
jugglemad1@...
Jun 7, 2001 10:01 pm
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Two things, Dave. First, what kind of string are you using in the movie? Is it elastic, or something? It seems to be strechy. Also, what are you doing in that...
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 11, 2001 6:08 pm
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... From: Nick Bestor <nbestor@...> To: <diabolo@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 7:07 PM Subject: [diabolo] Re: Loop diabolo ... It isn't...
Dave Barnes
dave.barnes@...
Jun 11, 2001 6:30 pm
143
For anyone who is a performer.(Dancer,freak,juggler,actor etc) I've formalised the blacklist. For the few of you that don't know it's been an informal network...
~Preacher~
mwills@...
Jun 13, 2001 3:39 pm
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i've also just tried it, and it's a refreshing change from normal diaboloing. however, the strings burn my hands. does this mean that my technique is wrong? do...
Willie Koh
wlkoh@...
Jun 16, 2001 4:34 pm
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Yeah, I've gotten a little bit of rope burn around my wrists from my Henry's string, too. I sometimes do it in a long sleeved shirt, but it's getting too hot...
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 16, 2001 5:21 pm
146
Friends, I just used a Yo-Ho Super Spin for the first, and probably last, time on stage here in Las Vegas. The darn thing nearly came apart in the middle of my...
joelheidtman@...
Jun 16, 2001 8:46 pm
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hi joel, i used a superspin for a show, and one of the nuts (the one on the cup facing me, as usual) came loose. i had to stop the diabolo and screw the nut ...
Willie Koh
wlkoh@...
Jun 17, 2001 2:12 am
148
Hi there, I have two Superspins and though I am not a performer I have found the same problem in terms of the nut on the cup closest to me always coming loose....
beandawg@...
Jun 17, 2001 5:38 am
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Yeah, i've had the same problem. The reason they loosen so much, I believe s that superspins are designed to be able to be easily taken a part for the change...
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 17, 2001 6:48 pm
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I don't use gloves. I've tried them for ring juggling before and found they were too much of an hindrance, so didn't even bother to try them for loop diabolo....
Barnes, Dave
dave.barnes@...
Jun 18, 2001 8:08 am
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If you leave them assembled as diabolos and don't break them down into balls all the time, you should get this stuff called 'loctite'. It's a thread locking...
hirollinmofo@...
Jun 19, 2001 2:34 am
152
I've been known to use gloves, although I don't always do so. Thin white cotton gloves (sometimes known as Dress Gloves) seem to be a reasonable choice, as...
Guy Heathcote
gheathcote@...
Jun 19, 2001 5:35 pm
153
Hey all- my name is Scott and I've been playing with diabolo's for about eight years now. Generally just for fun have never really had to much of an interest...
south@...
Jun 23, 2001 8:35 pm
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I use a two meter piece of Henry's string with a near microscopic square knot. Some people might use different knots, but the square knot's pretty strong....
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 23, 2001 9:06 pm
155
Help! I am trying to learn this trick, looks simple but I am getting things all tangled up... any tips? Thanks, Erin...
beandawg@...
Jun 25, 2001 2:53 am
156
yeah, I've been having problems getting two together smoothly like in the movie at yoho.com.au. I can get it behind my back, but I have to reverse direction to...
Nick Bestor
nbestor@...
Jun 25, 2001 4:36 am
157
My brother returned from a recent trip to Europe and brought back a Henry's micro diabolo for me as a gift.. nice, eh?! I already have a mini Mr. Bachache. I...
beandawg@...
Jun 25, 2001 3:17 pm
158
Well, I'll tell you all about a horrible diabolo you should avoid at all costs. I was teaching the kid next door how to diabolo, but he had this twelve buck...
