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Best Trick?

Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by lategreat808, Jan 18, 2017.

  1. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Title says it all. What is your best trick, the hardest thing to do in your own opinion or perhaps a hard trick that you just do so smoothly?

    My best trick would have to be a 1-2-3 Down Earth, or as I once called it, an Upside Down Earth Turn.
     
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  2. bonerkid

    bonerkid Honed Member

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    Right now, the hardest trick I can land very consistently is probably double-turntable. Working on the triple!
     
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  3. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Dude I can barely do a single...turntables allude me. Any tips?
     
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  4. bonerkid

    bonerkid Honed Member

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    Well, besides using your knees, I find that it is mostly in the thumb. Especially for the single. I grap the sarado with my thumb, and do a similar motion to swiping on your smartphone. I keep the index finger perfectly still as well. Just practice finding the sweetspot for the speed of the trick. Yotricks has a great tutorial on youtube. I got my first turntable the same night I watched that video :)
     
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  5. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    @bonerkid
    That might be one of the few tutorials of theirs I have not watched, I'm definitely slacking. I also don't think that I have really put enough time into to make them work out for me.
     
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  6. dama.hon

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    Mines Def Oct Whirlwind (8 Whirlwind) So awesome

    Thanks!

    - Hon
     
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  7. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    As in the ken does 8 flips?
     
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  8. Jackson Andrus

    Jackson Andrus n00b

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    Trip lh flip
     
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  9. azleonhart

    azleonhart Moderator Staff Member

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    The hardest grind i've ever got on was the 2016 KWC Level 9 handlestall UFO trick.
    Always kept screwing up the UFO, spent like 3 hours straight in front of the camera before i laced!
     
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  10. Congarranza

    Congarranza DS Legend

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    Around Japan! I can hit that somewhat consistently. I'm an ultra beginner. Around the world is my next step :)
     
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  11. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Keep grinding...soon it will be easy as pie.
     
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  12. MicahDama

    MicahDama Honed Member

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    It's probably not the most difficult trick, but little cup trade to spike in tama grip.... or maybe it'd be called little cup to airplane. Either way, I've really been enjoying that trick. I've been working on any trick that has grip switches involved. Super good to learn to lengthen some lines.
     
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  13. dama.hon

    dama.hon Member

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    Yes!

    Thanks!

    - Hon
     
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  14. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Damn son...that's crazy.

    @MicahDama . I really need to practice some easy switch grip stuff. That is definitely one of my weak points. I do like to bust out a pen grip base cup to candle stick and then switch back to pen grip with a base cup down spike in one motion. Feels crazy
     
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  15. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    :rolleyes:
     
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  16. Nick Lectura

    Nick Lectura Moderator Staff Member

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    I can do inward downsling fast hands and kenwhip inward downsling fast hands pretty easily.
    It's difficult for some but also easy for others.
     
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  17. Steezwick

    Steezwick n00b

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    Right now, consitently landing a Spike to earthturn to big cup to ken flip back to spike. Im trying to incorporate a gunslinger (i think its called) back to spike from the ken flip. :cool:
     
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  18. Dama_Speerzy

    Dama_Speerzy n00b

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    1 turn LH trade spike! Looks sick for showing ppl kendama. Trade spikes from LH are cool- love doing em.
     
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  19. Tighe

    Tighe Honed Member

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    @Parker Johnson XD
     
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  20. James Hoang

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    I don't know if it's just me, but I learned to do turntable with my middle finger as opposed to using my index finger. For some reason, it just feels more comfortable to me(It's the same w/ slingers, but occasionally, I'll use my index finger). Also, I have to agree! Yotricks has some pretty good tutorials on their YT channel.
     
    Jan 20, 2017