How to use this chart:
- Each box represent a trick. Clicking on a box will
take you to the trick description or video (whichever
is available).
- Arrows represent the recommended order in which
tricks should be learned.
- Some arrows represent a recommended order, while
others represent a required order. At the moment,
there's no distinction between the two.
- Lines with arrows on both sides means that both
tricks can be learned in whatever order desired. However,
they are suggested to go with each other.
- Blue boxes represent tricks that can be learned
by themselves (they don't need prior knowledge of
other tricks). These are the tricks which you should
start with if you don't have any experience in pen
spinning. These tricks are also the basis for most
other tricks, so be sure to learn them.
- Gold boxes represent ultimate tricks. These are
tricks that will challenge your skills, as they cannot
be taken any further. If you learn one single ultimate
trick, you are already on the road to fame among pen
spinners. Just beware, these tricks are extremely
difficult and may take years to learn.
- Boxes with multiple out arrows or boxes that lead
to a long path are good tricks to learn. They will
give you more options than those boxes with only one
out arrow or that lead to a short path.
- Boxes with multiple in arrows are difficult tricks
that require knowledge on multiple tricks in order
to learn them.
- I tried to organize the chart so that basic tricks
are located towards the center and advanced tricks
are located towards the edges. However, due to the
limited space, some tricks may not follow that particular
rule. For a more precise estimate of a trick's difficulty
level, follow its path towards both ends.
- Tricks which does not explicitly mention their direction
(Normal or Reverse) means that they stand for both.
You can learn either direction or both. It's usually
a good idea to learn the Normal variation first, then
the Reverse.
Last minute note: I realized, after finishing this
page, that not all tricks that have a white background
are listed in this site. I apologize for this, but I'm
not going to remake the chart (you can tell whether
there's information about a trick by clicking its box).
In the future, I hope to complete the chart and have
all tricks described in the site. |