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Chops

A session I had a little while ago and chopped together. Enjoy

Like chopabout, but different enough that it will make you always do the wrong thing when you are trying to learn it! Notation: A: ss cs ss ps ss ps -> B B: ss ps ss cs ss ps -> A M:Ca Sb Sa Sa Sb Ib -> M

Place your palm flat on the back of the head for a neck chop and knock the hat upwards with the little finger side of the hand. A few tries and you will see how much force is required to get it to spin 3/4 and land on your foot. You need to flex your foot as much as possible to stop it slipping off.

Hold the arm out to the side and move the head so that you are looking directly along the arm. Use the neck chop to knock the hat and a let it roll down the arm. Catch it with an inside grip. Raise the arm up and flick the hat back along it. Tuck the chin in beside the shoulder as the hat gets close and it will pop back onto the head. The key to this trick is to move your arm so that the hat is always rolling "downhill".