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Forward Twiddle - Twiddle the hat off the head and back on. It's got comedy potential too! Allegedly.
Use a palm-up fork grip on both sides the hat, and lift it off the head. Remove the ring fingers from the brim and twist the hat between the fore and middle fingers. Stop the spin by gripping the brim between the fore fingers and thumb.
Reverse the process to return the hat to the head.
You can get an easy laugh by getting the return part wrong and pretending to hit yourself in the face.
Jon Lockwood (of Mushy Pea Juggling fame, now working as with "Company of Fools") did lots of hat workshops at juggling conventions in the mid to late 1990's and started Mike and LP out on the hat road. This was often the first trick he taught...so it's Jon and this trick that ultimately led to the creation of this site. Thanks Jon!
From the TricksWithHats archive
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15-03-2015
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Short clip showing how much kit you can pack into a small bag. Not entertaining or useful at all, I wouldn't recommend watching it.
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17-02-2014
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This is the one eat-the-apple routine that actually makes me laugh (with the possible exception of Michael Davis).
It's Derek Scott (Canadian) on the Australian children's TV show "Agro's Cartoon Connection" (Agro is the puppet). From the early 1990s.
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04-08-2015
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Number 7 in this year's Outlink competition.
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21-03-2014
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Highlights from a 2 minute take at my local juggling club in Kasuga, Japan.3-up pirouette, 2 stage pirouette and the contorted behind the back thingy, forgot what that's called!
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24-01-2017
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An attempt at breaking the Kendama Forum's record for this trick.
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24-01-2017
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Hold the hat out in front of you, in an inside grip so that the brim is horizontal, and the crown is on top.
Pull back on the hat as you throw it, so that it floats, without spinning and catch it on your head. Here's what it looks like from the inside.
The key to the trick seems to be to keep the hat level, and pull it towards you as you let go. That and luck, and/or practice.
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04-12-2015
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It's easier to spin a ball on your finger than a hat, so click here to learn to spin a ball first. Once you've got that solid it should be easy to transfer the skill over to your hat.
It's easier with a bowler as the hat will dent slightly and sit on the finger better.
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04-12-2015
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some tricks with 1 & 2 diabolo's
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23-06-2010
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Tomáš Zahradník - Diabolo juggler from the Czech Republic.
Tomáš is specialist for the string tricks and J-SLIDING.
If you want to see more his videos or if you want to try J-SLIDING visit our channels:
www.j-sliding.com
www.facebook.com/jsliding
www.instagram.com/j_sliding
www.twitter.com/jsliding
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09-01-2017
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diabolo movie with 1 & 2 diabolo's
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23-06-2010
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I wasn't too sure on Damalife's EC intention so I recorded 3 interpretations plus a bonus trick
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07-06-2014
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This is Giesthory's second Diabolo movie.
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23-06-2010
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Twiddled Big Circles - A trickier but nicer version of Big Circles
Big Circles is a big, visual trick, but the grip change can be slightly ungainly. The twiddle that this trick adds gives a similar effect but has a smoother, if slightly more difficult, change.
Mike and LP disagree on the best way to do this - LP's way, shown in the video clip above, is to do a finger twiddle, as described in the Forward Twiddle when the hat is at the top of the circle. Mike uses a Thumb Spin to adjust the grip.
Try both and decide which feels more comfortable to you, there's little point getting both smooth as they look identical to anyone except a hat manipulation geek, and there aren't many of them in the world!
From the TricksWithHats archive
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15-03-2015
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Sunday session's six clips.
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19-08-2018
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I see, it's necessary to..
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20-09-2016
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Got 6 catches. It's sloppier than I would like, which is probably why I didn't post it before.
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24-07-2019
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Backcross to head catch - Throw the hat behind your back, and catch it on your head.
Like most throwing moves, this is a variation on the Throw to head - so it's probably a good idea to learn that first!
Hold the hat in your right hand using an inside grip, spread your fingers out nice and wide as you would for a normal throw to the head.
Swing your arm out to the side, so that the crown of the hat is pointing downwards. Bring your arm behind your back and release the hat so that it does a nice, high, slow spin above your left shoulder.
As the hat descends, look up into it and catch it in the same way that you would for a standard throw to the head.
Top Tip: The catching part is easier if you turn your head towards your left shoulder just before the catch. Oh, and obviously learn this throw from both hands...
From the TricksWithHats archive
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04-12-2015
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Donald invented a new game. Here's Rich, Charlie & Dan having a game.
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20-10-2015
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What's this "450˚" rot? Needs another 110 on top of that.
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16-04-2016
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Bustin' some loser's forum record.
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09-03-2016
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Little combo with a cheeky ender. /nCheck out the forum on kendama.co.uk to find out what's going on!
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15-09-2017
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Doing Dimension's set trick for the Endless Combo.
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22-03-2014
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