UPSB v3
Philosophy / Who's a pen spinner?
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Date: Fri, Oct 19 2007 17:28:42
I've been wondering is anyone who can do just a fundamental like TA or fingerpass considered a penspinner or to be classed as a PS do u have to be able to do all the fundamentals or do u have to be able to do hugantic combos???
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Date: Fri, Oct 19 2007 17:43:51
I suppose you're a pen spinner if you do it as a hobby rather than just do a trick or two that you randomly learned from someone. Same goes for things like yo-yo: (almost) anyone can throw a yo-yo down, let it sit at the end of the string, then pull it back up. Someone who's a "yo-yoer" (?) would be pacticing and working towards doing more.
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Date: Fri, Oct 19 2007 20:36:04
There are some people on YouTube that I've seen and they have a good number of tricks under their sleeves, and yet they have never been exposed to the PS communities. Would they be called "pen spinners"? I certainly think so.
Now, what about all those other people that can only do one or two tricks? What are they? Pen spinners or people-who-just-know-a-few-tricks?
From what I can tell, it's not how many tricks you know, but rather how much interest and time you invest into the hobby, whether you're in a community or not.
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Date: Fri, Oct 19 2007 21:03:29
@Eso:
I don't think that you need to be a part of any kind of community pertaining to your hobby to be a hobbyist of any sort. You may only have to look into a community to find info to help you out in what you are having trouble/questions about.
For my first year of pen spinning, it was all my own. I had soon joined UPSB but never contributed to the boards. My first post was around my 1 year anniversay of pen spinning. I would consider myself a pen spinner for that first year because it my hobby and I was active to learning about it. -
Date: Fri, Oct 19 2007 21:12:14
If you can do something relative to penspinning, even if its a horrible fingerpass you are a penspinner in my opinion. Perhaps not a very devoted penspinner but still a penspinner none the less.
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Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 13:44:07
an art teacher in my school says if u can write yr name u can do art - is it the same for penspinning?
i think u might have to invest a lot of time into it for it to be a real hobby or for u to be classed as a real penspinner -
Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 13:55:24
Who is a pen spinner? Someone who spins their pen and enjoys doing it. They don't need to be part of a community, they don't need to have all the latest mods, heck, they don't even have to be good at doing it! So long as someone spins their pen and enjoys it, they are a pen spinner to me.
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Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 14:10:29
as long as they love to spin I consider them spinners even if they only know one trick
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Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 14:12:36
a penspinner is somebody who accepts the art of penspinning.
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Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 14:24:52QUOTE (Tim @ Oct 28 2007, 12:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>a penspinner is somebody who accepts the art of penspinning.
EDIT:that was deep
disargreed.
if someone who can't spin their pen at all..but sees penspinning as an art.. would that person be pen spinner? -
Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 14:26:01QUOTE (WhiteFang @ Oct 27 2007, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>disargreed.
if someone who can't spin their pen at all..but sees penspinning as an art.. would that person be pen spinner?
it is implied that the person can actually spin a pen
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Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 15:32:57QUOTE (bry @ Oct 27 2007, 09:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>as long as they love to spin I consider them spinners even if they only know how to do TA harmonic..
Lol I can't even do TA Harmonic cause I dunno, my TA rev is a little messed up. See i don't think it depends on the tricks you do to make you a pen spinner because I can do a back fall ( which i consider advanced hah) but still no TA Harmonic. If you like pen spinning you are a pen spinner. -
Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 16:13:34
For me, pen spinners are those who know at least the few fundamental tricks, always expose them to new tricks, hav interest in pen spinning and always learn & create new tricks. Most importantly, they hav 2 b willing 2 teach other spinners
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Date: Wed, Oct 31 2007 01:06:56
I think a Penspinner is someone who can spin a pen.
But a really serious Penspinner is someone who is active on boards and can spin a pen very skilled. -
Date: Wed, Oct 31 2007 07:06:28QUOTE (Spinnie @ Oct 31 2007, 09:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think a Penspinner is someone who can spin a pen.
But a really serious Penspinner is someone who is active on boards and can spin a pen very skilled.
There are quite a few penspinners not on boards. Michael(rarely active, but is active every now and then) , Patte(inactive), NHK (inactive), Phya (inactive) and most of the people from UPSB 2.
@ WhiteFang, I don't even know the meaning of what I wrote. -
Date: Thu, Nov 1 2007 09:11:34
i'm a beginner and i only felt like a penspinner when i was able to do the TA and the Sonic. so i would say that you ar a pen spinner both depending on what you think and feel about the art, and when you can actually do one or two tricks!
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Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 21:06:45
I think a pen spinner is anyone who spins for their own enjoyment and is working towards developing their skills, this is like my cousin when he learned the infinity. For a while I didn't see him as an active spinner because he wasn't learning anything else. Then he said "Joe, I want to learn the sonic." So I think it was then that he really became a pen spinner in my eyes.
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Date: Tue, Nov 6 2007 21:03:01
i think its more personal opinion, if you think of yourself as penspinner then you are. as long as you try to spin pens that is
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Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 00:55:15
Someone who spins on a regular basis.
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Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 11:52:46
someone who have pen mod..
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Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 13:47:25QUOTE (ellusion @ Nov 7 2007, 06:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>someone who have pen mod..
david weis didn't have a pen mod, until kam sent him a few, does that mean he was not a pen spinner before? -
Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 14:31:08QUOTE (Zombo @ Nov 7 2007, 08:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>david weis didn't have a pen mod, until kam sent him a few, does that mean he was not a pen spinner before?
he is pen spinner..becouze he has pencil mod.. -
Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 14:32:53
no.
his pencil is not a mod, it's just a pencil.
It's made from recycled denim, kinda like these:
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Date: Wed, Nov 7 2007 14:34:32
ohh...i see...ok you win..i'm lost
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Date: Tue, Nov 13 2007 15:27:45
I'm agree with what sketching said and i don't think a pen spinner must has a pen mod. We have pen/pencil then pen spinner then pen mod after all.
Off-topic: Oh Zombo, that are nice pencils. I like recycled pencils, i bought few of them but they don't have erasers at the end. I prefer pencils with erasers because i think the look is nicer. -
Date: Fri, Nov 16 2007 02:12:54
A pen spinner is someone who understands spinning pens is a religion of a sort and respects it.
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Date: Fri, Dec 21 2007 06:31:29
A pen spinner is someone who spins pens, thus the term pen spinner. spinner being the noun form of "To Spin" and pen being a pen.
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Date: Mon, Jan 7 2008 06:32:40
another question. am i a pen spinner? i can do a fair amount of tricks if i wanna but i dont do them and im not very active on the board
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Date: Mon, Jan 7 2008 07:09:48QUOTE (quebes @ Jan 7 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>another question. am i a pen spinner? i can do a fair amount of tricks if i wanna but i dont do them and im not very active on the board
Your siggy says that you partially retired from pen spinning.
To me, there is no such thing, pen spinning is a skill, a piece of art, you are carrying it with you wherever you go.
Unless you totally forgotten how to spin
To me, pen spinner are those who can do tricks besides the fundamentals. -
Date: Mon, Jan 7 2008 15:55:24
infinity isn't fundamental but is easier to learn. so i teach couple of kids thumbaround and infinity and then they are ps-ers, despite the fact that they have no interest in further practicing. to me pen spinner is someone who is always interested in learning new tricks & combos. not to just learn fundamentals, and spam them. even someone who knows only fundamentals can be a pen spinner, if he/she tries, practices their variations, doing combos with them, put in their best effort. so if someone wants to learn, they will probably find some help, 'cause it's very hard to learn ps yourself (just think how many tricks would you know if there wasn't for youtube, this board, some friend who showed you tricks..?), and they will probably find some help here, or on some other ps board.
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Date: Tue, Jan 8 2008 03:38:43QUOTE (Zombo @ Nov 7 2007, 06:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>no.
his pencil is not a mod, it's just a pencil.
It's made from recycled denim, kinda like these:
Recycled pencils actually spin better than normal ones. Mine are heavier, feel better, and spin better. Just a bit shorter than what I am used to.
And I say the term pen spinning also incorporates pencil spinning. The pencil and pen are practically brothers. -
Date: Thu, Jan 10 2008 15:27:40
I think ur a pen spinner when u do pen spin with love, as a special hobby.
when u have a pen mod, made with ur heart, when u sleep doing pen spin, and wake up and spin a pen before even going to the bathroom
A good pen spinner is not just a guy who knows lots of tricks, but the guy that love what he do -
Date: Thu, Jan 10 2008 17:13:17
Pen spinner is person who tries consciously to become better in the art of penspinning
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Date: Thu, Jan 10 2008 18:57:45QUOTE (BelBR @ Jan 10 2008, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think ur a pen spinner when u do pen spin with love, as a special hobby.
A good pen spinner is not just a guy who knows lots of tricks, but the guy that love what he do
Think this is the best answer for who is a pen spinner. -
Date: Fri, Jan 11 2008 05:29:14
A pen spinner is someone who cries the hell out of himself when his ComSsa is thrown into the sea by his parents.
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Date: Fri, Jan 11 2008 16:26:18
I believe a pen-spinner can be many things:
-Someone who is actually good at the art of pen-spinning.
-Someone who always tries to improve themselves through the art of pen-spinning.
-A person the enjoys pen-spinning (doing tricks). -
Date: Sat, Jan 12 2008 23:58:40
I think that you are a pen spinner if you spin a pen..
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Date: Sun, Jan 13 2008 02:58:23
Someone who only can Ta.. fp.. and charge i wouldnt call a penspinner.
But when he does kombos... and learn new things i call the one a penspinner...
so:
is there a guy in calls who does always... Ta, Charge and passes... and he wouldnt learn more... cant do kombos i would call him Nopser (inofficial naming from the gpc of sb who is not a penspinner xDDD No PSer = No penspinner)
is there a guy who can do ta, charge and passes... and he try to learn more and combine. i would call him a penspinner...
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Date: Sun, Jan 13 2008 03:22:57QUOTE (thewave @ Jan 12 2008, 12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I believe a pen-spinner can be many things:
-Someone who is actually good at the art of pen-spinning.
-Someone who always tries to improve themselves through the art of pen-spinning.
-A person the enjoys pen-spinning (doing tricks).
This won't work, 'cause although I may consider myself a pen spinner, I don't always try to improve my skill. In fact, my skills has been stagnant for a few years and I'm not even good to begin with. -
Date: Sun, Jan 13 2008 08:04:07
You're a pen spinner if you keep on practicing on making your combos smooth while the teacher is teaching.
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Date: Sun, Jan 13 2008 13:05:03QUOTE (yxTay @ Jan 13 2008, 03:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>This won't work, 'cause although I may consider myself a pen spinner, I don't always try to improve my skill. In fact, my skills has been stagnant for a few years and I'm not even good to begin with.
So you fit into the 3rd one? Therefore, it does work
QUOTEYou're a pen spinner if you keep on practicing on making your combos smooth while the teacher is teaching.
That's just plain not paying attention in class. *shakes head disapprovingly* -
Date: Sun, Jan 13 2008 14:55:20QUOTE (yxTay @ Jan 13 2008, 05:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>This won't work, 'cause although I may consider myself a pen spinner, I don't always try to improve my skill. In fact, my skills has been stagnant for a few years and I'm not even good to begin with.
I didn't mean you have to be all the above, but only 1 of them. -
Date: Tue, Jan 29 2008 13:09:16
i guess a penspinner is anyone who seriously considers penspinning as a hobby rather than just a few cool tricks to do when you're bored
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Date: Tue, Jan 29 2008 20:49:40QUOTE (Novastrike @ Jan 10 2008, 06:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Think this is the best answer for who is a pen spinner.
yea true
and anton u said "someon who cries when their parents throw their comssa into the sea" has that happend ed to u ?
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 16:30:19QUOTE (Sporks @ Jan 29 2008, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yea true
and anton u said "someon who cries when their parents throw their comssa into the sea" has that happend ed to u ?
Hell yeah,but I didn't cry,cause the pen dropped at a spot not too far away,and I managed to pick my Comssa back from the sea.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 20:14:22QUOTE (ellusion @ Nov 7 2007, 07:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>someone who have pen mod..
I agree, If you make your own pens and mod to the way the helps you improve your spinning or you learn new trick or are a part of a online forum involving pen spinning. Then yes you are a pen spinner.
I have kids in my class just doing sonic 23-12 and TA. I don't classify them as spinners, there just random people who have learned the trick from other random people. -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 20:23:54
I will explain it with sample: -
You play football with your friends sometimes at summer for fun (like fundumental trick spinners, for fun or knows few tricks).
You play football very often and you are training to get better and better and you love to play football (pen spinners). -
Date: Thu, Feb 7 2008 08:47:17
pen spinners in my eyes are people that like to pen spin and just enjoy it. People who go hell out on it like training 24/7 on mastering a trick isnt a pen spinner in my eyes but reither than just a person who wants to learn the tricks to impress. So imo, pen spinners are people that just love pen spinning for fun reither then showing off to others of what they are capable of. Even though once in a while, i like to show my friends me pen spinning, the people who just love doing it for a kick and enjoyment and something funer to do then sit that hour long maths test. nuff said
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Date: Mon, Jun 2 2008 01:25:51
To me, a pen spinner is a person dedicated to spinning and will not quit immediatly after they see a super-hard trick.
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Date: Sat, Jun 14 2008 11:31:58
i am a penspinner.
a pen spinner is someone who make penspinning their lifelong passion..?lol. -
Date: Tue, Jul 1 2008 00:30:41
I'd say a pen spinner is someone who spins a pen and would claim to be one if he or she were asked.
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Date: Tue, Jul 1 2008 04:55:11
i think that a pen spinner is someone who are willing to throw precious money and time into pen spinning and not expecting any gains from it( not including the fun in psing). If you actually start pen spinning because you want to become pro and earn $$ from commercials, or to appear on tv and become famous, you're not a pen spinner. A pen spinner must now spin pens with a motive, instead he spin pen bcause it is a hobby to him
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Date: Tue, Jul 1 2008 07:24:56
I think a person can call him or herself a pen spinner when they say pen spinning is their hobby.
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Date: Tue, Jul 1 2008 07:32:41
ur a pen spinner if u believe ur a penspinner do the dew like nike just do it
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Date: Fri, Jul 4 2008 22:07:02
you could just twiddle your pen and thats spinng rite? or twirl it
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Date: Thu, Jul 10 2008 21:54:26
I would think a penspinner would be someone who is at least dedicated to it.
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Date: Sat, Jul 12 2008 20:52:35
In my opinion a pen spinner is simply someone who does pen spinning as a hobby.
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Date: Tue, Jul 15 2008 19:10:24QUOTE (Fresh A @ Jul 12 2008, 03:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>In my opinion a pen spinner is simply someone who does pen spinning as a hobby.
I agree with Fresh A!
Penspinning should be a hobby and not that what it is for me...
It's like an job-.-
I can't stop ith it, because I'm addicted!^^