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Hand Care / Exercise? Pen Spinning?What?

  1. Commsa
    Date: Sat, Nov 10 2007 04:33:22

    Basicly does exercise effect your pen spinning? For example, if I play soccer, ping pong, basketball, or something does it effect your spinning? Also does piano effect it or even playing a instrument like the clarinet or something have an effect? Just curious. biggrin.gif

  2. WhiteFang
    Date: Sat, Nov 10 2007 04:48:13

    i guess intruments will effect you since it improves your finger flexibility
    working out also effects your psing..in my experience.. after i workout.. pen feels different..

  3. K4S
    Date: Sat, Nov 10 2007 10:30:21

    Soccer is definitely the best sport to play to enhance your penspinning. The cardio workout you get from soccer helps sooooo much during those long intense penspinning sessions. Not to mention all that footwork coordination you attain from soccer, has an immense effect on how well you can move your fingers.


    p.s.- Stop posting. Forever.

  4. Mats
    Date: Sat, Nov 10 2007 13:38:56

    I agree that mentioning football was very silly, it clearly has nothing to do with pen spinning. Something like playing piano on the other hand, that increases finger indepence, flexibility and dexterity, this surely must have some kind of effect. However, in my experience, pen spinning generally requires a different kind of dexterity to piano, and therefore the benefits are very limited.

  5. QuestionMark
    Date: Sat, Nov 10 2007 15:39:44

    I don't belive soccer or basketball will have any affect on your pen spinning... but, I think playing an instrument might do you good. I play an electric guitar, and all my friends that spin say I spin better then them cuz of the guitar. I don't know if it's true, but it won't harm you.... I think.

  6. Neo
    Date: Mon, Nov 12 2007 20:24:35

    um, I think it does work lol. I run track and each time, after I get home, and start to spin, my hand feels like its more in control of the pen. I was able to feel the pen. So, it may be true. Try it for yourself and see what happens. wink.gif

  7. scyros
    Date: Tue, Nov 13 2007 00:19:58

    QUOTE (Neo @ Nov 12 2007, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    um, I think it does work lol. I run track and each time, after I get home, and start to spin, my hand feels like its more in control of the pen. I was able to feel the pen. So, it may be true. Try it for yourself and see what happens. wink.gif


    This is most likely due to the fact that after you run you have increased blood flow throughout your body. This includes increased blood flow in your fingers. This allows your fingers to seem more sensitive and more controlling. You can get the same sensation by doing a few push ups or anything else to get your blood flowing.

  8. Hirameki
    Date: Tue, Nov 13 2007 06:37:41

    Will your wrist cartalige start to wear out because of pen spinning when you keep rolling your wrist around? I heard some people go to surgery for those kind of problems.

  9. Kyosuke
    Date: Tue, Nov 13 2007 07:08:57

    QUOTE (Hirameki @ Nov 12 2007, 10:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    Will your wrist cartalige start to wear out because of pen spinning when you keep rolling your wrist around? I heard some people go to surgery for those kind of problems.


    Seriously? o.O

  10. cyber penguin
    Date: Wed, Nov 14 2007 04:00:38

    There aren't very many sports that help a lot for pen spinning but if you were looking for anything with benefits, my money is on fencing, builds the wrist and forearm muscles so you don't tire as easily.

  11. sp3ctum
    Date: Wed, Nov 14 2007 12:54:52

    I would say doing push-ups before spinning to get your blood flowing. In fact, general warm-up exercises might be helpful. Not necessarily in finger dexterity, but having warmed up makes a superb feeling. smile.gif

  12. Hirameki
    Date: Thu, Nov 15 2007 07:05:27

    QUOTE (Kyosuke @ Nov 13 2007, 01:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    Seriously? o.O

    Yeah, some people get that for rolling around your wrist a lot.

  13. yam
    Date: Thu, Nov 15 2007 09:17:16

    Usually i pen spin in between sets of weight exercises and when i go to pen spin, my hands usually shake. I am guess that it is due to the adrenalin rush i get, but once i start spinning its certainly different. I don't recommend it, u won't spin at ur best.

  14. Commsa
    Date: Tue, Nov 27 2007 01:59:58

    I think that exercise does help your spinning because it it makes your body feel a little looser

  15. Empirespinner
    Date: Sat, May 31 2008 10:38:01

    I think basketball and playing instruments work.....
    Basketball actually can increase ur hand strength and grip and soon ur will have a good grip and a good strength to spin ur pen will......i am personally a basketball player and i represent my school!! HAHA...and i believe that playing basketball helps....all my basketball teammates are good pen spinners....i didn't know why too....haha.... But some of my adult friends say that i spin will cos of the basketball thingy??
    haha

  16. illnessillusion
    Date: Mon, Jun 2 2008 19:45:56

    I find that if I play piano and guitar for awhile, the pen spinning gets easier. Or switch any of them. But after a long enough period of time I end up losing some coordination XD

  17. Missle_Z
    Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 05:29:18

    I was at a basketball game once, and almost right after the game ended I picked a pen up and started spinning. It felt sooooo light.

    [half-off topic] FFR REALLY helps with my spinning. Half off-topic cause FFR isn't really a sport...

  18. Gunblakes
    Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 13:31:30

    Do finger pushups count as exercise? laugh.gif

  19. Missle_Z
    Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 03:26:16

    Actually, they do help a tiny bit...

  20. PenCell
    Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 03:32:16

    I do finger pushups alot. I guess they help but just doing normal pushups helps to.

  21. Craeos
    Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 03:53:34

    QUOTE (illnessillusion @ Jun 2 2008, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I find that if I play piano and guitar for awhile, the pen spinning gets easier. Or switch any of them. But after a long enough period of time I end up losing some coordination XD


    Holy poop that makes a lot of sense. Because rapid finger movements is what it's all about! I gotta start doing some FFR again.

  22. illnessillusion
    Date: Thu, Jun 5 2008 06:24:59

    FFR and I are no longer friends. I need my feet if there are scrolling arrows XD