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Hand Care / Does piano help you PS?

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  1. Raine
    Date: Wed, Oct 21 2009 23:45:38

    I noticed that when I started pen spinning, a some of the tricks were really easy to learn and get used to. However, it took my friend much longer to learn charge and thumbaround, and his fingerpass isn't as smooth as mine, although he's been spinning longer than I have. I've been playing piano for almost 9 years. Is this just lack of skill on his part, or does piano actually help?

  2. CaptainGolfBall
    Date: Thu, Oct 22 2009 00:13:09

    QUOTE (Raine @ Oct 21 2009, 06:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I noticed that when I started pen spinning, a some of the tricks were really easy to learn and get used to. However, it took my friend much longer to learn charge and thumbaround, and his fingerpass isn't as smooth as mine, although he's been spinning longer than I have. I've been playing piano for almost 9 years. Is this just lack of skill on his part, or does piano actually help?


    Well, it probably would help since you would have to use different fingers for Piano as you would PS. Some of my friends think you only use T and 1. However as everyone knows yu use T, 1, 2, 3, 4.

  3. ಠ_ಠ
    Date: Sun, Nov 1 2009 19:20:20

    Piano and pen spinning imo compliment eachother, they both help with the dexterity of your fingers and their independence.

    I find now that my right hand is much more nimble than my left hand (is was kind of that way to begin with). I think it has helped with learning Rustle of Spring which requires quick fingers.

  4. Ktk
    Date: Sun, Nov 1 2009 19:58:29

    While it does make your fingers easier to stretch (play a 10th with my hand size ã… _ã… ) but the movements themselves, I don't think so? You're pressing downwards all the time with piano. What about palm up spinning? You don't cross over your fingers in piano that often.

    playing fast songs could get your hands used to a lot of movement in general, but i don't think it helps specifically in one aspect over another.

    edit: i used to play piano so i'm not spitting jargon. Well, on the piano aspect, anyways.

  5. CheeseSpin
    Date: Mon, Nov 2 2009 02:48:46

    Being able to play the piano well does indeed have an effect on penspinning. It does tend to help but it's really a matter of preference, because everybody's different. Pianoing does help stretch out the fingers and keep them active. It's an extremely good exercise for your fingers, as well as a great warm up before you pen spin!

  6. ilikepieguy3
    Date: Mon, Nov 2 2009 02:57:42

    Well let's see here, things that help me ps: Stepmania, Piano, Guitar Hero, Rubik's cube.
    Yeah I guess these things work.

  7. AwonW
    Date: Mon, Nov 2 2009 03:00:04

    QUOTE (CheeseSpin @ Nov 1 2009, 06:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    Pianoing does help stretch out the fingers and keep them active.

    Great verb.

  8. Hope
    Date: Mon, Nov 2 2009 21:12:26

    DIDYOUKNOW that Bonkura was fucking pro at piano?

  9. tuna
    Date: Tue, Nov 3 2009 03:05:26

    QUOTE (Hope @ Nov 2 2009, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    DIDYOUKNOW that Bonkura was fucking pro at piano?

    is there proof of this?

  10. Nation
    Date: Wed, Nov 4 2009 22:27:23

    QUOTE (Hope @ Nov 2 2009, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    DIDYOUKNOW that Bonkura was fucking pro at piano?


    Zomg proof pl0x

    I think that the only trick that this would help with is Fingerpass, since it's just up and down... :/

  11. pakspinner
    Date: Thu, Nov 5 2009 01:19:40

    yeah i think its because of u moving ur fingers alot which probably helped with the whole oen spinning.

  12. Paramours
    Date: Sun, Dec 6 2009 21:25:22

    It helps with the control of the pen icon_spin.gif

  13. Margareth
    Date: Mon, Dec 7 2009 06:20:41

    +dex.. i guess.. scratchchin.gif

  14. Str8gallis
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 03:17:53

    QUOTE (Hope @ Nov 2 2009, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    DIDYOUKNOW that Bonkura was fucking pro at piano?


    So am I. tongue.gif
    Yay, that should probably help me then. And so should the balisong flipping I used to do. That definitely built my finger strength, so hopefully I'll be able to learn faster rolleyes.gif

    -Str8

  15. Stuhl
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 11:33:14

    well, i had the experience that playing the piano not really helps for penspinning.
    i'm playing the piano for about 7 years now and i don't really recognized any advantages in my first years of penspinning.
    i think the finger-movement is very different.

    your fingers don't get any more agility by playing the piano because you just move them up an down.
    at penspinning you have to move them in some crazy positions.

    so it's imo very different.

  16. Apo11o Keikaku
    Date: Mon, Dec 14 2009 20:22:56

    I think that playing the piano really helps. I play the piano and progress faster than all my other friends that spin their pen. It's probably because piano takes coordination to play. My left hand learned faster than my friends' right hands. Maybe it's because I'm ambidextrous dominating on the right hand, idk...

  17. EssenceOfLife
    Date: Mon, Dec 14 2009 20:34:13

    Piano helps psing like playing musical chairs helps you citisize musicals...

  18. fable
    Date: Tue, Dec 15 2009 02:16:56

    yeah piano does help ur pen spinning alot. i=i guesss it excerises your fingers.

  19. shakenbake
    Date: Wed, Dec 16 2009 03:24:52

    it is good for your fingers but does not actually help you PS

  20. zuolin
    Date: Wed, Dec 16 2009 10:09:01

    i play the piano i think it helps but idk xd.gif
    i started learning pen spinning when kai156 aldy knew all the fundementals
    then i caught up to his level O.o
    k maybe is his lack of practise
    idk xd.gif

  21. Mats
    Date: Wed, Dec 16 2009 10:28:07

    QUOTE (Stuhl @ Dec 11 2009, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    well, i had the experience that playing the piano not really helps for penspinning.
    i'm playing the piano for about 7 years now and i don't really recognized any advantages in my first years of penspinning.
    i think the finger-movement is very different.

    your fingers don't get any more agility by playing the piano because you just move them up an down.
    at penspinning you have to move them in some crazy positions.

    so it's imo very different.


    Sounds about right. Where's Zombo at in this thread?

  22. Dylan
    Date: Thu, Dec 17 2009 13:41:10

    Same with me, ive been playing piano for awhile now, it may help with moving your fingers fast, but I dont rly think its made a differance to me at all.

  23. j@b3Rer
    Date: Tue, Dec 29 2009 01:08:18

    Thats wat happened to me and "My Student"
    He's a piano master, and learned the sonic in about 1 week, while it almost took me a month to learn it....
    We both play piano, but he's wwaaaaayyyy better....

  24. L
    Date: Tue, Dec 29 2009 02:19:01

    i personally think more penspinning helps one's penspinning skills somewhat rapidly tongue.gif just sayin'

  25. Yosky
    Date: Tue, Dec 29 2009 07:25:02

    Probably because you practiced more/harder than your friend.