UPSB v3

Advanced Tricks / Devil's Shadow

  1. Goodie
    Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 10:51:18

    Does anyone have a tutorial on the Devil's Shadow,
    or advice on how to keep the pen going around the middle finger,

    i couldnt find anything in my quick search so i hope someone can help

  2. Simån
    Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 14:36:03

    Devil's shadow is not that hard a trick if you already know shadow normal 12-23, you just raise the middlefinger to allow the pen to continue slide under the middlefinger. You can probably figure it out yourself how it is done by watching it a few times.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=4MIsLsGqRQQ


    In your post you ask for a devil's sonic tutorial, if it was actually that you were looking for, then take a look at Eso's tutorial.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=llLB2zvFsmA

  3. sketching
    Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 14:50:36

    Since the title asked for Devil's Shadow, and there is already a Devil's Sonic thread, this thread will only be for Devil's Shadow.

    Devil's Shadow @ the wiki.

    As the pen moves into the 23 slot (for Devil's Shadow 12) you can push the end of the pen with the middle finger and a circular hand movement to move it underneath the middle finger back into the 12 slot.

  4. Sfsr
    Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 16:38:23

    If you want the pen to keep moving around the middle finger, you would want to do MiddleArounds Reverse intead. The start is the same as a Devil's Shadow, then you just keep adjusting the hand to keep it in constant motion around the middle finger.

  5. Goodie
    Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 05:54:02

    ahh, yeah i ment devils shadow.
    i get it now though. it wasnt that hard, Siman speaks the truth

    does that mean a devils shadow can be performed from the 23 slot and 34 slot insted of 12.
    eg. like:
    shadow 23-34 > Fl RingAround.

  6. sketching
    Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 06:36:41

    Yes, Devil's Shadow can be performed from the T1 slot, 12 slot, 23 slot and 34 slot.

    Devil's Shadow 23 would look like
    Charge 0.5 23 ~> FL Ringaround 1.0 23-23 >~ Charge 0.5 23
    or
    Shadow 1.0 23-34 ~ FL Ringaround 0.5 34-23 ~ Charge 0.5 23

  7. weakfingers
    Date: Sun, Jun 15 2008 03:26:32

    these vids sure helpled

  8. Jacobä
    Date: Sun, Jun 15 2008 06:40:27

    Actually i'm having some trouble on 34-34's catch.

    Any tips?

  9. sketching
    Date: Sun, Jun 15 2008 06:45:16

    I'd say for you to try practicing Fingerless Pinkyaround 34-34, as it's the same catch around the pinky. If you're like me though, Devil's Shadow 34-34 is actually easier than FL PA 34-34. tongue.gif

  10. Sidewinder
    Date: Sun, Jun 15 2008 07:34:12

    ha. now im practicing that. i didnt even think that would be possible

  11. Stay'n Alive
    Date: Mon, Jun 16 2008 18:38:10

    The key is to have the most part of the mod under the hand befor starting the twisted sonic.

  12. xxdefinitionxx
    Date: Wed, Jul 30 2008 04:00:18

    How do I do it without having to make a jerking motion like the person in the video?
    I'm thinking get enough practice so I can do it smoothly...but I still think I'd have to make a jerking motion..how do i get it smooth?

  13. TheOnion
    Date: Wed, Jul 30 2008 13:16:02

    QUOTE (xxdefinitionxx @ Jul 30 2008, 06:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    How do I do it without having to make a jerking motion like the person in the video?
    I'm thinking get enough practice so I can do it smoothly...but I still think I'd have to make a jerking motion..how do i get it smooth?


    If you dont care how you catch the pen, you dont really have to do the jerk. You only do the jerk in the end as a way to position the pen so that it is easy to do it continuously. Instead you can just do like a shadow normal 12-23 (for devil's shadow 12-12), where you raise your middlefinger, and when get to the point where you would normally catch the pen if you were to do a regular shadow, you instead let the pen continue slide under your middlefinger and into the 12 slot where you catch it. In that situation, where you dont do the positioning jerk, you will end with most of the pen being under your hand (when doing the trick palmdown), which then will make it hard to do another devil's shadow.