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Presentation / Do you watch your hand when you spin?
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Date: Thu, Jun 26 2008 16:50:47
Most of the time when i spin, i do better when i'm not staring directly at my hand. I like to spin and sort of look off to the side, rather than concentrate on every movement of my hand. I feel like i mess up more when i dont just let the pen do its thing. Do you do this too?
I also notice that i dont look at my fingers when i type. I type at about 60-70wpm and if i look at my fingers it messes me all up. A lot of times when i'm sitting at my desk, i spin to the side and watch my computer screen and sorta keep the pen in view but i'm not looking directly at it.
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Date: Thu, Jun 26 2008 16:53:37
i sometimes watch my hand, but i think i spin better when i am not watching it.
same with keyboard.
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Date: Thu, Jun 26 2008 17:03:31
I used to watch the screen instead of my hand, but ever since I changed my angle, I cant look at anything else except my hand
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Date: Thu, Jun 26 2008 21:48:53
I look away or at the screen when spinning. I get nervous when I look at my hand. =/ lol
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Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 00:59:25
Active spinning - Yes.
Passive spinning - No. -
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 05:03:13
I tend to watch the pen when I spin, not my hand. Even though it looks like I might be looking at my hand, I'm looking at the pen.
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Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 05:38:34QUOTE (Mats @ Jun 26 2008, 10:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I tend to watch the pen when I spin, not my hand. Even though it looks like I might be looking at my hand, I'm looking at the pen.
+1 Mats
The same goes for me I watch the pen. but when I'm just bored and freestyling watching the pen usually isn't necessary. -
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 05:47:32
i do better when i look away but its hard not to look esspecialy when im learning a new trick
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Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 05:49:11
I tend to watch the screen more, or my hand would go way off the frame.
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Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 06:31:21
I look at wuht makes the pen spin, which are the fingers and thumb.
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Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 06:41:18
i did my first bakfall when i was watching tv,
i was like lolwut?
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Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 17:41:14
i like to listen to music and pen spin and i tend to look at my hand more
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Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 17:50:18
If i'm filming then i look at the screen to make sure its in the right position.
When im no filming, i always look at my hand. -
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 19:59:52
I look at both my fingers and pen, mostly my fingers though.
It's hard to do cont tricks and spin tricks without looking. -
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 20:21:46
lol i always look at my hand
since there's no screen to look at or anything else for me to look at i just look at my fingers (which is pretty freaky when you actually realize how your fingers are moving)
for continuous tricks i would look at both the pen and the hand, since you need to make sure you get the right spot on the pen for example the backaround, you need to make sure it's in place again in order to do another one -
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 20:35:22QUOTE (Look Into the Sun @ Jun 27 2008, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I look at both my fingers and pen, mostly my fingers though.
It's hard to do cont tricks and spin tricks without looking.
...And air tricks... -
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 20:51:04
when filming I tend to look at my hand, to make sure I'm in the right position and all...
when I just sit and watch TV, or any other time I freestyle, I don't look at my hand, just looking sometimes to see I'm doing ok -
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2008 21:12:19QUOTE (Retro-spectre @ Jun 27 2008, 02:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Active spinning - Yes.
Passive spinning - No.
Pretty much says it. When I'm working on a combo/new trick then I watch. if I spin out of boredom then I don't >.> -
Date: Sat, Jun 28 2008 00:00:16
If im trying to film or show someone i tend to look at my hand or pen, but if im just free styling i dont look.
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Date: Sat, Jun 28 2008 03:30:12
If I'm bored and have nothing better to do, I'll just look at myself spinning. That doesn't happen often though...
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Date: Sat, Jun 28 2008 23:17:46
Yeah, seriously, to watch my hands while spin is a necessity, I can spin without watching my hands, but I do far more errors.
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Date: Sun, Jun 29 2008 11:46:50
i think it kinda depends on the perspective of an individual... like me I prefer to look at mirror while PSing... it makes me spin better i guess.... so i think that's how things go when it comes to this matter
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Date: Sun, Jun 29 2008 17:57:09
but, its so hard to not look at your hand, i mess up too much if i don't look
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Date: Mon, Jun 30 2008 01:17:36QUOTE (Stay'n Alive @ Jun 28 2008, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, seriously, to watch my hands while spin is a necessity, I can spin without watching my hands, but I do far more errors.
Same here
Also when I spin in front of a mirror (you know see if your new pen looks cool ), I tend to drop it alot for some reason...
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Date: Mon, Jun 30 2008 12:22:07
When I spin, I look more at the pen and the spinning than my hand.
I also tried to spin in front of the mirror, but somehow I prefer watch from my own angle/view position. ^^ -
Date: Mon, Jun 30 2008 17:37:23
I am watching my hand, but only when i spin in front of camera. If i spin for example in lesson, im watching teacher or something else. =D
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Date: Mon, Jun 30 2008 17:50:25
my pen will fly if i dont look at it
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Date: Wed, Jul 2 2008 05:06:31
when learning new tricks : yes
doing a mastered(!) trick/combo : not really
sometime i do it with one eye closed (i dont know why, i just did) -
Date: Wed, Jul 2 2008 16:51:20
I look at my hand sometimes.
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Date: Wed, Jul 2 2008 17:15:47QUOTE (Raito @ Jul 1 2008, 10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>when learning new tricks : yes
doing a mastered(!) trick/combo : not really
I'm more of the same here. -
Date: Mon, Jul 21 2008 09:32:31
I look at the pen as well!
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Date: Sat, Aug 16 2008 03:59:46
when i spin i look at my hand. i may look off to the side tho >.>
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Date: Sat, Aug 16 2008 04:14:24
I watch my hand when i spin while I'm doing hard tricks or tricks that I don't know yet.
I don't really watch my hand if I'm just spinning to keep myself occupied. -
Date: Sat, Aug 16 2008 07:59:33
I look at my hand all the time. I can do it without looking though. But i usually do.
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Date: Sat, Aug 16 2008 14:56:21QUOTE (Raito @ Jul 2 2008, 01:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>when learning new tricks : yes
doing a mastered(!) trick/combo : not really
sometime i do it with one eye closed (i dont know why, i just did)
pretty much like this -
Date: Sat, Aug 16 2008 15:31:21
Quote Raito, except that i can't do a thumbaround out of a combo without looking
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Date: Sat, Aug 16 2008 15:42:23
i watch my hand whether im doing a difficult or easy trick
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Date: Sat, Aug 16 2008 21:42:35
i always watch meh hand when i spin to keep track if i drop it...
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Date: Thu, Aug 21 2008 09:11:36QUOTE (Raito @ Jul 2 2008, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>when learning new tricks : yes
doing a mastered(!) trick/combo : not really
Me too
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Date: Thu, Aug 21 2008 13:57:03
It depends....if i am just spinning for fun, then i dun look at my hand when spinning.
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Date: Thu, Aug 21 2008 19:29:03
I look at my hand when I'm trying to do the skillz... if I'm on UPSB I just fingerpass so don't need to look
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Date: Fri, Aug 22 2008 07:15:57QUOTE (Retro-spectre @ Jun 26 2008, 05:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Active spinning - Yes.
Passive spinning - No.
What this man said. -
Date: Sun, Oct 26 2008 07:57:30
I always look at the hand when spinning ...
And when I'm learning a new trick ... I have a habit of getting really close to the pen.. lmao ... -
Date: Sun, Oct 26 2008 09:38:47
Only time i don't look at the pen is when im day dreaming and looking at the window while spinning.
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Date: Sun, Oct 26 2008 14:48:59
when i type i look at the keyboard sometimes but never my fingers or they mess up. when i spin.. well i never really noticed
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Date: Sun, Oct 26 2008 18:51:35
I do when i practice or film.
I dont when i spin for leisure like watching TV or using the computer. -
Date: Sun, Oct 26 2008 21:01:44
I always watch my hand, but when I'm doing relaxed spinning like charge or TA harmonics, I don't.
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Date: Sun, Oct 26 2008 22:55:24
I dont need to watch it wen im doing some simple fundamentals.
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Date: Mon, Oct 27 2008 11:31:44
I do most of the time, though I think it's the pen I'm looking at rather than my hand
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Date: Mon, Oct 27 2008 13:05:46
Often Times, When I Sorta take It seriously, I Watch my hand. But At Times, Not Really.
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Date: Mon, Oct 27 2008 20:19:01
unfortunatly i always look at my hand >>
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Date: Tue, Oct 28 2008 04:48:43
I spin better not looking at my hand, but if I'm just only pen spinning and not multitasking, I look to see how I'm doing, like smoothness of tricks.
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Date: Wed, Nov 19 2008 01:33:53
in class i look at the textbook and spin
on computer i look at screen
anywhere else i usually wathc my pen -
Date: Wed, Nov 19 2008 02:22:15
i look at my hand all the time... >.< but yea, when doing TA's no need to...
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Date: Wed, Nov 19 2008 02:23:42
if im doing easy tricks then no i dont but i do look at my hand when i spin.
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Date: Wed, Nov 19 2008 11:51:10
I find I can do TA Harmonic better when not looking at the pen/hand. =D
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Date: Thu, Nov 20 2008 00:35:10
when i do ta harmonic, i dont have to look at my hand. when i'm freestyling in general, then i do.
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Date: Fri, Nov 21 2008 03:06:29
I always looking my hand !
but I look at the computer screen when I do a combo -
Date: Fri, Nov 21 2008 09:07:53
Um, if i'm like watching a video or sth, i don't really turn to watch my hand.. But when i'm spinning seriously, i do
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Date: Fri, Nov 21 2008 20:40:11
Yeah, I watch my hand when I spin. I always screw up if I don't. I guess it just depends on the person =/
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Date: Thu, Nov 27 2008 01:25:54
eh i only look only if im focusing or learning a new trick
otherwise not really. like today i was presenting an english project
i was doing sonic variations and infinities haha.. oh well -
Date: Thu, Nov 27 2008 17:40:53
The only time I watch my hand is when I am showing someone a trick, trying a new trick, learning a new trick, or trying a difficult trick.
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Date: Sat, Dec 20 2008 21:04:33
I only watch on my pen when i'm learning a new trick, or doing a hard trick.
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Date: Sun, Dec 21 2008 21:07:41
I find that sometimes, not looking at my hand while doing a trick that requires me to be still, like thumbspin, helps. Probably because I move my hand around trying to keep it spinning...
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Date: Mon, Dec 22 2008 06:34:16
I watch the pen. After a while my fingers starts to look odd.
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Date: Tue, Dec 23 2008 20:46:28
that depends.
when i watch tv, sit in front of my pc, while watiching forums, etc. i dont look at my hands.
When im trying to bring my style/spinning/tricks up, i watch at my hand, and try to make my moves better. -
Date: Tue, Dec 23 2008 21:28:09
When im spinning while watching a movie, i dont watch my hand, because im not really focuse on that.
But when im trying to do a combo for a collab or sth, i watch my hand because it brings up mine skill and style -
Date: Tue, Dec 23 2008 23:02:33
I look and don't look for both passive and active spinning. There are certain assumptions and consequences in sticking and getting habituated to one way of practice for long periods of time. I feel each dimension is a tool, which is optimal at certain times, depending on your skill level, mood/where the mind's at. By alternating looking/looking partially/looking away, it can broaden your understanding and control of your performance by breaking out of the trap- which can in turn, help reason for the lack of control. It can be simplified to: oh i do much better when i'm not looking- yes... true, but there is more to it... I'll stop talking now...
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Date: Wed, Dec 24 2008 03:00:53QUOTE (H2FLO @ Dec 23 2008, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I look and don't look for both passive and active spinning. There are certain assumptions and consequences in sticking and getting habituated to one way of practice for long periods of time. I feel each dimension is a tool, which is optimal at certain times, depending on your skill level, mood/where the mind's at. By alternating looking/looking partially/looking away, it can broaden your understanding and control of your performance by breaking out of the trap- which can in turn, help reason for the lack of control. It can be simplified to: oh i do much better when i'm not looking- yes... true, but there is more to it... I'll stop talking now... win
That was the neatest thing I've ever seen posted on the board.
And I agree. -
Date: Fri, Jan 30 2009 10:52:37
sometimes i look at , but sometimes i not look at lol
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Date: Sat, Feb 7 2009 16:02:07
lol its horrible for me when im filiming cause my camera has a realy small capture area and if i look at my hand or pen the video will go offscreen and if i look at the screen i make too many errors. I usualy end up looking at the screen but ill have to film the video like at least 10 times
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Date: Sat, Feb 7 2009 17:17:41
Yeah. only when I'm showing a freestyle or I'm filming
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Date: Sat, Feb 7 2009 18:07:00
Most of the time when i try hard tricks because i cant seem to do them without looking at it
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Date: Thu, Feb 12 2009 00:10:33
Most of the time yeah. especially when learning a new trick. Sometimes I kinda zone out, like I don't look at anything in particular I stare straight ahead and have a good idea of what I'm doing from the feel.
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Date: Thu, Feb 12 2009 07:12:23
I always watch.. it really helps to get an orientation... and im never spinning just doing easy stuf..
im always trying to get smoother and learn, which require some focus, thus looking. -
Date: Thu, Feb 12 2009 08:00:34
lol I look at my hand sometimes, but mainly im doing fundamentals right now (grr fingerpass) so I can do it passively.
I know one member from UPSB (who may not want to be named :/ but lol) who just spins that freakin pen like second nature o.o
We're in class and hes spinning it without paying it any thought and involved in class discussions XD
[with paying attentions] -
Date: Sat, Feb 14 2009 01:05:34
I tend to look at my hand when i spin. But when I'm listening to a lecture in class, I don't.
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Date: Sat, Feb 14 2009 07:08:14
I look at my hand. Waste if one was practicing a trick but missed how it looks.
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Date: Fri, Apr 24 2009 20:43:04QUOTE (Retro-spectre @ Jun 26 2008, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Active spinning - Yes.
Passive spinning - No.
This. I often spin casually while doing something else, in which case I don't look at it. Otherwise I do. -
Date: Sun, Apr 26 2009 01:15:57
while trying something new, i look. When practicing skill or combo, i watch tv or videos.
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Date: Fri, May 1 2009 16:53:00
sometimes when u hav a feel over the pen u can even close ur eyes
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Date: Sat, May 2 2009 00:35:57
if i'm not looking at my hand, i'm most likely doing something really easy such as fingerpass, continuous TA, tornado, harmonic, etc. This helps to get simple things really smooth.
When i'm looking at my hand, i actually concentrate on what i'm doing. I would also be practicing harder tricks/combos. -
Date: Sat, May 2 2009 04:50:54
My hands react a few times faster than my eyes. So practically, if I look at my hands while typing, I'll end up typing much much slower cos my attention would be on my keyboard and hands. I can't really focus on one cos both of them are just too close. Lol.
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Date: Wed, May 6 2009 22:59:36
if I'm concentrating, I'll look at the pen. otherwise, not really.
edit: I just realized how many just said the same thing. I apologize for repeating? -
Date: Fri, May 8 2009 15:09:08
i do watch my hand when i pen spin but i think i do better if i don't look, coz my combos are more smoother when i just look at the reflection of the mirror.
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Date: Thu, May 21 2009 15:15:05
When im spinning in my subconsious mind(that when im doin things other than penspinning)i dont look at my hand,but if im just spinning or practising/doing some really tough tricks or combos i look into my hand!!
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Date: Sat, May 23 2009 02:15:25
when it's in my peripheral view, i don't mind looking... however, I ALWAYS look... cause I still fail at catching aerials without looking....
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Date: Sat, May 23 2009 11:23:01QUOTE (chrisPS @ May 23 2009, 10:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>when it's in my peripheral view, i don't mind looking... however, I ALWAYS look... cause I still fail at catching aerials without looking....
well most people fail if they dun look while doing aerials. once i tried and i culden fid it.ended up hitting my head.
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Date: Mon, Jun 8 2009 12:21:41
i watch my hand when i spin...it reminds me how awsome i am... lol:P
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Date: Thu, Jun 11 2009 20:56:34
i totally agree.
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Date: Fri, Jun 12 2009 01:43:43
Yes i do watch my hand.
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Date: Sun, Jun 14 2009 14:18:21
i do but some times i get self conscious and i drop the pen lol
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Date: Mon, Jun 15 2009 14:52:00
i watch my hand the whole time i spin. i think its because i dont want to drop the pen, but then i seem to drop it a little mroe when watching
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Date: Tue, Jun 16 2009 13:58:39
i watch my hand, but not always...
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Date: Tue, Oct 27 2009 23:56:38
I look at my hand in a mirror while spinning. I don't know why it helps, it just does.
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Date: Wed, Oct 28 2009 04:11:01
see how many busts u can do without looking at ur hand
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Date: Wed, Oct 28 2009 14:55:12
Yeah I spin way better when I'm not looking. I do crazy combos and then I be like haaaaaaa did anyone see that!!. Yeah and about the keyboard I got uses to and now I know were all my letters are.
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Date: Thu, Oct 29 2009 11:26:56
If i want to learn a new move then i look at my hand when im spinning so i can see where im making mistakes.
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Date: Sat, Oct 31 2009 01:24:04
Yea I look at my hands. Idk why though just to concentrate more on what I'm doing i guess.
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Date: Tue, Nov 3 2009 06:56:45
i look at my hands and the pen because it looks mezmerizing
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Date: Tue, Nov 24 2009 04:55:28
I ordinarily don't look at all when I spin 1P1H, and use my peripherals (how else would I do it?) with 2P2H. I can spin blindfolded with my left, but not my right. Now to learn blindfold aerials... o.0.o
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Date: Wed, Nov 25 2009 17:29:19
Casual: I dont look at the pen
Learning Something New: Look at the pen
Recording: Computer Screen/ Pen -
Date: Thu, Nov 26 2009 03:08:08
Casual:look at the pen
Learning Something New: Look at the pen
Recording: I look at the screen so it doesn't go off the screen/combo doesn't look like dick -
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 04:23:36QUOTE (AuToMaTiC88 @ Nov 25 2009, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Casual: I dont look at the pen
Learning Something New: Look at the pen
Recording: Computer Screen/ Pen -
Date: Tue, Mar 30 2010 03:04:46
I only look at my hand I'm concentrating like trying to learn a new trick. It I'm just pen spinning because I'm bored and do my spammy combo I don't look at my hand
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Date: Fri, Apr 9 2010 17:45:48
i watch my pen when i spin. I dont use a webcam... i use my phone. I set it on a stand and just spin and concentrate on that not the camera......
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Date: Thu, Jun 3 2010 07:01:51
I normaly watch my hand and pen but every now and then i try spinning without looking
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Date: Wed, Jun 23 2010 20:06:03
i get nervous and just stare off into space when i spin
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Date: Wed, Jun 23 2010 20:08:57
casual: i don't really look unless i know im about to do a hard trick like busting etc. Then i look at my pen then drift off to space.
Learning: look at pen.
Recording: Look at screen more than pen.