Diabolo Tricks
TWO
DIABOLO
written for
righties
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Right
Trapeze Stall
see Flash Movie Controls
1) Get two going (shuffling) and in line with each other.
2) Give one diabolo an extra push with the right stick so it orbits higher than normal.
3) Reach higher with your right stick so that high flying diabolo hits the right string.
4) As soon as the diabolo strikes the right string, encircle (counterclockwise) the diabolo with the end of the right stick.
5) This quick wrap of the diabolo puts it in a right trapeze and stops the shuffle.
6) To return to the shuffle, swing the diabolo up and to the right.
7) As the diabolo unwraps itself it should move back down and under the other diabolo, beginning the shuffle again.
See Also Alternating Trapeze Stalls.
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Speed
Pulls
(out of
the Right Trapeze Stall)
1) Do a Right Trapeze Stall.
2) While holding the trapeze begin to point your right stick down at the diabolo. This should allow the string loops to slip off your right stick.
3) As soon as the strings slip the diabolo's axle will be in a wrap of string.
4) Tugging on the right stick upward away from the diabolo makes the string tight and the diabolo climb. As soon as the diabolo nears the right stick, loosen the sthe tightness of the string so the diabolo falls back down. If the the diabolo falls too close to the other diabolo, give it a tug again.
5) Tugging on the string and then letting the diabolo slip back down will add speed to the diabolo.
6) To get out of the wrap, quickly circle the diabolo with your right stick. (Try this while diaboloing with only one diabolo, where you do a right trapeze, drop it into a wrap, and then unwrap it with the right stick.)
7) After the diabolo is unwraped 'scoop' it under the other diabolo to begin the shuffle again.
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Hook
Stall
see Flash Movie Controls
source: Peter Kaseman
Here's a two diabolo thing I call the Hook Stall. I find it is one of the simpler 'Stalls' and a lot of it can be practiced with one diabolo in preparation. After mastering this trick try the Hallway Start & Hook Stall Double Release!
FIRST PRACTICE WITH ONE:
a) Stand in normal position with diabolo spinning.
b) Reach over with right stick and hook string over end of left stick. (from left to right) Keep the Right stick pointing ahead and PARALLEL to the floor.
c) Pull right stick back to normal position making diabolo rise. Now the string should be 12 to 15 inches tight between sticks.
d) To release hook; rotate handle of left stick out leaving left's stick end in same place. Leaving it horizontal, but now the stick points right.
e) To finish release allow left stick's tip to drop down slightly allowing string to fall off; as this is happening wave the left stick so the diabolo is tossed into the string off the right handstick.
NOW TRY TWO:
1) Get two going (shuffling) and in line with each other.
2) Toss one up at least head high.
3) Reach over with right stick and hook the string over end of left stick. (as in the ONE practice) Keep the Right stick pointing straight ahead and PARALLEL to the floor.
4) Bring right stick back to right side tightening string and catch diabolo in center of that string. (You'll need to catch the falling diabolo with a cushion catch, bending the knees as you catch may help.) After the catch rotate handle of left stick clockwise until left stick is pointing right, but be sure to keep the handle Parallel to the floor. (If the high diabolo rises you may have dipped your right stick downward, keep it horizontal.)
5) Allow caught diabolo to spin below hanging diabolo for presentation. (Care should be made so the string of the caught diabolo lays on the axle of hanging diabolo.) (Sometimes the string goes off to the side of the hanging diabolo; sometimes you can recover from that and sometimes you can't.)
6) To release, rotate handle of left stick clockwise until left stick is pointing right.
7) To finish release, drop left stick's end down a bit and toss hanging diabolo rightward as string releases.
8) As tossed diabolo hits right string the two diabolo shuffle should begin again.
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Hook
Stall Double Release
source: Peter Kaseman
(CAUTION SHORT STRING 2 DIABOLOERS: This trick requires a regular length string.)
1) Do the Hook Stall, but don't toss the hooked diabolo yet.
2) While hooked do a Half
Spaghetti around both diabolos. The Half Spaghetti is a one diabolo
trick. Generally the Right stick end comes from
behind the Left stick and goes over it toward you and then down along
the right
side of the diabolos. Continue under the bottom diabolo and stop left
of it. Point the Right stick at the bottom diabolo.
3) Now swing the diabolos
out to the Right and upward allowing BOTH diabolos
to release into a double toss. Remember to keep both sticks left of the
rising diabolos.
4) If tossed correctly diabolos
should fall far enough apart to be caught so
you can return to the shuffle. The toss movement is with equal movement
of both sticks. Try to keep from moving your Right stick back toward you
and left of the release as you toss up.
(GOOD LUCK! Problems occur
with the 'in-the-air' diabolos being in
different planes or being tossed too close together. Hopefully, practice
will give you the touch needed to prevent this.)
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Quick Launch
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(This trick
is my favorite two diabolo start)
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source: Within
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(NOTE: This trick
is harder to perform with slick diabolos like Renegades.)
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1) Slip the string under one diabolo (the FIRST diabolo) and roll it the RIGHT side of another (the SECOND diabolo). The edges of both diabolos should touch and line up.
2) Hold the right stick higher than the left stick so the right sticks has more string.
3) With the right stick lay the string to the left on top of SECOND diabolo.
4) With the rest of the string, lay it in front of both diabolos and catch it under the FIRST diabolo's near cup.
5) Now bring the right stick up above the FIRST diabolo. Pull to tighten the string so it slips under both diabolo's near cups. (By lifting up slightly with the left stick, the FIRST diabolo will rise and often allow the string to slip underneath.
6) With the string wrapped around the axles, you should notice both strings coming off the FIRST diabolo's axle. Position your sticks so the right stick is a bit lower.
7) Angle the right stick to the right at a 45 degree angle from the FIRST diabolo's axle.
8) Pull up mostly with the right stick quickly raising both diabolos. Your pull may need to be to the right a bit. The 'trick' to this trick is learning the correct pull needed. (Practice the Quick Start with one diabolo to get an idea of how this trick works.)
9) The SECOND diabolo should soon be tossed upward and the FIRST diabolo will be still on the string.
10) By making an undercutting clockwise circle around the FIRST diabolo the string on the axle should be unwrapped. The right stick should end up on the right side ready to receive the dropping SECOND diabolo.
11) The FIRST diabolo should swing to the left allowing enough room to catch SECOND diabolo and start the two shuffle.
Variation Dual Setup: (click for link to animation, then touch "Dual Setup")
1) Slip the string under both diabolo (The FIRST diabolo is the right diabolo and the SECOND diabolo is the left diabolo.) Set both diabolos down so the edges of both diabolos should touch and line up.
2) Hold the left stick higher than the right stick so the left sticks has more string.
3) With the left stick lay the string to the right on top of FIRST diabolo.
4) With the rest of the string, lay it in around the First diabolo and behind it, coming up in-between both diabolos. To open the gape between the two diabolo slightly lift up with the right stick so the FIRST diabolo raises, now let go of the slack so they roll apart just a bit.
5) With the string between the two diabolos, you may need to pull up on the right stick again so the FIRST diabolo raises. As the diabolo rises tighten the string with your left stick so the string slips under the FIRST diabolo's far cup.
5) Now bring the right stick up above the first diabolo. Pull to tighten the string so it slips under both diabolo's near cups. (By lifting up slightly with the left stick, the first diabolo will rise and often allow the string to slip underneath.
Variation setup complete; continue with steps 6 through 11 above for Quick Launch.
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The Two View
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See Also 2 Diabolo Correction , 2 Diabolo Extras and 2 Diabolo Starts
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