Diabolo Tricks
ORBITS
All animations are of the performer's view.

Around The Arm Combo I

oo = Open Orbits		oa = Overarm Orbits
ot = Overarm Trapeze		or = Overarm Rubberarm

Click on trick for indiviual animation and text instructions.

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All animations are of the performer's view.

Around The Arm Combo II

oo = Open Orbits	oa = Overarm Orbits	sb = String Bounce
sc = Scoop Catch	ss = Scoop Sun	ct = Cross-Arm Toss

Click on trick for indiviual animation and text instructions.

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All animations are of the performer's view.

Around The Stick Combo

oo = Open Orbits		oa = Overarm Orbits
sh = Stick Hops		so = Stick Orbits
sc = Scoop Catch	ss = Scoop Sun	cg = Coffee Grinder

Click on trick for indiviual animation and text instructions.

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All animations are of the performer's view.

Around The Arm Grind Combo

oo = Open Orbits		oa = Overarm Orbits
og = Overarm Grind		aog = Arm-Orbit-Grind

Click on trick for indiviual animation and text instructions.

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All animations are of the performer's view.

Around The Foot Combo

Around The Foot Orbits		Over The Foot Stall
Around The Foot Window Wipers		pm = Around The Foot Puppet Master

Click on trick for indiviual animation and text instructions.

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All animations are of the performer's view.

Under The Leg Combo

ls = Leg Stall	hh = Holland Hitch	rl = Reverse Leg Scoop

Click on trick for indiviual animation and text instructions.

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Behind The Back Orbits

source: Jakob Schazmann (Galway, Ireland)

1: Start clockwise Open Orbits.

2: As the diabolo is about 9 o'clock into the orbit leaving your Right stick's string, throw it up and back a bit roughly a foot over your head. The diabolo is moving to the right in the air.

3: While the diabolo is over your head quickly take a small step forward. The diabolo should go from left to right over your head.

4: As the diabolo is just starting to fall behind you to the right, catch it off the Left stick and continue the orbit behind your back. You should point your sticks behind you as you do this. It helps if you loosen your wrists a bit.

5: As you roughly reach 9 o'clock in the orbit, throw the diabolo forward over your head again. The diabolo is in the air moving to the right. Take a small step back and catch it off the Left stick, then continue normal open orbits.

NOTE: It looks really cool if you do a normal Open Orbit then a Behind The Back Orbit and then an Open Orbit in front again and so on, especially if you can do them smoothly. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hand Orbits

source: Florian

1) Build up some speed.

2) Take both sticks in your left hand, both close and parallel, pointing forward, having your diabolo hang about chest high

3) Now reach into the loop of string with your right hand, above the diabolo, and start clockwise orbiting the diabolo with your hand, changing to have the diabolo orbit around your hand

4) To end this trick, just stop orbiting and return both handsticks in normal position.

A similar movement is done in the Reinventing the Eiffel Tower with the left hand.
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See also Around The Foot, Under The Leg, Over-The-Arm, and Over-The-Arm Extras

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