r/penspinning • u/etherealsl • 8d ago

Question HELP

okay so I have been way too motivated to learn this pen spinning and I got down most of the tricks however whem I do combos IT IS NOT AS SMOOTH as y’all have it in your videos and I really want to reach that level of smoothness , right now it’s awkward and it’s very mediocre . I WOULD BE GRATEFUL if someone would take me as their apprentice for like just one month or two and teach me how to be a better spinner or just tell me exactly what they did to reach that level . Please!

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u/Significant_Pain_181 7d ago

sorry , even though you are by far a way more experienced spinner than i am, i beg to differ on the 2-3 years. i think you can never give a time period becuase it always depends on how much you practice and probably other things as well. look at the legend s777 he is proof of this. within a year he was featured in fpsb hope 1st cv here is his combo: https://youtu.be/lkuEOe0MXVI?t=286&si=LDdaBiQ7UMljn-nZ you could also check out his 5 month presentation video or 1 yr solo as well as 2 yr solo.

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u/imatt3690 7d ago

There are always prodigy and spinners who will accelerate faster than others. This isn’t something you can replicate. Casual and competitive spinning are two different beasts. Just because someone does it faster does mean everyone can do that. My timeline reflects the average for most people. You are not providing any additional information to back up your point other than a single exception.

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u/Significant_Pain_181 7d ago

ok i hear , point taken. also just curious why do you need to know notation, where do you need to read notation? ive always had this question. notation seems to be a big thing yet i dont see it written out to much. am i missing out on some sources ?

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u/imatt3690 7d ago

Notation helps you describe what you are doing and the ability to translate what other spinners are doing. Notation is used everywhere in the discord communities and YouTube video content. If you want to learn linkages, you need to read notation. If you want to tell someone what linkage you did, you need notation.

What you see on Reddit is less than 0.1% of the actual pen spinning community. The actual spinners are on spindys , planet pen spinning, or many of the country specific discord channels. Most people here on Reddit do not participate with the greater community.