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Neck Bounces

Turn 90 degrees to your left and take the right hand stick around the back of your neck. Then bring it back round to your front whilst keeping the Diabolo on the piece of string not wrapped around your neck. Then bounce the Diabolo from side to side, throw it up, catch it and return to normal.

Over The Stick

Point the left stick upwards and grab the string about two thirds of the way down the stick. Hold the string against the stick and keep it taught so that it doesn't get in the way. This is just to shorten the string to make the trick easier. Then hold the left stick horizontally and parallel with your body. After that take the right stick and wrap it over the other, this should then create a loop that the Diabolo should be spinning in. Then put the left stick in the loop and use the stick to get the Diabolo jumping over the stick by pushing the string.

The Whip

Although this trick looks difficult it is actually quite easy. All you need to do is throw the Diabolo up in the air to your left, turn 90 degrees to your left and whip it with both sticks in your right hand. The aim is to catch the Diabolo from above with one half of the string wrapping around one half of the Diabolo. Then all you need to do is turn back to the usual position, when you take the left hand stick out of your right hand at the end make sure you take the right one or the strings will be crossed. When you put the two sticks in your right hand use your index finger to separate the sticks and stop the string tangling.

Reverse Catch

Throw the Diabolo in the air and catch it as you do in the first part of a Fritz Release (see basic Tricks page). Then take the right hand stick under the left and when your arms are crossed throw the Diabolo up the air. Then catch it again as done in a Fritz Release and throw it up in the same way as before. When it comes back down catch it again as usual.

Suicide

Swing the Diabolo to your left and take your right hand under your left arm. When your arms are crossed let go of the right hand stick whilst making sure the Diabolo leads the stick around in a circle. Then catch the stick and if you have done it correctly the Diabolo should guide the stick round and therefore stay on the string.

Over Both Legs

Throw the Diabolo over your right leg as in Over the Leg (see Basic Tricks page) then take the right hand stick around your back and flick the Diabolo over your left leg. As in Over the Leg you need a flowing motion so use the Diabolo's momentum to flick it over each leg.

The Whip Special

Flick the Diabolo into the air, put both stick in your right hand, take the middle of the string and catch it on the string. The sticks should be in your right hand and the string in the other. Then take the string in the left hand and put the loop over the two sticks in the right hand. Swing the Diabolo around the two sticks in the right hand twice, turn 90 degrees to your left and throw it up and off the strings. Then whip it and return to normal.

The Over The Arm Special Super Deluxe Trick

To complicated to explain... just watch the video and be amazed!

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Neck Bounces Turn 90 degrees to your left and take the right hand stick around the back of your neck. Then bring it back round to your front whilst keeping the Diabolo on the piece of string not wrapped around your neck. Then bounce the Diabolo from side to side, throw it up, catch it and return to normal.

Over The Stick Point the left stick upwards and grab the string about two thirds of the way down the stick. Hold the string against the stick and keep it taught so that it doesn't get in the way. This is just to shorten the string to make the trick easier. Then hold the left stick horizontally and parallel with your body. After that take the right stick and wrap it over the other, this should then create a loop that the Diabolo should be spinning in. Then put the left stick in the loop and use the stick to get the Diabolo jumping over the stick by pushing the string.

The Whip Although this trick looks difficult it is actually quite easy. All you need to do is throw the Diabolo up in the air to your left, turn 90 degrees to your left and whip it with both sticks in your right hand. The aim is to catch the Diabolo from above with one half of the string wrapping around one half of the Diabolo. Then all you need to do is turn back to the usual position, when you take the left hand stick out of your right hand at the end make sure you take the right one or the strings will be crossed. When you put the two sticks in your right hand use your index finger to separate the sticks and stop the string tangling.

Reverse Catch Throw the Diabolo in the air and catch it as you do in the first part of a Fritz Release (see basic Tricks page). Then take the right hand stick under the left and when your arms are crossed throw the Diabolo up the air. Then catch it again as done in a Fritz Release and throw it up in the same way as before. When it comes back down catch it again as usual.

Suicide Swing the Diabolo to your left and take your right hand under your left arm. When your arms are crossed let go of the right hand stick whilst making sure the Diabolo leads the stick around in a circle. Then catch the stick and if you have done it correctly the Diabolo should guide the stick round and therefore stay on the string.

Over Both Legs Throw the Diabolo over your right leg as in Over the Leg (see Basic Tricks page) then take the right hand stick around your back and flick the Diabolo over your left leg. As in Over the Leg you need a flowing motion so use the Diabolo's momentum to flick it over each leg.

The Whip Special Flick the Diabolo into the air, put both stick in your right hand, take the middle of the string and catch it on the string. The sticks should be in your right hand and the string in the other. Then take the string in the left hand and put the loop over the two sticks in the right hand. Swing the Diabolo around the two sticks in the right hand twice, turn 90 degrees to your left and throw it up and off the strings. Then whip it and return to normal.

The Over The Arm Special Super Deluxe Trick To complicated to explain... just watch the video and be amazed!

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