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Friday, May 4, 2007

Learning order


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The Learning Order Charts are intuitive graphical tools
Each chart displays a series of boxes (each representing one trick or combo), with arrows going in and out of the boxes. The direction of each arrow represents the path that you would take. After learning a trick that has an arrow pointing out of it, you should learn the next trick that is pointed to by the arrow.
Start off at a fundamental trick (these are color coded), which are generally easier and will give you the proper preparation for the tricks that follow. There are many fundamental tricks, so you can choose the one you like best. Keep in mind that the difficulty level of fundamental tricks is different people for different people. If you're stuck with one fundmental trick, try another one first, and come back to the harder one at a later time.
If there are multiple arrows, it means that you can choose which of the tricks you wanna learn next. The chart is very dynamic, and different pen spinners will choose different paths. Since every pen spinner is different, it would not make sense to give only one choice and force everyone to follow it. Giving you different options allow you the freedom to change the path you take, and that's the beauty of these charts. Tip: Tricks with multiple arrows are generally those tricks that are very useful.
Utility moves are tricks that you wouldn't normally use by itself, but they are a great tool for harder tricks, or more complex combos. These are also color coded so you can easily distinguish them.
If you reach an Ultimate Goal, you can be very proud of yourself. These tricks are usually the hardest tricks/combos that this path will take you. But keep in mind that these Ultimate Goals are not definite. Once you reach them, you'll usually keep practicing to extend them, since they are usually expandable. An example would be the Multiple ThumbSpin. You'll have reached this ultimate goal once you can perform a Triple ThumbSpin, but you'll keep practicing to increase the number of spins that you can do.
Tip: You may also use a reverse path to find the quickest way to learn a particular trick you're interested.











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