I’m trying to figure out how many techniques I can find to move the ball when I’m doing a palm spin.
Just so we are clear what I mean by palm spin, this video starts with a two ball palm spin.
When I first started with multiball, all I knew how to do was push the ball with a finger. That’s pretty limiting, but, as I did more, I realized there were a bunch more techniques I could use.
There’s a reference in Drew’s book to wrapping your finger over the ball and pulling , but my fingers didn’t seem long enough for that to work. It turns out that they are (barely) in some positions, just not the first ones that I tried. Just to note, I have a 9 1/2 inch, or 24 cm, spread from little finger tip to thumb tip, and am using 3 inch / 75 mm acrylic balls.
One of the most useful techniques I’ve found so far is to push with the other ball. I usually use this to move a ball that is on the heel of my palm (that’s the part away from the fingers).
I sometimes find myself pinching the ball between two fingers (commonly the first and third fingers). I tend to do this more when trying a palm spin without letting the balls touch. This is done with the sides of the finger tips.
You can also flex your palm slightly to move the ball. For example, if you move your thumb toward your palm, without raising your thumb, the base of the thumb can push the ball. You can get a similar, but smaller, effect by moving your fingers
You can also move the ball by tilting your whole hand, but I think that’s not a good technique, as it will affect everything in your hand. I just list it to be complete.
In list form:
- Push with a finger
- Wrap finger over the ball and pull
- Push with the other ball
- Pinch between fingers
- Flex your palm
- Tilt (bad)
Can anyone think of other techniques? I’d like to learn more ways to move the ball. The more tools you have, the more things you can do.
