Fujiwaffle’s Pen Spinning learning order.

Welcome reader. After having seen a myriad of requests from new members and existing
beginners I am finally going to produce a learning order which I believe is optimum for your pen
spinning career.

Before I start I must stress a few things first:

1). This is the order in which I believe is the most optimum for your learning, however one
must not absolutely follow this order, this is merely a recommended guide from one who has
experience in this.
2). If you are to follow this order you need to be prepared to put in the effort and practise
which this manipulation deserves. Trust me it is all worth it in the end.

Alright, let’s begin then. This order has been split up into different sections which I have split up
into stages. The way in which this works is you must learn all of the tricks in each stage before
progressing onto the next. I have put it like this due to the fact that some tricks are required before
you are able to progress onto the next.

In each stage for all tricks you must learn them in all fingerslots and all tricks in reverse as well, in
each fingerslot as well. For example for the trick known as the charge you must learn it in
fingerslots 12, 23 and 34 and in reverse as well. I will provide links to tutorials as well for you,
however for tricks without tutorials I will provide a basic breakdown and if you need any further
help with them then you can always pm me or ask on the UPSB forum.

As well as the tricks in each stage I will also provide a couple of simple links at the end using the
tricks learnt in the stage and also tricks learnt prior from that stage.

As well as this there will be multiple stages within the stages labelled a, b, c. These sub sections
can be learned in any order however all must be learnt before moving onto the next section.

Alright then onto the stages

Stage 1:
Thumbaround, Charge, Sonic, Fingerpass and figure 8

Without a shadow of a doubt the most important tricks to begin your pen spinning career are the 4
fundamentals. The 4 fundamentals are known as the Thumbaround, Charge, Sonic and Fingerpass.
I have included the figure 8 because it is a very basic wiper trick and it is probably the easiest trick
in pen spinning.

Once again I stress that you must learn all of these tricks in all fingerslots and also in reverse.

Thumbaround normal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR9rfzeoDbI
This is a very basic trick which is very popular and as well as the middle finger push start you need
to learn the trick using all other fingers to push.

Charge Normal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQBXT-NM2P4
Another trick which is necessary to learn in all fingerslots.
Sonic Normal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-pqoFnf2dQ
On this trick learn it in all fingerslots, and you must learn the trick using a charge start. Due to the
fact that in combos you cannot reposition the pen onto your thumbflap to begin the trick.

Fingerpass Normal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUw60ZehL-c
This trick is quite ambiguous as it is actually a combination of passes, but I believe that once you
can do 2 complete fingerpass quite smoothly(there is no need to get it to hal speed) then it can
count.

Breakdown:
Pass 12-23-34-23-12-23-34-23-12.

Figure 8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtAN1-bTURE
This is the first of the branch of wiper tricks you will learn and the figure 8 is probably the easiest
trick in all of pen spinning. Very easy to learn but again recommended that you learn in slots t1, t2,
t3 and t4 however it shouldn’t take too long.

Thumabround Reverse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P_Uu2T8SW0
The reverse of the thumbaround, with this trick there is no need to learn using all fingers for push.
However at least learn using an index finger push.

Charge Reverse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thXlAkA-9-I
Reverse of the charge, make sure to learn this trick in all fingerslots as well.

Sonic Reverse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-15L5CvhZ98

Fingerpass Reverse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUw60ZehL-c
Like the fingerpass this is a combination of reverse passes and so I believe that 2 complete
fingerpass reverses is enough for this trick.

Links:
As promised here as some links which use the tricks listed above.

Thumbaround reverse 12-12 → Pass 12-23-34-23-12 → Pass reverse 12-23-34-23-12 →

thumbaround 12-12.

Sonic 34-23-12 → Sonic reverse 12-23-34.

Figure 8 reverse:
Not tutorial on this unfortunately but it is just the reverse of a wiper 8. Shouldn’t be hard to figure
out, but if you need help then don’t be afraid to ask.

Well if you made it this far then congratulations. You have completed Stage 1.

Stage 2a:
Twisted sonic, warped sonic, extended thumbaround, demons sonic.

Twisted sonic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtcQkIFdWR8
a hybrid of a charge and a pass reverse. Make sure to learn this in all fingerslots. You may find the
twisted sonic 34-23 quite difficult due to flexibility issues but practise and you can do it!

Warped sonic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2LCt_077MQ
A hybrid of a charge and pass. Once again make sure to learn this in all fingerslots.

Extended thumbaround:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj9bRNlLJdI
No need to learn this trick with all finger pushes, just using middle and index push.
Demons sonic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhGYboSvEI
A hybrid of the sonic and pass reverse.

Twisted sonic reverse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HWSsESQnLE
Charge reverse → pass. Make sure to learn in all fingerslots.

Warped sonic reverse:

No tutorial for this one, sorry. However this is the breakdown of it from fingerslot 23:

Charge reverse → pass rev 23-12.

Repeat this but transfer fingerslots to complete the trick in the other fingerslot.

Extended thumbaround reverse and demon's sonic reverse:

The reverses of these tricks are not necessary so I guess you get to pass these tricks for free.

Alright, onto the links:

Twisted sonic 23-12 → warped sonic 12-23 → warped sonic reverse 23-12 → twisted sonic
reverse 12-23 → twisted sonic 23-12 → extended thumbaround 12-12.

Demons sonic 34-12 → warped sonic 12-23 → twisted sonic 23-12 → extended thumbaround 12-
12.

Congratulations you have completed stage 2a.

Stage 2b:
Backaround, arounds, shadow, infinity. Fingerless thumabround, inverse sonic
Backarounds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOZV-8UmwkE
This is a very popular trick which is used a lot on all fingers, so make sure to learn them well.

Arounds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cj1H8mS4Ns
This trick is also importart and is like the thumbaround. Even though it is important to learn on all
fingerslots, it is not very necessary to learn the trick on the pinky.

Shadow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ6ASf1Y_rk
This is an advanced trick however it is also very important in pen spinning and is used in a lot of
hybrid tricks. Make sure to learn in all fingerslots.

Infinity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AKKxLT2tW0
Another wiper trick, it is not necessary to learn this trick in all fingerslots, just the infinity t1-12.

Fingerless Thumbaround:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4eOUAmlR_0
A fingerless version of the thumbaround, used in a lot of power tricks and other hybrids. No need
to learn this trick in all fingerslots as this trick doesn't use any fingers!

Inverse sonic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4eOUAmlR_0
An inverse form of the sonic trick. This trick is a pain to learn form 34-23 because of flexibility so I
will let you off just this once, however instead of just leaving this and never touching it again keep
trying at times.

You still have to learn the trick from 23-12 though

Backaround reverse:
This trick is not necessary at this stage however it will come up in the future.

Around reverse:
No tutorial on this trick, sorry. However it is just an around but in reverse. Once again it is not
necessary to learn a pinky around reverse, and also trying to learn the ring around reverse will be
extremely difficult due to flexibility. So you do not have to learn that.

Shadow reverse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TBpOuonMps
The reverse of the shadow. This trick should be easier after learning the shadow. Once again learn
in all fingerslots.

Infinity reverse:
No need to learn this trick as I don't believe this exists.

Fingerless thumbaround reverse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ0BOCC56jc
The reverse of the fingerless thumbaround, once again no need to learn any fingerslots with this
one as it is a fingerless trick.

Inverse sonic reverse:

No tutorial for this trick however it is just a reverse of the inverse sonic. Learning 23-34 is not
necessary. But make sure to learn 12-23.