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What Tricks Do You Steer Clear Of?

Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by KeeganS, Jun 17, 2017.

  1. Broc Stauffer

    Broc Stauffer Honed Member

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    String flow, multiple taps, and tank spikes. The taps just get old after a while. Impressive but boring.
     
    Sep 11, 2017
  2. Gasiek

    Gasiek Slayer

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    Yank spike
     
    Sep 11, 2017
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  3. Jasper B.

    Jasper B. Slayer

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    I love slingers. It might just be me, but I SLING for dayzzz. I am still struggling with juggles and late kenflips.
    I think that the main thing about slings that everyone hate is the learning process. Just practice, and then once you are consistent with them, people can skrew around with them and they will become pretty fun!
     
    Sep 12, 2017
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  4. Lynse_sng

    Lynse_sng n00b

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    oh my i was abt to type the exact same thing as u!
     
    Sep 14, 2017
  5. Rob

    Rob Member

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    None. Practice everything and you get better
     
    Sep 14, 2017
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  6. Gasiek

    Gasiek Slayer

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    Ring stall. My ring is chipped on every dama I have and tbh I dunno why :p and ring stalls are madness on these.
     
    Sep 14, 2017
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  7. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    Yanks :p
     
    Sep 16, 2017
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  8. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Inward Lunars. I just havent really grinded them out yet. Also lunar rovers and axe tricks
     
    Sep 17, 2017
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  9. Nadira Dol

    Nadira Dol n00b

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    Stalls.. birds,handles,stilts.. i just can't do them
     
    Sep 17, 2017
  10. Cavs

    Cavs Member

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    Multi taps. Some good players can make them flow but they usually look sloppy and I see way too many instaclips of people spamming taps
     
    Sep 17, 2017
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  11. Jedi_man

    Jedi_man Slayer

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    Slingers. If I add a slinger to any trick, you might as well have me do the trick with my foot.
     
    Sep 18, 2017
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  12. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    Tama stalls. I can get a stilt to go once in a while, but cliffhanger and axe give me headaches.
     
    Sep 25, 2017
  13. Dylan Hunter Onderko

    Dylan Hunter Onderko Member

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    I’m the exact opposite! I can sling 1-turn lighthouse but 1-turn lunar is a struggle for me.
     
    Sep 27, 2017
  14. Dylan Hunter Onderko

    Dylan Hunter Onderko Member

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    I can only hit axes by accident! If I actually try for one I end up hitting lunar or nothing!
     
    Sep 27, 2017
  15. Blake W.

    Blake W. Honed Member

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    Oof! Slingers aren't popular I guess. I'm not much of one to talk, seeing as I have the thinnest fingers around, making dubs and trips hella easy. But for me, I used to avoid juggles to stalls for the longest time. I've started to work on them but, man!
     
    Sep 27, 2017
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  16. Con man

    Con man Honed Member

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    See I steer clear of string tricks I like slingers they are cool really satisfying
     
    Jan 3, 2019
  17. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    I've gotta add: kengrip underbirds. They're hot in the meta for the last year or so, but I just massively prefer candle grip for them. Much more clean and precise. I always hit my thumb with the tama when in ken grip...
     
    Jan 3, 2019
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  18. rhysgoespeace

    rhysgoespeace Member

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    I’ve only just learned kengrip underbirds in the last month or so, and I basically hold the ken like I would for a kenflip (so fingers at the bottom of the ken) and put my pointer finger up against the sarado. That way you still have control but no risk of touching your thumb on the tama. :)

    This sounds quite stupid, but I’ve found that I avoid getting consistent at triples stuff, like triple lighthouse flip, triple lunar flip, and triple j-stick. Like, I’m pretty consistent at the double version of them, but I’ve avoided practicing the triple version for some reason.
     
    Jan 4, 2019
  19. ttocsic

    ttocsic Slayer

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    ufo's and barrel rolls
     
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