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Tricks that look easier than they are

Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by Emil Apostol, Sep 29, 2017.

  1. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    What are tricks that, in your opinion, are harder than they seem?

    Right now, I can think of this trick at the 2:35 mark of Oakland Slay Day.

    Jake Wiens does this weird J-Stick Slinger fusion and I still can't get it to go for some reason.

     
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  2. Congarranza

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  3. Gasiek

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    Small inward lunar back flip :p
     
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  4. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    Dude lunar tricks make my soul hurt. :/
     
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  5. Gasiek

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    Check my new new must watch edit, the inny loony back flip combo is the least impressive :D
     
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  6. lategreat808

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    Double and triple down earths. Also a down earth that starts from the upright position and then spins 1.5 tamas into a downspike. I call this trick a Pole Switch, try it, it is not easy.

    Also inward loons, they are just so hard for me to lace.
     
    Sep 30, 2017
  7. azleonhart

    azleonhart Moderator Staff Member

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    No one?
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    Ok then, whirlwinds.
     
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  8. Gasiek

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    I will say Kendama.






    It looks a lot easier than it actually is :p a lot of people look at me when I am playing, and sometimes they want to try it and it is like "wow, how is it so hard?" (Trying big cup :p )
     
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  9. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    Whirlwinds look as hard as they are in my opinion. They were such a grind for me lol.
     
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  10. lategreat808

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    That sweets to loon was cool, gotta try that one for sure. I do this reverse mounted airplane and than spin the airplane a few times into a one turn loon, kinda reminds me of that.
     
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  11. Guy LaBorde

    Guy LaBorde Honed Member

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    any flip to ghost lighthouse
     
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  12. Edric Owen Ladera

    Edric Owen Ladera Slayer

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    This will be general but JUGGLES & INSTAS are simple yet hard, even if doing it by accident/sketch...
     
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  13. theinfamouspits

    theinfamouspits n00b

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    What is down earth?
     
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  14. lategreat808

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    It is where you do a downspike and then do a downspike earth turn, so like upside down.
     
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  15. theinfamouspits

    theinfamouspits n00b

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    Ah, just did it! Feels good, nice flow.
     
    Oct 3, 2017
  16. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Like butta baby!
     
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  17. Qonnor

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    Moon circles. For some reason I just can't. catch. the. ken. It kills me.
     
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  18. Jee Hurbaux

    Jee Hurbaux Member

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    Same, whirlwinds changed my life. Whirlwind is the trick that I deemed literally impossible when I first played kendama. when I finally laced, it blew my mind how fast I could learn something if I just put all my efforts towards it.
     
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  19. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    Scoopin goldfish! Its funny watching people try it for the first time
     
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  20. Broc Stauffer

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    Downspike fast hands. They took me a long time to get and I still can barely do them.
     
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