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2005 Spin Top Sport Division Ladder:
Read trick descriptions carefully. All tricks are to be performed as
described in the text. The Sport Division is open to players of all
abilities and is a 30-trick ladder with increasingly difficult
compulsory tricks. This division will be divided into age groups as
follows: 10 & Under, 11-12, 13-16, 17-29, 30-44, 45-106.
Rules:
Tie Breakers: 1. Spinner Wind and throw top to spin on floor 2. Target to Frisbee Throw Spinner into target. 3. Skyrocket Throw Spinner; wrap string around top, holding one or both ends of string pop top up into hand. 4. Boomerang Throw like a Spinner, but pull back so top lands in hand.
5. Boomerang under leg Throw Boomerang so that top travels under either leg, and into hand. 6. Big Scoop Throw Spinner, scoop top into palm of hand. 7. Merry-Go-Round Throw Boomerang, slide top onto string, 3 revolutions under throw hand,
pop top to hand 8. Hackey Top (knee) Throw Boomerang, drop top and bounce it off the knee, back into the hand.
9. Arm Walker Throw Boomerang, elevate hand to walk the top down the arm to the inside
of the elbow, then pop the top back into the hand.
10. Crazy 8 (3 reps) Merry Go Round over and under (or under and over) for each rep, return
to hand. 11. Trapeze Throw top so that it lands sideways on string. Correct and return to hand.
12. Wirewalker Throw Boomerang to either hand, wrap the string around the point, pull
the string taunt to cause the top to spin across the string to the other
hand. Top must travel on the string at least 1/2 of the width of the
shoulders.
13. Rock the Baby (2 rocks) Throw Trapeze, form cradle, pass the top through the cradle in both
directions for each rep. Correct and return to hand.
14. Hop the Fence (3 reps) Throw & catch Trapeze, put both ends of the string in the throwing hand.
With the other hand pull the top up and forward over the throw hand.
Return to hand after reps. 15. Gyroscopic Flop Throw Boomerang, bind top in center of string. Pull string tight so that
top makes one full rotation around string. Return to hand. 16. Mach 5 Throw Boomerang, wrap string around the point, suspend top on string
between hands, make 3 revolutions of both hands around top, keeping top
stationary. Return to hand 17. Wirewalker 2 Do Wirewalker, rewrap string around point and wirewalk back to the
original hand. Top must travel on the string at least 1/2 of the width
of the shoulders in each direction. 18. Around the World Throw Trapeze, swing top one full circle at full string length. Correct
and return to hand. 19. Dive Bomber Throw a Boomerang, slide the top onto the string ala Merry Go Round,
swing top under throwing hand side leg (inside to outside) back to the
hand. 20. Roller Coaster to hand (fixed tip) (5 reps) Throw Boomerang, slide top down onto string using same motion as MGR;
jerk back with throwing hand causing top to pop off string and return to
hand for each rep. 21. Corkscrew Throw Boomerang, make one wrap around tip. Wrap string around forearm 3
times, raise arm vertical, and swing top, to follow string and orbit arm
3 times. Return to hand. 22. Behind the back Trapeze Throw Trapeze, catching on string held behind back. Correct and return
to hand. 23. Bermuda Triangle Throw Boomerang, do Merry Go Round, insert pointer finger from free hand
in the loop, forming triangle with the string, and rotate top through
the triangle, do 3 rotations. Return to hand. The string should not do
a full wrap around the tip while forming the triangle. 24. Whip Catch Throw Trapeze, pop top off string into air, and recatch in loop with
whip motion. Correct and return to hand. 25. Drumbeat (fixed tip) (10 reps) Throw Trapeze, pop top into air, recatch on string. Pumps between pops
are optional, but no more that 5 pumps between pops. Return to hand
after all reps. 26. Lasso (fixed tip) (5 reps) Throw Boomerang, pop top into air from hand and
catch top with string using a horizontal swiping motion, repeat from pop
top into air from hand for each rep. Return to hand. 27. Upside Down Merry-Go-Round Throw Trapeze. Control the top to spin tip up, and do 3 reps of Merry Go
Round with the tip pointing up. Correct and return to hand. 28. Roller Coaster to String from Lasso catch (10 reps) Start with Lasso catch, (Boomerang to string without hand catch)
followed by Roller Coaster but recatching it on the string instead of in
the hand. After all reps, return to hand. 29. One Hand Trapeze Throw Trapeze, catching top on segment of string between thumb and a
finger of throwing hand. Correct, and return to hand. 30. Bull's-eye to 2 inch target Throw Spinner into target.
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