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In order to become a skillful penspinner, there are a few basic tricks you will need to learn. Some of these are the so called "fundamentals", which build the foundation for combos and more advanced tricks. They can be learned in any particular order....

When it comes to picking a proper pen for penspinning, things can get confusing pretty fast. There are literally hundreds of different pen modifications so how are you supposed to pick the best one? Well, the truth is, despite what some people may say,...

If you can already do the 4 Penspinning Fundamentals , it makes sense to expand your skillset by practicing their reverse forms. It is often the case that after mastering a trick in its basic form, learning the reverse variation becomes a lot easier....

In this post you will learn how to do a few basic penspinning hybrids. A hybrid in penspinning is a sequence of tricks, in which a subsequent trick starts before the previous one was fully completed. Basically, a few interrupted tricks linked together....

So you've learned the "4 fundamentals" (or some of them) and are looking for more tricks? Good! Here are some other popular tricks to practice. Twisted Sonic: This one is a combination of the charge and the pass. Do the charge but before ending it, a...

Here is the next batch of tricks to test your skills. Index Backaround (Bak): The backaround (or bak which is short for BackAround Korean) is a trick where the pen makes a full rotation around one of your fingers. It is usually performed with your palm...

Creating and executing smooth, creative, aesthetically appealing combos is the goal of every penspinner. In order to achieve this, you must not only continue to expand your range of tricks, but also start linking them together. Through trial and error, ...

The penspinning community organizes tournaments, where the best spinners battle it out for fame and honor. They can take place in an online or offline setting. The most important one, the "World Tournament", is played out over the internet in a single-elimination ...

Pen modifications, or "pen mods" in short, are custom built pens created to make performing tricks easier. At some point in your journey, it will become very difficult to make further progress without getting your hands on one of these. As there are huge...

Penspinners have adopted a common method of describing tricks for the sake of brevity and convenience. Numbers represent fingers and the spaces between them, aka. "finger slots". Though more advanced notation elements exist, here you can see the basic on...

In the penspinning community, many claim that one must first master the " 4 fundamentals", aka. the sonic, thumbaround, charge and fingerpass, as well as their reverse versions, before moving on to other tricks. I don't think this is a must. The concept...