2001 World Top Contest Trick List

Tie Breakers and Rules to come soon

Beginner

  1. Spinner - Wind and throw top to spin on ground. Must spin 5 seconds.
  2. Target Shoot - Wind and throw top to spin in target. Must spin in target for 5 seconds.
  3. Big scoop - Throw Spinner, scoop top into palm of hand. Must spin in hand for 5 seconds.
  4. Sky rocket - Throw Spinner; wrap string around top, holding both ends of string pop top up into hand. 5 sec.
  5. Boomerang - Throw Spinner, pull back so top lands in hand. 5 sec.
  6. Merry go round - Throw Boomerang, slide top onto string, 3 revolutions, pop top to hand. 5 sec.
  7. Boomerang under leg (Subway) - Throw Boomerang so that top travels under leg, and into hand. 5 sec.
  8. Trapeze - Throw top so that it lands sideways on string. Correct and return to hand. 5 sec.
  9. Crazy 8s - Over/under Merry Go Round, 3 reps; back to hand. 5 sec.
  10. Dive Bomber - Throw Boomerang, slide top down onto string; swing in wide arc, bringing top under leg opposite of throwing hand, pop top back into hand. 5 sec.

Advanced

  1. Rock the baby - Throw Trapeze, form cradle, 3 rocks. Correct and return to hand. 5 sec.
  2. Hop the fence - Throw Trapeze, swing top forwards over hand. 3 reps. Correct, and back to hand. 5 sec.
  3. Around the world - Throw Trapeze, swing top in forward clockwise arc behind body. Correct and return to hand. 5 sec.
  4. Gyroscopic flop - Throw Boomerang, bind top in center of string. PUll tight so that top makes one full precession. Correct , and return to hand. 5 sec.
  5. Mach 5 - Throw Boomerang, bind top, make 3 revolutions of both hands around top, keeping top stationary. Return to hand, must spin for 5 sec.
  6. Bermuda triangle - Throw Boomerang, do Merry Go Round, when one full wrap is around tip, insert pointer finger from catching hand, and rotate top around it, forming triangle with string. Return to hand, 5 sec. spin.
  7. Corkscrew - Throw Boomerang, make one wrap around tip. Wrap string around forearm 3 times, raise arm vertical, and drop top, swinging it to follow string and orbit arm. May end with merry go round, bind, or release. Trick ends when top spins in throwing hand for 5 seconds.
  8. Drum beat - Throw Trapeze, pump string 3 times, pop top into air, recatch. Repeat 5 times. Correct top, and end in hand. 5 sec.
  9. Lasso - Throw Boomerang, pop top into air from hand, and catch with string using a horizontal swiping motion.
  10. Roller Coaster to hand (10, to hand) - Throw Boomerang, slide top down onto string using same motion as Dive Bomber; jerk button hand causing top to pop off string and return to hand. Repeat 9 more times. Top must end spinning in hand 5 sec.

Expert

  1. Roller Coaster to string (15, to hand) - Throw Boomerang, slide top down onto string using same motion as Dive Bomber; jerk button hand causing top to pop off string and recatch on string. Repeat 14 more times. Top must end spinning in hand 5 sec.
  2. Boomerang behind back - Throw Boomerang so that top travels behind back and comes around in front of body, landing in throwing hand. Must spin 5 sec.
  3. Trapeze catch behind back - Throw Trapeze, catching on string held behind back. Correct and return to hand, must spin 5 sec.
  4. Eli hops - Throw Trapeze, swing top up to land on string, and simulate Eli Hop. Top must visibly land on string, hop, and land back on string. Repeat. Correct and return to hand. 5 sec.
  5. Upside down MGR - Throw Trapeze, and twist string around tip. Allow top to precess until it is facing tip up, and do 3 reps of Merry Go Round. Correct and return to hand. 5 sec.
  6. Split the Atom - Throw Trapeze, and bring top into Split Bottom Mount. Perform Left hand passunder, and right hand passunder. Perform one forward Hop the Fence, and one reverse Hop the Fence. Correct, and return to hand. Must spin 5 sec.
  7. Whip catches - Throw Trapeze, pop top into air, and recatch in loop with whip motion. Correct and return to hand. 5 sec.
  8. Bullseye to Bottle Cap - Throw Spinner into bottle cap. Must spin 5 sec.
  9. Boomerang to Lasso - Throw Boomerang, and perform Lasso directly upon tops return. Pop to hand, 5 sec.
  10. One-Handed Trapeze - Throw Trapeze, letting string lie over outstretched thumb and any finger on throwing hand. Allow top to land on segment of string, catching as Trapeze. Correct, and return to hand. 5 sec.