Fingeraround

From UPSB

The Fingeraround involves the pen spinning around a finger. The index, middle, ring fingers and the pinky may all be the object finger to perform the Fingeraround on. More than one finger may be used as the object fingers.

• Normal involves the pen spinning from below the object finger towards the inside of the hand to above of the finger, then towards the outside of the hand before returning to below the finger. When looking at the palm, the pen spins in the counterclockwise direction to the right-handed and the clockwise direction to the left-handed.
• Reverse involves the pen spinning in the opposite direction as FA Normal. The Fingeraround Reverse is generally considered to be more difficult to perform due to the larger and quicker movements required by the pushing finger to move it out of the pen's way and to get back in position to catch the pen.

Written naming convention

Example: Indexaround... Indexaround (Direction) (number is spins) (starting position)-(ending position)

When writing a Fingeraround in breakdown form, the above convention will detail what happens throughout the entire trick.

• The name of the trick is written first (Indexaround, Middlearound, Ringaround or Pinkyaround).
• The Direction can be omitted. When omitted, the trick is assumed to be in the Normal direction.
• The starting and ending positions can be omitted.
  • When both positions are omitted, the trick is assumed to be pushed and caught below the object finger.
  • If only the ending position is omitted, the trick is assumed to end below the object finger.

Fingerless Fingeraround

• Normal: the pen rotates in the same path as Fingeraround Normal, using an initial push by movement of the entire hand instead of a single finger.
• Reverse: the pen rotates in the same path as Fingeraround Reverse, using an initial push by movement of the entire hand instead of a single finger.

Indexaround

Indexaround is usually the first Fingeraround a pen spinner would learn. It is the easiest to learn as the index and middle fingers tend to be the most flexible fingers. The middle finger is involved in pushing the pen. Care needs to be taken to move the middle finger out of the way of the pen after pushing the pen and when getting it in position to catch the pen. Indexarounds, as almost all of the Fingerarounds, can either start above the finger (T1 slot) or below (12 slot). Starting below the finger is the default position for most Fingerarounds (see Pinkyaround for exception).

Indexaround guides

Indexaround Normal 12-12 This guide is applicable to any Fingeraround which does not involve the pinky.

1. The pen is held between the index and middle fingers. The COP is inside the hand.
2. The middle finger moves in and up to push the pen around the index finger. The pen should go over the index finger without any contact with the other fingers.
3. As the pen reaches a half rotation, the middle finger moves underneath the index.
4. The pen is caught between index and middle fingers after a full rotation around the index finger.

Indexaround videos

Indexaround (using old name of "IndexSpin")

Indexaround discussions

UPSB

• Indexaround 2.0

UCPSB

• Indexaround
• Indexaround (palm-down)
• Continuous Indexaround
• Indexaround Reverse
• Fingerless Indexaround
• Fingerless Indexaround Reverse

Middlearound

Middlearound is usually performed similar to the Indexaround, with the pen traveling around the middle finger, pushed by the Ring finger. Middlearound can start & end above the middle finger.

Middlearound discussions

UPSB

• Middlearounds and Ringarounds

UCPSB

• Middlearound
• Fingerless Middlearound 12-12
• Palm-up Fingerless Middlearound
• Middlearound Reverse 1.5

Ringaround

Ringaround is usually performed similar to the Indexaround and Middlearound, with the pen traveling around the ring finger, pushed by the Pinky finger. Ringaround can start & end above the ring finger.

Ringaround discussions

UPSB

• Middlearounds and Ringarounds

UCPSB

• Ringaround
• Ringaround 23-12

Pinkyaround

Pinkyaround differs from the other Fingerarounds due to the lack of a pushing finger below. The pen only starts above the pink finger. A twist of the hand may be done to place the ring finger underneath the pinky finger. Hand movements may be necessary to keep the pen spinning around the pinky.

Pinkyaround discussions

UCPSB

• Pinkyaround
• Fingerless Pinkyaround Reverse

Passaround

Anti-gravity

Anti-gravity is an old name for a Fingeraround variation invented by UPSB member: Pike. The pen spins around the finger in a Fingeraround Reverse motion, but is only held by a single finger at most. The hand is held palm-down and the pen spins horizontally around the finger and is caught by the same finger.

Guides

palm-down Fingerless Indexaround Reverse 11-11

The index finger is wrapped around the pen (11 slot since the index finger is holding onto both sides of the pen), the hand is positioned palm down. The other three fingers are extended straight and above the pen. The COP is underneath the other fingers.

The grip on the pen is loosened as the hand is moved in a counter-clockwise motion (right hand) to push the pen. The pen spins around the middle of the bent index finger counter-clockwise.

The index finger tightens its grip on the pen after one full rotation for the catch.

History

Trick naming

The individual fingeraround tricks were once all named ending with "spin" (Indexspin, Middlespin, etc...), which were given by Kam, until the UPSB Naming Committee changed the names to end in "around". This better reflected the pen's motion compared to what is now called a Fingerspin with the pen spinning on top of the finger instead of just around it.

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