Question 1

What is a spin top and how do you throw one?

Accepted Answer

A spinning top, trompo in Latin America and the US, peonza in Spain, is a top you throw on a string and catch on its tip. Wind the string around the body, throw it down, and the top keeps spinning while you work it onto the string or your hand.

Question 2

How long does a spin top spin for?

Accepted Answer

Long enough to run a full combo before the re-throw. The ball bearing tip lets the body turn with less friction, which keeps it going through boomerangs, corkscrews and whips. The exact time depends on the throw.

Question 3

Will I outgrow this spin top once I can land tricks?

Accepted Answer

Not on the ball bearing side. The pro tricks in the app, like the Corkscrew and the Whip, run on this same tip, so the limit becomes your string control, not the gear.

Question 4

Should I buy this or the Fixed Spin Top?

Accepted Answer

Start with this one: the long spin gives you more time to land a trick. The Fixed Spin Top is the classic, where the tip spins with the body; it teaches control and the hardest tricks are built on it. The Starter Spin Top Set has one of each.

Question 5

What size and colours does it come in?

Accepted Answer

55 mm across, 65 mm long and 53 g, in clear, teal or dark teal.

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