Diabolo Contest

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0b078671esnimw.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CCFF99" FACE="Arial" ><B>2006 Georgia State Yo-Yo Championship</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.ghtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2006 Georgia State YoYo Championship"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.ghtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="General Rules"><U>General Rules</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.ghtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Trick List"><U>Trick List</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.ghtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fixed Axle Challenge"><U>Fixed Axle Challenge</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.ghtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spin Top Contest"><U>Spin Top Contest</U></A>   |   <B>Diabolo Contest</B>   |   <A HREF="id3.ghtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sponsors"><U>Sponsors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.ghtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sanctioning"><U>Sanctioning</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.ghtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09dc83b3.png"> <div> <IMG SRC="0bba7730.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="115" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Diabolo Contest</I></div> <div> Diabolo Trick Ladder</div> <bR> <div> <B>General Rules:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Any diabolo may be used for the ladder tricks, you may change diabolos or sticks after any attempt. All tricks must end with a spinner on the string, the strings untangled, and the diabolo in control. Players get one attempt at each trick. Players score is determined as follows: When a player has missed a second trick, the player is retired and the score is the last trick completed/first trick missed. This division will be divided into age groups as follows: 16 & under,  17 & over</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Note:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Many of these trick descriptions have been written for the right hand as the dominant hand.  All tricks may be done by using the left hand as the dominant hand.</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tie Breakers:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Player who went furthest (last trick completed) on Ladder, or if still a tie, Player who went furthest on Ladder before first miss. If still a tie or more than one player completes the Ladder with no misses, then the tie breaker will be the amount of whip catches that can be completed without added spin to the diabolo.</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>1. Spinner (5 seconds) </B></div> <bR> <div> Start the diabolo and have it spin for 5 seconds with your sticks still.</div> <bR> <div> <B>2. Sun </B></div> <bR> <div> With the sticks together, swing the diabolo around in a full vertical circle.  Do both directions for a complete trick. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/B-suns.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/B-suns.htm"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/B-suns.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>3. Waterfall</B></div> <bR> <div> Wrap the string around the opposite stick and under the diabolo.  Flip the diabolo off the double string. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Yoyo.htm#leftwaterfall" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Yoyo.htm#le"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Yoyo.htm#leftwaterfall</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>4. Trapeze</B></div> <bR> <div> Swing the diabolo to either the right or the left over the stick and land it on the string in-between the sticks.  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/B-trapezes.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/B-trapezes."><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/B-trapezes.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>5. High toss and catch</B></div> <bR> <div> Toss the diabolo and catch it on the string. Diabolo must be tossed higher then your head. </div> <bR> <div> <B>6. Orbits (3 times) </B></div> <bR> <div> Move the diabolo on the string from one side to the other. Toss the diabolo as it nears one stick.  Catch the diabolo near the other stick, allowing it to move on the string to begin the next Orbit. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Terms.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Terms.htm"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Terms.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>7. Double on trapeze</B></div> <bR> <div> Do a Trapeze. Then swing the diabolo around again, in the same direction, to land on the string a second time.</div> <bR> <div> <B>8. Backside</B></div> <bR> <div> Toss the diabolo. Sweep the string coming from one stick over the axle and under the diabolo. After doing this the string will be crossed in the same way as if you caught the diabolo cross handed.  Any dismount. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Terms.htm#backside" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Terms.htm#b"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Terms.htm#backside</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>9. Stick grind (3 seconds)</B></div> <bR> <div> Hop the diabolo on one stick and grind for 3 seconds. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Grinds.htm#righthandgrind" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Grinds.htm#"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Grinds.htm#righthandgrind</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>10. Chinese suicide</B></div> <bR> <div> Do a trapeze to the right. Point the left stick at the diabolo along the line of spin and let go. The handstick should  make a complete circle around the diabolo and right stick and back to your left hand. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/C-suicides.htm#chinesesuicide" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/C-suicides."><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/C-suicides.htm#chinesesuicide</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>11. Behind the body catch</B></div> <bR> <div> Toss the diabolo and catch it on the string behind your back.</div> <bR> <div> <B>12. Cat's cradle</B></div> <bR> <div> You can get into and out of the Cat's Cradle anyway you want.  In a cat's cradle the strings creates an X.  After the cradle has been made, with the diabolo below the cradle, toss the diabolo up and catch it on top of the cradle. End with any dismount. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Cradles.htm#catscradle" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Cradles.htm"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Cradles.htm#catscradle</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>13. Whip catch</B></div> <bR> <div> Hop diabolo off the string and catch it with a whip catch.  Any whip catch is ok. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Whips.htm#whipcatch" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Whips.htm#w"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Whips.htm#whipcatch</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>14. Around the arm (3 times)</B></div> <bR> <div> Toss the diabolo over one arm. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Overarm.htm#armorbitgrind" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Overarm.htm"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Overarm.htm#armorbitgrind</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>15. Around the leg (3 times)</B></div> <bR> <div> Toss the diabolo around one leg. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Underleg.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Underleg.ht"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Underleg.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>16. Umbrella (3 reps - 1 rep is both directions)</B></div> <bR> <div> Start with a Sun.  'Pull' the diabolo to the left when the diabolo passes to the right.  Pull the diabolo to the right when the diabolo goes to the left. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.circusplanet.net/diabolo/video/1d/umbrella.mpg" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.circusplanet.net/diabolo/vide"><U>http://www.circusplanet.net/diabolo/video/1d/umbrella.mpg</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>17. Neck trampoline (4 bounces) </B></div> <bR> <div> Either place the diabolo string around your neck with the diabolo on the string, or hop the diabolo off the string, wrap the string around your neck, and catch the diabolo.  Bounce the diabolo from string to string 4 times.  Any dismount. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Extras.htm#headhop" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Extras.htm#"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Extras.htm#headhop</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>18. Grind Pass </B></div> <bR> <div> Start grinding on one stick and pass the diabolo to the other stick for a grind and then back to the string.</div> <bR> <div> <B>19. Magic Knot/Spaghetti</B></div> <bR> <div> A series of warps ending in a release. Point the left stick right and raise horizontally. With right stick, wrap (from back) over stick.  Wrap (from right) under axle. Wrap (from front)  over stick.  Wrap (from left) under axle.  Slowly pull sticks apart to almost normal position.  Toss diabolo up between sticks and pull sticks releasing string loops and diabolo. Catch diabolo.  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Knots.htm#spaghetti" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Knots.htm#s"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Knots.htm#spaghetti</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>20.  Coffee grinder (3 grinds)</B></div> <bR> <div> Do a back side or recapture mount. Move the left stick above the diabolo horizontally. Move the right stick so its string moves behind the left stick and lays just ahead of the handle. Pull right stick toward you making a triangle. Keeping the right stick parallel to ground and axle, 'poke' it into triangle below.  Move the right stick out against the right side of triangle and then into a clockwise movement under the diabolo and around back.  This is the grind of coffee grinder.  Do 3 grinds and end with any dismount. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Cgrinders.htm#coffeegrinder" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Cgrinders.h"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Cgrinders.htm#coffeegrinder</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>21. Suicide </B></div> <bR> <div> Do a Trapeze to the left, but before the diabolo lands on the string throw the right stick across so it circles around the diabolo. Then catch the stick again. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Suicides.htm#suicideattempt" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Suicides.ht"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Suicides.htm#suicideattempt</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>22. Loop and hook whip catch</B></div> <bR> <div> Put both stick handles in one hand. Split the string with your other hand, toss the diabolo up and catch in on the doubled string. Place string loop end over the sticks' ends. Throw the diabolo up for a snap release. Catch diabolo with a whip catch.  Any whip catch is ok. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Loopers.htm#loopandhookwhipcatch" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Loopers.htm"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Loopers.htm#loopandhookwhipcatch</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>23. Propeller</B></div> <bR> <div> Do an Inverse Trapeze on the right stick. Place the right stick onto the diabolo in line with the spin.  Now let go of the right stick so it travels around the diabolo. Catch the stick after it makes one revolution.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Trapezes.htm#inversetrapeze" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diabolotricks.com/Trapezes.ht"><U>http://www.diabolotricks.com/Trapezes.htm#inversetrapeze</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.diarhythm.com/trick/prop.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.diarhythm.com/trick/prop.htm"><U>http://www.diarhythm.com/trick/prop.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>24.  Figure-8 around both arms (3 reps - 1 rep is around both arms)</B></div> <bR> <div> Place the string under elbows.  Toss the diabolo over one arm and then over the other arm in a figure 8 pattern.</div> <bR> <div> <B>25. Infinite Suicide (3 reps)</B></div> <bR> <div> Wrap the string around the axle of the diabolo with your right stick. As you go underneath the diabolo, let go of the left stick.  As the left stick gets about 180 degrees around tug the right stick upwards and rewrap the diabolo. Do 3 repetitions and catch the left stick.  Any dismount. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>