Spider Spin
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First performed by Kam from UPSB, the Spider Spin is a topspin trick where the mod spins on top of the flexed middle and ring fingers. In the original Spider spin, the hand resembles Spiderman’s hand when throwing webs.
History
Spider Spin was first performed by Kam in 2002[1] after he was inspired by the release of the movie "Spider-Man" on May 3rd, 2002. A video demonstrating the trick was uploaded onto Pentix on November 20th, 2002.
The trick remained a novelty until February 2008 when Le0n from GPC released his "New PenSpinning Trick-Concepts" video[2]. In it, he demonstrated hybrids linking in and out of shadow topspins and Spider Spins that he called "Devil's Conversion" and "Reconversion". He also demonstrated Spider Spin -> FL TA, which would later be adopted into power tricks once that field of pen spinning had been defined.
Variations
On other fingers
The trick can be performed on other finger combinations. When performed on only the ring finger it was originally named Advanced Spider Spin by Menowa* and sometimes referred to by the comical informal abbreviation ASS. Formally the variations are known as: (Fingers Involved) Spider Spin. For example: Index Middle Spider Spin, Ring Spider Spin.
As a continuous trick
Notation
Formal Notation
Spider spin 23 = PU spin 2b3b* Spider spin 23 = PU spin 23* [14≠P; 23=P]
Elementary Notation
In Simplified Elementary Notation:
Spider spin 23 = (PU) c rev 23* [14≠P; 23=P]
Japanese Notation
Spiderspin スパイダースピン Spider spin
Tutorial
Spider Spin video tutorial by Sangara.