Powerpass

Powerpasses are sequences of interrupted around 0.5 variations. Often abbreviated to 'PP', they also refer to the individual arounds within the sequence, and they are not composed of passes despite the name. Of the many that exist, the most common ones and fit into two groups: backhand and palm. There is no consensus on what distinguishes a powerpass from a tap, but one may make the case that powerpasses necessitate the changing of slots while taps do not, as well as that taps may be finger-pushed or moved by wrist motion while powerpasses are only finger-pushed. Regardless, there is significant overlap.

The standard powerpass is palm up and backhand and moves towards the pinky rotating counterclockwise as the motion is generated by sequentially curling fingers.

Variations

Backhand

For these variations the pen spins around the backhand side of the finger. Mirrored powerpass reverse is commonly used in conjunction with spider spins to create continuous fingerless linkages.

Palm

Commonly and incorrectly denoted with the inverse modifier, the pen spins around the palm side of the finger for each around.