Twisted Sonic
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The Twisted Sonic is a trick invented by Hideaki back in 1997. At its core, the trick is a pass reverse with conical motion and is considered a pass. This trick is frequently used in various beginner combos and is also noted as being a "filler trick".
History
When Hideaki originally gave this trick a name back in 1997, he called the trick ソニックひねり, which literally translates to the word "twisted sonic". Since the trick was created, this trick has been controversial; Kam mentioned in 2001 that the trick was "not really a sonic...it looks like the sonic and I can't find anywhere to put this technique", while Tohlz mentioned in 2003 that this trick is "a nice trick which is not really sonic".
For this reason, various names have been proposed to substitute the name "Twisted Sonic", including "twisted pass" and "conical pass".
Definition
The twisted sonic is a hybrid between a charge and a pass rev.
- twisted sonic 23-12 = charge 0.5 23 ~ pass rev + charge 1.0 23-13.2-12
1.5 rotations
Variations
Some variations of the twisted sonic include:
Inverse Twisted Sonic
The inverse twisted sonic is the direct inverse of the twisted sonic; where the path of a twisted sonic 23-12 is 23-13.2-12, the path of an inverse twisted sonic is 23-31.2-12.
Warped Sonic
The warped sonic is a moonwalk twisted sonic.
MITS
The mits is a moonwalk inverse twisted sonic. This trick can also be denoted as an inverse warped sonic, among other names.
East Sonic
- See also: East Sonic
The east sonic is another type of conical pass which hybridizes a twisted sonic and a pass. Typically, the path of an east sonic goes 34-13.42-12 and has 1.0 rotations.
While it had been done for a long time before, it was first named east sonic by the French spinner Chronos in 2007. It was named that way because, when the motion of the ring finger is exaggerated, the finger positioning is reminiscent of the East Coast gang symbol.
West Sonic
A twisted sonic starting in 34 and finishing in 12 in which the pen goes on the front of 3 and on the back of 2.
While we know that the name east sonic was made in 2007, and that west sonic originated later for its inverse, it’s unknown exactly when that happened. For example, in there is east sonic but no west sonic. Instead, inverse east sonic is listed. In Japanese trick lists, only イーストソニック (east sonic) appears.