Tricktionary
A list of basic hand sack grips, movements, and actions*
Flop Ball
- Contact Manipulations
- Flying - moving the flop in space without it losing contact with back of hand/body
- Sliding - sliding flop over hand, arm, or other body part
- Walking - flipping the flop along back of hand and arm without losing contact
- Rolling - rolling flop across back of hand, down arm, or another body part
- Edge - where the flop ball is standing up vertical on its edge
- Spin & Rotation Direction
- Flats: A toss with no flip
- Flat - toss with no spin
- Spin Flat - toss from back of hand with spin imparted to flop
- Spin In - toss in from fingertips imparting spin
- Wobble - toss in which flop wobbles in air and doesn’t flip
- Flips: end over end rotation
- Back flip - a flip toward body
- Front flip - a flip away from body
- In flip - a flip toward other hand
- Out flip - a flip away from other hand
- Power flips - a type of flip where a flat is tossed and a flip is initiated by hitting the flop with the same or other hand. Examples: chop flip, tap flip, and slap flip
- Passive flips - a type of flip where a flat is tossed and a flip is initiated by the flop hitting a stationary hand or body part. Examples: top flip, thumb flip
- Number of Rotations
- Half flip - 180 degrees rotation, top color changes
- Full flip - 360 degrees rotation, top color is the same
- Trip flip - 540 degrees rotation, top color changes
- Flop position on back of hand
- 1st or One - on back of fingers
- 2nd or Two - on back of palm
- 3rd or Three - on back of wrist
- Relative position of 2 or more flops on back of hand
- One over Two - flop in 1st position laying partially on top of flop in 2nd position
- Two over One - flop in 2nd position laying partially on top of flop in 1st position
- One Two position - Flops in 1st and 2nd position with no overlap
- Stack - 2 flops in alignment in any position on back of hand
- Staggered - 3 or more flops overlapping each other
- Stacking and unstacking
- (X) Stack - where x denotes the number of flops
- Flip to stack - starting with 2 flops in front back position and back flipping the front flop onto back flop to create a clean stack
- <toss> to stack - Where <toss> is a swap from the other hand onto stack (ie: back flip, front flip, in flip, out flip, or flat)
- Crack a stack - edging a stack of two and having them split into front and back positions
- Peel - picking off a flop in midair from the bottom of a stack with throwing hand
- Pull - pulling out a flop in midair from the bottom of a stack with opposite hand
- Clean stack - neatly aligned before or after a flip
- Stagger stack - back over front overlapping of multiple flops up one’s arm, then tossed and caught in a clean stack
- Slop stack - all flops caught after a stack flip but not a clean stack
- Timing of throws using two hands and 2 or more flops
- Synchronous - tossing flops at the same time
- Asynchronous - tossing flops one at a time
- Staggered - tossing 2nd flop as 1st reaches peak
- Independent manipulation of synchronous throws
- Double sames - both hands do same throw and rotation
- Double differents - both hands do different throw and rotation
- Split flips - both hands do opposite flips (front/back, in/out, back front, out/in)
- Split rotations - both hands do different number of rotations (half/full, full/half, etc)
- Split flip rotations - both hands do different flips and different rotations
- Path of travel and relevant hand positions
- Swap - a toss where 1 or more flops switches hands
- Under/Over - describing hand and arm position of crossed arms
- A Few Named Tricks
- Moon walk - flop walk -> slide -> repeat
- Waterfall - front flip drop swap from hand to hand
- Drop Flip - A stationary front flip. Bending the fingers down to drop the flop onto a hand under
- Chop Flip - power flip where you karate chop down on the inside of the flop and follow through out and away.
- Tap Flop - power flip where you tap the back side of the flop and follow through down and forward.
- Top Flip - a passive flip where the inside edge hits a top hand and flips on top
- Noggin Stall - a catch on the forehead
- Footsies (footbag) - catching the flop ball on the foot
Lines
- Grips: Describing holding the line with two hands
- Top Grip - holding the line horizontal with both hands on top
- Bottom Grip - holding the line horizontal with both hands on bottom
- Split Grip - one hand holding from top and other hand holding from bottom
- End Grip - holding from the end of a horizontal flop
- Backs - laying across back of hands
- Grips: Describing holding the line with 1 hand
- Up Grip - thumb pointing up
- Down Grip - thumb pointing down
- Middle Grip - holding line in middle with down facing hand
- Back Grip - hanging over back of hand
- Rolls: Describing Rolls
- In roll - from down grip an inward swing up and around wrist (into up grip)
- Out roll - from up grin an outward swing up and around wrist (into down grip)
- Propeller - roll on finger at just off center
- Flips: Describing flips
- Swing Flips - a toss from an end where the line is swung and flipped
- Flounder Flip - a toss from the center of the line so that the flip ‘flounders’ in the air
- Switch Flip - 180 degrees
- Full Flip - 360
- Trip Flip - 540
- Switches: Describing Switching from one end of the line to the other
- Sliding - allowing the line to slip inside a loosened grip (in slide, out slide)
- Flip switch - swing half flip into same hand
- Swaps: Describing passing line from hand to hand
- Swap - change of control hand
- Swing Pass - swing from hand to hand
- Float - swing pass with some distance
- Wrap - swing line into bottom of other hand. Line wraps or rolls around wrist
- Swings: Describing holding the line in end grips and swinging the line
- The Floss
- Double swing pass
- Double floats
- Loops & Lines: Describing Mixed Flop moves
- Carry though - moving a ring around a line in the air from end to end.
- Toss through - tossing a ring around a line, in the air, from end to end.
- Ramp or Path - rolling a loop using the line as a ramp or path
- Purse Grip - holding loop with line hanging from middle and down
*This naming convention is designed to clearly communicate hand sack grips, movements, and actions. The goal is to create a common vocabulary for players to describe and understand tricks.