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.