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Forward Twiddle

Twiddle the hat off the head and back on. It's got comedy potential too! allegedly

Use a palm-up fork grip on both sides the hat, and lift it off the head. Remove the ring fingers from the brim and twist the hat between the fore and middle fingers. Stop the spin by gripping the brim between the fore fingers and thumb.

Reverse the process to return the hat to the head.

You can get an easy laugh by getting the return part wrong and pretending to hit yourself in the face.

Jon Lockwood (of Mushy Pea Juggling fame, now working as with "Company of Fools") did lots of hat workshops at juggling conventions in the mid to late 1990's and started Mike and LP out on the hat road. This was often the first trick he taught...so it's Jon and this trick that ultimately led to the creation of this site. Thanks Jon!

Written By: Mike - 2003-02-01 22:22:40
Last Edited by: Mike - 2003-12-09 18:50:51
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