The finger pads are the stationary platforms in the middle of your fidget spinner. There is one pad on each side of the spinner. The parts that spin are called prongs.
If you can’t get a good speed going, try switching your hands and use your dominant hand to spin it. For some people, using the opposite hand to spin a fidget spinner is easier.
Try to lob the spinner so that you don’t have to move your hand to catch it. It will be more impressive and will keep your audience from getting distracted by your arm moving.
For an added layer of difficulty, try throwing it back to your original hand immediately after you catch it using the same steps.
You can spin the fidget spinner by holding it in your dominant hand and spinning it with your nondominant hand. You can also do the opposite if that’s more comfortable for you. You can spin the fidget spinner in the same hand that you’re holding it by using your middle finger to hold the pad on the opposite side of your thumb if that’s easier.
Keep your palm facing directly upward to give yourself the best chance of balancing the spinner.
Don’t move your wrist while you’re throwing it, or you’ll risk sending it flying at an angle.
If you find yourself dropping the fidget spinner when it lands, try tossing it lower in the air. If you can’t get the fidget spinner to stay straight when you throw it, focus on keeping your wrist firm as you throw it in the air.
If you get good at this, you can toss it and switch fingers quickly to create the illusion that you’re making the spinner bounce.
You have to rotate your wrist to perform this trick, so try to balance the spinner on your finger with your wrist at a 45-degree angle.
You should reasonably be able to move your arm at least 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) before you feel any strain in your arm.
This trick is harder to pull off if you start with the spinner in your nondominant hand, since the throwing motion is kind of hard to get right.
Adjust your free arm until it’s symmetrical with the arm on the opposite side.
Arc your toss a little bit so that the spinner doesn’t fall directly to the ground.
Listen to the sound of the prongs as they spin to give yourself a sense of where it is behind your back as it travels through the air.
This trick is tough, but it’s extremely impressive if you can pull it off quickly while facing your audience.
If you use 2 different spinners, the weight difference between them can make them hard to catch without dropping.
Bend your knees as you do this to keep your tosses consistent.
Keep your knees bent while you’re catching them to maintain the spinning.
Exaggerate your catch a little bit to make it seem even more impressive.
