One of the most asked questions from beginners is what pen to use. Although using a great pen won't give you mad skills from day to night, it does help you get started. Read this article and find out how to choose a good pen to start with.
So, you want to start learning pen tricks, but with so many different pens available on the market, you don't know which one to use. Or perhaps you have been spinning with the same pen for a long time, but feel that your pen is not allowing you to do some difficult tricks. Whatever your reason, this article should help you choose the right pen for the job.
Before we start, it is worth mentioning that commercial pens are seldom made with spinning in mind (at least as of this writing). Because of this fact, pens are actually not the best objects to be spinning with. A plain round stick would probably be much easier to spin with. But, for some reason, spinning a common object such as a pen is a lot more fun than spinning a wooden stick, isn't it?
Ok, in order to choose a good pen, we'll first need to look at what the main purpose of your pen will be. Here, we have several options:
- I want a pen to help me learn new tricks
- I want to use my pen for writing, but I want to do tricks with it
- I want a pen that allows me to do the most impressive tricks
- I want a pen that will help me develop my dexterity
1. I want a pen to help me learn new tricks
If you're trying to learn new tricks, you should listen to my advice and choose a Pen Spinning Practice Environment. It should be an isolated place, so you shouldn't need to care about what the pen looks like. If your focus is to learn a new trick, then the best option is to make practice tools. These will make learning easier, and once you can do a trick with one of these tools, it shouldn't be too difficult to learn it with a pen.
2. I want to use my pen for writing, but I want to do tricks with it
In this case, you probably want a pen that can write well, looks good, but also can be used for spinning. Finding a pen that satisfies all three criteria is not easy. Most likely, you will end up choosing a pen mod (modification) instead of a commercially available pen. Many commercial pens are designed for comfortable writing. Some even look good. But very few are designed with spinning in mind.
The pen you want will be based on your personal preferences regarding writing, appearance, and the tricks you like to do most (which will determine some characteristics of the pen).
Because everyone is unique, it is impossible to find a pen here that will fit everyone's need. But you should read our article on modding pens to learn some techniques for modifying pens, and use them to make your own personalized pen.
First, you should find a pen that you're comfortable writing with. Although the shape and weight of the pen will eventually change, you want to at least know that the ink writes smoothly and is the way you want it. Then, you want to find a pen barrel (either from the pen you chose, or another pen) that gives you a good base for spinning. For more information on trick-specific pens, read the sections below. Once you have the base, start finding modding techniques that will make your pen better for spinning.
Finally, when you got a pen that writes and spin as you like, start working on the appearance of your pen. Sometimes this means that you'll have to lose some benefits in spinning. But it may be better to not be able to do some tricks and have a pen that looks like a real pen, then to be able to do many tricks but spin something that doesn't resemble a pen. It's all a matter of balance.
3. I want a pen that allows me to do the most impressive tricks
To choose a pen that allows you to do impressive tricks is not that easy. This is because different types of tricks are best done with different pens.
The above information has been based on my personal experience (read more about me if you don't know me). I believe everything said here to be accurate, and I have tried to give it an unbiased account of each different pen. But I have been known to prefer some pens over others, so if you feel my suggestion does not fit you, feel free to try different pens and see what fits best to you.
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