Flair Lesson #24: Circle Swipe Thru
Before attempting this move, make sure you are completely comfortable with Lesson #23: The Swipe Thru. The Circle Swipe Thru is just a slightly flashier, more fun version of the Swipe Thru. The heart of this move is really a grip change on the bottle, which I’ll explain below.
1) Set down the tin and pick up the bottle in your right hand. We’re going to learn the “Circle” part of the bottle on its own.
2) There are two ways to do the grip change. For starters, with the bottle held in your right hand, you can try lifting and releasing the bottle ever-so-slightly while quickly turning your wrist to grab the bottle with your palm up and thumb pointing away from you. That’s the first, most basic way. The other way is to start by tossing the bottle across your body about eye-level; as you release it, turn your wrist and grab the bottle again, using the momentum to continue through the move. This sounds cheesy, but imagine a rocket ship taking off from the ground (lift/toss the bottle up.) As the rocket ship starts to tilt, turn your wrist and grab it.
3) Continue the momentum of the bottle in a big circle in front of you. Imagine the pour spout is like the nose of a plane and let it lead the bottle all the way through the circle back to where it started. It may feel a little weird because you finish in an odd spot with your elbow facing down (don’t worry, we’ll add more onto this.)
4) When you fell comfortable making a big Mr. Miyagi “wax-on, wax-off” circle with the bottle, add the tin to the move.
5) The move is NOT a spin of the bottle in your hand. If all you are doing is spinning the bottle in your hand, you’ll end up spraying everywhere. Move your hand around the bottle, not the bottle around in your hand. Put a pour spout on a half-full bottle and make sure you’ve got it down before trying this at work.
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