Contributors: Ivan the Terrible
Abstract: To determine the best way to teach Charge

Many people starting penspinning have problems learning charge and think it's a very hard trick. I myself when I fisrt saw Kam's charge vid on Pentix thought I'll never be able to learn it but 1 day later I found IMO the best way to teach a person Charge.
So this is the place where we discuss methods and tips and stuff about teaching charge.

Teaching Methods

The Extended Infinity method

This method doesn't really have anything with Extended infinity but I couldn't think of any other name.

First I tell the person to hold the pen at the grip part between the index and middle with most of the pen on the top side of the pen (basicly hold the pen at the tip like in writing position just between 12), palm facing down.

Then I tell them to start doing circles (for PSers like if doing that ext. Infinity part). I figure most people already can do this part. TA DA they can already do charge but at the tip of the pen.

Now the only thing left is to slowly proceed holding the pen always more near the center until they can finnaly do "circles" holding the pen around the center

Tips
-start out slowly and as you hold the pen nearer the center start speeding it up


Pen ideas
-if possible longer than normal pens, a bit shorter than RSVP MX is ok
-moderate weight

I think this article is a good way to teacth begginers how to do this trick too, the fundementals section should have a link to it. it sure helped me :grin:

When i create charge tutorial on RPSC i show 3 methods: ext infinity method, build-up pressure method (like in sonic) and big stick method (with drumstick very easy to learn charge). When i learned charge i use build-up pressure method

to be honest, i never used any real method.... I just kinda shook my hand back and forth for about a week, until it started to develop a circular motion... then after about a month i learned how to do it without shaking my hand lol...