Spinning a top

Visiting my relatives near Bangalore, I came across my nephews playing with tops. Transported me back to my childhood days, when I could spin the top and we had many games around the top. Tried my hand at spinning and with some practice I could! Felt very good and also made me realize that I was more dexterous as a kid, obviously.

I started with what is described as the spinner. I couldn't, remembered an easier method where you hold the top with your stretched hand, pull your hand towards you, spinning and releasing the top, it worked. Soon I was able to do the "spinner" and also "boomerang"! Boomerang requires you to position your hand to make the spinning top land on your palm, needs some stretching and twisting, guess was able to manage due to the weekly tennis ball cricket game.

Somethings that you learn and it stays, like spinning a top, riding a bicycle and also languages learnt as a kid. I studied kannada till 3rd standard and left after that, was not in touch with it for some time, but I can still (manage to) read.