Single Spins on Rifle (Consecutives) - How to color guard

Learning the basic spin is the basis for any rifle work that can be done. To spin on the right hand, start by holding the rifle in right flat. Push the tip of the rifle down with your left hand and rotate your right wrist. The rifle should move in a counter-clockwise motion from the spinner's point of view. Once the rifle reaches flat in an upside down position (palm of hand is down), release with the right hand and turn the hand over to catch the rifle in the neck again. This is not a toss, but the rifle does leave your hand for a split second. The rifle should now be straight up and down with the tip pointing toward the ground. To spin consecutively, just continually twist your right wrist, release and catch in the same place. To stop at the end of a set of spins, allow the rifle to make a half spin and then catch in left flat.

     To spin on the left, you preform the same operations but backward. You begin in left flat, push the butt down with your right hand, catch your left hand between the screw and the front end of the bolt, then to stop after a series you stop in right flat. This spin will look clockwise to the spinner and counterclockwise to the audience.

     Some important notes include: do not look at your rifle while you are spinning it! It is best to practice by watching yourself in a mirror. Also, be sure that your free hand (the hand that is not performing the actual spinning) stays by your side.