Grips and Notation

Begleri uses a borrowed notion from penspinning, using numbers and letters to notate fingers. Two numbers will represent the slot in which the bead sits, meaning it's "grip". Therefore, it is important to lay out the "T1234P" notation first.

T1234P

 * T - Thumb
 * 1 - Index finger
 * 2 - Middle Finger
 * 3 - Ring finger
 * 4 - Pinky
 * P - Palm

Grip Names
Standard grip names came before T1234P in the history of modern begleri. These names became insufficient as begleri progressed as a skill toy, with slingers coming up with more and more grips. A new notation was necessary to easily share tricks and techniques.

Using T1234P notation, the standard grips can be notated as follows (the order of the numbers does not matter):
 * Top Grip - T1
 * High Grip - 12
 * Mid Grip - 23
 * Low Grip - 34
 * Bottom Grip - 4P

Fakie
When the bead sits in a grip, with the captive bead on the palm-side, that is a standard grip. When the bead is on the knuckle side, that is referred to as a "fakie" grip. Sometimes when tricks are executed starting in a fakie grip, they can be referred to as a fakie trick (example: fakie bead roll down).

Fakie is notated using an apostrophe either at the end of a grip, or between the two numbers (example: 12' or 1'2).