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1-Turns

Level 2 chapter on 1-turns: 180° prop rotations layered onto shifts, dashes, and static motions, with glyphs, PADS ordering, and Types 1–6 with turns.

  1. 1-Turns: Shifts A turn is a 180° rotation that occurs during a motion. Let's add a single turn to a shift.
  2. 1-Turns: Dashes / Static You can also add a turn to a dash. During the prop rotation, move the hand directly in a straight line.
  3. Glyphs / PADS A glyph is a letter combined with other characters, such as numbers or symbols.
  4. 1-Turns: Types 1–6 When motion types are exactly the same, put left in the high slot and right in the low slot.
  5. S and T S and T are a different type of hybrid. Even though their motions are a matching shift type (pro|pro, anti|anti), each has one hand leading and the other following.
  6. Opening / Closing Because of Gamma's asymmetry, Λ (Lam) presents an extra variation when adding a turn.
  7. 1|1 Turns For a turn on both props, add a "1" in both the high and the low slot. This can also be written as 1|1.
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