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Pinch the pen between the index finger, middle finger and thumb.
Use your flexible hand to control the pen-the distance between the index finger and the middle finger is the width of your thumb. In other words, if you don't have a pen in your hand, your thumb should be just between your index finger and middle finger.
There are different opinions about which part of the pen should be turned. Some people like to grab the middle of the pen, close to the center of gravity of lead, while others like to grab one end of the pen and turn it around. The position of the pen is up to you-try turning it around to see which part of the pen you can turn more easily.
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Pull the middle finger like a trigger
In the process of writing, the middle finger provides most support. As mentioned above, hold the pen between the thumb, forefinger and middle finger, and pull or flick the middle finger inward like a pistol trigger. Ideally, the pen will start to turn around the thumb. If the pen doesn't turn around the thumb, you should check your grip-if the middle finger is too close to the thumb, it's easy to bring the pen to the "inside" of the thumb instead of turning around it.
As for how hard it takes to turn the middle finger well, it's really hard to grasp. Too much force makes the pen easy to rotate, but too little force makes it difficult to rotate continuously. Practice makes perfect-with more practice, you can develop a sense of control and make the pen turn "just right".
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The pen rotates around the thumb through the rotation of the wrist.
Beginners will find it is not so simple when they start to turn their pens. They often can't even turn the pen completely around their thumb. To make writing easier, try turning your wrist and pulling your middle finger. With the "pull" of the middle finger, gently turn your wrist (like turning a door handle) at a position "far away" from your body. This can exert a certain force on the pen, and the best of both worlds is that it can keep your fingers away from the rapidly rotating pen to avoid injury.
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Remove your fingers so as not to hinder the rotation of the pen.
When you are learning the skills of pen rotation, it is very important to know where to put the middle finger after it is pulled from the beginning. A common mistake for beginners is that the index finger and middle finger will unconsciously hinder the rotation of the pen. Here are some tips for removing your fingers, as listed below:
Immediately after the initial "pull", fold the index finger and middle finger so that they are under the thumb joint. The pen should rotate around the thumb above the finger.
Bend the middle finger at the joint closest to the hand and extend the index finger as far as possible. At this point, the middle finger should not be limited to its last joint on the thumb. And the rotating pen can pass over the extended index finger.
Rotate clockwise in the upper right corner of the figure.
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Grab the pen
The most impressive scene of pen-turning is not necessarily the pen-turning itself, but in the process of pen-turning, the writer can easily grasp the pen and then rotate it repeatedly. Once you master the skill of turning the pen, you can "catch" the pen without any difficulty. After one turn, bring the rotation direction of the pen to the middle finger side.