Nusantara traditional game: Gasing (Top Spinnning)
Gasing makes up one of the famous Nusantara traditional game. Previously almost all Nusantara recognize this game and how to play it. Population from kids to adult up to elder generation are very interested in this game & there are many contests, which is took hold by those gasing enthusiast in numbers of spot.
Top spinning is actually an grown male traditional games (sports) in Nusantara. Only men that will be choose in this extremely skill games. This is as only men can attach with two skill which is expected in this game which will be throwing the top as denote as ‘melontarkan gasing’ in Malay language & an additional skill is scooping the top up and putting it on a stand to continue spinning.
This game is occasionally take place after the rice harvesting season in which the all villager get together & engaged in top-spinning contest.
Balancing can be really crucial in
this game. The player not simply expects a skillful and balance top still he also
need the balance skill for himself as well. The top spinner have to know to
manage his top thus that he is does'nt just getting it balance around the rim but
also that when he throw the top by having the rope tightly would around it. A great
player need to spin the top coming from energy emanating from the centre of his
physical being and the top actually starts up to spin in the air before it
fells on the land.
