Spin speed is related to:
- the length of the club
- the weight distribution (if the weight is mostly central it'll spin faster, if it's towards one end it'll be more loopy)
- where along the length of the club you hold it
"how long is the handle" feeds into all of the above, with short handle clubs generally being faster.
I used to know a juggler who loved the fast spinning style so much he'd buy spotlight short handle clubs (what was that, purple spot?) and then saw another 1.5" off the handle. That gave his clubs a really fast, snappy spin.
The size of the body mostly affects the weight distribution (as there's more material nearer the end of the club), so fatter clubs are likely to be more floaty and skinny clubs more spinny - which is why albatross are so lovely for passing and fish are not so nice.
I'm not sure anyone specifically makes short-handle clubs any more (apart from possibly Renegade). so if you're starting fresh and want spinny - I would go for something skinny with a wrapped handle, and cut a couple of inches off.
You'll need a wrapped handle rather than a moulded handle (so that you can re-wrap it after shortening it)
For loads of information about how club technology has evolved over the last hundred years (including the last 40!) you could do an awful lot worse than working your way through http://historicaljugglingprops.com
by Little Paul, in response to this post 2015-09-02 15:09:30