Fork flipping is a sport where participants use a spoon to flip forks into the air. It can be played individually or in teams, with competitions for height, distance, artistry, and speed. Equipment includes a helmet, mask, fork, and spoon. Divisions include beginner and expert levels. The document promotes fork flipping as a casual activity that could become a breakout global sport.

1. Fork Flipping
A Sport for All

2. What is Fork Flipping?
• Flipping forks into the air using a spoon as leverage
• Children through adult have become master flippers
• Started as a casual sport at mealtime
• A centuries old sporting craft
• Ready to be a breakout sport around the globe

3. What is the Required Equipment?
• Requires:
– Helmet (avoids fork in head)
– Mask (avoids fork in eye)
– Fork (known as the “flipper”)
– Spoon (also called the “flippee”)

5. Competition Divisions
• Height
• Distance
• Artistry
• Speed Competition

6. Height Competition
• Competitor kneels at the base of the height measure
• Five flips allowed
• Height is measured in “fork” increments
– i.e.. The Flipper (fork) flipped three forks high
– In standard competition, fork height is six inches
(15.24 centimeters)

7. Height Competition

8. Distance Competition
• Competed and scored in TEAMS and INDIVIDUALLY
• Collective team distance is calculated
• Awards are given for individual players on each team
• Each player steps to the “Distance Line” and flips one
fork
• Forks remain on the playing field until the end of game
play and final measurements

9. Distance Competition

10. Distance Competition

11. Artistry Competition
• Skilled fork flippers can not only get distance and
height but elevate the sport to a work of ART
– Spins
– Rotations
– Dancing to the beat
• True fork flipping artisans have taken the sport to new
levels
• Artistry is judged by the number of times the judge
shouts out “WOW” when watching the competition

12. Artistry Competition
WOW
WOW

13. Speed Competition
• Beginner & Expert competition levels
• Based on the average number of flips per minute
• Game play lasts 60 seconds
• Played as an individual sport
• Individual scores are combined to get team composite
score

14. Speed Competition

15. Get Involved
• Grab a fork (Flipper) and a spoon (Flippee)
• Start practicing!
• Form a team with your friends
• Start a league in your community
• Enter cross-community competitions to go up the
ranks on a national level
• Declare your interest in the Global Fork Flipping
Competition 2014
– Email: forkflipping@gmail.com