Although an ordinary Japanese spinning top, including the beigoma, is usually spun with a string wound around its body, twist spinning tops (including the Kyo top) are spun by directly spinning their stems.
ベーゴマなど通常の日本独楽では胴に紐を巻き付けて回転を加える物が多いが、京こまは心棒に指で直接回転を加えるひねりゴマに分類される。