What if you were a battlemage in real life?

oh yes, i was spinning it to get the fuel off, the weight of the staff surprised me and i lost my initial control of the toss, but regained control with the catch. i'm not the one that soaked it, i don't normally soak for longer than 30 seconds. I'm a power spinner, and typically spin twice as fast as in that video

If you use 2 hands to spin off you rarely lose control of the staff when you do it. Basically clap the center between your two hands, and have it be at the bottom of your bottom hnad's palm and at the tip of your top hand's fingers. Push up with the bottom hand as you push to roll the staff with your top hand.