Forward Pass

For teaching purposes, place the yo-yo flat in your hand. Turn your arm around and hold it straight out behind you. [picture] You don’t actually hold on to the yo-yo, it only rests on your hand. Keep your arm perfectly straight, only move your shoulder, and swing your arm forward quickly. The yo-yo should fly out in front of you. Turn your palm up and catch the yo-yo.

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Once you have done a few Forward Passes you are ready to hold the yo-yo in your hand the same way as you did for the Throw-down (with the string going from your finger to the top of the yo-yo) before you turn your arm around behind you.

Tips:
- Make sure you are not holding on to the yo-yo. You simply pull your hand out from under it.
- Swing your arm forward fairly quickly so that the yo-yo has enough power to come all the way back to your hand.
- When you swing your arm forward, stop the swing at about shoulder height in front of you. If the yo-yo is going over your head it’s because you’re holding your arm up above your head.
- It’s ok to catch with both hands if you need to at first.