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This trick looks deceivingly simple. It’s not.  Start with a Trapeze. Then swing the yo-yo sideways toward your dominant hand, let go of the loop of string on your free hand, allow the loop and the yo-yo to swing over your dominant hand, then stick the first finger of your free hand back into the trapeze loop when it swings back around.

Tips:
- First of all you need a very unresponsive yo-yo.  If you try to use a responsive one it will catch and wind back up when you do this trick.
- Be certain that your string is adjusted to be completely neutral.  This trick is nearly impossible if the trapeze loop gets all twisted up on the way around your dominant hand.
- Make sure you have good lighting.  For real.  It’s surprising how much of a difference this makes.  If you can’t see the loop of string well, it will be much harder to catch it on your finger.  Light coming from behind you works well.
- When you swing the yo-yo around your hand, release it so that it flies almost straight up, in a slow, gentle arc.  Follow the yo-yo a little bit with your dominant hand so that you maintain the shape of the loop while it’s in the air, and you aren’t accidentally pulling it closed in transit.
- When first learning, stick all five fingers on your free hand out to improve your chances of catching the string on one of them.  You only have to use your first finger for contests and coolness.
- This is a trick that will benefit from serious repetition, and lots of practice.

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