Archive for January, 2004

This trick is one throw, and then two Inside Loops in a row. The first throw goes up, the second loop goes out, and the third loop should go as close to straight down as possible. Usually, in a contest, the third one is counted if it stays within the trick square. So since the tendency is for the last throw to go out a bit, you should just make sure that you are standing back on the far corner of the trick square to give yourself as much room as possible.

Tips:
- The whole secret of the last loop is moving your hand REALLY quickly IN and DOWN to guide that last loop straight down.

Hold the yo-yo in your hand with your palm up. Make sure that the string goes from your finger to the TOP of the yo-yo. [picture] If the string goes underneath the yo-yo the throw won’t work as well.

On the left: upside-down —— On the right: correct position
Curl your arm up like you’re making a muscle, and then throw the yo-yo straight down, letting it roll off the ends of your fingers.  Your hand should still be palm up. Only after the yo-yo is on its way down toward the ground should you turn your hand palm down so that you can catch the yo-yo when it comes back up.
Tip:
- If the yo-yo stays at the bottom, just give the string a little tug and the yo-yo will come back up. If you’re still having trouble, check out our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page.

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Normal Around The World (start w/a Froward Pass motion, so that the yo-yo starts in front, and swings around behind you), when the yo-yo comes back around to the front at about chest height, tug on the string so the yo-yo comes back, then regenerate (with a Hop The Fence type motion) into an Around The World in the other direction.

Lean back and do your magic just like the name of the trick says.

See Laceration.  Invented by Spencer Berry.

Start by learning the Breakaway.  Then learn to do Around the World where the yo-yo stays in front of your body the whole time (the plane of the trick is parallel to your chest).  Now, instead of letting the yo-yo go all the way around, stick your finger out to catch the string and make the yo-yo land back on the string between your hands.

Tips:
-    Try to get your finger as close to the yo-yo as possible when you catch the string.  The more space between the yo-yo and your finger, the harder it will be to catch the yo-yo on the string.
-    This will be easier to learn with an unresponsive, Butterfly-shaped yo-yo, but is possible with just about any yo-yo.

Start as if you are going to do a regular throwdown, but lie the yo-yo down flat in your palm. Throw the yo-yo down and at an angle (about 45 degrees) across your body. Once it gets to the end of the string, quickly move your hand so that it is above the yo-yo, and the string will start to flutter. Now pick up the middle of the string with your free hand and watch the UFO fly.

To get the yo-yo to come back to your hand, pull up on the string in your free hand so that the yo-yo pops ups into the air at about eye level. At the same time bring your yo-yo hand out to the side so that the string makes a straight line from your hand to the yo-yo. If the yo-yo is still spinning fast enough it will wind up sideways and go back to your hand.

Tips:
- You don’t have to pick up the string with your free hand, but the UFO will fly longer if you do.
- Skilled players use this trick to tighten and loosen the yo-yo strings. Just remember “Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey.” In other words, when you throw the yo-yo to your right the string will tighten, and when you throw it to your left the string will loosen. This is true for both right and left-handed players.
- It will be very difficult, if not impossible, to do this trick with an unresponsive yo-yo.

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First make sure you can throw a good, long Sleeper. Once you can do that, all you have to do is throw a fast sleeper, very gently set the yo-yo down on the ground, let it walk in front of you, and then give it a tug to bring it back up to your hand.

Tips:
- Make sure that you start walking the yo-yo right next to you, or in front of you. If you start it out behind you, as the yo-yo walks forward there will be slack in the string and the yo-yo could come back up too soon.
- Set the yo-yo down on the ground gently so it doesn’t pop right back up.
- The faster the yo-yo is spinning, the farther it will walk. See how far you can go.

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Normal Around The World (start w/a Froward Pass motion, so that the yo-yo starts in front, and swings around behind you), when the yo-yo comes back around to the front at about chest height, tug on the string so the yo-yo comes back, then regenerate (with an Inside Loop) into another Around The World in the same direction.