# Yo-Yo Tricks **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-tricks/7.md?page=82 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 83 --- ## [What should be next? ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-be-next/64459)
**Author:** [@SpencerSully](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpencerSully)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-be-next/64459 "2014-03-09T13:30:32Z")
I just learned escape ladder and Plan D and I very much enjoyed the more technical tricks. So my question is where should I go next? What should I learn, where should I learn and just general advice about this branch of … --- ## [What's your go to trick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-go-to-trick/64197)
**Author:** [@sean.sutt10](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sean.sutt10)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-go-to-trick/64197 "2014-03-09T13:29:06Z")
Hey everyone just wondering, what is it that you guys usually throw when you pick up a yoyo or yoyo for someone. Do you have a go to trick or a combo, maybe a favorite thats just more fun to do than the rest. Thought it … --- ## [Grandma Kimmitt sandwich problem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grandma-kimmitt-sandwich-problem/64011)
**Author:** [@cle555](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cle555)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grandma-kimmitt-sandwich-problem/64011 "2014-03-09T12:19:23Z")
I am trying to learn GKS but every time i have to place the loop under the yoyo it starts tilting off the string. Im just posting this to see if anybody has had the same problem and know how to fix it --- ## [Magic Slacker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-slacker/64445)
**Author:** [@Formula](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Formula)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-slacker/64445 "2014-03-09T02:08:34Z")
--- ## [Very Quick Question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/very-quick-question/64446)
**Author:** [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/very-quick-question/64446 "2014-03-09T00:29:28Z")
Hello. I have my talent show coming up March… 26th or 27th. And I only have just around a minute-min and a quarter long worth of tricks, which I personally don’t like. I think it would be ok by the crowd, but I personall… --- ## [Are aluminum wood or plastic yoyos better](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-aluminum-wood-or-plastic-yoyos-better/64047)
**Author:** [@Dylanrocksit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dylanrocksit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-aluminum-wood-or-plastic-yoyos-better/64047 "2014-03-08T20:57:09Z")
? --- ## [Smooth, flowy tricks please](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smooth-flowy-tricks-please/64450)
**Author:** [@DKiminator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DKiminator)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smooth-flowy-tricks-please/64450 "2014-03-08T13:22:09Z")
I am a fan of guy right’s style and I am looking for some very flowy tricks, any technicality is fine --- ## [Help with Electric Fan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-electric-fan/64417)
**Author:** [@FoolsGoldDigger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FoolsGoldDigger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-electric-fan/64417 "2014-03-07T19:42:22Z")
Hey guys! I am having alot of trouble getting my hands to work in sync when dong electric fan. I can do the pinwheels and rotate the CW fine but when i try to do it together I just mess up. Any tips? --- ## [Black Hops and Spirit Bomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/black-hops-and-spirit-bomb/64195)
**Author:** [@chaelfosho](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chaelfosho)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/black-hops-and-spirit-bomb/64195 "2014-03-06T23:28:15Z")
I always get a extra twisted string(turning into a knot after) after the second pop in the Spirit bomb where you will shoot the yoyo into the triangle. and in Black Hops I need help chopping the 4th chop. it seems that … --- ## [Cool Unique Tricks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cool-unique-tricks/64301)
**Author:** [@feeschman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/feeschman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cool-unique-tricks/64301 "2014-03-05T18:34:25Z")
Currently I am working on building an arsenal of cool “rare” tricks. Rare meaning ones that you don’t see very often… So, without farther adieu, what are some of your guys’s favorite 1A tricks that aren’t very well known… --- ## [Breakaway?!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/64181)
**Author:** [@dnellegar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dnellegar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/64181 "2014-03-04T19:43:53Z")
So I’m really new to yo-yoing and I’m having a real hard time with breakaways. Any tips? --- ## [Lotus Bloom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lotus-bloom/64300)
**Author:** [@feeschman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/feeschman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lotus-bloom/64300 "2014-03-04T14:30:41Z")
So, I have recently tried to expand my trick database further from what the most popular and well-known tricks to ones that are really pretty and less known. This lead me to Lotus Bloom. Lotus Bloom is possibly the coole… --- ## [Slack?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slack/64302)
**Author:** [@bobashek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobashek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slack/64302 "2014-03-03T07:07:13Z")
I’ve been looking everywhere for a tutorial of the two slacks Steiffan Mang does at 00:20 in this video but I don’t know what they’re called. I’d be really grateful if you guys could ID them for me. (I thi… --- ## [kwijibo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kwijibo/64267)
**Author:** [@barbaricyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/barbaricyo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/kwijibo/64267 "2014-03-02T15:41:35Z")
I cant get that last pop into the double or nothing. any tips will be great --- ## [Iwasawa tower laceration help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/iwasawa-tower-laceration-help/64188)
**Author:** [@thegreatspank23](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thegreatspank23)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/iwasawa-tower-laceration-help/64188 "2014-02-28T07:16:57Z")
Hey guys after finally tackling the izuka X laceration i finally feel ready to tackle the iwasawa Eiffel tower laceration, however, its very difficult to tell what is going on in every video i can find on youtube, now i … --- ## [Picture tricks-- fun when responsive!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/picture-tricks-fun-when-responsive/64196)
**Author:** [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/picture-tricks-fun-when-responsive/64196 "2014-02-27T15:44:49Z")
So I have put off learning classic picture tricks forever. My only one was a tilted tower from hopping to the back string of a D-o-N. As part of the Fixed Axle February video contest I decided to learn some of’em (classi… --- ## [Spirit Bomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spirit-bomb/64192)
**Author:** [@sean.sutt10](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sean.sutt10)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spirit-bomb/64192 "2014-02-27T07:34:40Z")
Hey guys I’ve been working on spirit bomb a lot lately and I can get both pops pretty consistently but for some reason when i dismount from the wristmount variation thing with an extra wrap i get a knot. I can dismount a… --- ## [Help On this Star Combo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-on-this-star-combo/63983)
**Author:** [@Zort\_Commander](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zort_Commander)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-on-this-star-combo/63983 "2014-02-27T05:05:54Z")
So, http://youtu.be/pkYze\_i0Vck , I am having trouble on what string to grab on the hop from the kamikaze mount. Also, is there any way to get Around that hop. Just wondering Thank you -Zort Commander Ps. I kinda want… --- ## [Mach 5](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mach-5/64063)
**Author:** [@lopenator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lopenator)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mach-5/64063 "2014-02-26T23:18:57Z")
Everytime I try to attempt a mach 5, when I bring my over the throw hand instead of under for split the atom, my yo-yo catches and slams me in the knuckles. After repetitive attempts my knuckles are red and hurting now. … --- ## [New cool tricks to learn?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-cool-tricks-to-learn/64131)
**Author:** [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-cool-tricks-to-learn/64131 "2014-02-25T08:23:04Z")
So, I realized that I need to start practicing more and learning new tricks. Older tricks like ladder escape and Plan D just don’t seem as impressive to me anymore. Anyone wanna recommend me any tricks? --- ## [Please help me with the 1a suicide](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-me-with-the-1a-suicide/63846)
**Author:** [@Mvppaintball1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mvppaintball1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-me-with-the-1a-suicide/63846 "2014-02-23T21:56:27Z")
Can’t seem to get it please help -Ryan --- ## [Help with this trick plz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-this-trick-plz/64095)
**Author:** [@FLUFFALO](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FLUFFALO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-this-trick-plz/64095 "2014-02-23T03:07:10Z")
http://gsquaredyoyos.com/index.php/learn/nathan-s-breakdowns Can someone help me with this trick? i have a hard time when he lands it on the front string with the triangle… i dont even know how he did it? idk if anyone … --- ## [Any tips on learning 1A Tricks?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-tips-on-learning-1a-tricks/63885)
**Author:** [@chaelfosho](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chaelfosho)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-tips-on-learning-1a-tricks/63885 "2014-02-22T17:04:04Z")
I’d been yoyoing for almost a year, well i dont practice that much since im focusing on my engineering course. Sometimes I just dong get it when I watch yoyo vid. from youtube and the only hard trick (for me) I know is … --- ## [Beginner needs some help!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beginner-needs-some-help/63794)
**Author:** [@kellere3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kellere3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beginner-needs-some-help/63794 "2014-02-22T02:00:19Z")
I’m working on an assignment for a graduate course where I have to teach myself how to do something using only Youtube videos and forums. I chose to learn 2 to 3 yo-yo tricks. So far I’ve gotten walk the dog down and I … --- ## [chopsticks problem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/chopsticks-problem/63708)
**Author:** [@galaxynova2000](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/galaxynova2000)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/chopsticks-problem/63708 "2014-02-22T01:53:27Z")
I can’t properly lan the chopsticks. it always either hits my hand or lands on the string but stops spinning because it hit my hand what do i do? --- ## [The "Grandma Kimmitt Sandwich" Tastes Bad (New Problem)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-grandma-kimmitt-sandwich-tastes-bad-new-problem/62638)
**Author:** [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-grandma-kimmitt-sandwich-tastes-bad-new-problem/62638 "2014-02-22T01:50:02Z")
So as I was practicing the good ol’ GKS, as I was continuing to learn it, I found that it is rather hard to pop out of the triangle for the first pop because it is so small. Any tips for this? Here is a video to kind of … --- ## [Speed tricks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/speed-tricks/64005)
**Author:** [@schummelpilz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/schummelpilz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/speed-tricks/64005 "2014-02-21T06:35:03Z")
Hi! I’m a “beginner” at the level of YYE Master section (1A). I’d like to try to build some speed with some simple progressions and I’m wondering whether you guys have any recommendations for me. Something simple that I… --- ## [Lefty...](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lefty/64014)
**Author:** [@shotkon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shotkon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lefty/64014 "2014-02-21T06:02:24Z")
Do some tricks not work right left handed?? I can do some of the expert tricks with no problem but on a simple trick like McBride roller coaster, I can’t even get past the 1 1/ mount double or nothing switch… I have alwa… --- ## [What makes a good competition yoyo ? ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-makes-a-good-competition-yoyo/63937)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Vu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Brandon_Vu)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-makes-a-good-competition-yoyo/63937 "2014-02-21T04:52:02Z")
So what does everyone look for when choosing their competition yo-yo ? I look for a: 1)Low Wall 2)Wide Profile 3)V or H Shape 4) KonKave Bearing What do you guys use as your weapon of choice :wink: ? --- ## [Ninja Vanish Help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ninja-vanish-help/64009)
**Author:** [@Zort\_Commander](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zort_Commander)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ninja-vanish-help/64009 "2014-02-20T23:33:48Z")
So, I have landed ninja vanish a few times, but i can’t get it consistent. I can’t get the right motion for the slack to come around while landing into GT. It’s just hard to get the motion to whip the slack around. Could… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-tricks/7.md?page=81) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-tricks/7.md?page=83)