# 1A/2A poll: Where on your finger do you put the loop? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 26, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340 "2021-05-26T21:38:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/1 "2021-05-26T21:38:47Z")
This [thread](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beeswax-on-string-loop/339332/4) got me wondering: Looking at all the tutorials and other good throwers’ videos, it seems like most people put the string loop on the middle bone of their middle finger. I have to put the loop on the proximal bone, near the joint with the middle bone or the string feels like it’s going to come off. Where do you put the string? ![Hand](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/3/3/f33d57aa86b1666a802c896c9c09cb713f393bbb.gif) I know the above was asked already, but just wondering how people keep the string on if it feels like it’s going to come off? [2014 thread about this question.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-do-you-put-the-string-around-your-finger/68718/19) ---
**Author:** ![yoyo911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f475e1/32.png) [@yoyo911](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo911)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/2 "2021-05-27T00:17:33Z")
I think I’ve single slipknotted in the middle of my finger forever and had the yoyo come off my finger like twice over the years. Never really had that problem ---
**Author:** ![Grunt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grunt/32/679117_2.png) [@Grunt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grunt)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/3 "2021-05-27T01:02:51Z")
So the “string about to fly off” feeling is something I never experienced until I started using all these newfangled synthetic only strings, so I do a double slipknot and that string is not going anywhere. I did originally place the string on the proximal bone area but someone told me I’d have more control of the string and flexibility at the medial so I changed and haven’t looked back since 98. ---
**Author:** ![Grunt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grunt/32/679117_2.png) [@Grunt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grunt)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/4 "2021-05-27T01:06:30Z")
> [@Grunt](#): > > someone told me I’d have more control of the string and flexibility at the medial Looping was also a big part of “1A” at the time so this may have been part of that thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Legit\_Yo-Yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yo-yo/32/140700_2.png) [@Legit\_Yo-Yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_Yo-Yo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/5 "2021-05-27T01:07:14Z")
I only use it on the proximal bone ---
**Author:** ![Grunt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grunt/32/679117_2.png) [@Grunt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grunt)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/6 "2021-05-27T01:11:33Z")
Yeah I now believe it comes down to personal preference. But when an older better kid at yoyo club made the recommendation, I listened. ---
**Author:** ![ExYoyoAddict](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exyoyoaddict/32/145064_2.png) [@ExYoyoAddict](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ExYoyoAddict)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/7 "2021-05-27T01:11:39Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/c/6/8c69b343d128355229226e86b6a8dce80dd0300c.jpeg) Here’s your answer ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/8 "2021-05-27T01:39:30Z")
When I put the string on my finger after a few tricks or after a hard throw the slip knot is tightening up so hardly that I think that it’s cutting my finger of ( I’m exaggerating here a little bit ). Never had that problem. And about where I wear it I always change between the middle bone and between the space between the middle and the 3 bone ( closest to your hand) ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/9 "2021-05-27T02:04:47Z")
Middle finger, midway on the medial. Single loop slip knot, no problem with slipping off. String varies between 100 cotton, slick 6/8 (50%cotton, 50%poly,) 100% poly. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/10 "2021-05-27T02:27:44Z")
I put it around my wrist ---
**Author:** ![Grunt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grunt/32/679117_2.png) [@Grunt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grunt)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/11 "2021-05-27T03:30:47Z")
I’m about to try this. ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/12 "2021-05-27T03:38:28Z")
Upper medial for me. Started at the upper proximal and heard upper medial gave you better control especially with looping. Standard slip knot. I put the loop side of the knot toward my pinky for 1A and loop towards the thumb for 2A. Cotton is grippy, polyester is slicker, and nylon feels like I have grease on my hand. Coban with nylon strings is like riding in a luxury car. The Coban/finger wrap stuff works really well. When I started playing again it really hurt so I used it but only once my finger started to bother me. Now I only need it if I play for over an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Hanker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hanker/32/628221_2.png) [@Hanker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hanker)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/13 "2021-05-31T10:13:41Z")
I loop and I found that with the loop at my upper medial, I have less control. The middle medial portion I found to have the most control. I keep my slip knot on the middle medial, slip knot facing the thumb for all styles of play. The slightly bigger part is where I put my slip knot. ![Screenshot of Google Chrome (5-31-21, 3-55-15 PM)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/0/9/509470199384834a8dbf3eebcc522a0830e3c930.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Biased\_Opinion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Biased\_Opinion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Biased_Opinion)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/14 "2021-05-31T16:31:07Z")
I have my slipknot at the very top of my medial bone. I just make sure that my string is tight and it never feels like it will fly off. ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-2a-poll-where-on-your-finger-do-you-put-the-loop/339340/15 "2021-05-31T17:27:00Z")
Yoyo forums are the only place you can get away with a photo of the middle finger like that, lol I always thought that the string is properly played with down to the distal knuckle on the middle finger. Anything else is wrong.