# 4a help open handed whip catch and g-flop

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [July 4, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-help-open-handed-whip-catch-and-g-flop/16345 "2010-07-04T23:42:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![chradam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@chradam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chradam)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-help-open-handed-whip-catch-and-g-flop/16345/1 "2010-07-04T23:42:24Z")

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ok im trying to learn to 4a tricks ive already mastered the basics so im moving on lol. ok can anyone give a tutorial for these to tricks i found one for g-flop on [offstring.com](http://offstring.com) but i can find one for the open handed catch. so help please 🙂

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**Author:** ![DiscipleforChrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@DiscipleforChrist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DiscipleforChrist)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-help-open-handed-whip-catch-and-g-flop/16345/2 "2010-07-05T06:58:34Z")

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I am not sure if there is a tutorial for open-whip catch. But, the trick itself is fairly simple to understand! (phew! :D)

For open-whip catch, you’re just whipping the string length into the gap. There is no loop to hold. Here is a video with the catch:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/3/a/13a92955d3e2a37c3cec0f365a1ffd4cb6923b9b.jpeg "Offstring Tricks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1ZOhsDOvIc)

@ 5:05