# 5a help

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-help/58682>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [September 2, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-help/58682 "2013-09-02T04:32:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![YoCyanightYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/77aa72/32.png) [@YoCyanightYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoCyanightYo)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-help/58682/1 "2013-09-02T04:32:39Z")

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Hey guys, I’ve been practicing 5a lately. I can do some stuff, like 360/720, but some stuff seems impossible. I can’t tell if it’s my counterweights or what. I have a rubber ball that I drilled a hole in and a yoyofactory “spin top button”. I’ve been trying to use them, but they seem so heavy, like it takes a lot of force to get them to go around my fingers and stuff. I’ve been using the 2010 G5 (Z-stacked version). If I could get some help with this I’d be very grateful!

~Thanks,  
Cyanight

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**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-help/58682/2 "2013-09-02T11:51:21Z")

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First off:

> [@5a](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a/57951/1):
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> [definitiveyoyoing.com&nbsp;-&nbsp;definitiveyoyoing Resources and Information.](http://www.definitiveyoyoing.com/learn-5a)

Second, you can always try using a lighter counterweight. Use a smaller ball, dice, or string ball.