# A tutorial for all you Gentry Fans

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks
**Created:** [February 10, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325 "2013-02-10T23:59:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author: ![awhit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@awhit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/awhit)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/1 "2013-02-10T23:59:44Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/a/a/faa962df17f21ed3da68b0d595f564649cc250f5.jpeg "Gorilla Hands - Yoyo Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdL_bArrZMU)

So I recently got a request to do a tutorial on this trick. I believe it’s Gentry’s, or somewhere close to it, so yeah 🙂 I just gave it a fancy name.

You can also find the 3rd person point of view here around 1:26

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/a/2/fa24133fc85fdfb33ec5bc0518051f50258a886c.jpeg "Alex Whitney - 2012") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4iQaWAR9jU)

Hope you all enjoy!&nbsp; ;D

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### Author: ![jaxdowns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jaxdowns](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jaxdowns)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/2 "2013-02-20T01:52:02Z")

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It looks like I am doing it right but when I dismount it never goes to a 1.5 mount it just drops

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### Author: ![y0y0bawss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@y0y0bawss](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/y0y0bawss)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/3 "2013-02-21T05:00:39Z")

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lIKe A BAWSS

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### Author: ![thefluteninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@thefluteninja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thefluteninja)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/4 "2013-02-22T18:28:29Z")

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I am definitely going to learn this by the end of today.

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### Author: ![saskyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@saskyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saskyoyo)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/5 "2013-02-27T03:46:12Z")

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i think im gettin this trick but when i release the thumb it goes into a trapeze not a spot were i can go into 1.5

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### Author: ![thefluteninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@thefluteninja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thefluteninja)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/6 "2013-02-27T05:19:39Z")

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Yay! I finally got it:D

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### Author: ![awhit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@awhit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/awhit)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/7 "2013-03-04T02:04:57Z")

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> [@saskyoyo](#):
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> i think im gettin this trick but when i release the thumb it goes into a trapeze not a spot were i can go into 1.5

When you drop the thumb it’s should just be a trapeze with your throw-hand pointer in the loop too 🙂 you’re really close! Keep at it!

Thanks for lookin’ everybody 😃

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### Author: ![Elluzion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/elluzion/32/1269_2.png) [@Elluzion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Elluzion)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/8 "2013-03-05T21:43:41Z")

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I’m definitely going to try to learn this, thanks for sharing!

ps how does gentry come up with this shiz? like all those finger and hand twists, it just boggles me…

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### Author: ![Tx3x1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Tx3x1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tx3x1)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-tutorial-for-all-you-gentry-fans/49325/9 "2013-03-06T19:32:59Z")

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Awesome trick, love it.
