# Adjusting yoyo?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/321>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [January 7, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/321 "2009-01-07T21:39:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![yoyodude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@yoyodude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodude)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/321/1 "2009-01-07T21:39:23Z")

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In the slack trapeze video Andre does a trick in which he takes the yo-yo in his hand and it looks like a sidewinder. What’s is the name of this trick and what is it’s purpose?

Thanks ;D

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**Author:** ![Robert2393](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/robert2393/32/7_2.png) [@Robert2393](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Robert2393)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/321/2 "2009-01-07T21:41:17Z")

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I don’t know what its called but its for unresponsive string tension.

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**Author:** ![Sagadon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sagadon/32/27_2.png) [@Sagadon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sagadon)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/321/3 "2009-01-12T20:27:16Z")

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[Check out the string tension videos](http://yoyoexpert.com/learn/017-intermediate-string-tension.html)! It’ll clear it all up. Twisty strings = bad for business.