# Adjusting yoyo?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/323>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [January 8, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/323 "2009-01-08T00:28:25Z")\
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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 8, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/323/1 "2009-01-08T00:28:25Z")

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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 9, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/323/2 "2009-01-09T13:00:27Z")

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i don’t know the name but its for adjusting sting tension. hes playing unresponsively so he has to tension his string some how.

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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 9, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adjusting-yoyo/323/3 "2009-01-09T15:02:30Z")

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There’s a great [video on string tension](http://yoyoexpert.com/learn/017-intermediate-string-tension.html) under the Learn section.