# Advice on keeping string from flying off hand

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/advice-on-keeping-string-from-flying-off-hand/85761
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [March 11, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/advice-on-keeping-string-from-flying-off-hand/85761 "2018-03-11T09:02:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
**Showing post:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/advice-on-keeping-string-from-flying-off-hand/85761/2 "2018-03-11T12:03:14Z")

</div>

I made this post some time ago, offering options to reduce finger pain but these also may reduce slippage.

> [@Avoid finger pain~the skitrz way](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avoid-finger-pain-the-skitrz-way/59163):
>
> I often see threads regarding the finger pain caused by the string strangling the newcomers phalanges. I personally dislike tape and gloves, especially when new to yoyoing. It’s really such a bother to carry a glove and mess with tape not to mention the feel of the string. I present to you the skitrz digit survival guide! Method 1 Run the string through the loop as you normally would, forming a nice slip knot. Make the slip knot a little larger than you normally would and twis…

---

_[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/advice-on-keeping-string-from-flying-off-hand/85761)._