# Airplane Help **URL:** \ **Category:** Kendama\ **Created:** [March 2, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/airplane-help/73063 "2015-03-02T00:09:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![27mongoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/50afbb/32.png) [@27mongoose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/27mongoose)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/airplane-help/73063/1 "2015-03-02T00:09:38Z")
Hello everyone, I have been having lots of trouble trying to land airplane. I can get it once in a while but I have by no means “mastered it”. I don’t even know if I am holding the tama correctly. Please, help me! ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/airplane-help/73063/2 "2015-03-02T00:48:00Z")
Lolol I thought you were asking for help landing an actual airplane. ---
**Author:** ![27mongoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/50afbb/32.png) [@27mongoose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/27mongoose)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/airplane-help/73063/3 "2015-03-02T00:52:20Z")
Oh I meant the Kendama trick ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/airplane-help/73063/4 "2015-03-02T16:40:06Z")
Try pulling more straight up (don’t swing much) and tug the string right below the tama with your ring finger. The little tug on the string will help rotate the ken and you won’t have to do quite as much of a swinging motion so hitting the spike is easier and more consistent.