# Alternative hooks and slack tricks **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [May 9, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335 "2021-05-09T21:03:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/1 "2021-05-09T21:03:59Z")
Please post some new advanced slack trick and alternative hooks ( similar to beefhook) tutorials ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/2 "2021-05-09T21:27:09Z")
In the Intro of Brandon news video I saw that hook he did maybe someone can tell me what he is doing there. 00:27 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/d/e/1de9cfa2f4d381ea9e2c732a06fc2341278eb5b8.jpeg "I Landed Neck Stole! (Brent Stole Around The Neck)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpJ6mFHOx6Y) ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/3 "2021-05-09T21:28:53Z")
Looks like a beefhook around his non throw hand but how does he lan in that double or nothing kinda thing? ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/4 "2021-05-10T22:20:02Z")
With Alternative Hooks i mean hooks different from hidemasa, 1.5 ,2.0 2.5 and so on. I can already do hidemasa 1.5 and beefhook just so you now my level ---
**Author:** ![ottoast](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ottoast/32/131724_2.png) [@ottoast](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ottoast)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/5 "2021-05-11T01:33:32Z")
Angelo Aguirre just posted a new tutorial of some slack elements in his yoyo combo: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/c/1/9c15e858d5ea8ffb81e315413c1d8f76699b38d6.jpeg "The ANGEL Combo Yoyo Tutorial! 👼🏾(Slacky)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S6P47urtmo) ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/6 "2021-05-12T15:04:47Z")
Nice thanks a lot. Do you have anything about alternative hooks? Like some kind of modified beefhooks or stuff like that? ---
**Author:** ![GoYoYuRu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/goyoyuru/32/650021_2.png) [@GoYoYuRu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GoYoYuRu)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/7 "2021-05-12T15:32:53Z")
Fun and easy…Ive always liked this one… [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/a/1/fa14335c04cb20ba5aa71084da313b781da3d137.jpeg "SLVRANDBLK - #Trickbreakdown - Basic Tension Hook") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMdvjWvl5uE) ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/8 "2021-05-12T18:22:23Z")
Here’s a Beefhook variation I saw recently and I’ve been working on: [https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyiizeBSLu/?igshid=13mmikvx8ekw4](https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyiizeBSLu/?igshid=13mmikvx8ekw4) also tension hooks: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/b/a/1ba39813ffc7ead8dae847a78db8bab58f7f6369.jpeg "Tension hook variations - yoyo tricks tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H18MwWTvWS8) I’ve landed both a few times, but they haven’t really clicked yet. ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/9 "2021-05-12T20:12:42Z")
Nice I learned them all exactly what I was looking for more of this please ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/10 "2021-05-12T21:43:38Z")
Not a hook, but last week’s trick-a-week had a fun slack element. It’s a relatively easy trick, but it’s a fun one IMO: > [@MoonageMin's Trick-a-Week 2021 \[Finished, check out TaW 2022\]](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitch77s-trick-a-week-2021-week-19-5a-waveclash-and-slack-to-double-gt/331811/605): > > Week #18 - Acrobat GT A fun, flowy trick this week! Not much to say other than happy learning! [https://youtu.be/FFC4C3-RzO0](https://youtu.be/FFC4C3-RzO0) fyi: catch the slack on the furthest string from your body with the yoyo entering from the rear slow mo pov! [https://youtu.be/\_1Eiz-XlrlU](https://youtu.be/_1Eiz-XlrlU) ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/11 "2021-05-15T22:31:55Z")
Yea it was easy but very satisfying trick. Sometimes I don’t know what trick to do and I start to do this trick intuitiv at these moments ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/12 "2021-05-17T02:51:04Z")
Bump ---
**Author:** ![Apple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Apple](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apple)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/13 "2021-05-22T16:17:06Z")
very cool I hope this section thickens ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/14 "2021-05-23T00:00:30Z")
Just found that one by myself. Just wanted to share it because I looove it ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/15 "2021-05-23T00:00:43Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/7/c/97cd46347599a66647cbca4747cb91d42ed5ce3b.jpeg "YoYo Tutorial! - Quick 1.5 Mount Hook YoYo Trick Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDqhJYvnZCE) ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-hooks-and-slack-tricks/338335/16 "2021-06-03T00:42:11Z")
Bump