# Alternative hooks and slack tricks

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**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")\
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**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")

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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.

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