# Barrel Rolls 

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barrel-rolls/53282>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [May 7, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barrel-rolls/53282 "2013-05-07T18:17:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Golin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@Golin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Golin)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barrel-rolls/53282/1 "2013-05-07T18:17:48Z")

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i already know a lots of tricks like zipper matrix skin the gerbil mach 5 boing bong ninja vanishes few GTs budha revenges 1.5 slack mounts all mounts whips even ann connolys magic trick AND i still cannot get through barrel rolls… that trick is just impossible to do for me ;\< i knwo the motion all steps but when i am doing it fast i dont get this effect :\< 5min ago i watched just some random yoyo video with some kid 😜 and what i noticed at 1:14 that he has the same problem as i do 😛 check this out i ahve the same problem with lack of that second rolling motion :\< how to fix it

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**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barrel-rolls/53282/2 "2013-05-07T18:44:34Z")

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Now I"m wondering if I’m doing my own right. :wink:

A video of “this is what I want to do, check 1:15” and “this is how I actually do it” (the kid’s video or one of your own) would be helpful in identifying the problem and giving you pointers on what to fix.

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**Author:** ![Golin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@Golin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Golin)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barrel-rolls/53282/3 "2013-05-07T19:40:45Z")

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amg… wheres&nbsp; my link 😃

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpYau7xKDEY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpYau7xKDEY)&nbsp; ok sorry&nbsp; for that :\< my bad 😛

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**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barrel-rolls/53282/4 "2013-05-07T19:44:28Z")

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I think mine look more or less like that, too… except that when I do the underpass, I’m actually launching the yoyo a bit and going faster. Maybe that’s the only difference? Momentum and smoothness of the non-throw hand?

They also look better with less string. Not sure how you can have shorter string until you’ve already done a few, though, and by then you’re about ready to go to the next part of the combo. :wink:

Now for the video where they look perfect to you! :wink:

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**Author:** ![YoNinja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/2acd7d/32.png) [@YoNinja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoNinja)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barrel-rolls/53282/5 "2013-05-08T00:51:25Z")

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For that second throw, try to shoot the yoyo forward and up a bit, and launch it into that string pretty hard.

Hope this helps! :wink: