I think I’ve cracked the code. I have spent MANY hours pouring over the minutiae of this trick, into the realities and fantasies of the do-this and the do-that. No more pulling to cinch. No more floppy loops hoping to cross paths with the gyroscope at just the right time.
Beef hooks are my favorite thing to do, hitting them on the brass aoda mini or mighty flea is addictive, try it if you get a chance. But I can throw out some more advice for you, thinner the string the easier the beef hooks. I love thick string but it seems to snag the whip around more making it harder to hit since your finger needs to be closer to the yoyo. With thinner you get more spacing. Ive got to a point where I can hit them on command; but yeah, thought I would share what helped me
Beef hooks are the best. I throw one in most combos just because it’s quick, easy once you know what to do, and you can roll right into whatever mount you want from it (I usually do 1.5 > branding or 1.5 > wrist mount like the start of Tsunami Bomb)