I saw this done recently by a lot of players at Worlds 2011. Can anyone explain how to do this … I guess it’s an eli hop beyond your arm rather than in front?
You can see Takeshi do it in his 2011 5A FS at about 2:15-2:16
I love eli hops and really want to learn this. Thanks for the help!
Using my words, I would say to land a trapeze with no twists, with your index finger curved in.
Then for the actual “hop”, bring your non-throw hand to your throw hand and vice versa. Try it. You might hit your elbow at first, but you’ll learn to move it out of the way.
You use your thumb, not your finger.
You pivot the yoyo around your pointer and land it on your thumb facing inwards. You hop off your thumb.
Don’t listen to CarlG. He wont help