# Binding with off string help **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [September 14, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568 "2009-09-14T23:36:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AeroSlaYa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AeroSlaYa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AeroSlaYa)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/1 "2009-09-14T23:36:32Z")
like the title says. i’m having trouble cuz it’s not catching it. help!!! ---
**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/2 "2009-09-14T23:38:39Z")
Cross your hands farther. ---
**Author:** ![Smoke770077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/3 "2009-09-14T23:40:07Z")
Try using more string in your off hand… Becareful, too much will make it knot up ---
**Author:** ![catorameus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/catorameus/32/175_2.png) [@catorameus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/catorameus)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/4 "2009-09-14T23:42:54Z")
First of all, which yo-yo are you using for offstring? Sometimes, you’ll need to wrap the string around the axle once before actually binding the yo-yo. ---
**Author:** ![AeroSlaYa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AeroSlaYa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AeroSlaYa)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/5 "2009-09-14T23:46:26Z")
> [@catorameus](#): > > First of all, which yo-yo are you using for offstring? Sometimes, you’ll need to wrap the string around the axle once before actually binding the yo-yo. i don’t have many yoyo’s and am just a beginner so i have my velocity and am using my brother’s Journey for Offstring ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/6 "2009-09-15T00:29:33Z")
Make sure it’s fully tightened. Also, you might need to hold some extra string in your nonthrowhand, like the other people have said. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoandrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/45deac/32.png) [@yoyoandrew](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoandrew)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/7 "2009-09-15T00:49:45Z")
cross ur hand farther and faster ---
**Author:** ![catorameus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/catorameus/32/175_2.png) [@catorameus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/catorameus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/8 "2009-09-15T01:09:09Z")
Like what Brian said, tighten the gap. And try wrapping the string around the axle once or twice before binding. You can see Taiki Nishimura double binding in the 2006 World Yo-Yo Contest in this video: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/f/0/bf0c087ae8132b9b463b91b105eecee7ea3c2693.jpeg "Worlds yo-yo Contest 2006 4A 1st - Taiki Nishimura") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZG4_huuKz0) Also, remember to pull up with your throwhand while you feed the string into the gap. So you’ll be pulling up, while crossing your hands. That’ll force string into the gap, binding it. ---
**Author:** ![peacockyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/peacockyoyo/32/310_2.png) [@peacockyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/peacockyoyo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/9 "2009-11-07T22:38:13Z")
if you google like offstring yoyo a link will come up for team offstring (some japanese team) and they have a bunch of tuts and there is this one thing called magic return it returns the yoyo and is easier then the normal bind so check it out ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/10 "2009-11-07T22:57:00Z")
Please check the date of the last post before you post. This was over 2 months old, and the information you gave was already there. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoandrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/45deac/32.png) [@yoyoandrew](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoandrew)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/11 "2009-11-08T02:54:09Z")
try doing sun then binding ---
**Author:** ![Smoke770077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/12 "2009-11-08T03:57:53Z")
I love how people read ALL the replies before posting… > [@yoyoandrew](#): > > try doing sun then binding > [@peacockyoyo](#): > > if you google like offstring yoyo a link will come up for team offstring (some japanese team) > and they have a bunch of tuts and there is this one thing called magic return it returns the yoyo and is easier then the normal bind so check it out > [@10 10010 1001 1 1110](#): > > Please check the date of the last post before you post. This was over 2 months old, and the information you gave was already there. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![AeroSlaYa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AeroSlaYa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AeroSlaYa)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/binding-with-off-string-help/6568/13 "2009-11-09T23:45:08Z")
> [@Mitch](#): > > I love how people read ALL the replies before posting… > > > [@yoyoandrew](#): > > > > try doing sun then binding > > > [@peacockyoyo](#): > > > > if you google like offstring yoyo a link will come up for team offstring (some japanese team) > > and they have a bunch of tuts and there is this one thing called magic return it returns the yoyo and is easier then the normal bind so check it out > > > [@10 10010 1001 1 1110](#): > > > > Please check the date of the last post before you post. This was over 2 months old, and the information you gave was already there. Thanks. It could help others with their troubles on offstring binding but it’s a pretty old post. please don’t bring it up again