# Breakaway

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/38447>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [June 5, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/38447 "2012-06-05T02:17:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![yoyocool3237](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3bc359/32.png) [@yoyocool3237](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyocool3237)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/38447/1 "2012-06-05T02:17:46Z")

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I am using a protostar, but why can’t I do a breakaway.

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**Author:** ![123yo456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/74df32/32.png) [@123yo456](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/123yo456)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/38447/2 "2012-06-05T02:20:48Z")

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Just make a muscle then turn to right if right hand then throw it down but side ways. Or your not used to the protostar shape.

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**Author:** ![rdeleon975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@rdeleon975](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rdeleon975)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/38447/3 "2012-06-05T02:21:05Z")

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Patience grasshopper…

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**Author:** ![Taluboots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@Taluboots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Taluboots)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/38447/4 "2012-06-05T02:56:00Z")

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> [@yoyocool3237](#):
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> I am using a protostar, but why can’t I do a breakaway.

Maybe try using a yo-yo with a thinner shape, like an imperial shaped yo-yo. It may help.

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**Author:** ![YoBroIYoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoBroIYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoBroIYoyo)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/breakaway/38447/5 "2012-06-05T14:48:32Z")

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Don’t turn your body but turn your head so you are looking at the yoyo and where you throw it. Keep doing this and eventually you won’t need to! Hope this helped!!