# can i have some help hand starting my yoyo from dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [February 12, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297 "2010-02-12T22:38:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jakelegacyfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@jakelegacyfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jakelegacyfan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/1 "2010-02-12T22:38:15Z")
😃 ---
**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:** [February 12, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/2 "2010-02-12T22:47:47Z")
Have you watched either of the videos André made? ---
**Author:** ![SenZaM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/senzam/32/422_2.png) [@SenZaM](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SenZaM)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/3 "2010-02-13T08:35:33Z")
watch André’s vid a couple of times. So you know how to do it. Then just try it once every time you get a dead yoyo. That is how I learned it. ---
**Author:** ![jakelegacyfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@jakelegacyfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jakelegacyfan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/4 "2010-02-13T19:37:35Z")
😃 i have wached it alot im still haveing troble becuse it sry I cant seem to make it spin fast. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/5 "2010-02-13T21:06:57Z")
Are you trying to snap start or thumb start? ---
**Author:** ![AeroSlaYa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AeroSlaYa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AeroSlaYa)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/6 "2010-02-16T18:27:35Z")
Here’s my quick guide: > **[A Guide to Hand Start a dead Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,6881.0.html)** > > Snap Starting a yoyo is a hard thing to learn, but pays off in the end.  It look more proffesional than hand winding and is a lot quicker.  Here are some turoials and videos to help the learning process. Please visit my String Tension... It has about 7 or so different ways to hand start a dead yoyo.  Good Luck!!! ---
**Author:** ![Shisaki417](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shisaki417/32/150_2.png) [@Shisaki417](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shisaki417)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/7 "2010-02-16T18:36:24Z")
I just watched Andre’s video tutorial on it and I realized he spins the yoyo by pushing back. Have you tried pushing it forward? That’s what I do and it is much more efficient for me since when you pull it backwards and you try to bind the yoyo is spinning the direction the bind is going so it will most likely slip while if you push it forward it is going against the yoyo so the bind will snag on to the bearing and bring your yoyo back up. ---
**Author:** ![theOldestCraze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@theOldestCraze](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theOldestCraze)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/8 "2010-02-16T19:02:46Z")
There are a couple in here. [http://www.vimeo.com/9429204](http://www.vimeo.com/9429204) Just keep at it. -Jacob ---
**Author:** ![Nmaster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nmaster/32/345_2.png) [@Nmaster](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nmaster)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-have-some-help-hand-starting-my-yoyo-from-dead/11297/9 "2010-02-18T06:40:19Z")
if you are snap starting you should have your fingers across the center of the yoyo