# Case of the slipping string

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/case-of-the-slipping-string/322485>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/case-of-the-slipping-string/322485 "2020-06-16T00:27:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![garyrhuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e4f/32.png) [@garyrhuff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/garyrhuff)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/case-of-the-slipping-string/322485/1 "2020-06-16T00:27:55Z")

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This may be a crazy question, but here goes. I’m new at this Yoyo stuff and just started using a yoyoXpert glove which I like, but find that the string slips on my glove finger. Has anyone else had this problem and if so is there a solution? Thanks Gary.

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**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/case-of-the-slipping-string/322485/2 "2020-06-16T00:30:36Z")

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Try to point your finger more up if it helps.

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**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/case-of-the-slipping-string/322485/3 "2020-06-16T03:11:57Z")

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@garyrhuff posted this way back in history to help with finger pain but it can also work to keep the string from slipping.

> [@Avoid finger pain~the skitrz way](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avoid-finger-pain-the-skitrz-way/59163):
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> I often see threads regarding the finger pain caused by the string strangling the newcomers phalanges. I personally dislike tape and gloves, especially when new to yoyoing. It’s really such a bother to carry a glove and mess with tape not to mention the feel of the string. I present to you the skitrz digit survival guide! Method 1 Run the string through the loop as you normally would, forming a nice slip knot. [image] Make the slip knot a little larger than you normally would and twist…