# Catching the yoyo on the "underside" of the string. (4A)

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [February 9, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/catching-the-yoyo-on-the-underside-of-the-string-4a/23624 "2011-02-09T23:16:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/catching-the-yoyo-on-the-underside-of-the-string-4a/23624/1 "2011-02-09T23:16:02Z")

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I see people in freestyle where they bring the string down into the yoyo, and around, but I cant seem to get it. And to clarify here is a video, he does it one the first to catches:  
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl6MvxtbvlQ&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl6MvxtbvlQ&feature=related) Any tips?

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**Author:** ![ztrain36](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ztrain36/32/668_2.png) [@ztrain36](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ztrain36)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/catching-the-yoyo-on-the-underside-of-the-string-4a/23624/2 "2011-02-09T23:44:05Z")

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bring your throwhand down and toward your self look at seasick… kinda like that

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**Author:** ![Amdroid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/amdroid/32/476_2.png) [@Amdroid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Amdroid)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/catching-the-yoyo-on-the-underside-of-the-string-4a/23624/3 "2011-02-10T03:30:11Z")

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Don’t make the string too tight, give it a little slack. Just move your hand around the yoyo quickly. If you are having trouble actually hitting the string, then just keep practicing and it will come.