# Do we have a standard lableing system for a yoyo. Like cardinal directions?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-we-have-a-standard-lableing-system-for-a-yoyo-like-cardinal-directions/1709
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [April 18, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-we-have-a-standard-lableing-system-for-a-yoyo-like-cardinal-directions/1709 "2009-04-18T02:38:28Z")
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### Author:  [@Concretcutter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Concretcutter)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-we-have-a-standard-lableing-system-for-a-yoyo-like-cardinal-directions/1709/1 "2009-04-18T02:38:28Z")
A yoyo throwin from a gravity pull is currenty sleeping on the end of the string.
```
I
I <---- yoyo sleeping on a string
I and its spinning away from you as if you thowin it.
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```
When explaining trick help on the forums I often have trouble with simply mentioning sides of the yoyo. So heres the question:
The 3 Axis for the yoyo, X,Y,Z (crazy 3-D world we live in) would be… and Im gonna guess… X= axis along the Axle, Y=Axis along the string, Z= Axis along the rotation of the yoyo.
Whats the “yoyo slang” for the more technical properties of the sleeping yoyo? Do we have anything like that at all? I suppose that we could just use Videos to show eachother how to do tricks and leave out the confusing terms, but go look at the Gyro flops Post I made where I try to help someone learn the trick. Im almost as confused explaining it as the person that posted the topic lol.
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### Author:  [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-we-have-a-standard-lableing-system-for-a-yoyo-like-cardinal-directions/1709/2 "2009-04-18T03:58:44Z")
Just label it yourself ;D That’s a good idea.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-we-have-a-standard-lableing-system-for-a-yoyo-like-cardinal-directions/1709/3 "2009-04-18T04:34:26Z")
> **[Yonomicon](https://yonomicon.com/)**
>
> The revolutionary book on yo-yo tricks, science, and history and all the variations you can have it in
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### Author:  [@dryoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dryoyo)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-we-have-a-standard-lableing-system-for-a-yoyo-like-cardinal-directions/1709/4 "2009-04-18T12:45:13Z")
> [@yoyofactoryben](#):
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> [http://www.yonomicon.com](http://www.yonomicon.com)
Epic
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### Author:  [@Concretcutter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Concretcutter)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-we-have-a-standard-lableing-system-for-a-yoyo-like-cardinal-directions/1709/5 "2009-04-18T17:41:00Z")
wow that site you linked was VERY helpful. its a bit hard to navigate through but its very thorough.
thank you very much.