# Eli hops

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/42373>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [September 5, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/42373 "2012-09-05T10:06:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Rakleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Rakleon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rakleon)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/42373/1 "2012-09-05T10:06:30Z")

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I’m having real trouble with this tricks , i literally can’t shoot the yoyo up in the air , each time i did it the yoyo shoot back at my hand , sometime my head and recently it hits my glasses ( luckily my glasses is made of hard meterials ). Can anyone help me out ???

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**Author:** ![yuki\_onitsura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yuki_onitsura/32/1162_2.png) [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/42373/2 "2012-09-05T10:17:36Z")

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Sounds like you’re either not giving the yoyo enough string to shoot away or you’re giving it too much slack and it’s binding in mid-air. Eli hops is one of those tricks that’s pretty simple but takes a bit of practice to get the timing and power just right.

Try practicing the motion with the yoyo not spinning to get the feel for it. Should save you a few bruised knuckles.

Good luck!

Yuki

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**Author:** ![Rakleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Rakleon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rakleon)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/42373/3 "2012-09-05T10:21:33Z")

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yeah , now i remember when i do the Eli hops i put the yoyo right from trapeze to Eli hops instead of letting the yoyo roll to the middle like in the videos , i don’t know if that what cause the problems

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**Author:** ![yuki\_onitsura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yuki_onitsura/32/1162_2.png) [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/42373/4 "2012-09-05T10:29:21Z")

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Definitely helps to let it slide down the string a bit. Gives you a little bit more slack when you hop.

Yuki

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**Author:** ![Rakleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Rakleon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rakleon)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/42373/5 "2012-09-06T13:40:10Z")

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Yessss, i nailed it hehehee, not so hard when you figured it out 8) , i still missed but 4 out of 10 , i would call that a minor success 😛

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**Author:** ![yuki\_onitsura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yuki_onitsura/32/1162_2.png) [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/42373/6 "2012-09-06T13:47:45Z")

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Well done! Just keep at it =)

Yuki