# Eli Hops

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [April 4, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188 "2014-04-04T19:47:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Gym\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Gym\_Kirk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gym_Kirk)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/1 "2014-04-04T19:47:10Z")

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What’s the trick in making the yoyo hop up instead of around the finger?

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**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/2 "2014-04-04T20:05:55Z")

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Uhh… when you bring your hands apart, as soon as you have enough “launch” to shoot it high in the air… put your hands closer together…

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**Author:** ![Apollo2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apollo2/32/1285_2.png) [@Apollo2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apollo2)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/3 "2014-04-04T20:16:10Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/f/8/9f80bbea9cc47d497baa0642bd85d268e98a80bd.jpeg "Learn how to do Eli Hops the yoyo trick") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWpBwpayhPw)

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**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/4 "2014-04-04T20:20:07Z")

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What stuart said. If you haven’t picked up on it from the videos yet, it’s all about bringing your hands together.

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**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/5 "2014-04-04T21:45:03Z")

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Also make sure your eli hops aren’t just shooting straight up in the air. They look much nicer at a sideways angle. (Like you’re trying to hit someone)

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**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/6 "2014-04-04T22:44:43Z")

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> [@someone](#):
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> Also make sure your eli hops aren’t just shooting straight up in the air. They look much nicer at a sideways angle. (Like you’re trying to hit someone)

Well… that’s how to make it look good… that’s not the way to do the trick technically though…

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**Author:** ![Gym\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Gym\_Kirk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gym_Kirk)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/7 "2014-04-04T23:08:31Z")

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Cool thanks. I know it was a noobish question. There was a timing element I wasn’t quite getting. I got it now.

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**Author:** ![tiobenz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@tiobenz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tiobenz)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/8 "2014-05-10T20:51:18Z")

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hey can someone help me with variation of eli hops…

like luis enrique did and other variaton

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Vu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@Brandon\_Vu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Brandon_Vu)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eli-hops/65188/9 "2014-05-11T01:38:17Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/7/2/c72f58873176b3cfe25c4612c30e3cd307896edc.jpeg "Circular Eli Hops Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfpYMqjVH0o)

Hey, this is a vid I made to show a variation of Eli Hops, within it are some tips and tricks to changing it up.  
Hope this helps