Cotton might be too much for these butterflies depending on thickness. Try and match the thickness of the OG string in a synthetic blend.
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In an effort to learn Shoot the Moon I came across this video… be careful!
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Do either of these bungling monstrosities count for the s&g eli,? @yomartyo
https://imgur.com/a/0AdRYYk
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First one looked good to me!
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Here is my terrible face blurring and all 4 tricks this week.
Purple throw is a Butterfly. Red is an Imperial.
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I’d count the first one.
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Please do!
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Nate, I reiterate that putting the tricks that needed clearance on such a cold week was cruel. We all know that you did it on purpose >_<
My hands were dying, so I hope these sloppy takes are good enough.
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoWRxV5jr2p/?igshid=ZDFmNTE4Nzc=
I’m still working on that stop and go eli hop but I managed to land one so far
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I seem to have the best luck when I focus on keeping the sting as tight as possible try practicing Eli hops before trying the stop and go Eli hops I’ve only gotten a few but that seems to be working for me
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Thanks!
I did step back and am practicing the “parts” of the trick… @Eric_Newlin suggested the same. Start with the pieces and the hopefully I can put them together. It’s easier too on a yo-yo with a bearing. Trying to get it consistent there and then on to the fixed axle.
I’ve landed it a couple of time but of course I wasn’t recording.
I’m gonna get this one. Shoot the moon is another story. 
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I didn’t see the bonus tricks on first viewing. Here’s the full list copy/pasted from the Week 1 video:
Weekly Fixed Axle Trick List
Week 1: Trapeze Stall, Brother Stall, Double or Nothing Stall, and Makin Da Zines
Week 2: Zipper Stall (over and under), Stop and Go to Eli Hop, Shoot the Moon (3 reps), Lunar Landing
Week 3: Paddle Ball, Tape Measure, Windshield Wipers, and Backhand Balance to Lunar Landing
Week 4: Dumptrucks, Kickflip Suicide, Varial, and Recaptures (trapeze or Lunar Landing style)
Bonus Tricks (1 extra entry for each)- Kwyjibo, Split the Atom, or Spirit Bomb
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If it’s any consolation, I too froze my hands off filming.
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here’s what I got for now, trick 1 is a sort of a passable stop&go eli hop , second is for the bonus kwijibo. give me like a year on STM… i’ll start trying zipper stalls, I almost never work on front style string tricks…
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What are you throwing? Nice.
This is a half swapped new duncan butterfly I put together, with an oak axle and weight rings on the inner walls. Its about 56 grams. Its my best modding experiment so far…
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Hi, this is my entire for week2:yo-yo:
Fixedaxlefebruary 2023 week 2
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Hard week for me… only one trick. I have to work on my STM 
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whoops…
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