# Fixed Axle Friday Throws **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [November 2, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546 "2018-11-02T11:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 239
**Author:** ![Ardeus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ardeus/32/594405_2.png) [@Ardeus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ardeus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4820 "2026-10-10T12:44:18Z")
In addition to what Keith said, larger diameter axles would have: 1. more consistent response due to more surface area for the string to grab 2. wider arcs when doing breakaways / loops / moons 3. a bit more wiggle room to have wider gaps, due to (1) and (2) 4. a softer and smoother feel as you throw the yoyo On the other hand, smaller diameter axles: 1. generate more power 2. lock stalls better as the string would wind closer to the center 3. allow you to get away with smaller diameter designs / lower walls Generally speaking, larger diameter axles are a bit more chill. Smaller diameter axles are more “in your face”. Lol ---
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4821 "2026-10-10T12:48:43Z")
Thanks to both you and @TryCatchThrow for those concise explanations that help widen all of our understanding. 😃:+1: ---
**Author:** ![Ardeus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ardeus/32/594405_2.png) [@Ardeus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ardeus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4822 "2026-10-10T13:05:34Z")
Sure! Learned most of these from Glen K. and Eric N. Awesome wood yoyo makers. Hope to hear from them again someday in these forums! ---
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4823 "2026-10-10T17:53:57Z")
Thanks Keith and Ardeus. The added strength, obvious as it is, wasn’t something I thought about and all the other more subtle points are what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4824 "2026-10-17T00:46:24Z")
![29703](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/9/7/f97295926e0fe515840f1f371ac0bc4e4d91b31d.jpeg) ![29704](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/f/7/3f7e29f0c6de88d672ca9bc880db366c40fb0c3b.jpeg) Little Confusion with a blank is so much fun. ---
**Author:** ![Xanadu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xanadu/32/84910_2.png) [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4825 "2026-10-17T01:20:04Z")
BlueJay​🪶, the 💦Puddle Jumper​💦, on our last day in the Thousand Islands. ![IMG_1640](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/e/3/3e3846d00dcd34fe5d3cf814cbd1abd28853e63c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4826 "2026-10-17T12:41:17Z")
![1450](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/4/7/d47b9289c83bfc28d16a3eaf4d94ae05ab906a21.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Enhor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@Enhor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Enhor)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4827 "2026-10-23T06:45:38Z")
![1000023984](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/e/9/8e96d0294b501876c881d886929b93f82042cacd.jpeg) Finally got myself a wooden throw (by Spinworthy). I’ve been trying out some 50/50 coton poly strings from YYE since I don’t have access to 100% coton at the time and it seems to be doing the job. Managing tension and response is a steep learning curve and besides stalls I’m not doing much at the moment. I’m working on kickflips next (nearly there). And if anyone (in Europe) is looking for wooden fixies I know the person I bought this from has a couple brand new Fallen44 on sale :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Xipo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a9adbd/32.png) [@Xipo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xipo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4828 "2026-10-23T08:40:56Z")
![1000045633](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/e/0/6e087f9c891eb32ddbac2b1a884e4457ba5f4823.jpeg) 21 years old ! (I have a green one, too—to make a pair 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Ardeus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ardeus/32/594405_2.png) [@Ardeus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ardeus)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4829 "2026-10-23T09:31:46Z")
Happy Friday! A few days ago, I posted in the what are you throwing thread that I made a 3d printed fixie with thumb stalls / flips in mind. > [@What are you throwing in 2026?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-in-2026/438471/3001): > > Something new eyes Sneak peek of my latest 3d-printed fixie. This one’s designed with something I’ve recently been messing around with in mind: Thumb Stalls +1yoyo Design update: It has spikes now. The spikes really help to lock in thumb stalls, and aid thumb flips. ![8148](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/0/8/f086165750de9b0fd356fe45e34e5092d74313ba.jpeg) I’m calling this one “Swoop”. Definitely my most unique fixie design yet. I’ll try to film something soon to show you all what I mean. 😆:+1:🪀 Specs Diameter: 56mm Width: 40mm Weight: ~51mm Material: PLA Axle: 1/4" Hickory ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4830 "2026-10-23T13:06:11Z")
[Cross-posting](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/post-a-trick-thread/299367/3491) since it’s Friday - been sitting on this one for a while but too shy to share it. > **[Proton Drive](https://drive.proton.me/urls/WZMDPSEJNC#pM2px4Is5bJh)** > > Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere. Ever since learning about stalls, I’ve been trying to perfect a somersault roll off a brother trapeze, and after too many years, I finally have a consistent catch. It takes a delicate hand to land on the same side of the string without tipping. I practiced with a heavy Manta Ray first - it was easiest to balance on the string. Now I’ve upgraded to lighter throws. ---
**Author:** ![thegorehound](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegorehound/32/686220_2.png) [@thegorehound](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thegorehound)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4831 "2026-10-23T13:30:38Z")
got any advice for learning stalls? I’ve hit a wall and cant figure them out ---
**Author:** ![thegorehound](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegorehound/32/686220_2.png) [@thegorehound](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thegorehound)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4832 "2026-10-23T13:31:40Z")
love this mod. taped the response so that its more unresponsive? but greased the bearing to be more responsive? ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4833 "2026-10-23T13:38:12Z")
Soft Throws and hands [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/d/2/6d2fa2f0a49d755942834216e7ac59964397866a.jpeg "Kyle Nations's tips for modern responsive yo-yoing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFhFgULrfU) @DocPop ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4834 "2026-10-23T13:50:12Z")
Start slow and gentle. You’re probably used to throwing very hard, but fixed axle play requires a softer throw. I think about stalls in two separate ways: 1. I am already in a mount with a sleeping yoyo and then I tug the yoyo to return, causing the loop of string to shrink around my nth 2. The yoyo is returning, and I “cut” my nth under the yoyo, interrupting the return In stalls, the direction of winding matters. For a trapeze stall, the string should be below the yoyo, so your nth can pass between the yoyo and the string. For this, my video above is a bad example; in my final catch, the winding was on the wrong side but I used slack to make it work anyway. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceCat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spacecat/32/688368_2.png) [@SpaceCat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpaceCat)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4835 "2026-10-23T16:36:49Z")
Killer clock! Cool trick too. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceCat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spacecat/32/688368_2.png) [@SpaceCat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpaceCat)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4836 "2026-10-23T16:48:59Z")
![nth](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/3/1/4319b53272f1c8d27f08e79d6ec06956a8db2faf.jpeg) Soft hands? I’m out… I cheat for trapeze stalls. Land the trapeze, then jerk it to my NTH… ---
**Author:** ![Flapjack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/flapjack/32/707023_2.png) [@Flapjack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Flapjack)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/4837 "2026-10-23T16:59:36Z")
On a regular trapeze stall you want your throwhand higher up than your non-throwhand. It makes keeping it on the string once it’s stalled a lot easier. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546.md?page=238)