# Grinds

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grinds/58037>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [August 17, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grinds/58037 "2013-08-17T00:49:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Lordchootapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lordchootapa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lordchootapa)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grinds/58037/1 "2013-08-17T00:49:55Z")

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In light of Andy’s grind competition, I realized I don’t know how to do grinds… Finger, arm, thumb, finger spin, etc. I would really like to know how to, and not just to enter the competition, but just to simply know how to. I would especially like to know how to finger grind, above all the others.  
Any tips or helpful advice you can give will be greatly appreciated. 🙂  
Btw, I ordered some Buff Polish. I really only intended to use it for… Well, buffing, but I’ve heard it improves grinds. Will it be better for me as a beginner or will it set me up for failure on non-buffed yoyos, like using super thick, whippy string to get Brent stole and then using super thin, light string?  
Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grinds/58037/2 "2013-08-17T02:02:01Z")

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Finger grind… Throw a trapeze, angle your TH index finger down a little and slide the yoyo on your finger, let it grind for a bit, slide it back to a trapeze… Same for arm, except you go to your arm not finger… Thumb… From a trapeze stick your thumb into the IGR and lift your thumb. There are yye tuts on it… Not that hard… Hopping the yoyo up to grind is a little harder but not that much. I still cant do finger spins, so i cant help you with that one xD

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**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grinds/58037/3 "2013-08-17T02:20:48Z")

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Finger grinds are really cool, but apparently i have the worst yoyo for them (the g funk) apparently the gfunk is really good for all other grinds though.

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**Author:** ![Lordchootapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lordchootapa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lordchootapa)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grinds/58037/4 "2013-08-17T03:09:11Z")

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Alright, thanks guys! I’ll give them a try 🙂

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**Author:** ![Lordchootapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lordchootapa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lordchootapa)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grinds/58037/5 "2013-08-17T04:18:03Z")

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Update! I can now do a successful finger grind!!! Thank you so much for the tips! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grinds/58037/6 "2013-08-17T11:17:38Z")

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Now you can do grind through triangle.