I’ve been having that problem too. I believe its our throw, it must not be strong enough and spins out because of all of the friction caused by the strings pushing against the sides of the yoyo :
You just have to pull until the strings are tight. Then, you keep the yoyo around eye level, and don’t let the strings touch the yoyo. Thats all you need to know to do flops.
first of all don’t pull 2 hard or 2 loose
while it’s rotating try not to make the strings touch the sides by doing circular motions with your hand that you pull with
Try doing it this way: do a trapeze. twist your non-throwhand index to where the string has a twist in it. Now pull the string closest to your throwhand. Gyro it up. Rock on. Yaaaa…
that is the way I do it, and it gives me great results. I personally think it is the easiest gyro to do!
Hope I helped! ;D
What exactly do you mean by this? Do you mean that after the yo-yo rotates from a flop, the next rotation will go the other way? If so, I think I know what you’re doing wrong. Never pause while you’re flopping, keep pulling the strings until you’re done. Does this help at all?
The Koncave will almost indefinitely make it harder. The best way for front style is the plastic whip-ish version that André shows. Sidestyle the best is to do a houdini whip (or the first part of Kamikaze) then pop it up and miss the string it was sitting on.