# Gyroscopic Flop not working... tips?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [September 21, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gyroscopic-flop-not-working-tips/19330 "2010-09-21T20:51:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![WillDaBeast509](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/willdabeast509/32/672_2.png) [@WillDaBeast509](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WillDaBeast509)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gyroscopic-flop-not-working-tips/19330/1 "2010-09-21T20:51:51Z")

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Every time I try the Gyroscopic flop, my yoyo dies the second I start pulling to make it rotate. I am using a YYJ Hitman with all the stock parts. Any tips to make it work better or do I just need a better yoyo/bearing? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![d4rqk0n3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d4rqk0n3/32/411_2.png) [@d4rqk0n3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d4rqk0n3)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gyroscopic-flop-not-working-tips/19330/2 "2010-09-21T20:54:48Z")

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chances are, you are pulling too hard. If you pull too hard you will lose control, not enough and you wont get a flop, another thing to practice is not allowing the yoyo to come out of line with your hands if so you will spin out and have a mess of string to fix. Try pulling a little softer, and of course make sure that the strings are wrapped properly to cause a flop. Hope this helps 😛

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**Author:** ![Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Death](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Death)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gyroscopic-flop-not-working-tips/19330/3 "2010-09-21T21:44:07Z")

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Just keep the walls of the yo-yo of the string and pull with I’d say, 2/3 pounds of force. Anything else would be too much.

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**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gyroscopic-flop-not-working-tips/19330/4 "2010-09-25T19:17:57Z")

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Search “help with gyroscopic flop” in the search and you will find every tip for that trick known to man.

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**Author:** ![yoyofoot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofoot/32/602_2.png) [@yoyofoot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyofoot)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gyroscopic-flop-not-working-tips/19330/5 "2010-09-27T03:53:57Z")

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> [@M²](#):
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> Search “help with gyroscopic flop” in the search and you will find every tip for that trick known to man.

Then you must learn from the penguins, man knows little.

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**Author:** ![Mi1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mi1/32/626_2.png) [@Mi1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mi1)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gyroscopic-flop-not-working-tips/19330/6 "2010-09-27T11:03:15Z")

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…huh?