# hand starting help

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-starting-help/12349
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks
**Created:** [March 13, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-starting-help/12349 "2010-03-13T22:48:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![syna7x94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@syna7x94](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/syna7x94)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-starting-help/12349/1 "2010-03-13T22:48:47Z")

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i need help hand starting a yoyo. Help!!!

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### Author: ![yoyosnard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyosnard/32/463_2.png) [@yoyosnard](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyosnard)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-starting-help/12349/2 "2010-03-13T23:35:30Z")

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Just put your thumb on top of your yoyo then pull your thumb down which makes the yoyo start to spin. If it is an unresponsive yoyo then you need to bind it while it’s spinning.

Hope this helped!

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### Author: ![Hardcore\_Max1986](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hardcore_max1986/32/288_2.png) [@Hardcore\_Max1986](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hardcore_Max1986)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-starting-help/12349/3 "2010-03-14T18:43:56Z")

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check&nbsp; these vids out on starting a dead yoyo

> **[YoYoExpert.com - Advanced - Hand Starting Dead Yo-Yo](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/032-advanced-hand-start.php)**
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> Re-starting the yo-yo spin with your hand from YoYoExpert.com.

> **[YoYoExpert.com - Advanced - Snap Start Dead Yo-Yo](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/049-advanced-snap-start.php)**
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> Learn how to Snap Start a dead yo-yo from the YoYoExpert.