# help with gyroscopic flop

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731 "2010-06-18T04:01:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![yoyobepy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6de8d8/32.png) [@yoyobepy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyobepy)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731/1 "2010-06-18T04:01:06Z")

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whenever i do the gyroscopic flop the yoyo spins out what can i do i have the yoyo jam trinity and dark magic

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731/2 "2010-06-18T04:19:11Z")

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First off, welcome to the forum!

The poll wasn’t really needed but whatever. Most likely you need to pull harder or about the same. The key is that you need to keep the strings away from the side of the yoyo.

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**Author:** ![lleraH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@lleraH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lleraH)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731/3 "2010-06-18T04:25:05Z")

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Dang, nice. I want the trinity.

From experience, pulling at the same time for me helps.

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**Author:** ![Xdohl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xdohl/32/12_2.png) [@Xdohl](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xdohl)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731/4 "2010-06-18T10:55:26Z")

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It takes a lot of practice to get the right feel, in my opinion. Try out what works best for you. I pull tight, but not so that it takes loads of effort. I also like to point my front hand more downward, I don’t know why this works, but it tends to. Try it!

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**Author:** ![Phayte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9adbd/32.png) [@Phayte](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Phayte)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731/5 "2010-06-19T00:35:57Z")

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Apetrunk is right, keep the string off the side of the yoyo, when I do it I like to bring the yoyo up to eye level so I can look straight down the gap.

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**Author:** ![fh\_zero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fh_zero/32/541_2.png) [@fh\_zero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fh_zero)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731/6 "2010-06-19T19:09:51Z")

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heres a vid that mite help u [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePoCl4p5m4Y](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePoCl4p5m4Y)

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**Author:** ![superstar615](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/superstar615/32/581_2.png) [@superstar615](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/superstar615)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-gyroscopic-flop/15731/7 "2010-06-22T13:11:53Z")

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Apetrunk is right, try to keep the string off the side. Also i like to pull soft at first and progressively harder.