# Hidemasa Hook Tips?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hidemasa-hook-tips/72742>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [February 18, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hidemasa-hook-tips/72742 "2015-02-18T01:47:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Padawan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@Padawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Padawan)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hidemasa-hook-tips/72742/1 "2015-02-18T01:47:03Z")

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Title says it all. I started learning today and I can’t get the loop big enough so it catches the yoyo. String tension’s fine but my string is kind of old. Hopefully it’ll help when I get my new ones.

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**Author:** ![YOLOcop\_57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yolocop_57/32/1504_2.png) [@YOLOcop\_57](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOLOcop_57)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hidemasa-hook-tips/72742/2 "2015-02-18T01:58:48Z")

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Yeah old strings to make these type of tricks harder.  
I would say to get the loop bigger, have your whipping hand come closer to your non throw hand.