# Hmm...question about skill

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hmm-question-about-skill/293153>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [September 18, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hmm-question-about-skill/293153 "2018-09-18T12:48:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![alexdudek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@alexdudek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/alexdudek)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hmm-question-about-skill/293153/1 "2018-09-18T12:48:48Z")

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What is a rail combo?

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**Author:** ![MastarMash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mastarmash/32/34119_2.png) [@MastarMash](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MastarMash)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hmm-question-about-skill/293153/2 "2018-09-18T13:24:52Z")

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I have no trictionary.

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**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hmm-question-about-skill/293153/3 "2018-09-18T14:00:11Z")

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A combo where the yoyo slides along the string, never actually leaving the string. Skin the gerbil is the first rail combo most people learn

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**Author:** ![imthegreenbean](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/imthegreenbean/32/20044_2.png) [@imthegreenbean](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/imthegreenbean)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hmm-question-about-skill/293153/4 "2018-09-19T02:49:50Z")

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Wait I never knew that I always thought they were those 1.5 speed combos that everyone uses in competitions. Got any other secret yoyo terminology wisdom to share?

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**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hmm-question-about-skill/293153/5 "2018-09-19T03:11:32Z")

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I mean 1.5 speed combos are basically rail combos, they’re still gliding along the top and bottom strings for the most part

Brain twister combos can be considered rail combos too