# hook help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [February 24, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955 "2013-02-24T01:37:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/1 "2013-02-24T01:37:07Z")
alright i started learning i.e hook and so far every time i do the trick it gets stuck around my thumb any suggestions on how to fix this. (also i am fine with a better tutorial as well) ---
**Author:** ![RyN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@RyN](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RyN)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/2 "2013-02-24T02:01:17Z")
Tuck your thumb in. ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/3 "2013-02-24T03:23:37Z")
I did that it still catches around my thumb still! ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/4 "2013-02-24T03:53:13Z")
how can it possibly catch around your thumb if your thumb is tucked in? Actually, how does it get caught on your thumb at all? Can you show a video? ---
**Author:** ![Robin\_Hood0999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/robin_hood0999/32/693_2.png) [@Robin\_Hood0999](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Robin_Hood0999)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/5 "2013-02-24T04:39:44Z")
There should be two strings wrapping around just your pointer finger (essentially a large loop). And then in midair one of those strings wraps into the gap of the yoyo, landing you in the hook. Here is a tutorial I found just to show you what I’m talking about: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/3/6/7366619a9bc72c70676a4fd775ec0153d504ba08.jpeg "Hidemasa Hook Tutorial with Multiple Angles and Slow Motion") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fVLgJRIQUo) ---
**Author:** ![Mctron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mctron/32/1188_2.png) [@Mctron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mctron)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/6 "2013-02-24T14:30:35Z")
just got this trick yesterday. The key is to keep your non throw hand still ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/7 "2013-02-24T21:20:42Z")
i do but the problem is the loop keeps getting caught on my thumb when i do the loop so it is real hard to land because the loop even with it tuck in get caught on my thumb ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/8 "2013-02-25T01:09:08Z")
Like I said, can you show us a video of you doing it? ---
**Author:** ![Yonut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/9 "2013-02-25T05:33:01Z")
> [@abby1371](#): > > i do but the problem is the loop keeps getting caught on my thumb when i do the loop so it is real hard to land because the loop even with it tuck in get caught on my thumb Cut your thumbs off. Seriously though, how does it land on your thumb when it is tucked in? ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/10 "2013-03-01T01:29:45Z")
I don’t know the slack magically get caught around my hand still. ---
**Author:** ![Jagmcool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jagmcool/32/1203_2.png) [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/11 "2013-03-01T01:34:16Z")
Try whipping the slack further towards the tip of your finger. ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hook-help/49955/12 "2013-03-01T02:03:26Z")
Okay I will try that know