# horizontal help **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [September 14, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140 "2010-09-14T23:23:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/1 "2010-09-14T23:23:21Z")
so, ive decided to learn horizontals, 1. Capable yoyo, check 2. New silicone, check 3. skills, no check I have this question, how do I throw the darn thing? I always throw it perfectly horizontal over my head, but it continues to die on me…Is this the proper way to throw? ---
**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:** [September 14, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/2 "2010-09-14T23:29:24Z")
Can you do the tricks you’re trying to do with your eyes closed regular style? If not, you should probably work on that. As far as throwing, just tilt your hand sideways and throw at an angle. You don’t need to throw over your head or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/3 "2010-09-14T23:30:18Z")
Throw like you do on a UFO… ---
**Author:** ![crazyoyow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@crazyoyow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crazyoyow)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/4 "2010-09-14T23:37:51Z")
yeah… try to throw a sideways breakaway, then do all your tricks really fast… ---
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/5 "2010-09-14T23:45:33Z")
> [@Apetrunk](#): > > Can you do the tricks you’re trying to do with your eyes closed regular style? If not, you should probably work on that. > > As far as throwing, just tilt your hand sideways and throw at an angle. You don’t need to throw over your head or whatever. I can do some of my stuff eyes closed and pretty fast eyes open. ---
**Author:** ![Newbies\_United](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/newbies_united/32/440_2.png) [@Newbies\_United](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Newbies_United)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/6 "2010-09-15T01:44:59Z")
If you are learning how to yoyo horizontally, don’t throw it perfectly horizontal. Try about halfway in between normal and horizontal. When you get better, throw perfectly horizontal instead. ---
**Author:** ![shmoe93](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shmoe93/32/239_2.png) [@shmoe93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shmoe93)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/7 "2010-09-15T11:28:15Z")
Practice Practice Practice ;D ---
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/8 "2010-09-15T19:46:22Z")
ok, so I realised only about 1/10 of my throws are horizontals, the rest are slightly tilted breakaways 😢 ---
**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:** [September 15, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/9 "2010-09-15T19:48:40Z")
> [@mista8eight8](#): > > ok, so I realised only about 1/10 of my throws are horizontals, the rest are slightly tilted breakaways 😢 Sounds to me like you don’t know what horizontal is. If you want to throw completely sideways, tilt your body so that your arm moves sideways instead of up and down. I’ll try to find this video with exactly what I’m talking about. But just throw it sideways. ---
**Author:** ![Smoke770077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/10 "2010-09-15T19:54:25Z")
I hold my yoyo sorta like how you hold a yoyo for 5A with it like on top of your hand instead of inside… Tilt your wrist and throw… ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horizontal-help/19140/11 "2010-09-15T20:09:59Z")
> [@Mitch](#): > > I hold my yoyo sorta like how you hold a yoyo for 5A with it like on top of your hand instead of inside… Tilt your wrist and throw… Exactly what I do. Nice job explaining it man. :wink: