# Hourglass

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [April 16, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679 "2009-04-16T19:42:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679/1 "2009-04-16T19:42:51Z")

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I can’t make the hour glass. Help? Please?

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**Author:** ![DYonch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@DYonch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DYonch)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679/2 "2009-04-16T19:46:18Z")

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Same here, every time I go into it, there is either another string across the bottom or top. What are we doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![DaShiznit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dashiznit/32/62_2.png) [@DaShiznit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DaShiznit)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679/3 "2009-04-16T23:36:21Z")

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Here is a video that is really helpful:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/4/9/7492658541d8084a9110ef9ee4df7c832eb5f8ad.jpeg "Hourgalss Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSRLUn1XK6I)

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**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679/4 "2009-04-17T19:40:09Z")

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That’s not how Andre shows it though… And I don’t get the “backwards swing”.

I just started at masters.

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**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679/5 "2009-04-20T03:06:26Z")

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Sorry, but I don’t get it, so BUMP!

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**Author:** ![Starscreem88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/starscreem88/32/26_2.png) [@Starscreem88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Starscreem88)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679/6 "2009-04-22T00:30:35Z")

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> [@Batryn](#):
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> Sorry, but I don’t get it, so BUMP!

Look cclose, then rewind.

Happy Throwing! =]

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**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679/7 "2009-04-22T00:31:14Z")

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Thanks, but I don’t know…

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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:** [April 22, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hourglass/1679/8 "2009-04-22T01:28:08Z")

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I use Bever’s method… its just a different way to get into the mount. Works well in combos and such… dunno much about André’s way.