# How do I stop the string from immediately bunching up/snagging? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [April 13, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-stop-the-string-from-immediately-bunching-up-snagging/289199 "2018-04-13T00:11:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CaoJAsian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@CaoJAsian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaoJAsian)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-stop-the-string-from-immediately-bunching-up-snagging/289199/1 "2018-04-13T00:11:50Z")
I’m trying to learn this trick (below), and as soon as I do the first move after the initial mount (around 2:25), the string immediately snags and either loses spin and stops or snaps back into my hand. How do I prevent this? It happen regardless of spinning direction and I’ve tried different strings and yoyos. It’s not on this trick specifically, it happens all the time; seems my yoyos can’t handle even a few layers of string inside. I’m specifically using a DNA, Protostar and Phenom, generic YYE strings and I even have concave bearings and a centre-track bearing too. I tried changing the response in one of them too (whereas I haven’t changed it in the others for months) and it’s the same deal [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/8/d/48d3f6b76da669f61843e644c91317a97c6a176f.jpeg "Ryota Ogi Speed Combo Yoyo Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDSOaPlp-FE) ---
**Author:** ![stevejspins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@stevejspins](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stevejspins)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-stop-the-string-from-immediately-bunching-up-snagging/289199/2 "2018-05-16T17:43:52Z")
Practice skin the gerbil and other easy tricks like (skin the hamster? on Rethink yoyo) Then there’s Superflow, a good trick to practice and avoid snags.