I have seen a few different techniques and videos for this but whats a good way to do this for a beginner? I’m tired of winding it up the old way.
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My favorite is the “Make it Rain” technique. Palm roll/throw essentially.
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easiest for me is a snap start like vu does
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Learning a restart is super helpful. Are you using an unresponsive yoyo? Practicing with a responsive yoyo can help speed up the learning process for restarts and just general early yoyoing. Just try a few and see what works for you.
This one is good for responsive yoyos
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I use the trapeze wind for a lot of my responsives. It’s just kind of enjoyable, haha.
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I usually use that for unresponsives as well, though it requires the extra step of a pseudo-regen after finishing the partial wind.
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Yeah i know but it just doesn’t work with some yoyos. Depends on the response set up like i like my unresponsive 1a yoyos super slippy and it just doesn’t work with most of them so I was hesitant to tell op to try it unresponsive.
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I usually do the first method that doc shows in that video a couple posts up. Choke up on the sting a bit, put the string between my middle and ring and give it just the right amount of pressure as a roll my NTH back to “pop” it and dramatically follow it to maximize its spin to wind the string.
I never thought I’d be able to dead-start a yoyo, but like everything with this hobby, and life for that matter, just takes dedication to failing 100 times to find the “secrets” of making it work.
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Dead Whips to Re-Engineer Wind Ups
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Don’t. When the yoyo dies, start doing dead whips from the ground like a Brent stole or a kamikaze whip. Make it seem like you meant to let the spin run out, your audience will be very impressed.
Jokes aside, my favorite way to kickstart a yoyo is to literally kick start it using my foot and the ground. Wouldn’t recommend this method on anything but a beater throw though.
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Very nice thread!
It is worth a bookmark.
Thank you everyone.
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Unresponsive- ive been trying this one with unresponsive ill throw in a reaponsive bearing and practice more thanks.
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Learn to snap start. Dylan Kowalski saved me so much time with his sage advice.
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just snap start, the best way to practice this is to hand spin a beyblade
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I prefer the engineer wind. Just easier since I have the most practice with it
If you practice snap starts for long enough you will eventually be able to fully rewind a dead yoyo from nothing with just a snap start. I got pretty good at them over time and I can spin it fast enough by hand to do a decent tight bind. Just keep practicing!
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snap-start right into a bind is my preferred way. this is the fastest way i’ve found. just load the yo-yo onto a string and you can bind it right off the snap - no snags and it’s super consistent.
although i also like the flash and rhythm of the 2nd snap-loop version. having a really good snap-start is pretty much invaluable imo.
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Ed’s 1A is highly underrated. 
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I haven’t specifically practiced snap starts in ages, but now I have a goal: be 1/4 as slick as Ed.
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