# How do you "hand start" an unresponsive yoyo?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [November 16, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-hand-start-an-unresponsive-yoyo/31687 "2011-11-16T16:43:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-hand-start-an-unresponsive-yoyo/31687/21 "2011-12-16T02:25:57Z")

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The easiest way for me is.  
You grab the yoyo  
Do a dead braintwister mount  
and Pull up on ur hand releasing the loop  
Ann Connolly does this too I think.

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**Author:** ![DavidRH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DavidRH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DavidRH)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-hand-start-an-unresponsive-yoyo/31687/22 "2011-12-16T20:44:02Z")

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> [@Studio42](#):
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> > [@YoYoFactoryFreak](#):
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> > I can do it when my velocity is responsive, but not when i set it to be unresponsive. How do you do it?
> 
> You practice it. A LOT!!
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> Don’t feel bad if you can’t do it. I’ve been working on it for months and I just cannot get it down. It’s slowly getting better. I even did it once. But, consistency…
> 
> Practice it. A LOT!!

If youve noticed not even professionals like to hand start their yoyos. Ive seen many videos where when their yoyo drops dead they dont even bother hand starting it again.

For me hand starting a throw is extremely dificult so just keep practicing

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