# How to come up with slack tricks **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [January 20, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649 "2021-01-20T10:08:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KeremTheIcy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/35a633/32.png) [@KeremTheIcy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KeremTheIcy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/1 "2021-01-20T10:08:14Z")
I know that just playing and spending time learning new tricks help but, how do you get creative to do those slack/whip tricks? Any tips are welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/2 "2021-01-20T13:12:58Z")
I think it all starts with the basics… as I’m playing, playing, playing, learning, learning, learning I’ll have that mistake or miss that turns into something cool. I try and refine that “mistake” into something repeatable that looks half way cool. Heck if it feels good, doesn’t matter if it looks cool. Flow! I think a camera would help… being able to go back and see what just happened with the string would be super helpful. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/3 "2021-01-20T13:20:15Z")
Welcome to the Forums from Pennsylvania. I’m still learning Plastic Whip, my first whip trick. ---
**Author:** ![Ne0phy73](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ne0phy73/32/163412_2.png) [@Ne0phy73](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ne0phy73)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/4 "2021-01-20T13:31:04Z")
Welcome brother, I believe you first need to learn the basics, after you had incorporated several slacks tricks, the combination with those will come naturally. Just a guess, I’m still in the basics. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/5 "2021-01-20T15:43:39Z")
> [@KeremTheIcy](#): > > how do you get creative to do those slack/whip tricks? Any tips are welcome. Slacks need a pinch, experiment with pinching in different mounts. Whips require aim, don’t take you’re eye off the gap. ---
**Author:** ![AKYOYOMIKE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/akyoyomike/32/286732_2.png) [@AKYOYOMIKE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AKYOYOMIKE)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/6 "2021-01-20T17:41:55Z")
@KeremTheIcy Welcome to the club. @Exmime makes it sound easy. It’s probably easier then we think. Learn a dozen slack tricks, and watch every tutorial, you’ll start to get a feel for the concept. And i agree with video the more you watch yourself the more you’ll learn what your doing wrong and right. ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/7 "2021-01-20T19:12:07Z")
> [@AKYOYOMIKE](#): > > makes it sound easy Its like the How to be A Yo-Yo Ninja Eli Hop Tutorial " easier said than done" [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/5/3/053a6d41fcfc80f5af0e213caceb5f31005103ca.jpeg "How To Be A Yo-Yo Ninja: 1A Sidestyle Pt 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ClpdPmOXrc) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/8 "2021-01-20T19:22:25Z")
…then go around your leg, now your other leg, now both legs then one arm, now both arms, now your neck, grind it on your teeth, and dismount! ---
**Author:** ![KeremTheIcy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/35a633/32.png) [@KeremTheIcy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KeremTheIcy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/9 "2021-01-21T07:56:36Z")
Alright thanks, I have already learnt the newest tutorial on unprld Daniel Kim’s momentum slack trick. It helped me get inspired 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KeremTheIcy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/35a633/32.png) [@KeremTheIcy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KeremTheIcy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/10 "2021-01-21T07:57:39Z")
Yeah I have tried recording tricks to see how it looked, Slow-mo is even better ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-come-up-with-slack-tricks/332649/12 "2021-01-21T23:31:21Z")
I have 3 ways for you: Mistake that was “perfected” - doing a trick, miss a string pinch, string slowly floats around the yoyo (nearly matrix style) and you see a loop to throw your finger into. You get excited and try doing it again and again till you can actually hit it consistently. Random arm flailing - the most fun of course. Get into a mount you already know. Pinch a string and try to let different parts of the mount go. Where does the string fall? Can you flip or flick the loop a different direction? Inspiration from others -probably the most common. See someone do a cool slack trick off one mount. You think huh, wonder what other mount I can do that/ a similar motion off of?