# I can’t bind **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [December 12, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052 "2020-12-12T02:30:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![annoyingorange12355](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@annoyingorange12355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/annoyingorange12355)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/41 "2020-12-12T21:41:43Z")
When do I let go of the string and tug? ---
**Author:** ![Oroboryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oroboryo/32/232243_2.png) [@Oroboryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oroboryo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/42 "2020-12-12T21:47:19Z")
It’s like an Ollie if you skate. Drop then tug, but you will have to feel out the timing. I agree with @yoyodoc though. Your throw looked pretty weak in the video and didn’t roll off of your fingers. It looks like you let it fall off of your palm. This might cause you to throw it into a major wobble. ---
**Author:** ![annoyingorange12355](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@annoyingorange12355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/annoyingorange12355)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/43 "2020-12-12T21:49:17Z")
My sleepers are way better now. I throw at full force. ---
**Author:** ![Oroboryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oroboryo/32/232243_2.png) [@Oroboryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oroboryo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/44 "2020-12-12T21:50:12Z")
Then keep your hands straight and get that bind down! ---
**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:** [December 12, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/45 "2020-12-12T22:16:05Z")
Good job! After awhile your binding will become smoother and less awkward and it’ll be something you do without having to think about it too much. Notice how it looks like people in yoyo do not even bind. The first bind people are taught is my least favorite. Just type in yoyo bind on youtube and you will see all kinds of techniques! ---
**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:** [December 12, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/46 "2020-12-12T22:21:07Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/6/c/96c90959cf930c923ceef7110e557847b04b68ae.jpeg "How to Bind a Yo Yo - Easy Bind Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaFgwPvwis4) This is an easier bind and what I learned first. You got this, man!!! ---
**Author:** ![annoyingorange12355](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@annoyingorange12355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/annoyingorange12355)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/47 "2020-12-13T01:55:06Z")
I used the technique that the video and @Oroboryo showed me. But it still didn’t work. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXp6UlSvoHM) ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/48 "2020-12-13T01:58:02Z")
Here ya go I think😳\>\>\> [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/4/7/447db4474af39657a475591e011995e81af039bb.jpeg "Simple bind returns") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kePWodqEZk) …ps… my apologies to the OP for not getting his screen name correct. I had just dropped my girl off at JoAnns Fabric Store. I told her I would wait outside. I drove to the opposite end of the lot to lessen the chances of getting run over by Mall traffic. You will notice I keep pretty vigilante as I look around from left or to the right. There is obviously no editing. No second takes… I just got my IPhone 12 Pro with the Roklock magnetic case and stuck it to the side of my truck. The wording could have been better… but I rehearsed nothing. I just pull out the iron and start shooting. Interestingly, right after I ended the recording, as I put my phone back in the holster, several people that found what I was doing interesting for ‘whatever’ started up and drove away. The yoyo I am wearing is a Luftverk 000 modded by rounding off the sharp edges. The actual yoyo I was using was the old grey Canvas(fools gold edition) that I found in the lot of yo-yos I got from Jeff. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/49 "2020-12-13T02:35:46Z")
Dude, this is the first time I ever saw @yoyodoc making and posting a video to help out a specific beginner. It is, in my opinion, a HUGE honor. He is right (of course), forget that bind and just hit the back string like he is showing you. Learn to throw with good RPMs so the yoyo is not just spinning but spinning with speed and you will nail binding in a few days. I know it’s important to understand different binds and bind theory, but the first bind most people teach is in my opinion, hokey not to mention, awkward. And remember, as the good Doc said, don’t put your face in your work unless you’re eating pie or roast beef. ---
**Author:** ![maathimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@maathimself](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/maathimself)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/50 "2020-12-13T03:04:30Z")
Based on this video, I think you’ve got the string on the wrong side of the yoyo when you throw it. Make sure the yoyo string looks like this before you throw: ![yoyo hold](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/f/0/5f03bf329769e8f58f3a71d00ec93c0d0ca1622c.jpeg) If you hold it the other way then the yoyo spins the “wrong” way and normal binds won’t work. It’s also a lot harder to throw straight and strong that way. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/51 "2020-12-13T03:08:56Z")
I just tried to bind my Replay Pro by throwing it with the string on the wrong side of the yoyo and it got the EXACT same result. ---
**Author:** ![annoyingorange12355](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@annoyingorange12355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/annoyingorange12355)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/52 "2020-12-13T22:33:09Z")
How long does it take to master the bind? ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/53 "2020-12-13T23:31:24Z")
Please address the the things that people have pointed out that may be causing you problems. Is the string on TOP of the yoyo when you throw? Did you watch yoyodoc’s video with that simple bind? There is no real time in which someone should be able to learn a trick. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/54 "2020-12-13T23:57:11Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/4/2/e421da6837a113464902070415165a13885717c0.jpeg) Make sure your yoyo looks like this in your hand before you close your fingers on it and are about to throw. Extra credit: Can anyone guess what yoyo I am holding? ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/55 "2020-12-14T00:46:32Z")
I don’t know, but I love the contrast. ---
**Author:** ![Oroboryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oroboryo/32/232243_2.png) [@Oroboryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oroboryo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/56 "2020-12-14T00:48:00Z")
Shutter? ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/57 "2020-12-14T01:12:54Z")
@Oroboryo DING DING DING!!! Winner! It’s a Shutter! ---
**Author:** ![annoyingorange12355](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@annoyingorange12355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/annoyingorange12355)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/58 "2020-12-14T20:04:41Z")
The string is on top of the yo-yo. I’m 100% sure. And yes I did watch @yoyodoc video. ---
**Author:** ![annoyingorange12355](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@annoyingorange12355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/annoyingorange12355)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/59 "2020-12-14T20:12:50Z")
YES!!! I finally got it!!! My consistency increased by a lot!!! 8/10 times the yo-yo comes back!!! Thank you all for your comments and help!!! Your the best!!! ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052/60 "2020-12-14T20:41:17Z")
Man, hearing that is a huge relief! Are you binding like in yoyodoc’s video? That’s the best way to start out binding. That whole other beginner bind with all the lifting up and mounting the yoyo on the string is a pain and wonky. I’m truly happy for your progress! [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-can-t-bind/331052.md?page=4)