There’s a throw that I’ve been doing for a while that I like the way it feels. Not sure I’ve seen others doing it, or if it has a name. I wouldn’t call it a trick at all, because anyone who can throw a sleeper and forward pass could do it. But I’ll throw a sleeper, swing the yo yo out in front, bring my hand up with my palm facing forward in high five position, then either catch it or let it smack my hand, fall back down, then pull it up and catch it. I would call it a high five, but probably a name for it out there already… I wonder if I could keep the momentum up, swing it back forward and repeat it.
1 Like
Kind of like Paddleball? If not, that’s still a fun one, haha!
1 Like
I’ve played around with Paddleball too. Probably the most similar thing I’ve seen to what I’m talking about. Just on the plane to my side instead of out front. With my palm facing forward when it returns. Could probably be considered a variation. IDK. I throw it that way a lot instead of just a normal sleeper to get a nice tight wind before going into something where I’ll need some extra spin time. I feel like I can get to a breakaway throw quicker from the palm forward catch than palm down or up. It just feels perfect between a forward pass and breakaway.
Def a variation if just repeating. But instead of going between breakaway and reverse breakaway, it’d be a sleeper and forward pass.
1 Like
Its probably a Gates Stall, named after John Gates
2 Likes
AKA “Tidal Wave Stall”
1 Like
That’s it! Probably stumbled on this video at some point and ended up happening while I was playing. I figured everything in yo yo has at least 3 names already.
1 Like