Hi all. I want to learn from the more advanced, bruised joints on the fingers on the inside of the palm (in my case on the index finger because it is where yoyo flies most often) - is this common, or a consequence of improper catching technique?
I have def clocked my hand on that same joint from not flipping my hand quick enough to catch on a return. It was very much sore from that.
Hahahaha, curiously last week I hurt this exact same spot. But was the first time that happen, can’t explain why, but I wasn’t paying so much attention. So in my experience: I believe that’s not normal, probably the way the yoyo is returning to your hand, and must possible you have a strong throw.
Welcome to the forums @TheLightTwist!
Your hand should cup around the yoyo as it returns rather than letting the yoyo hit your open palm.
If you throw hard, use that spin for practice! Let the spin die down a bit before recalling it to your hand. If it’s a short trick, throw softer.
I was recently trying to record a trick that required a very hard throw. When I missed the first element, the yoyo came back with a vengeance because I didn’t want to wait to try again. I started slowing it down with my NTH palm or finger first.
If you continue to have trouble, and if possible, try yoyos of different shapes and widths.
Try to position your hand in such a way that when the yoyo comes back, it hits the meaty, bottom portion of your palm rather than nearer to your joints and fingers. It’s not so much about the curl of your hand but more of where the yoyo impacts your hand. Pulling your hand away from the yoyo while catching also decreases the impact force by quite a bit. I find that learning to do this is much better than just throwing softly for a short trick cos it isn’t really possible for horizontal tricks. Hope this helps and happy yoyoing!
