# Just to get Eli Hops question straight:

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [July 20, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-to-get-eli-hops-question-straight/75875 "2015-07-20T03:41:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Buggot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buggot/32/1534_2.png) [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-to-get-eli-hops-question-straight/75875/1 "2015-07-20T03:41:30Z")

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When you do it why do some people say that it’s supposed to go outwards and not upwards? Both YYE and another website have it going up only.

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**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-to-get-eli-hops-question-straight/75875/2 "2015-07-20T07:01:34Z")

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I do mind kinda outward but yet upward. Not sure if that helps  
but I honestly don’t know why.

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**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-to-get-eli-hops-question-straight/75875/3 "2015-07-21T00:46:31Z")

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To do an upward eli hop all you have to do is pull apart your hands. Plus, it’s much harder to do consistently which is why pros never do them straight up in competition.

Outwards eli hops take a little more control and practice it seems. They look better in my opinion. But once you get them down you’ll never miss one :wink:

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**Author:** ![Buggot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buggot/32/1534_2.png) [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-to-get-eli-hops-question-straight/75875/4 "2015-07-21T02:04:58Z")

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No no no no, don’t get me wrong; I have these down already, they’re easy. Just wondering why some say it has to be done outward in a video thread.

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**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-to-get-eli-hops-question-straight/75875/5 "2015-07-21T02:16:38Z")

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> [@Buggot](#):
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> No no no no, don’t get me wrong; I have these down already, they’re easy. Just wondering why some say it has to be done outward in a video thread.

Oh nice.

Nah, that’s just their opinion (mine too)