# Keeping the slip knot from rotating while on the finger? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 19, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659 "2019-07-19T21:05:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nocompromise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nocompromise/32/177371_2.png) [@Nocompromise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nocompromise)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/21 "2021-06-16T01:13:40Z")
I have this issue with Markmont Cumulus Foam as well. I’ve tried rosin for string instruments and it helps somewhat. I used to use the double through method on Nate’s Instagram. But, it eventually becomes uncomfortably tight. I’d be curious if anyone has found another rosin that’s similar to Airetics. ---
**Author:** ![Apple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Apple](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apple)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/22 "2021-06-16T01:19:30Z")
Can you give me more detailed instructions on how to form the loops? I can’t even do a spin start without worrying about the loop popping off my finger, it really inhibits slack play. ---
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/23 "2021-06-16T01:26:04Z")
> [@Beeswax on string loop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beeswax-on-string-loop/339332/8): > > like this? [Double slip knot video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-5oxkreLhM) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/24 "2021-06-16T01:39:59Z")
Regular slip knot then create a loop ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/3X/c/c/cc225c3296d9004c52adb22833f57aabdf3b64aa.jpeg) Finger threw the back ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/3X/5/6/569ba7ed083328353a665cfda5be4346ec86f45b.jpeg) …and almost the to the base of your finger ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/3X/1/5/150de8ea8d1c6ba670a10ced7d2bb09724e1445c.jpeg) Pull the sting over the top, toward you. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/3X/f/a/faa140bb8d2b454b3bc4093e6ad675877f7a04c8.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/25 "2021-07-17T01:04:55Z")
I have some strings I really love but the slipknot rotating on my finger kept me from using them. I took someone’s advice here about putting bees wax on the string in the area where the slipknot tightens. This Zipline string is the first string I’ve tried this on and after 3 days I am getting no slipknot rotation on my finger. Bees wax sticks are a few bucks and on most racks near check out at supermarkets. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/e/b/feb9be30deec2a749b1804280769c09220a73500.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![hobby\_master](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobby_master/32/145533_2.png) [@hobby\_master](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobby_master)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/26 "2021-07-17T09:42:15Z")
100% beeswax. Clean no mess not sticky doesn’t spread. Just a little bit goes a long ways ---
**Author:** ![Anti\_HeRo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/anti_hero/32/189710_2.png) [@Anti\_HeRo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Anti_HeRo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/27 "2021-07-17T12:31:59Z")
![staple](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/e/7/fe7fcaa8ee6ed6ca0189d6422c94c909f0236e23.jpeg) Could always try the stapled method 🤣 ---
**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:** [July 17, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/28 "2021-07-17T12:39:38Z")
That’s dedication! Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![SyZyGy88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/syzygy88/32/132053_2.png) [@SyZyGy88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SyZyGy88)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/29 "2021-07-17T12:59:21Z")
I’m having trouble getting my staple to stay can you make a video showing exactly how to do that? :joy::joy::joy: ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/30 "2021-08-05T19:42:48Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/4/7/147ac6639c99b09a217a714e63a28a517d54a340.jpeg) I just purchased this chunk of 100% pure bees wax at the local healthfood / locally-sourced food and products store. The stick of Burt’s Beeswax works fine but on your suggestion I got the real deal. It was $4.99. ---
**Author:** ![mgodzilla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mgodzilla/32/58046_2.png) [@mgodzilla](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mgodzilla)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/31 "2021-08-05T19:55:57Z")
i just tie a counterweight on all my jojos…regardless if i’m doin’ 5a or not. just easier to pick it up and roll…imho mgodzilla sunny… ---
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/32 "2021-08-06T06:43:32Z")
How does it compare? I want to try something. The double slipknot kind of hurts. ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/33 "2021-08-06T06:56:25Z")
I made a video on how to do a double slipknot. It gets super tight which some people dislike…I like it tight though and my finger has gotten use to it. I have almost zero issues with string slippage because of this method. lol under one of my fingernails in this video…it’s all black. One of my yoyos snapped back at me and nailed me right on the tip of my finger and it hurt like hell! \>.\<’ [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-5oxkreLhM) ---
**Author:** ![hobby\_master](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobby_master/32/145533_2.png) [@hobby\_master](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobby_master)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/34 "2021-08-06T08:11:05Z")
I got a bunch of sticks from Amazon for pretty cheap. I use it for wood working mostly but happens to work well in this application. Let me know what you think ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659/35 "2021-08-06T09:01:37Z")
In my experience, it comes down to tying just the right size loop. If the initial knot is equidistant to the wrap around part, then I feel like the slip knot holds (some strings are more slippery than others, but they can still hold it place). When the loop is too small, I get a lot of twist and the yoyo is difficult to handle. When the loop is too big, you almost have the same issue, because you can’t adequately tighten the knot into place. Something like rosin or beeswax might be good to cement things, but properly tied (and broken in for some nylons), a regular slip knot works just fine. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/keeping-the-slip-knot-from-rotating-while-on-the-finger/305659.md?page=1)