# Magic Drop help **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [January 2, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543 "2013-01-02T11:27:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yhl0214](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yhl0214](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yhl0214)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543/1 "2013-01-02T11:27:51Z")
I’ve been having difficulties with this for a long time… If only the yoyo would land on the back string!!! It keeps landing on both or the front string. Can anybody help with this? I really want to perform Kamikaze and shockwave :-[ ---
**Author:** ![ShaunC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shaunc/32/596_2.png) [@ShaunC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ShaunC)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543/2 "2013-01-02T11:36:34Z")
Put your non-throw hand thumb into the loop and separate the string. Open that loop towards yourself or away from yourself, depending on which string you want to land on. ---
**Author:** ![genji](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/genji/32/1027_2.png) [@genji](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/genji)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543/3 "2013-01-02T17:34:15Z")
I found that keeping your throw hand (the hand that makes the gun) completely still during the trick will help a lot. Try not to move your throw hand when the yo-yo is swinging around and it should reject itself from the string and land in a magic drop. Just keep practicing, but that was one of the things I noticed from watching several videos, keep the throw-hand as still as possible, become like a statue and you will master the trick young grass hopper  ;D [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJo1qDKxsRQ) ---
**Author:** ![yhl0214](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yhl0214](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yhl0214)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543/4 "2013-01-02T23:37:02Z")
It’s OK, I’m just very thankful for all of the people who helped me ;D ---
**Author:** ![Nemyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nemyo/32/14407_2.png) [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543/5 "2013-01-02T23:39:31Z")
You should make the string on your thumb as far out to the edge of you thumb as possible. I hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![G2\_Jake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/g2_jake/32/446_2.png) [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543/6 "2013-01-03T03:03:16Z")
More angles always helps. Doesn’t hurt atleast. https://www.youtube.com/embed/nx2HYdHaxMQ?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=UUiAh4DwznG9OXiDhrtwTb6w ---
**Author:** ![Jcpdx503](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jcpdx503](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jcpdx503)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543/7 "2013-01-04T07:12:13Z")
When you have your hand in the gun shape I found that it helps to spread your hands apart do there’s tension in the string because otherwise you will keep hitting two strings I was doing the same thing. Also when I do the swinging motion involved in the magic drop I kinda swing it from front to back it’s kinda hard to explain but just keep practicing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yhl0214](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@yhl0214](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yhl0214)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-drop-help/47543/8 "2013-01-04T09:49:44Z")
Thx everyone!!!