# MoonageMin & Twitch's Trick-a-Week Challenge! (2020) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [November 29, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398 "2019-11-29T11:58:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/543 "2019-12-23T21:53:29Z")
thank you! ---
**Author:** ![JWaugh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jwaugh/32/42366_2.png) [@JWaugh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JWaugh)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/544 "2019-12-23T22:27:49Z")
Finally y’all are doing injections ---
**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:** [December 24, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/545 "2019-12-24T08:04:38Z")
Anyone make any progress on this one today (monday)? I feel like I’m 2 or 3 weeks behind. I’m just now starting to get Kamikaze down…but that was from 3 weeks ago. Today I was doing pretty good with Superflow…but that was a week ago! lol Not much progress on the Duck Pond for me today. I’ve landed in the chopstick mount a couple of times now…but I’m still at the point where it feels super awkward. I’ve got a lot of practice to put in so that it stops feeling so weird. I think once I get use to doing it, it’ll become a lot easier. ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/546 "2019-12-24T08:24:45Z")
I’m about the same as you. I’m getting more consistent with the chopsticks part, but still not anywhere near being able to do it reliably. Having fun with it though. This is going to be satisfying to land ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/547 "2019-12-24T08:40:03Z")
Looking like I’m learning chopsticks today 🙂 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/a/c/5ace91979526ad9897c2b3fd5eaf518d0e22190d.gif) ---
**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:** [December 24, 2019, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/548 "2019-12-24T08:47:32Z")
Here’s an easy to follow tutorial! [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/7/3/4736b43dcce18b7c7c287697a4bd9439001d8904.jpeg "How to Play Chopsticks on Piano #1 Piano Lessons for Beginners Lesson 16 Tutorial Easy Free Learn") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRRDvEB9Uc&t=8) ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/549 "2019-12-24T13:37:49Z")
Thank you for the tutorial @twitch77 I have been making great progress with chopsticks. Also a little fisting at the end as well [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/a/1/ba1cc826b5ae1716a894e1710790cd25657a6b9c.jpeg "Learning Chopsticks (24/12/19)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlLWoR4Rebw) 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/550 "2019-12-24T13:45:37Z")
:clap: ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/551 "2019-12-24T14:01:52Z")
first few tries of Mexican Duck Pond were bad now i’m kind of ok with it it’s still very awkward but i’m working on it 🙂 ---
**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:** [December 24, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/552 "2019-12-24T16:03:06Z")
lmfao…that was the best! :joy: ---
**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:** [December 24, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/553 "2019-12-24T16:04:07Z")
Nice dude! Have you done a complete pond with the gyro? ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/554 "2019-12-24T17:13:17Z")
yep! 😃 it’s very awkward but i’m working on it! ---
**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:** [December 24, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/555 "2019-12-24T17:13:54Z")
haha that’s awesome man!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/556 "2019-12-24T19:02:04Z")
I’m still very inconsistent with the chopsticks mount, but, when I land that, I can finish the trick. Right now, it is more of a Mexican Duck Puddle than Pond, but, it is only Tuesday of a Holiday week! ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/557 "2019-12-24T20:11:16Z")
Chopsticks progressing well 😅 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/c/b/1cba5862e3245055cb58e1b1cecc45e7a53fb097.jpeg "Learning Chopsticks fails (24/12/19)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SegwTbAYuG0) ---
**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:** [December 24, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/558 "2019-12-24T20:16:54Z")
lol I’d like your post…but YYE wont let me share too much of my love! ![Screenshot_2019-12-24 Help to restore MoonageMin's enthusiasm](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/1/8/418a87b5935d37fd6183932f7b4455a8a6cfaa0b.png) But this is pretty much where I’m at with the mount used in the Duck Pond trick…though I haven’t given it a go today yet, and I feel like I was making some slight progress on it last night…so I’m hopeful! ---
**Author:** ![Imdavid122](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/imdavid122/32/87913_2.png) [@Imdavid122](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Imdavid122)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/559 "2019-12-25T00:30:12Z")
The proper way and easiest way of doing chopsticks is to not jump up, but to roll it over. Swing a little bit to add momentum and just roll over the thumb. Its all about the flow with chopsticks. Akiba has a great tutorial. He is the chopstick expert, and his signature yoyo is even called the chopstick gorilla. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/2/d/c2d43e2e18bcc7257878b78d753c9ed37c1a3820.jpeg "Chopsticks Gorilla Tutorial #01") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z422OAiwaag) ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/560 "2019-12-25T00:31:44Z")
Thank you David I’ll try that method. 🙂 I feel like I need to have my hand more parallel maybe (as in my finger and thumb parallel to the ground) to maximise space. ---
**Author:** ![Imdavid122](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/imdavid122/32/87913_2.png) [@Imdavid122](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Imdavid122)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/561 "2019-12-25T00:34:31Z")
Yea when I learned chopsticks it was difficult but the main tips that helped where that, to keep the fingers parallel to the floor, flow it, and to also make sure the string was in the right place I can see in your vid that your trapeze is too small. You gotta make it bigger. You got the right technique in the roll over but the trapeze is too short so you bonk your thumb. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398/562 "2019-12-25T00:50:40Z")
Thanks for posting this @Imdavid122. Fantastic tips here! Haven’t gotten my practice session in for the day yet (usually don’t get them in till late evening)…but these tips are just what I needed! 😃 [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398.md?page=27) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/moonagemin-twitchs-trick-a-week-challenge-2020/311398.md?page=29)