# my gyroscopic flop wont flop
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks
**Created:** [August 6, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588 "2010-08-06T03:24:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@yoyonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyonut)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588/1 "2010-08-06T03:24:34Z")
i have a dark magic, and i cant get the yoyo to turn on gyro flop. any suggestions???
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588/2 "2010-08-06T03:33:00Z")
pull super hard
how are you doing it?
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### Author:  [@YoyoMango](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoMango)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588/3 "2010-08-06T03:48:43Z")
pull tighter and tilting your hands.
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### Author:  [@zomah2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zomah2)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588/4 "2010-08-06T05:01:50Z")
> [@yoyonut](#):
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> i have a dark magic, and i cant get the yoyo to turn on gyro flop. any suggestions???
describe the steps of the trick, and because the gap on the DM is tiny, its a bit tough to do gyro flop
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### Author:  [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588/5 "2010-08-06T05:30:57Z")
Use the search button and type:
“Gyroscopic Flop Help”.
You will find many topics that will help you do the trick successfully.
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### Author:  [@Fatstrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fatstrings)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588/6 "2010-08-06T16:46:51Z")
> **[gyroscopic flop help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,18954.msg190655.html)**
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> Play around with the angle of the strings coming off of your throw hand, basically move it around. You’ll find that when the strings are pulling from different angles the spin will change speed and you will eventually gain control over it. ...
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### Author:  [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588/7 "2010-08-08T02:56:03Z")
Eh… first get into the Gyro using plastic whip, it turns easier. Try to pull it tight, but not so tight you lose your finger, but tight… so it’ll twang if someone pulled it. Then, make sure the string is not touching the sides of your yoyo, and try pointing the yoyo up or down.
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### Author:  [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-gyroscopic-flop-wont-flop/17588/8 "2010-08-08T12:12:43Z")
theres been lots of topics on this, just search gyroscopic flop help in the search box and your bound to find a topic that will help.