# Need help with chopsticks **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [July 10, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-chopsticks/405234 "2024-07-10T23:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notpostmalone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/notpostmalone/32/294038_2.png) [@notpostmalone](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/notpostmalone)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-chopsticks/405234/1 "2024-07-10T23:38:46Z")
Does anybody have advice for chopsticks mount and related tricks? I have somewhat short fingers so it’s really difficult to flip the yoyo through my hand. The concept of the mount is really easy for me to grasp, and I can hit it sometimes, but never without hitting my thumb or index finger. Does anybody have a similar issue or advice regarding the issue? ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-chopsticks/405234/2 "2024-07-10T23:45:36Z")
Focus on getting a nice C shape and not straightening into an L shape and get the string closer to the tip of your finger. Then just practice a lot. It’s frustrating at first then you’ll be able to do it without thinking about it ---
**Author:** ![HappyYoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/happyyoyoer/32/266188_2.png) [@HappyYoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HappyYoyoer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-chopsticks/405234/3 "2024-07-10T23:53:50Z")
What @GTDropKnot said, And if you’re using a glossy yoyo or one with glossy rims, using gloves can help a lot, and ofc using smaller diameter yo-yos, so they fit easier inbetween your fingers I used to suck a chopsticks, and I was way too lazy to practice, but just keep working on it and make sure your technique and stuff is right ---
**Author:** ![SpintimeError](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spintimeerror/32/292515_2.png) [@SpintimeError](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpintimeError)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-chopsticks/405234/4 "2024-07-11T00:39:21Z")
Some advice I would have would be to practice with different fingers in the loop, on top of getting the string as close to the end of your fingers as possible, because they give you more room to hit the mount. For example, I usually use my middle finger or index and middle fingers in the trapeze loop for chopstick mounts. Also, try to pop the yo-yo up a little bit and not just roll it over your thumb because it will give you a little more time and control. ---
**Author:** ![K1LCr09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/k1lcr09/32/268600_2.png) [@K1LCr09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/K1LCr09)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-chopsticks/405234/5 "2024-07-11T03:57:01Z")
You want the string at the edge of your fingers and to spread them as apart as you can. You can also practice with gloves so you can get in the mount easier. You can aslo watch this [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YNkUmQepOFs&pp=ygUgaW50cm9kdWN0aW9uIGNob3BzdGlja2UgeW90cmlja3M%3D](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YNkUmQepOFs&pp=ygUgaW50cm9kdWN0aW9uIGNob3BzdGlja2UgeW90cmlja3M%3D) ---
**Author:** ![notpostmalone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/notpostmalone/32/294038_2.png) [@notpostmalone](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/notpostmalone)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-chopsticks/405234/6 "2024-09-30T17:15:30Z")
Alright I can hit chopsticks mount every time now. Jason Lee, the innovator of chopsticks, showed me his way. Follow the general advice of keeping the string on the ends of your fingers, rolling the yoyo over your thumb into the mount… But the real trick is to keep the gap with your index finger and thumb slightly closed, and open the gap as you land into the mount. You don’t need to make a huge gap at all, this way is so much easier than trying to stretch your fingers way out.