# Open string whip 4A

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [October 19, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215 "2014-10-19T03:55:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![vic909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5a626/32.png) [@vic909](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vic909)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215/1 "2014-10-19T03:55:09Z")

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Having such a hard time landing this. I’ve landed it 5 times. However, I can’t land it consistently. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. I can hit the string into the groove and I hear it grinding the bearing, but it just falls and doesn’t bind up. I have tried throwing it harder to get more spin on it. I have tried whipping my arm harder also.

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**Author:** ![MrYoyoThrower](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mryoyothrower/32/21004_2.png) [@MrYoyoThrower](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrYoyoThrower)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215/2 "2014-10-19T05:36:20Z")

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There is really no right answer. On my journey to mastering this trick I tried a variety of yoyos and string combinations. What yoyo are you using? It does make a difference, some bind easier than others.

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**Author:** ![vic909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5a626/32.png) [@vic909](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vic909)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215/3 "2014-10-19T11:33:57Z")

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Duncan skyhawk

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**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215/4 "2014-10-19T13:09:51Z")

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When the string is about to hit the yoyo, your hand should be moving up. When the slack hits the yoyo, move your hand quickly down then back up quickly.

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**Author:** ![vic909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5a626/32.png) [@vic909](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vic909)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215/5 "2014-10-20T03:35:01Z")

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Thanks! will try it

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**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215/6 "2014-10-20T13:37:10Z")

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> [@vic909](#):
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> Thanks! will try it

Good luck

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**Author:** ![SkinnyBNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215/7 "2014-10-23T02:12:59Z")

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I have vowed that this is the first trick I will learn when I get my Equinoxes in the mail, right after the basic throw. This may be unrealistic, I’m not sure, but it’s my goal.

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**Author:** ![Nikolai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@Nikolai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nikolai)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/open-string-whip-4a/70215/8 "2014-10-23T17:29:48Z")

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It’s also easier if you hit the yoyo before it starts to fall or gain acceleration. The falling force causes the string to slip off