# Orbital Decay- a tutorial for a rejction/whip thingy **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [March 5, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853 "2026-03-05T04:12:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DocPop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/docpop/32/605009_2.png) [@DocPop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DocPop)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/1 "2026-03-05T04:12:05Z")
Hey y’all, here’s a tutorial for a trick I call Orbital Decay. This element is very flexible and easy to add to longer combos. If you learned [Curling](https://youtu.be/Vh8qMOuEfnk) last week, this is a great trick to go into right from Curling. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/9/1/f9186b40676d834f7604a9989caad470e8a3091f.jpeg "Orbital Decay tutorial. A fun whip/rejection trick. #yoyo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFsLjix6MJ0) ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/2 "2026-03-05T16:20:32Z")
Thanks Doc. I think I need to learn this and curling before I try to take on busflow again. baby steps. learn the components and then assemble them. ---
**Author:** ![DocPop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/docpop/32/605009_2.png) [@DocPop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DocPop)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/3 "2026-03-05T17:05:43Z")
Right on. I think Curling is the hardest part of Busflow, followed by Orbital Decay, so once you get the hang of those two, the rest of Busflow is so much easier. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/3/7/937efc8fa7d01b92ba6c12a144ac4d806f1055b6.jpeg "PopCast: Bus Flow and the Desert Island Yo-Yo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbW7v2lahfI) ---
**Author:** ![Georgekouts](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/georgekouts/32/645027_2.png) [@Georgekouts](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Georgekouts)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/4 "2026-03-05T17:11:53Z")
Took me 30 minutes but I got it! Awesome trick doc! ---
**Author:** ![DocPop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/docpop/32/605009_2.png) [@DocPop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DocPop)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/5 "2026-03-05T17:19:48Z")
Congrats! It goes well with [Curling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh8qMOuEfnk) if you are looking to make it into a longer combo [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/b/f/4bf0bc0c8b8631cfad266f3138629ebd1e51682e.jpeg "Yo-Yo Tutorial: Curling Repeater") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh8qMOuEfnk) ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/6 "2026-03-06T01:27:03Z")
You just make these rejections look so easy!! I don’t get anywhere near the action that you do. Cool trick though. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![nappyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nappyrat/32/162747_2.png) [@nappyrat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nappyrat)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/7 "2026-03-06T13:33:35Z")
i learned orbital decay from one of your older tutorials! still a nifty trick to pull out of the bag ---
**Author:** ![Flapjack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/flapjack/32/707023_2.png) [@Flapjack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Flapjack)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/8 "2026-03-07T23:08:38Z")
I’m getting it now. It’s a fun trick. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/9 "2026-03-08T05:28:21Z")
Starting to land it, need to get a bit more consistent and then on to curling… ---
**Author:** ![Georgekouts](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/georgekouts/32/645027_2.png) [@Georgekouts](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Georgekouts)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/10 "2026-03-10T15:44:02Z")
Trick reel coming up tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![Georgekouts](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/georgekouts/32/645027_2.png) [@Georgekouts](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Georgekouts)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/11 "2026-03-11T19:09:17Z")
Reel is up! Hope you like it! ---
**Author:** ![DocPop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/docpop/32/605009_2.png) [@DocPop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DocPop)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orbital-decay-a-tutorial-for-a-rejction-whip-thingy/441853/12 "2026-03-11T19:42:32Z")
Yep, it looks great, George! [https://www.instagram.com/p/DVwTGxsjJyw/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVwTGxsjJyw/)