# Snap Starting a Dead YoYo

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/snap-starting-a-dead-yoyo/75864>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [July 19, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/snap-starting-a-dead-yoyo/75864 "2015-07-19T21:21:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![hot\_spinz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/67e7ee/32.png) [@hot\_spinz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hot_spinz)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/snap-starting-a-dead-yoyo/75864/1 "2015-07-19T21:21:49Z")

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Whenever I attempt a snap start the yoyo just wobbles all over the place. Most of the tuts either are not deatailed enough or just have words (No talking). Please help!

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**Author:** ![Connorspears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Connorspears](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Connorspears)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/snap-starting-a-dead-yoyo/75864/2 "2015-07-19T22:00:06Z")

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This is actually a really hard thing to do and took me a ton of practice. If you know how to snap, try snapping the yoyo on one side like you normally would. Some people try to do a door knob opening motion too. Good luck

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**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/snap-starting-a-dead-yoyo/75864/3 "2015-07-20T02:18:06Z")

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Depending on your snap start, you want an even amount of pressure when you snap. Mine are horrible but have gotten a few “doorknob twists”. [https://instagram.com/p/3nDlDmkBrc/](https://instagram.com/p/3nDlDmkBrc/)

It’s just visuals but hope this helps. I want to get mine better, I saw a snap start that Andre did that he went right into a gyro flop. Mine are pathetically weak right now lol

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**Author:** ![lukas412](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@lukas412](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lukas412)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/snap-starting-a-dead-yoyo/75864/4 "2015-07-20T13:31:40Z")

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Even if it wobbles most of the time you can still get the yoyo to wind up. Over time it will smooth out.

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**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/snap-starting-a-dead-yoyo/75864/5 "2015-07-20T22:52:46Z")

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This took me about a week before I got my yoyo snap starting smoothly