# So i got a gladiotor... HELP!

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**Category:** Spin Tops\
**Created:** [June 10, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-got-a-gladiotor-help/54894 "2013-06-10T21:01:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Apollo2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apollo2/32/1285_2.png) [@Apollo2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apollo2)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-got-a-gladiotor-help/54894/1 "2013-06-10T21:01:27Z")

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I just cant throw it straight!

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**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-got-a-gladiotor-help/54894/2 "2013-06-10T21:05:19Z")

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Neither can I! I’ve been told my string is too short.

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**Author:** ![Neff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/neff/32/359_2.png) [@Neff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Neff)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-got-a-gladiotor-help/54894/3 "2013-06-11T00:31:59Z")

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Apollo2 what happens when you throw? Gimme details

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**Author:** ![Apollo2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apollo2/32/1285_2.png) [@Apollo2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apollo2)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-got-a-gladiotor-help/54894/4 "2013-06-11T01:26:09Z")

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> Apollo2 what happens when you throw? Gimme details

Well, i throw it, and it spins, it lands on the ground and spins, but kinda at an angle and it turns it slow circles.

Sometimes it lands on its side and rolls away

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**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-got-a-gladiotor-help/54894/5 "2013-06-11T22:21:59Z")

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Adjust how long of a draw your throw takes by changing how fast or slow you do it. It’s not a yoyo; you don’t throw it necessarily fast.

As you throw the top at varying speeds, note how far down the string the top is when the tip is pointing down. When you throw for a boomerang, you want to start pulling it back towards your hand slightly before this point. When you throw for the ground, you can throw a little slower so that the tip is pointing down right when it is at the end of the string.

It’s all finesse and practice.