# Starting finger spins **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [August 5, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518 "2013-08-05T18:29:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jjs77as6533](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jjs77as6533](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jjs77as6533)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/1 "2013-08-05T18:29:44Z")
Hey guys. I was looking to try finger spins, but I don’t know how to get into them. How do you do it? And also, will it work on yoyos with axle nipples like a chief? ---
**Author:** ![grolk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grolk/32/1398_2.png) [@grolk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/grolk)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/2 "2013-08-05T18:33:36Z")
Finger spins? Do you mean matador? If so, the nubs have to be spikes. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo143/32/1384_2.png) [@yoyo143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo143)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/3 "2013-08-05T18:51:54Z")
> [@grolk](#): > > Finger spins? Do you mean matador? If so, the nubs have to be spikes. You can do finger spins without spikes… You dont need them, you throw it horizontally and when it’s still spinning, pop it onto your finger, I guess that’s what you do… ---
**Author:** ![nardcopter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nardcopter/32/1335_2.png) [@nardcopter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nardcopter)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/4 "2013-08-05T19:04:08Z")
> [@yoyo143](#): > > > [@grolk](#): > > > > Finger spins? Do you mean matador? If so, the nubs have to be spikes. > > You can do finger spins without spikes… You dont need them, you throw it horizontally and when it’s still spinning, pop it onto your finger, I guess that’s what you do… Basically it. Binding can be hard though. ---
**Author:** ![grolk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grolk/32/1398_2.png) [@grolk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/grolk)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/5 "2013-08-05T20:02:16Z")
OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? ---
**Author:** ![aznnboyaZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aznnboyaz/32/651830_2.png) [@aznnboyaZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aznnboyaZ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/6 "2013-08-05T20:36:21Z")
> [@grolk](#): > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? I Can do it with any yoyo with a cup. It doesn’t need to be flat. Just as long as your finger can go into the cup, Like a Thumb grind. you can fingerspin ---
**Author:** ![yoyo143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo143/32/1384_2.png) [@yoyo143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo143)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/7 "2013-08-05T20:46:24Z")
> [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > [@grolk](#): > > > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? > > I Can do it with any yoyo with a cup. > It doesn’t need to be flat. Just as long as your finger can go into the cup, Like a Thumb grind. you can fingerspin I tried finger spins, I suck at them. I also dont throw it right (like horizontally). ---
**Author:** ![aznnboyaZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aznnboyaz/32/651830_2.png) [@aznnboyaZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aznnboyaZ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/8 "2013-08-05T20:47:52Z")
> [@yoyo143](#): > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > [@grolk](#): > > > > > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? > > > > I Can do it with any yoyo with a cup. > > It doesn’t need to be flat. Just as long as your finger can go into the cup, Like a Thumb grind. you can fingerspin > > I tried finger spins, I suck at them. I also dont throw it right (like horizontally). do you throw it with a front throw, rather than a breakaway? ---
**Author:** ![Doey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Doey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Doey)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/9 "2013-08-05T20:58:18Z")
> [@grolk](#): > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? I can finger spin with my Deadly Spins Wrath and it has a spike. You fingerspin with almost any yoyo. Some are just easier than others. To the OP basically what everyone else is saying. Throw a horizontal break away or a horizontal throw around your non throwhand. Once the yoyo has left your hand and is spinning, pop it up on to your finger. To bind it, whip the string into the gap. Binding it very difficult at first. To practice the bind, hold the dead yoyo horizontal with your index and thumb on your non throwhand. Hold the yoyo out at the distance where it would be when it’s spinning. Practice whipping the string into the gap and pulling. When you pull you should feel a little bit of resistance. When you bind while the yoyo is spinning tug on the string lightly, not as hard as when the yoyo is dead. When you feel the yoyo grab the string bring your throw hand toward the yoyo so that the yoyo can wind up. Here’s a video from the C3 youtube channel: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/1/5/2151888f62bd4f7a6ef31544c08e34046c9ea38a.jpeg "C3yoyodesign Presents: MO-VITATION Finger Spin Tutorial #1 by Ethan Wong Wing Hang a.k.a MOMO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEfHV5HaEPA) ---
**Author:** ![yoyo143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo143/32/1384_2.png) [@yoyo143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo143)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/10 "2013-08-05T21:06:57Z")
> [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > [@grolk](#): > > > > > > > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? > > > > > > I Can do it with any yoyo with a cup. > > > It doesn’t need to be flat. Just as long as your finger can go into the cup, Like a Thumb grind. you can fingerspin > > > > I tried finger spins, I suck at them. I also dont throw it right (like horizontally). > > do you throw it with a front throw, rather than a breakaway? Umm, im throwing it like somebody would if there playing horizontal. It’s not front or a break away ---
**Author:** ![aznnboyaZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aznnboyaz/32/651830_2.png) [@aznnboyaZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aznnboyaZ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/11 "2013-08-05T21:11:02Z")
> [@yoyo143](#): > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > > > [@grolk](#): > > > > > > > > > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? > > > > > > > > I Can do it with any yoyo with a cup. > > > > It doesn’t need to be flat. Just as long as your finger can go into the cup, Like a Thumb grind. you can fingerspin > > > > > > I tried finger spins, I suck at them. I also dont throw it right (like horizontally). > > > > do you throw it with a front throw, rather than a breakaway? > > Umm, im throwing it like somebody would if there playing horizontal. It’s not front or a break away theres 2 ways to throw horizontal. The one in the video above, is the front throw this video [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/5/0/950a30a320121e2e1f90c7b28e74e6b1f8372704.jpeg "Red Halo Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5PU7VmSGU) is a break away It still is a breakaway, just a horizontal breakaway ---
**Author:** ![grolk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grolk/32/1398_2.png) [@grolk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/grolk)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/12 "2013-08-05T21:36:45Z")
Yeah, a side note here - I struggled with the proper horizontal throw until I realized you had to treat it like a horizontal breakaway. Where were you all those months, aznnboyaZ? ;D ---
**Author:** ![aznnboyaZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aznnboyaz/32/651830_2.png) [@aznnboyaZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aznnboyaZ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/13 "2013-08-05T21:43:00Z")
> [@grolk](#): > > Yeah, a side note here - I struggled with the proper horizontal throw until I realized you had to treat it like a horizontal breakaway. Where were you all those months, aznnboyaZ? ;D Welp, Sorry about that haha! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yoyo143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo143/32/1384_2.png) [@yoyo143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo143)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/14 "2013-08-05T21:55:12Z")
> [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > > > > > [@grolk](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? > > > > > > > > > > I Can do it with any yoyo with a cup. > > > > > It doesn’t need to be flat. Just as long as your finger can go into the cup, Like a Thumb grind. you can fingerspin > > > > > > > > I tried finger spins, I suck at them. I also dont throw it right (like horizontally). > > > > > > do you throw it with a front throw, rather than a breakaway? > > > > Umm, im throwing it like somebody would if there playing horizontal. It’s not front or a break away > > theres 2 ways to throw horizontal. > The one in the video above, is the front throw > > this video > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5PU7VmSGU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5PU7VmSGU) > is a break away > > It still is a breakaway, just a horizontal breakaway Oh, then im throwing a breakway. Not the front throw. ---
**Author:** ![aznnboyaZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aznnboyaz/32/651830_2.png) [@aznnboyaZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aznnboyaZ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/15 "2013-08-05T22:00:43Z")
> [@yoyo143](#): > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > > > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > > [@grolk](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? > > > > > > > > > > > > I Can do it with any yoyo with a cup. > > > > > > It doesn’t need to be flat. Just as long as your finger can go into the cup, Like a Thumb grind. you can fingerspin > > > > > > > > > > I tried finger spins, I suck at them. I also dont throw it right (like horizontally). > > > > > > > > do you throw it with a front throw, rather than a breakaway? > > > > > > Umm, im throwing it like somebody would if there playing horizontal. It’s not front or a break away > > > > theres 2 ways to throw horizontal. > > The one in the video above, is the front throw > > > > this video > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5PU7VmSGU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5PU7VmSGU) > > is a break away > > > > It still is a breakaway, just a horizontal breakaway > > Oh, then im throwing a breakway. Not the front throw. Do a front throw for the Fingerspin. It helps so much! ---
**Author:** ![yoyo143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo143/32/1384_2.png) [@yoyo143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo143)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-finger-spins/57518/16 "2013-08-05T23:01:33Z")
> [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > > > > > [@yoyo143](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > > [@aznnboyaZ](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [@grolk](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OH, if you’re talking about horizontal grinds, doesn’t the cup need to be flat, not have a nub? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I Can do it with any yoyo with a cup. > > > > > > > It doesn’t need to be flat. Just as long as your finger can go into the cup, Like a Thumb grind. you can fingerspin > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried finger spins, I suck at them. I also dont throw it right (like horizontally). > > > > > > > > > > do you throw it with a front throw, rather than a breakaway? > > > > > > > > Umm, im throwing it like somebody would if there playing horizontal. It’s not front or a break away > > > > > > theres 2 ways to throw horizontal. > > > The one in the video above, is the front throw > > > > > > this video > > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5PU7VmSGU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5PU7VmSGU) > > > is a break away > > > > > > It still is a breakaway, just a horizontal breakaway > > > > Oh, then im throwing a breakway. Not the front throw. > > Do a front throw for the Fingerspin. It helps so much! Ok thanks ill try