# Starting horizontal

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-horizontal/70995
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks
**Created:** [November 28, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-horizontal/70995 "2014-11-28T16:02:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Eli\_Flops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Eli\_Flops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eli_Flops)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-horizontal/70995/1 "2014-11-28T16:02:50Z")

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Just started learning horizontal yesterday. I had heard that banana turnover was a good first horizontal trick to learn so I found the rethinkyoyo tutorial and learned it. I love it so far, I did it so much that I busted the response on my almost new Al5! Anyways, I was wondering where I should go from here, what are a few other starter horizontal tricks I could pick up from here? (I already know finger spin)

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### Author: ![naoki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/naoki/32/843_2.png) [@naoki](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/naoki)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-horizontal/70995/2 "2014-11-28T16:06:38Z")

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Red Halo is a nice one for the beginners and there are also tricks like skin the gerbil/hamster that work pretty well as first horizontal tricks

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### Author: ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-horizontal/70995/3 "2014-11-28T23:31:41Z")

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watever twister gerbil thing you feel like, my only advice is to start with front throws as early as you can.

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### Author: ![Eli\_Flops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Eli\_Flops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eli_Flops)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-horizontal/70995/4 "2014-11-29T00:13:47Z")

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front throws? like normal forward style?

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### Author: ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-horizontal/70995/5 "2014-11-29T01:10:46Z")

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> [@Eli Flops](#):
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> front throws? like normal forward style?

Yes, a good example would be 1:02 after the regen to 1:06

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/6/0/760f31c170aed3e26022749ed0e1ac8982a95ff0.jpeg "2014World Final 1A 03 Iori Yamaki") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYOrj5izruM)

Basically since front styles require you to reverse all your control points (as much as I want to call them ‘vector inputs’), by starting working with them early you avoid forming habits based on limited experience from side throws only. Give it a try maybe as soon as you are comfortable with regular gerbils.  
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### Author: ![Eli\_Flops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Eli\_Flops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eli_Flops)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-horizontal/70995/6 "2014-11-29T02:38:50Z")

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Ah gotcha that makes sense, I’ll make sure to do that