# String positioning?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-positioning/40462>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [July 20, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-positioning/40462 "2012-07-20T16:31:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/a_soviet_locust/32/113687_2.png) [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/A_Soviet_Locust)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-positioning/40462/1 "2012-07-20T16:31:37Z")

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So I’ve been throwing for a few months now, and I found Rethinkyoyo’s tut on Grandma Kimmet Sandwich. In the video, he has the loop much higher than I have it my finger. I always have it right above the first joint in my middle finger. He appears to have it about half an inch higher. Is this just preference, or am I doing it wrong?

Cheers!

Sean

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**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-positioning/40462/2 "2012-07-20T16:59:13Z")

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Preference.

Also it’s easier to land some tricks if you have the string higher on your finger.

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**Author:** ![A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/a_soviet_locust/32/113687_2.png) [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/A_Soviet_Locust)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-positioning/40462/3 "2012-07-20T17:44:42Z")

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> [@Shadowz143](#):
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> Preference.
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> Also it’s easier to land some tricks if you have the string higher on your finger.

Yeah, I discovered my difficulty in landing the hops in that trick was due to string positioning.

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**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-positioning/40462/4 "2012-07-20T23:11:32Z")

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I used to wear the string as far back on my finger as possible. It made alot of tricks nearly impossible. My right of learning tricks has gone from about a day or two, to like an hour tops.

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**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-positioning/40462/5 "2012-07-21T02:19:15Z")

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Jensen Kimmit developed a style called “tourniquet” where the string is around your bicep.

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**Author:** ![jsell14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jsell14/32/1030_2.png) [@jsell14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jsell14)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-positioning/40462/6 "2012-07-21T04:28:48Z")

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It is mostly preferance, but I think it helps if it’s higher up.

I started yoyoing with it on my pointer finger. Then I moved it over to the first joint on my middle finger. Now I put it on the middle joint of my middle finger.