# The origins of the Slacker

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-origins-of-the-slacker/413151>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [November 9, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-origins-of-the-slacker/413151 "2024-11-09T23:50:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-origins-of-the-slacker/413151/1 "2024-11-09T23:50:44Z")

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I’m learning a little about where to pitch, how to pinch.

Share your favorite slack trick.

@DocPop @Markmont

help me tag SB, JL and Yuuki. Are they on the forum?

 ![IMG_4131](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/b/e/abed29d55da7acf6e8a6e830dc8084468175a26b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-origins-of-the-slacker/413151/2 "2024-11-09T23:57:29Z")

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Same here. Been grinding on the final slack in Supercharger for a while since @suspense showed me the trick. Diego tutorial is great, but I’m still at about 1/20 tries getting the slack to go around the yoyo:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/9/3/0939354eda8f4b477ab8dc01eddd398df3bc4b35.jpeg "Supercharger WHIP Explained - Yoyo Trick Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTQMnM30ub0&t=231s)

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**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-origins-of-the-slacker/413151/3 "2024-11-10T00:08:21Z")

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Diego is one of my favorites

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**Author:** ![YYdudeman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yydudeman/32/668180_2.png) [@YYdudeman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YYdudeman)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-origins-of-the-slacker/413151/4 "2024-11-10T02:30:30Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/8/d/58dae4f3ad2c3b7cd59a1b7db2f94bf688a25ca5.jpeg "PopCast: An Oral History of Slack Tricks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zpgcCEvgNc)