# Thumb grind- Does this look right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [March 6, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind-does-this-look-right/83395 "2017-03-06T19:57:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![morgothaod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/morgothaod/32/7951_2.png) [@morgothaod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/morgothaod)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind-does-this-look-right/83395/1 "2017-03-06T19:57:41Z")
Just wondering if the yo-yo is in the right position. I’m having trouble getting my thumb to stick to the yo-yo. I’m using a Shutter. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NqE2KAo3FE) ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind-does-this-look-right/83395/2 "2017-03-06T21:44:08Z")
You’ll have an easier time of it, if you lean the top lip of the yoyo slightly towards you, instead of away from you. Also, you’ve got to cushion the landing- bend your knees as you catch. You might want to practice picking the yoyo up on your thumb from a trapeze, to learn how it feels to have the yoyo grinding on your thumb. ---
**Author:** ![Caden3211](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caden3211](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Caden3211)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind-does-this-look-right/83395/3 "2017-03-06T22:48:07Z")
I learned it from a trapeze it’s a lot easier ---
**Author:** ![WoodRat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/woodrat/32/1651_2.png) [@WoodRat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WoodRat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind-does-this-look-right/83395/4 "2017-03-12T22:59:44Z")
This is one trick I keep trying to get, and then moving on in frustration. Rinse and repeat. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![morgothaod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/morgothaod/32/7951_2.png) [@morgothaod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/morgothaod)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind-does-this-look-right/83395/5 "2017-03-12T23:37:30Z")
I can do it sometimes but I have to work on how to get the yo-yo back on the string without it spinning out of control. ---
**Author:** ![Morgoroth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/morgoroth/32/795_2.png) [@Morgoroth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Morgoroth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind-does-this-look-right/83395/6 "2017-03-15T12:30:15Z")
No. Next question! Just kidding. These guys are right, the only thing I would add is that you might have an easier time with something like a Horizon, Too Hot, or Kuntash. They have a very pronounced inner rim ring, that is a little easier to keep your thumb in. ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind-does-this-look-right/83395/7 "2017-03-15T17:07:18Z")
> [@Morgoroth](#): > > No. > Next question! > > Just kidding. These guys are right, the only thing I would add is that you might have an easier time with something like a Horizon, Too Hot, or Kuntash. > > They have a very pronounced inner rim ring, that is a little easier to keep your thumb in. Dv888 is king in this field in my opinion :wink: