# thumb grind

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [July 11, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575 "2010-07-11T05:01:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![fh\_zero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fh_zero/32/541_2.png) [@fh\_zero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fh_zero)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575/1 "2010-07-11T05:01:33Z")

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when i was doing a thumb grind my yoyo comesbashing to my knuckle then it comes to my hand

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**Author:** ![lleraH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@lleraH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lleraH)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575/2 "2010-07-11T05:11:52Z")

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Is it because it eats up the string and recoils back to your hand?

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575/3 "2010-07-11T05:34:49Z")

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Seems like it.

Just don’t give the string too much slack.

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**Author:** ![lleraH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@lleraH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lleraH)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575/4 "2010-07-11T05:36:45Z")

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Or keep the string under the yoyo or away from the gap.

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**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575/5 "2010-07-13T15:26:29Z")

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Or pinch the string when it’s centered into the gap so it doesn’t snag.

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**Author:** ![sa11297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@sa11297](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sa11297)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575/6 "2010-07-13T15:33:37Z")

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dont have slack on the string

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**Author:** ![dcs937](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dcs937/32/258549_2.png) [@dcs937](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dcs937)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thumb-grind/16575/7 "2010-07-14T21:38:33Z")

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i personally always keep the string slacking outwards, works for me on most grinds.