# Trick-a-Week 2023 - #52 - Control Workshop **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [January 6, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937 "2023-01-06T16:50:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/969 "2023-09-22T17:57:55Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/8/5/d85a06a2b97a2fd003376d5b5ab285ea45b0ba71.jpeg "[Yo-Yo tutorial / ヨーヨー技解説] Takeshi Matsuura "popular long combo"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYdYVWH1jnk) Check out this tutorial if you want to see it in slowmo. ---
**Author:** ![Vektor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vektor/32/222165_2.png) [@Vektor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vektor)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/970 "2023-09-22T20:19:13Z")
Here’s my humble submission. Maybe I’ll get around to learning Docs NTH Branding this week or do a combo later. I’ll play with it for sure. I’ve also started to record some previous weeks for those that want to check it out. This far I’ve got rancid milk, y junction, bonesplint, Hitchhiker, black hops, hole in the bucket, and stuff I’ve already posted here. I’ve created a playlist to not bog down the thread. [TaW playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrJ8e5Dz00qD7RvMxaMNBLMe8viPn1L4I&feature=shared) Thanks for this thread it’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/971 "2023-09-22T20:42:03Z")
A trick I can do! Too bad it’s Friday. Here’s a quick fixie variant. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/8/c/68c35d80982a6fe268527397f895952b165a9fb4.jpeg "September 22, 2023") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-XPKxr0upY) ---
**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/972 "2023-09-22T21:22:32Z")
Well Friday has forsaken me and my favorite fixie met it’s (temporary) end on the corner of a bookshelf. So here’s a mix of Branding and Kwyjibo in a repeater I call AdamantiumPops. Real creative. I will do this over and over forever before I realize and start doing other tricks. Zen or whatever. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/d/2/ad2ed1c55f283c58e71767510c0dcc1f53562978.jpeg "September 22, 2023") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srJgwskdCUo) ---
**Author:** ![crackout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crackout/32/44608_2.png) [@crackout](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crackout)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/973 "2023-09-22T21:57:02Z")
Branding and non-TH branding. ---
**Author:** ![Benthrowsyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benthrowsyoyo/32/300522_2.png) [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/974 "2023-09-22T23:26:30Z")
> **[Watch this story by Ben Seaberg on Instagram before it disappears.](https://www.instagram.com/stories/i_am_ben.s/3197775338448682813/?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D)** > > 629 Followers, 1,079 Following, 178 Posts Kamikaze into branding! ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/975 "2023-09-22T23:51:40Z")
Damn, lots of action in TaW today. I actually don’t know this trick still, gonna have to work on it this weekend. Was supposed to be getting my valley replacement in the mail tomorrow but looks like it got backed up til coming on Monday. Was lookin forward to playing it all weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/976 "2023-09-23T18:27:25Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/5/4/85496194847713c2497a0d708f399232350b4b9e.jpeg "branding to flopsicle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdeJXoSkmwA) Finally posting something here, branding to flopsicle. ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/977 "2023-09-24T01:16:04Z")
I just figured out branding. Kinda was confused for a little on the last part until I watched the doc pop tutorial where he teaches the trick brent first and it made it click. You got it down super clean for just learning it @theendofcake! I still gotta work on it some more to smooth it out and get it solid. ---
**Author:** ![AKYOYOMIKE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/akyoyomike/32/286732_2.png) [@AKYOYOMIKE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AKYOYOMIKE)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/978 "2023-09-24T06:05:00Z")
Branding is a very cool effect! To add to the mix here is a reverse branding by doc pop that is pretty cool. I’m gona try that slap branding this week for sure. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/1/d/81d9d155977980f7d78dd37f25ae3eb8b0c6c35f.jpeg "Alternate Hand Branding(@DocPop Trick Tutorial)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj8VyrCu1EM) Edit… ok so i tried the slap back this morning and it’s seems to be a timing thing. Not actually that difficult if you can land branding in the first place. Thanks for the explanation @mable ---
**Author:** ![AKYOYOMIKE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/akyoyomike/32/286732_2.png) [@AKYOYOMIKE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AKYOYOMIKE)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/979 "2023-09-25T10:09:45Z")
Its ugly but i think i got the Takeshi Branding idea… i need a clean shirt, and maybe some coffee but i think this was a productive all nighter. Thank you for this week’s pic and discussion! Edit- not Takeshi - it’s Anti-branding! ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/980 "2023-09-25T13:50:33Z")
Yeah! Figuring out the timing of the pinch and getting comfortable with slapping the slack back before the loop falls apart and closes on you is super tricky. In Takeshi’s version when you slap the slack, you want the slack to do a full revolution around the yoyo back to its original position before you swing the yoyo. But your version is like a unique trick in itself, your version is almost like a branding cancel. Branding in one direction and then a reverse branding before catching the slack, it’s cool! ---
**Author:** ![digitalcharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/digitalcharlie/32/234575_2.png) [@digitalcharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/digitalcharlie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/981 "2023-09-25T21:38:28Z")
Gonna keep working this, but couple days of progress working on the takeshi branding @mable posted. I’ve never done slap slack kind of stuff before so it’s fun trying to figure it out. Tips very welcome. I’m currently focusing on keepig my index finger straight when I pinch. Second half is a branding I started doing after watching doc pops video a while ago. figuring it out was one of the things that made me really feel like yo-yoing was starting to click. ---
**Author:** ![LeftyThrower24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/leftythrower24/32/264593_2.png) [@LeftyThrower24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyThrower24)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/982 "2023-09-26T18:50:47Z")
Catch-up day! Finally had some time earlier to film 🫡 Black Hops Bouncy GT Branding/combo ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/983 "2023-09-26T18:59:10Z")
Nice @LeftyThrower24! I just had this video suggested to me randomly on youtube that has a branding in the middle of it. Thought it looked cool. Gonna have to try it out. I actually never seen their intro to redirects video he talks about in this video. Good elements mixed together I need to work on. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/2/a/d2a4f20999cf8a46c675d1cf889a6e7ea6b6fe28.jpeg "Learn the 1A Yoyo Trick Kunai with Chain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkfhG17_jQ) ---
**Author:** ![LeftyThrower24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/leftythrower24/32/264593_2.png) [@LeftyThrower24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyThrower24)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/984 "2023-09-26T19:05:52Z")
Cautiously optimistic that I can learn that today lol ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/985 "2023-09-26T19:09:17Z")
I’m not up on them redirects at all but they don’t seem too hard. I’m going to mess with it today and see where I get. Definitely gonna practice learning the redirects with a plastic yoyo. Seems a little risky at first. ha ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/986 "2023-09-26T20:11:43Z")
> [@Yooo](#): > > I’m not up on them redirects at all but they don’t seem too hard. I’m going to mess with it today and see where I get. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/a/5/da50697316cf328d0824f9fd23ecbb15d9eb0b01.jpeg "Yo-Yo Control workshop with #yyfwill (1), (2) ~Changing direction "in the Air"~") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_yvDEeQhgU) Nice! I should work on them too tbh…This is the absolute best intro to redirects video I’ve ever seen and the little arrows really help understand what is supposed to happen. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/987 "2023-09-26T20:16:22Z")
I been meaning to work on that one from when you posted it for black hops but been putting it off for whatever reason. I procrastinate with some yoyo type stuff. I’m going to start working on that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937/988 "2023-09-26T20:21:30Z")
Nice this is a different workshop than the black hops one but all of these control workshops are super good! [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937.md?page=48) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2023-52-control-workshop/367937.md?page=50)