# Trick-a-Week 2024—#52 Control Workshop
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks
**Created:** [January 5, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350 "2024-01-05T13:08:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/345 "2024-06-23T21:07:36Z")
Ok i feel like im doing this right since it looks and binds like an undermount and my consistency is getting decent
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP56y04WYto)
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### Author:  [@DaneMartin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DaneMartin)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/346 "2024-06-23T21:09:22Z")
That was sick
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/347 "2024-06-23T22:01:11Z")
Yep nailed it!
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### Author:  [@MuppetLabs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MuppetLabs)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/348 "2024-06-24T00:00:16Z")
Thanks, that helps. (Though I am embarrassed how long it took me to realize what “nth” meant.) I think I am on the right track with the hook. And I see what you mean about pulling the string out of the gap after watching the tutorial super slow.
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/349 "2024-06-24T00:34:25Z")
Ooops that’s my fault I should have been more clear instead of only abbreviating and seriously nothing to be embarrassed about I didn’t know what it meant until someone told me.
Here is a museum worthy drawing (jk) that might help really lock in the hook. You want to whip so that you’re whipping from a little bit behind the Yoyo and you’ll see a U shape of string from the bearing to your throwhand (TH). Then cross nonthrowhand (NTH) index over both segments of that U shape w the index on the outside as close as you can manage to the Yoyo.
Dotted line is nth index.
I’ll make a slow mo video about the arm dismount a bit later and I think I can point out some stuff that will help make it even more clear. I’ve been traveling and busy this weekend but I think I can make a vid to help.
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### Author:  [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/350 "2024-06-24T00:54:03Z")
Also i notice i occasionally end up with a trapeze but a twist on my nth finger which seems to be a result of whipping the loop henry is talking about around the front half of the yoyo instead of the half closest to me. At least thats what it looks like is happening
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/351 "2024-06-24T01:05:11Z")
Here is a vid where I try to show more about the dismount. The arm is actually not that important, it’s that you’re bringing the Yoyo around throwhand to undo that wrap around the bearing
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### Author:  [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/352 "2024-06-24T01:23:13Z")
> [@GTDropKnot](#):
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> can also be done out of a regular Hidemasa Hook as an option
While i try to get the hang of the double hook if i trythe arm wrap from a single hook do i just roll off once instead of twice?
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### Author:  [@MuppetLabs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MuppetLabs)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/353 "2024-06-24T01:50:29Z")
Thanks! The picture is good and the video is super helpful.
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/354 "2024-06-24T03:08:23Z")
Yeah exactly just unroll once
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### Author:  [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/355 "2024-06-24T21:31:52Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQcfQEwvmUM)
Fun trick - terrible upload
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### Author:  [@YoYoExpertEric](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertEric)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/356 "2024-06-25T16:55:29Z")
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### Author:  [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/357 "2024-06-26T11:42:33Z")
Im slowly getting it, but i think i need a longer string. It takes most of my string to wrap around my elbow like that and im a big guy so i start feeling like im about to hog tie myself on the pull arm out step 😆
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### Author:  [@Ironical\_Monocle1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ironical_Monocle1)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/358 "2024-06-26T12:16:45Z")
I’m having the same issue… my T-rex arms and arm combos don’t always get along…
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/359 "2024-06-26T13:47:46Z")
Okay so I’m not the best at arm stuff like this either but a couple tips that helped me is to push your elbow forward like towards the center line of your body and to mount the Yoyo close to your finger. Also move nth closer to th. Basically you want your arms closer. It is definitely awkward but feels less and less awkward the more you play with the element.
Also, y’all can definitely just try longer string to get more comfortable like there is nothing wrong with that and once it feels a less weird and uncomfortable, return to your typical length.
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### Author:  [@digitalcharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/digitalcharlie)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/360 "2024-06-26T17:23:37Z")
back to back weeks of family time, so not as smooth as I’d like but just glad I got a chance to record.
The thing that unlocked consistency with this trick for me was remembering to stick my NTH middle finger out during the dismount so the string goes around it when mounting. Maybe that’s obvious but I definitely wasn’t doing it at first.
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### Author:  [@rickyyR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rickyyR)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/361 "2024-06-28T06:25:04Z")
I tried 2.0 for this and could land a few but not consistent. I don‘t like practicing hooks. They are like way too tedious to learn for what they are and i never even use 1.0 😄
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmV20G3AxZA)
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/362 "2024-06-28T11:47:19Z")
**Week 26—Gondola**
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlV1H-M1PSY)
Yo this week we have another @DocPop trick! It’s a simple yet very cool and very very well named trick, Gondola. Great to add to the end of a combo. Have fun and good luck!
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/363 "2024-06-28T12:05:30Z")
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### Author:  [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trick-a-week-2024-52-control-workshop/391350/364 "2024-06-29T03:16:10Z")
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV5Dj21aLMY)
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