# What are the essentials yoyo tricks I need to know **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [November 25, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220 "2019-11-25T03:17:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Karbankers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karbankers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Karbankers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/1 "2019-11-25T03:17:24Z")
I see a lot of yoyo tricks online that look kind of useless when it comes to combos and speed combos and good tricks like that so I was wondering what yoyo tricks I need to know for those speed combos and tech combos that like pros do ---
**Author:** ![Karbankers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karbankers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Karbankers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/3 "2019-11-25T03:19:48Z")
So I’ve been looking at those videos and some are just confusing and I don’t know which are really necessary ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/4 "2019-11-25T03:21:37Z")
Can you do trapeze? You said in your recent post on Reddit that the only thing you knew how to do was the bind. So I’d start there. Then move on to the double or nothing…then the 1.5 mount. Then go from there. But really, a lot of the tricks you might think useless are good to learn because they’ll help you become more familiar with throwing and will help you build your muscle memory. They may not be something you’ll use in combos…but they will help you become a better over all yo-yoer. ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/5 "2019-11-25T03:22:49Z")
yeah i agree some of the phrases yoyoers use can be super super confusing unless you know a specific trick ---
**Author:** ![Karbankers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karbankers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Karbankers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/6 "2019-11-25T03:23:01Z")
Oh alright I’m kind of getting the trapeze and I’ll keep workin on it ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/7 "2019-11-25T03:23:59Z")
Great! 😃 It might take awhile, but you’ll get it! It’s really satisfying once you’ve got the trapeze down and it opens up a TON of new things you can work on! ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/8 "2019-11-25T03:32:29Z")
Go to the string tricks basics list on yotricks and go down the list one at a time. There’s a terminology vid too. ---
**Author:** ![Karbankers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karbankers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Karbankers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/9 "2019-11-25T03:33:10Z")
Yeah, So is the break the same thing as the trapeze kinda confused lol ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/10 "2019-11-25T03:36:28Z")
The break away is the throw and the trapeze is when you land on the string. ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/11 "2019-11-25T03:40:31Z")
There’s some fun tricks to start with here: > **[YoYoExpert](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/)** > > Watch free yo-yo trick videos, learn from professional yo-yo players, and buy yo-yos from the YoYo Expert! And this is the Breakaway: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/d/b/edb454d3319baf05e3b64f7e724fa6408ba4a3d7.jpeg "Learn the "Breakaway" Yoyo trick - YoYoExpert Tutorials") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR0LztD5grs) Which leads into the Trapeze: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/b/3/4b328bf67804402387e6c5bfaf7206480f35c794.jpeg "Learn the "Trapeze" Yoyo trick - YoYoExpert Tutorials") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFxMUDKioo) ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/12 "2019-11-25T03:40:43Z")
You can always look at the learn section right here on YoYoExpert. It is surprising how useful some of the basics turn out to be (there are more tricks than I care to admit I thought were a waste of time until I needed something from that trick to learn something else) ---
**Author:** ![Karbankers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karbankers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Karbankers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/13 "2019-11-25T03:53:02Z")
Oh ok thanks and so there is some silver dust coming off my axle is that normal ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/14 "2019-11-25T03:54:01Z")
Uh not usually ---
**Author:** ![Karbankers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karbankers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Karbankers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/15 "2019-11-25T03:54:03Z")
And the axle is kinda loose ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/16 "2019-11-25T03:54:11Z")
What did you do to your axle to cause this? Why do you insist on messing with your yos so much? You’ve already broken a bunch of them in the past. I don’t know what to tell ya man. ---
**Author:** ![Karbankers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karbankers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Karbankers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/17 "2019-11-25T03:54:35Z")
But nothing changed when I just put the yoyo back together it still works normal ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/18 "2019-11-25T03:54:39Z")
Dude, you need to screw your yo-yo back together. You’re getting silver dust because the aluminum is grinding on the axle. ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/19 "2019-11-25T03:54:56Z")
Is it stripping? What yoyo is it? ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/20 "2019-11-25T03:55:04Z")
> [@Karbankers](#): > > And the axle is kinda loose Didn’t you already start a thread about this and get a bunch of answers? I say stop messing with your yos by unscrewing them and over tightening them and just use them. ---
**Author:** ![Karbankers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Karbankers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Karbankers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220/21 "2019-11-25T03:55:06Z")
Nothing I just unscrewed it to get a knot out [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-essentials-yoyo-tricks-i-need-to-know/311220.md?page=2)