# What is this grind? like thumb but other way around
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks
**Created:** [July 6, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962 "2009-07-06T04:46:24Z")
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### Author:  [@Blake24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Blake24)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/1 "2009-07-06T04:46:24Z")
ikn what a thumb grind is but what the grind where the yoyo is like the other way around, like the yoyo is up and down. sorry if this sounds dumb i just dont know what its called.
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### Author:  [@polloyoyo12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/polloyoyo12)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/2 "2009-07-06T04:53:58Z")
what do u mean it is balanced on your thumb or wat do u mean
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### Author:  [@Shisaki417](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shisaki417)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/3 "2009-07-06T04:58:00Z")
Like the one Andre does in operation DM? Its a normal TG just down parrallel to the ground. Throw a UFO and stick your thumb in.
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### Author:  [@Blake24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Blake24)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/4 "2009-07-06T04:59:37Z")
yes thast exactly what i was talking about. its hard to keep the yoyo stable though i guess ill just practice
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### Author:  [@polloyoyo12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/polloyoyo12)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/5 "2009-07-06T05:06:12Z")
or u could just throw a breakaway but throw it very crooked so its leaning back and stick your thumb in there
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### Author:  [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/6 "2009-07-06T05:16:19Z")
It is still a thumb grind :wink:
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### Author:  [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/7 "2009-07-06T06:17:44Z")
> [@Samad](#):
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> It is still a thumb grind :wink:
But at least I have heard many people call it an Inner Ring Grind because you use the inner rings on the yoyo to do it. I’m not sure but I doubt you could do it with the regular or outside rims because they would be too far away from the center of gravity, but I could be wrong.
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### Author:  [@Shisaki417](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shisaki417)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/8 "2009-07-06T06:35:23Z")
> [@Blake24](#):
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> yes thast exactly what i was talking about. its hard to keep the yoyo stable though i guess ill just practice
If it goes around your thumb in a circle then pull back a little with your throwhand so your pulling the yoyo back on the thumb. And you will probably need a responsive yoyo to get it back in your hand.
Off topic a lil’: I tried doind that once on my M1 and the somhow the nut in the middle was balancing on my thumb and it was balancing perfectly parralel but i never done it ever again after that…
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### Author:  [@polloyoyo12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/polloyoyo12)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-grind-like-thumb-but-other-way-around/3962/9 "2009-07-06T17:19:00Z")
off Topic: i did the same thing with my legacy i balenced my thumb in that little hole of the metal thing but i couldnt get it back to my hand but it was fun