# When learning a trick, how long do you practice it?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [February 1, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121 "2017-02-01T17:41:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@morgothaod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/morgothaod)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121/1 "2017-02-01T17:41:11Z")
When you learn a new trick, do you keep practicing until you get it down? Do you give it a few days and then if you’re still unable to get the trick down, move on to another trick? Do you find that you’re able to learn a trick that was giving you trouble if you come back to it after learning a few other tricks?
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### Author:  [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121/2 "2017-02-01T17:57:40Z")
I have a few tricks that I work on normally at a time when attempting to make new ones.
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### Author:  [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121/3 "2017-02-01T18:01:00Z")
last trick I learned I just showed to my wife successfully after practicing it for, about 6 days. 1-2 hours a day give or take.
When I first started if i didnt get it in an hour or two id move to something else. Now a days im in no hurry. i like the journey as much as the destination.
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### Author:  [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121/4 "2017-02-03T19:06:01Z")
As long as it takes.
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### Author:  [@i\_throw\_yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/i_throw_yoyos)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121/5 "2017-02-05T20:03:33Z")
most of the time I will spend a few hours getting through the steps, and then depending on the trick it can take weeks to get it smoothed out and pretty, I kinda have bad fundamental though, and I’m not exactly sure for to fix that other than learning more tricks and hoping I get better.
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### Author:  [@Tvelto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tvelto)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121/6 "2017-02-07T15:53:33Z")
Until I can do it consistently without thinking about it.
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### Author:  [@WoodRat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WoodRat)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-learning-a-trick-how-long-do-you-practice-it/83121/7 "2017-02-08T00:31:02Z")
Forever. I’m still practicing Rewind though I can do most of it without looking!
We’re not happy until you’re not happy! \*\