# WTF am I doing wrong - a Diabolo story **URL:** \ **Category:** Spin Tops\ **Created:** [June 13, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195 "2015-06-13T05:26:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![theAfanc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@theAfanc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theAfanc)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/1 "2015-06-13T05:26:10Z")
Ok… So what am I doing wrong? Every video I watch says to put the diabolo on the floor in front of your right foot and move it from right to left and lift it int he air to get it spinning. Mine doesn’t spin, it just sits on the string and then falls off. what the heck man? ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/2 "2015-06-13T15:44:34Z")
Maybe it has a one way bearing? ---
**Author:** ![theAfanc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@theAfanc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theAfanc)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/3 "2015-06-14T00:58:35Z")
How do I figure that out o.o ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/4 "2015-06-15T03:47:06Z")
> [@theAfanc](#): > > How do I figure that out o.o Spin the bearing both ways if one of the ways spins and the other doesn’t it is a one way bearing. ---
**Author:** ![theAfanc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@theAfanc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theAfanc)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/5 "2015-06-22T03:20:11Z")
I have tried spinning it both ways and it doesn’t move at all. I’ve watched videos online about how to start and it talks about having the white or black side facing you based on your handedness but the middle of my Diabolo is all black on both sides. Soooooo I have no idea what to do o.o again. I have tried putting it on the ground and pulling it up like the videos say and then when it didn’t spin, I turned it around to try the other way and it still doesn’t spin. I am just so confused… ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/6 "2015-06-22T04:16:35Z")
Maybe it’s a fixed tip diablo. ---
**Author:** ![theAfanc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@theAfanc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theAfanc)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/7 "2015-06-22T06:54:31Z")
Thank you, but that doesn’t really help me. How do I use one of those and how do I find out if it is or not? ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/8 "2015-06-22T17:07:21Z")
If the axle doesn’t spin then it is a fixed tip. Use the internet. ---
**Author:** ![rockstar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rockstar/32/19803_2.png) [@rockstar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rockstar)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/9 "2016-01-16T04:15:23Z")
Try youtube…“how to use or make a Diabolo spin?” ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/10 "2016-02-15T14:12:22Z")
I’ve had the same problem with mine before, so I know how you feel. I just gave up, though, and stuck to yoyos and kendama. ---
**Author:** ![kyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@kyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kyo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wtf-am-i-doing-wrong-a-diabolo-story/75195/11 "2016-03-02T20:20:05Z")
You need to learn to accelerate the diabolo, only takes a few minutes to learn. There are a million videos and tutorials on this, should be easy to find. Your diabolo has a fixed axle, so which side is pointing out does not matter. The only time you have to worry about that is if it has a one-way ball bearing… since your axle does not spin, that is not a concern for you. Kyle