# Yoyo noob needs help!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-noob-needs-help/5453
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [August 16, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-noob-needs-help/5453 "2009-08-16T06:54:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@neonzap](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/neonzap)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-noob-needs-help/5453/1 "2009-08-16T06:54:14Z")
Ok guys, I just started yoyo-ing yesterday. Currently I owned a Legacy and A Speed Beetle.
Now this is what I needed help.
Is there any tricks to loosen string tensions for unresponsive yoyo?? I mean unresponsive yoyos cannot do UFO and Sidewinder right? So is there any tricks to loosen string tension???
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### Author:  [@rsmod123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rsmod123)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-noob-needs-help/5453/2 "2009-08-16T06:59:07Z")
You are not a noob. Just new.
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQfcll1PLQ)
This is a good video, a good trick I do everyday. Loosens tension. If you need to tighten tension, you throw a backwards sleeper, by turning your body and then sleeping.
P.S. MORE SINGAPOREANS!!! ;D 😃 🙂
Are you from NJC?
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### Author:  [@neonzap](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/neonzap)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-noob-needs-help/5453/3 "2009-08-16T08:41:38Z")
Haha!!! Thanks alot… I’m only 15 studying in Clementi town sec =) 😃
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### Author:  [@chrisriner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chrisriner)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-noob-needs-help/5453/4 "2009-08-16T09:05:09Z")
That video is a great one for the string tension. Im a noob myself, ive only been yoyoing for almost a month now, and in the beginning I was stopping like every 2 minutes and letting my yoyo hang down and spin out the tension (the old fashion way). What I’ve learned is that the best thing you can do for string tension is to not build it up in the first place. Sometimes there’s nothing you can do about it, but one HUGE thing you can do is learn how to hand start your yoyo. There is a video of it on here, I think its in advanced one. You can also do a snap start, but its a lot harder. The worst thing for tension is winding up your yoyo every time you mess up a trick, or if it doesn’t come back to your hand. The hand start will be frustrating at first, but practice it more than anything else and you will be glad you did. It only took me one day to get the hang of it, it shouldn’t take more than a few days at best though.
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### Author:  [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-noob-needs-help/5453/5 "2009-08-16T13:39:04Z")
Welcome to the forum, and yoyoing!
There is a great search button. I found several topics like this. You can read through them and find lots of videos and helpful information.
> **[string tension](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,5271.0.html)**
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> i really need help on string tension.i’m not talking about a trick like ufo, but a technical tip.also is there string that helps also.it drives me nuts having to fix my string after every throw.any help would be great.
> **[Different Way to loosen/tighten string tension?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,5688.0.html)**
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> yeah like the title says. i need a way to this other than UFO or sidewinder. videos if possible
> **[string adjustment.....HELp!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,5631.0.html)**
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> Just wondering what others use to adjust thier string tension during play with a non responsive yoyo (888)? I thow alot of side style tricks and not much else and ussally end up taking string off finger to let it spin out to get a relax string again....
> **[Help with string tension!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,149.0.html)**
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> Hey does anyone have a good way to adjust your string tension, without taking it off your finger, when your yoyo is unresposive? Like maybe a video to watch? If someone could help that would be great! Thanks. BAMM…11
> **[String tension on an unresponsive Yo-Yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,824.0.html)**
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> My Lyn Fury is unresponsive and I have my Velocity set for unresponsive as well. How do I adjust string tension on them without taking the string off my finger? I can sidewinder my responsive yo-yo, but I kind of suck at UFO, usually only landing it...
Again, welcome. Feel free to ask any questions you may have.