# Yoyoing....Wrong? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 2, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892 "2011-06-02T13:02:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bonesraphs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bonesraphs/32/43_2.png) [@bonesraphs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bonesraphs)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/1 "2011-06-02T13:02:30Z")
This is the conundrum, I was wondering where you put the slip knot around your finger (and which finger). I put it at the very back of my middle finger. I see yoyoers putting it in the middle, or near the tip of there finger. Is there a ‘correct’ way to do it? I know Tyler Severance puts it on his pointer finger, I think at the back. Or it is more of a matter of preference. Just wondering, does anybody else yoyo with the slip knot somewhere different? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/2 "2011-06-02T13:25:50Z")
First joint (closest to tip) on middle finger. ---
**Author:** ![hallelu-yo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7c8e57/32.png) [@hallelu-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hallelu-yo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/3 "2011-06-02T13:28:54Z")
i put my slipknot right infront of the knuckle in the middle of my finger (towards the tip of my finger). I don’t think there is a correct way but I’ve heard the if you put the knot too far back on your finger it cuts off circulation but when i put the string to close to the tip of my finger it starts sliding off haha. One time my yoyo nearly flew away ---
**Author:** ![bonesraphs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bonesraphs/32/43_2.png) [@bonesraphs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bonesraphs)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/4 "2011-06-02T13:30:07Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > First joint (closest to tip) on middle finger. I’ve always been afraid it would fall off… ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/5 "2011-06-02T13:35:00Z")
Putting it on the joint tends to keep it in place. I also feel I have more control when it’s there rather than further back. ---
**Author:** ![joeyoshmoeyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@joeyoshmoeyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/joeyoshmoeyo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/6 "2011-06-02T13:41:31Z")
i keep it in the back and so do my other freinds we seem to have kinda more contro when do continous tricks but thats just us ---
**Author:** ![Buddy\_Jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buddy_jim/32/7920_2.png) [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/7 "2011-06-02T13:58:16Z")
I believe it is just a suggestion to put it between first and second joint of the middle finger, but it only comes down to preference. ---
**Author:** ![Camjameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/camjameron/32/775_2.png) [@Camjameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Camjameron)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/8 "2011-06-02T14:34:26Z")
i do it on my middle finger in the middle of it… sometimes i go to the first joint but thats when im doing tricks that require more speed BUT NEVER EVER DO FOLLOWS ON THE 1ST JOINT! My BvM has the damage to prove it _shivers_ ---
**Author:** ![yoyojohn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojohn/32/7911_2.png) [@yoyojohn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojohn)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/9 "2011-06-02T18:14:14Z")
> [@Raphael](#): > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > First joint (closest to tip) on middle finger. > > I’ve always been afraid it would fall off… same here 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mgodinez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mgodinez/32/585_2.png) [@mgodinez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mgodinez)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/10 "2011-06-02T19:04:04Z")
i slip it on behind the 2nd joint on my middle finger…but not all the way down to the hand. also, when i throw breakaways, i’ve made it a habit to make sure the string is on top of my index finger. this way the index finger deals w/ most of the force - i think it helps my middle finger stay ‘healthier’. however, for 2a - i noticed that slippin’ the string on or near the first joint works best. gives me better control over flicks and loops. mgodinez cloudy… ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/11 "2011-06-02T20:36:16Z")
[http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial\_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif](http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif) I do believe that’s the most common place for people to put the slip knot. but it’s really just personal preference. Severance does it with his index, and he’s a world champ. so… it doesn’t really matter. ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/12 "2011-06-02T22:16:51Z")
> [@dynikus](#): > > [http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial\_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif](http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif) > I do believe that’s the most common place for people to put the slip knot. > but it’s really just personal preference. Severance does it with his index, and he’s a world champ. so… it doesn’t really matter. In 5a : no slipnot. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoguitarist1319](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoguitarist1319/32/278_2.png) [@yoyoguitarist1319](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoguitarist1319)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/13 "2011-06-02T22:38:18Z")
> [@nobody](#): > > > [@dynikus](#): > > > > [http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial\_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif](http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif) > > I do believe that’s the most common place for people to put the slip knot. > > but it’s really just personal preference. Severance does it with his index, and he’s a world champ. so… it doesn’t really matter. > > In 5a : no slipnot. I lol’d. ---
**Author:** ![yoyofoot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofoot/32/602_2.png) [@yoyofoot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyofoot)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/14 "2011-06-02T22:41:11Z")
> [@nobody](#): > > > [@dynikus](#): > > > > [http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial\_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif](http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif) > > I do believe that’s the most common place for people to put the slip knot. > > but it’s really just personal preference. Severance does it with his index, and he’s a world champ. so… it doesn’t really matter. > > In 5a : no slipnot. AAAHH! I didn’t mean to thank you. I just wanted to quote you and say that I don’t know why that matters… ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/15 "2011-06-02T23:14:14Z")
> [@yoyofoot](#): > > > [@nobody](#): > > > > > [@dynikus](#): > > > > > > [http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial\_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif](http://www.tutorials.com/tutorial_images/09/0915/09153bg.gif) > > > I do believe that’s the most common place for people to put the slip knot. > > > but it’s really just personal preference. Severance does it with his index, and he’s a world champ. so… it doesn’t really matter. > > > > In 5a : no slipnot. > > AAAHH! > > I didn’t mean to thank you. > > I just wanted to quote you and say that I don’t know why that matters… I think he was saying that because I mentioned tyler severance being a world champ. I forgot that he won worlds doing 5a, not 1a. \>\< But he still is pretty good at 1a… lol ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/16 "2011-06-03T00:15:36Z")
I remember when I first started yoyoing, I always used the index finger. I then noticed the instructions said to use the middle finger which I tried…found I had a better grip and more control when throwing. I typically put my string on between the first and second joint so that I know for sure it’s attached yet it’s not too far in (so that I can get a clean throw). ---
**Author:** ![DByoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dbyoyoer/32/852_2.png) [@DByoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DByoyoer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/17 "2011-06-03T22:27:57Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Putting it on the joint tends to keep it in place. I also feel I have more control when it’s there rather than further back. That is what i do or i put it just below that. ---
**Author:** ![yoyofoot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofoot/32/602_2.png) [@yoyofoot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyofoot)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/18 "2011-06-03T22:37:31Z")
> [@AngryGumball](#): > > I remember when I first started yoyoing, I always used the index finger. I then noticed the instructions said to use the middle finger which I tried…found I had a better grip and more control when throwing. I typically put my string on between the first and second joint so that I know for sure it’s attached yet it’s not too far in (so that I can get a clean throw). I remember putting the string on the very back of my index finger when I first started. ---
**Author:** ![singdreamyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/singdreamyo/32/732_2.png) [@singdreamyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/singdreamyo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/19 "2011-06-04T02:46:35Z")
When I started I put it on the back of my middle finger, but now I put it in the middle. ---
**Author:** ![180349](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/7ea924/32.png) [@180349](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/180349)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892/20 "2011-06-04T03:11:19Z")
back of my middle finger, it gives more control, but makes it harder to land chopstick type tricks, but the main reason i do it is if the yoyo is on the back of my finger and when i play i land the string closer to the end it gives it more dimension instead the strings all just being on top of the other, i know it slows the yoyo a little bit because of friction but idrc. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoing-wrong/26892.md?page=2)