This will be your bread and butter "trick"...It's also the thing the yo-yo is most famous for: coming back to your hand.
Yo-Yo I used: N/A Almost anything works for this one (emphisis: "almost" wink
The pull shouldn't be your top priority at this moment, as it will be the easier part to master.
You should be more concerend with the throw, as it will take some time to master.
You can start by placing your arm parallel to the ground with your palm facing down. Release the yo-yo and push it to the ground. When it reaches the end of the string, give a tug with your wrist; not too much or it will just come flying up and nothing will happen.
You may have noticed (if you got the yo-yo to wind again) that it didn't come all the way up. Well, that is because the throw mentioned above is not the proper way to throw a yo-yo, but it is a good way to gain a very basic understanding of its function.
The proper way to throw the yo-yo is as follows:
1) place the yo-yo's slip knot on your middle finger (between first and second knuckles will be good for beginners; but more control is gained by placing it between your second and thrid knuckles)
2) Place the yo-yo sitting vertically in your hand with the string coming off the top of the yo-yo (IMPORTANT! You will have a weakened/generally bad throw if it with the string coming off the bottom!)
3) Hold your arm parallel to the ground with your elbow bent up to your shoulder and wrist bent slightly inward
4) Uncoil your entire arm releasing the yo-yo
5) Use your arm, wrist, and (if you have the yo-yo at the tip of your finger) your finger to absorb the shock [If you do not compensate for the inertia, it will bounce back up when it hits the bottom of the string...It hurts a lot when you get to throwing it hard]
6) If your hand isn't turned palm down, then you're in a very odd position, it should be a matural thing to turn it over when you uncoil your arm
7) Give a slight tug with your wrist; just enough to get it to wind...Too hard and it will fly up at you, too soft and it won't do a thing
Congratulations!
This will be difficult the first few times, but as you master it, it will become almost natural
This will be the basis for almost everything you do: Even the most complicated on-string trick requires a throw!
You should work on throwing harder (more than OK to let it sleep when you throw hard) and catching smoothly.
Get used to the pain of hard throws and work on your reactions (especially the head, getting hit in the head is not the best thing to be doing to yourself).
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Good luck and stay safe!
 Exterkate · Tue Apr 21, 2009 @ 04:32am · 0 Comments |
