How to Do Cool Yo-Yo Tricks
The yo-yo is a toy that people of all ages enjoy, and even the easiest yo-yo tricks look impressive with enough practice. If you're interested in showing off cool yo-yo tricks, begin with a strong foundation. Make a simple slip knot and pull it around your middle finger on your dominant hand. When you stand with your hand at your navel level and the yo-yo string around your finger, the yo-yo should hover just above the floor. Once you've mastered this simple base, you're ready to learn yo-yo tricks.
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Instructions
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Walk the Dog
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Position the yo-yo correctly. With your right hand facing upward, place the yo-yo upright like a wheel in your palm. The end of the yo-yo string should come up over the top of the yo-yo and attach to your center finger.
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Move your arm straight back as if you're flexing your muscles, with your hand curled right next to your ear and your elbow pointing directly ahead.
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Bring your arm down briskly, straightening your elbow with a "snapping" movement. At the same time allow the yo-yo to release out over your fingers.
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Lower the yo-yo slowly toward the floor. The yo-yo should continue spinning in the air. Hold the string so that the yo-yo hovers just above the floor without fully touching the surface.
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Walk forward slowly with the yo-yo ahead of you. The yo-yo should move forward, pulled by the force of its spinning. When you see the yo-yo slow down, turn your hand with the palm upward and jerk your hand to bring the yo-yo back to its starting position.
Flying Saucer
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Position the yo-yo in your right palm in an upright position, with the string attached to your center finger.
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Straighten your elbow quickly across your body, tossing the yo-yo from your hand in a diagonal direction. The yo-yo should swing to the left in an arc, similar to a clock's pendulum.
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Use your left hand to grab the string when the yo-yo is at the top of its swinging arc, at a point about four or five inches above the yo-yo.
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Lift the yo-yo so that it's hovering at a level higher than your right hand. The string should be pulled taut between your two hands at a slight upward angle, with the yo-yo itself dangling from the left hand.
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Let go of the yo-yo string with your left hand. The yo-yo should zip back to its original starting point in your right palm, creating a "flying saucer" effect.
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Tips & Warnings
For left-handed individuals, these tricks can be easily modified by switching "left" and "right" in the directions.
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