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Holding & Putting on the Yo-Yo
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The Creeper Yo-Yo Trick
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The Flying Saucer Yo-Yo Trick
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Summary: Learn holding and putting on the yo-yo in this free self learning video.
Stuart Crump Jr, aka "Professor Yo-Yo", is the only yo-yo in Washington who knows what he's doing, is the author of six books on the yo-yo and loves to perform for and teach children...read more
The yo-yo toy originated in the Philippines, spreading in popularity through Asia and Europe via trade routes, finding its way to France during the Revolution. From there, it continued to flourish as a form of stress relief for adults and entertainment for young children in the South China Sea area, before migrating to the New World as a commercially successful and marketable product. It was 1866 before the first American patent of a whirligig became official, but 1928 saw its rise from obscurity as Pedro Flores' Yo-Yo Manufacturing Company brought the product to the mass market. The yo-yo remained a product comprised of an axle and string until the 1970's, when SKF began producing a version of the yo-yo with ball-bearings. The ball-bearings greatly reduced friction as the yo-yo was spinning, thus making it easier to perform tricks with greater complexity. Today, the yo-yo is still a popular pastime for young kids, but it's not uncommon for adults who have gained skill with the device to continue playing, even competing.
In this free video clip series, our expert will demonstrate and explain a wide variety of tricks and tips for use with the yo-yo. Whether you are a beginner or a moderately talented yo-yoer, these techniques will be great practice, and informative as well. Learn how to perform a selection of tricks including the Monkey Climb, the Eiffel Tower, the Creeper and much more as the expert shows you step by step how to perform them.
" Hi! I am Tim on behalf of expertvillage.com. We will be showing you tips and techniques on how to use a yo-yo from the book, Its Yo-Yo Time by Stuart Crump Jr.. In this clip, I will demonstrate how to properly put on a yo-yo. First, take the yo-yo string, open up the loop, grab a piece of the string and you seek it through like a slipknot. So you can make it as big as you want, as small as you want. You put it around your middle finger. Some people think you put at the bottom, some people put at the top, but the proper way you put it on is in the middle of your middle finger, like that. Get it nice and tight and then you wind up the yo-yo. Then make sure everything is good and you get to go. "
eHow Article: Holding & Putting on the Yo-Yo
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