yoyo tricks by shunichi of super yoyo

Basic Tricks

The long sleeper

1. face your palm upward and snap both your wrist and arm, throwing the yo yo straight down.

2. if you can throw it fast enough, the yo yo will spin quickly of the end a tight string. this is the sleep position.

3. turn your palm over without moving your wrist. when you tug on the string, the yo yo will automatically came back.

Walk the dog

1. lower the yo yo to the ground in the sleep position keeping the string tight the yo yo will then roll forward across the floor

2. pulling on the string will bring the yo yo back to you.grab it with your palm facing downward.

The creeper

1. face your palm upward and use your whole arm to flick the yo yo downward

2. in the sleep position, lower the yo yo to the ground like when you do "walk the dog"

3. at the same time, bend your body over and hold your hand close to the floor, letting the yo yo out to the end of its string.

4. when it reaches the end, tug on the string. it will roll back to you so catch it with your palm facing downward

Forward pass

1. hold the yo yo with the palm of your hand facing backward, then throw it forward.

2. urn your hand so that your palm faces upward and then catch the yo yo when it comes back

Break away

1. trow the yo yo forcefully to the right side to pull it into the sleep position

2. waving your hand from right to left will create a semi-circle, with the yo yo acting like a pendulum and moving to the left

3. when it has completed the semi-circle, tug on the string. the yo yo will come back up so you can catch it with your palm facing upward


Rock the baby

1. in the sleep position, put your right hand on the string near the middle and lift it up.

2. grab a spot about cm away from the yo yo with your right hand and make an upside down triangle out of string.

3. by changing the hight of your left and right hands, you can play with the swing, moving the yo yo to and forth.

Rocket

1. keeping the yo yo in the sleep position, carefully remove your finger from the string making sure that the yo yo does not rebound from the shock.

2. holding the sides of the string, throw it into the air with the yo yo so that it spins right in front of you

Elevator

1. while in the sleep position, place your left index finger just below the middle of the string.

2. as you are lifting your left hand, lower your right hand on the same time

3. you should be able to slip the string into the yo yo

4.by puling the string down with your right hand, the yo yo will climb up the string.


Around the world

1. face your palm downward and throw the yo yo forward.

2. swing it up and rotate it in the air. when the yo yo returns to the front, a light pull will bring it back to your hand.


Loop the loop

1. hold the yo yo with the palm of your hand facing backward, and then throw the yo yo forward.

2. when the yo yo returns, flick your wrist to make a loop by pushing forward.

3. if you don't catch the yo yo when it comes back, you can make as many loops as you want.

Super level trick

UFO

1. throw the yo yo from your right shoulder diagonally down to the left. put the yo yo in the sleep position parallel with the ground.

2. while the yo yo is in the sleep position, grab the string 15-20 cm above the yo yo with your left hand and raise it up. After leaving it in the sleep position for a few seconds, the horizontally spinning yo yo will look like a UFO.

release your left hand and pull on the string to return it in your hand.

Hyper level trick

Pin wheel

1. after putting the yo yo in the sleep position. place the string on your left thumbnail.

2. quickly lower your right hand. allowing the string to slide through your fingernail. then pull up the yo yo.

3. from there, grab the string with your right hand to lift up the entire yo yo and swing it around in the shape of a circle three times.

4. after three or so loops, loosen your grip and try to catch the yo yo