How to Make a Yoyo Sleep
Buy a yoyo with an axle and a ball bearing., Straighten your yoyo., Loop the string onto your middle finger, about halfway down., If you don't want to buy a bearing-axled yoyo, try customizing a cheap yoyo yourself.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Buy a yoyo with an axle and a ball bearing.
It can be difficult to make your throws sleep with an inexpensive plastic yoyo.
Many yoyos on the market today are cheap, wear out easily, and rub the string with too many friction-heavy surfaces.
If you are serious about practicing tricks with your yoyo, consider buying a quality yoyo.
A metal ball bearing will reduce the friction grinding between the axle and the end of the string.
A Duncan Butterfly or YoyoFactory F.A.S.T 201 is one example of a cheap but trick-worthy starter yo-yo.
Later on, you might consider buying a more advanced, expensive brand for even longer throws. -
Step 2: Straighten your yoyo.
Place your hands where the string leaves the yoyo and gently twist the thread loose.
Wind back up. , Gently toss the yoyo over your hand. , The best way to do this is to loosen the string that loops around the center axle of the yoyo.
You can also lube the axle.
Don't lube ball bearings with any lube, try get some yoyo lube.
If you lube the bearing with something like WD-40, it will probably stop working! -
Step 3: Loop the string onto your middle finger
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Step 4: about halfway down.
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Step 5: If you don't want to buy a bearing-axled yoyo
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Step 6: try customizing a cheap yoyo yourself.
Detailed Guide
It can be difficult to make your throws sleep with an inexpensive plastic yoyo.
Many yoyos on the market today are cheap, wear out easily, and rub the string with too many friction-heavy surfaces.
If you are serious about practicing tricks with your yoyo, consider buying a quality yoyo.
A metal ball bearing will reduce the friction grinding between the axle and the end of the string.
A Duncan Butterfly or YoyoFactory F.A.S.T 201 is one example of a cheap but trick-worthy starter yo-yo.
Later on, you might consider buying a more advanced, expensive brand for even longer throws.
Place your hands where the string leaves the yoyo and gently twist the thread loose.
Wind back up. , Gently toss the yoyo over your hand. , The best way to do this is to loosen the string that loops around the center axle of the yoyo.
You can also lube the axle.
Don't lube ball bearings with any lube, try get some yoyo lube.
If you lube the bearing with something like WD-40, it will probably stop working!
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