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How To Do Skin the Gerbil Yoyo Trick Tutorial
This trick consists of several different variations of Braintwister and Trapeze. It is quick and fun!
Skin the Gerbil Video Tutorial
- Learn Skin the Gerbil yo-yo trick from pro yoyo player Ann Bubak
How To Do Skin the Gerbil
- Trapeze and Braintwister
- Begin with Trapeze. Then do the Braintwister. Swing the yoyo inward and out between your arm and body.
- Double Trapeze
- Land into Double Trapeze.
- Roll off with Braintwister
- Roll off with Braintwister into Trapeze and land into Trapeze on other side.
- Swing over non-throw hand
- Roll off once and then move back to the other side. Swing the yoyo once over your non-throw hand index finger, and then swing again and land on the string.
- Unravel to Trapeze
- Swing out to unravel the string so that you’re back into a Trapeze.
- Sidestyle bind
- Do a Sidestyle bind to return the yoyo back to your hand.
Tips
- Follow the order of all the moves
- First part is Braintwister – Double Trapeze – Braintwister
- Second part is double Trapeze – Trapeze on the other side – Trapeze
- Third part is Trapeze – Double Trapeze with extra roll – Double Unroll – Trapeze
Most Common Mistakes
- Missing first or second Braintwister
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