How To Throw a Yoyo: Gravity Pull
Gravity Pull is the first throw. The yoyo drops, hits the end of the string and comes straight back to your hand, and the whole thing turns on which way your palm faces.
- Level
- Beginner
- Learn first
- Winding Up Your Yoyo
Step by step
- Hold the yoyo
Hold your hand out flat with the string coming off the top of the yoyo to your finger, not from underneath.
- Make a muscle
Close your fist and bring your arm up in front of you.
- The throw
Extend your arm out in front of you, almost a snapping motion, with the palm of your throw hand facing up and flat so the yoyo rolls off your fingers.
- Tug and catch
Once the yoyo has reached the end of the string, turn your palm over, tug it back to your hand and catch it.
Tips
- Hold the yoyo with your palm facing up
- String runs from your finger over the yoyo, not below it
- Throw the yoyo straight
- Catch with one hand, palm facing down
Common mistakes
- Throwing with the palm facing down
- Turning your wrist during the throw
- Catching the yoyo with two hands
- Using an unresponsive yoyo
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