Tricks- beginner

Here are some tricks you should learn before you get into bearing yoyos.

1. Sleeper- Hold the yoyo in your hand. Make a muscle, and throw the yoyo down. It will "sleep" at the end of the string. Give it a jerk to pull it back up.

2. Walk the Dog- Throw a sleeper. Then lower the yoyo to the ground and "walk the dog". Give it a quick jerk to get it back up.

3. Forward Pass- Hold the yoyo upside down. Then hold it back behind your waist. Throw it forward, releasing it when it passes your waist. It will go to the end of the string, and then bounce back to your hand when it hits the end.

4. Lariat- Hold the yoyo in your hand sideways. If you are righthanded, throw it to your right, and vice versa. It will spin on its side until you pull it back up. If you are right handed, the string will tighten, and vice versa.

5. Around the World- Throw a forward pass, except don't pull it back to your hand, let it continue going in a circle. When it finishes 1 or more circles, let it come back to your hand.

6. Elevator- Throw a hard sleeper. Then pull the string over your finger and put it into the groove of the yoyo. Then pull the yoyo up while it is still in the groove. Drop everything and pull the yoyo up.

7. Rock the Baby- Throw a hard sleeper. Then make a triangle by taking the string and pulling it over your hand and grabbing it. Then "rock the baby" through the triangle. Drop it and pull the yoyo up.

8. Breakaway- Hold the yoyo like you are going to throw a sleeper, but then put your hand to the side next to your shoulder. Throw the yoyo to the side, letting it continue around to your other shoulder. Then pull it back.

9. Jamaican Flag- This one is hard to explain, so just click on the link!

10. Eiffel Tower- Again, hard to explain, so just click the link.

11. Loop the Loop- Throw a forward pass, but when it comes back, make a motion like you are flicking dust off your shirt, and send the yoyo into 1 or more repetitions. When you are done, just jerk the yoyo back.

12. Warp Drive- Throw an around the world, but when it comes back, do a loop the loop. Do as many repetitions of this as you want, and then call the yoyo back.

Intermediate tricks #1 coming soon!