The Sleeper Yo-Yo Trick
Now that you've learned the Throw Down and the Gravity Pull, you're ready to learn the most important yo-yo trick of all -- the Sleeper. This trick is basically a delayed version of the up-and-down Gravity Pull.More than 90 percent of all yo-yo tricks incorporate the Sleeper in some form. From here, the amount of tricks you can learn is endless!
 Hold the yo-yo palm up. |
Step 1: The initial motion is precisely the same as what is used in the Throw Down. Hold your yo-yo hand out in front of you with the palm facing up. Remember, the string should come off toward the top and front of the yo-yo.
 Whip the yo-yo sharply toward the ground. |
Step 2: With a whipping motion, similar to that used when throwing a fastball, grab the yo-yo and flick it sharply toward the ground. It should stay down -- spinning -- at the end of the string.
Step 3: While the yo-yo is spinning, turn your yo-yo hand over, palm facing down. If the string tension is correct, the yo-yo should spin at the end of the string for a few seconds. Then give the string a jerk and the yo-yo should quickly return to your hand.
If, on the other hand, it snaps immediately back to your hand and refuses to spin, it is wound too tightly. Loosen it by twisting the yo-yo in a counter-clockwise direction. |
The following trick may require a little practice. Learn how to throw a perfect Forward Pass in the next section.
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