Skin the Cat Yo-Yo Trick

Skin the Cat is the first step -- a building block -- for performing some of the more challenging string yo-yo tricks. It is also called the Tidal Wave.

Step 1: Start by throwing a fast Sleeper in front of you.

Slide the forefinger of your free hand up along the string.

Step 2: Place the forefinger of your free hand up under the string and slide it up along the string in front of your yo-yo finger.

Lift your free hand upward while simultaneously pulling your yo-yo hand backward.

Step 3: Now lift your free hand slightly upward. At the same time gently pull backward on the string with your yo-yo hand.

Flip the yo-yo up and out with your forefinger.

Step 4: When the yo-yo is about six inches from your free hand, flip it upward and out with your free hand's forefinger while simultaneously jerking the string backward with your yo-yo hand.

As the yo-yo comes back to your hand, do not catch it. Instead, go into a Forward Pass and whip the yo-yo back out in front of you. Catch it on the return loop.

Keep reading to master one of the most entertaining yo-yo tricks of all -- Rock the Baby.

For more fun yo-yo tricks and kids activities, check out:

• Yo-Yo Basics
  
• Intermediate Yo-Yo Tricks
• Advanced Yo-Yo Tricks
• Kids Activities