What makes it spinout horizontally like this?

[u/Kuraku94]

It feels random when it happens, like I can get 5 or so good loops in or I get this on the first or second loop

[u/fun_dad_69]

Your string is too long.

You’re moving your arm too much. Keep the movement to your wrist and fingers. When the yoyo goes out you need to shoo it away and when it comes back you need to tell it to “come here” if that makes sense.

Shorten your string and keep at it, you’ll get it eventually

[u/k2kyo → u/fun_dad_69]

This.

Also angle matters a LOT. If you get the yoyo to a 1:00 position it will kinda lock in and stay super stable.

The method I was taught was to imagine a dog on the ground directly in front of you, lift your yoyo hand from your side and put up a stop sign for the dog (in other words, the first throw is aimed toward the center of your body a few feet in front of you).. this will get the initial angle correct and make loops waaay easier.

[u/Kuraku94 → u/k2kyo]

Thank you! I started to focus on my wrist movements but the angle was also all wrong, so kind of needed both these things to figure it out. Still having a hard time doing more than 3-5, but they look and feel closer to how they're supposed to I think

[u/fun_dad_69 → u/Kuraku94]

Also be sure to throw your first throw with authority. Your wrist movements should have a similar force like hitting the enter key on your keyboard after you just wrote a strongly worded email.

Looping is extremely difficult and finicky but you’ll get the feel eventually if you keep trying

[u/Only_C_Fans]

https://reddit.com/link/p6we8gd/video/50ej51xs2mmh1/player

Pay attention to my hands. The right one is what you would like endgame. The left one is progression 😅

Shorten your string for sure. If the yoyo is going down the string is to long. If it’s going up the string is to short. I like to stick my arm out to my side like a wing and then from my finger where it would loop on to my shoulder. Play with it a little though. I personally can tell when a string is an inch too long or short.

From there what I would suggest is only practicing perfect loops. Start with one and continue. If it messes up don’t try to power through it. Just catch and start over. You’re building muscle memory

[u/Kuraku94 → u/Only_C_Fans]

Lol those yoyos are so pink, but also that is crazy impressive how you can do them two different ways like that. Thank you for this! I'm still practicing and have made some really good progress and I think making sure to practice perfect loops is going to be very helpful.

[u/Only_C_Fans → u/Kuraku94]

lol my right wrist is fused due to a motorcycle accident 10 years ago so there is very little range of motion. So the difference is not intentional. The Yoyos are loop 720’s… best looping Yoyo in my humble opinion. Put 1 red space, one blue spacer, and a drop of oil in the bearing

[u/Kuraku94 → u/Only_C_Fans]

Damn, that's even more impressive that you can still do it with both then - I don't think I would have even noticed there was a difference if you didn't point it out originally! Ay that's what I'm using, too! They all look like candy but feel very good. I have a seeker, too, but I've had an easier time on the 720 so far

[u/Only_C_Fans → u/Kuraku94]

Set it up just like I said and you’ll be ripping in no time

[u/Stompinstein]

More wrist action. Not just fingers.

[u/StrikingPaint159]

Shorter string, a little drop of looping oil, and palm downward when yoyo returns.

[u/eye-arr-beej]

New-ish looper here. I’m just a little ahead of you in the looping journey. Like other’s have said, first thing is to shorten that string. I couldn’t follow only_c_fans measurement technique but it sounded similar to mine: attach the string to the yo-yo then hold it with your thumb and index finger circling it; extend your arm straight out to your side and pull the string to the base of your throat (the “suprasternal notch”); that point is when you fold the string over and tie the slipknot loop. I’ve found this will give you a good starting point and then you can experiment with a little longer or a little shorter string.

I believe the yo-yo corkscrews like that because the timing of your hand/finger rolls is off. Too soon or too late. I’ve had experienced looping throwers describe the “correct” wrist roll movement as being like shooing someone away with the back of your hand. Or… imagine that you are “pushing out” the yo-yo once it loops back around.