How to Do Cool Yo-Yo Tricks

Walk the Dog

• 1

  Position the yo-yo correctly. With your right hand facing upward, place the yo-yo upright like a wheel in your palm. The end of the yo-yo string should come up over the top of the yo-yo and attach to your center finger.

• 2

  Move your arm straight back as if you're flexing your muscles, with your hand curled right next to your ear and your elbow pointing directly ahead.

• 3

  Bring your arm down briskly, straightening your elbow with a "snapping" movement. At the same time allow the yo-yo to release out over your fingers.

• 4

  Lower the yo-yo slowly toward the floor. The yo-yo should continue spinning in the air. Hold the string so that the yo-yo hovers just above the floor without fully touching the surface.

• 5

  Walk forward slowly with the yo-yo ahead of you. The yo-yo should move forward, pulled by the force of its spinning. When you see the yo-yo slow down, turn your hand with the palm upward and jerk your hand to bring the yo-yo back to its starting position.

Flying Saucer

• 6

  Position the yo-yo in your right palm in an upright position, with the string attached to your center finger.

• 7

  Straighten your elbow quickly across your body, tossing the yo-yo from your hand in a diagonal direction. The yo-yo should swing to the left in an arc, similar to a clock's pendulum.

• 8

  Use your left hand to grab the string when the yo-yo is at the top of its swinging arc, at a point about four or five inches above the yo-yo.

• 9

  Lift the yo-yo so that it's hovering at a level higher than your right hand. The string should be pulled taut between your two hands at a slight upward angle, with the yo-yo itself dangling from the left hand.

• 10

  Let go of the yo-yo string with your left hand. The yo-yo should zip back to its original starting point in your right palm, creating a "flying saucer" effect.