Throw Revolution X Spinworkx Trick Tutorials #16 - Inverted Eli Hop

Throw Revolution, together with us, will be releasing a set of 20 Trick Tutorials to get players, new or old, honed in for freestyles. This set of tricks to come include various modern elements that is worth a learn to rack up points during contests.

The trick-set for these trick tutorials was thought up by 2011 World Yo-Yo Champion, Marcus Koh, and the elements in these short tricks are still used by Marcus in his contest freestyles.

For the sixteenth trick in the Trick Tutorials line-up, we have a hop trick that was made popular by 2011 Asia Pacific 1A Champion, Christopher Chia. The Eli Hop is a simple yo-yo hop that yo-yo players around the world has come to love. But in 2011, Christopher Chia did a variation of the simple hop, adding the Inverted Eli Hop into his AP winning routine and that made the trick famous.

Now, from time to time, you will see this trick performed in contest freestyles all over. Again, just like the Over the Arm hops, we recommend that you know how to do Eli Hops, and do it consistently. Once you have got that down pat, the Inverted Eli Hop is just a slight modification to that trick.

This is yet another 'big' looking trick that is excellent for freestyles or performances. So be sure to master your Eli Hops, and then the Inverted Eli Hop, and these tricks will visually add more to all your freestyles!

As always if you have any questions, you can hit us up on Facebook, Instagram, drop us an email, or come down and ask us (or the Throw Revolution team) on how to perfect this (or any other) trick!

Have fun practicing, and keep spinning!
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Throw Revolution X Spinworkx Trick Tutorials #15 - Over the Arm Hops

Throw Revolution, together with us, will be releasing a set of 20 Trick Tutorials to get players, new or old, honed in for freestyles. This set of tricks to come include various modern elements that is worth a learn to rack up points during contests.

The trick-set for these trick tutorials was thought up by 2011 World Yo-Yo Champion, Marcus Koh, and the elements in these short tricks are still used by Marcus in his contest freestyles.

For the fifteenth trick in the Trick Tutorials line-up, we have a hop trick that is modern and cool! The Over the Arm Hops, was made popular by John Ando in the late 2000s/early 2010s. With his unique and insanely creative tricks, John is still one of the few players who push the boundaries of trick creation and trick presentation.

For this trick, we recommend that you know how to do Eli Hops, Boing-Boing as well as over the arm elements like over the arm trapeze, etc. Once you are confident with all these tricks, then give the Over the Arm Hops a try and you should be able to get it.

This is one trick that is definitely great for freestyles, performances or just showing off to your friends. Why? Because it is a 'big' trick that involves lots of movement and uses more space around your body. What's more, this trick is not too difficult to learn or master.

As always if you have any questions, you can hit us up on Facebook, Instagram, drop us an email, or come down and ask us (or the Throw Revolution team) on how to perfect this (or any other) trick!

Have fun practicing, and keep spinning!
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Throw Revolution X Spinworkx Trick Tutorials #14 - Reverse Brent Stole

Throw Revolution, together with us, will be releasing a set of 20 Trick Tutorials to get players, new or old, honed in for freestyles. This set of tricks to come include various modern elements that is worth a learn to rack up points during contests.

The trick-set for these trick tutorials was thought up by 2011 World Yo-Yo Champion, Marcus Koh, and the elements in these short tricks are still used by Marcus in his contest freestyles.

For the fourteenth trick in the Trick Tutorials line-up, we have a cool, 'banger-esque' trick from the new school generation of Spinners. Presenting to you, the Reverse Brent Stole! The trick Brent Stole became really popular during the mid 2000s, and variations to that trick was slowly developed. One of the cool variations was the reverse version of the trick.

This trick will become easy to pull off when you understand the main concept of how to do the Brent Stole trick, and then understand how the Reverse version works. We won't go into a step by step description for this trick, as it has been explained well in the video. However, one major thing to remember whenever you are doing any Brent Stole variations, is that for the yo-yo to get into a Green Triangle, the string segment that is attached to your throwing finger MUST be in between the yo-yo and the string slack.

When learning this trick, be sure to understand how the Brent Stole works first. Once you get that perfect, give the Reverse Brent Stole a try. You can practice on a dead yo-yo first to simulate the motion and momentum of the whole trick setup before trying it spinning. This trick may be a tough one to get in your first few tries, but as long as you got the concept down, you will be able to hit it sooner rather than eventually.

This is one of our favorite tricks to do, and it looks really impressive when demonstrating tricks to friends or family. Be sure to learn and master this!

As always if you have any questions, you can hit us up on Facebook, Instagram, drop us an email, or come down and ask us (or the Throw Revolution team) on how to perfect this (or any other) trick!

Have fun practicing, and keep spinning!
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Throw Revolution X Spinworkx Trick Tutorials #13 - Slack Trapeze

Throw Revolution, together with us, will be releasing a set of 20 Trick Tutorials to get players, new or old, honed in for freestyles. This set of tricks to come include various modern elements that is worth a learn to rack up points during contests.

The trick-set for these trick tutorials was thought up by 2011 World Yo-Yo Champion, Marcus Koh, and the elements in these short tricks are still used by Marcus in his contest freestyles.

For the thirteenth trick in the Trick Tutorials line-up, we have a classic string trick from the early 2000s. Presenting to you, the one-and-only, Slack Trapeze! The Slack Trapeze was a really popular trick back when slacks were just starting to get popular. One player who used the slack trapeze in his freestyle to win the US National contest is none other than legendary player, Jason Lee.

This trick is relatively easy to pull off. First throw a Breakaway and hold the yo-yo string about 1-2 inches above the spinning yo-yo. Next, wrap the 'slacked' string around your throw hand index finger. When you are ready to perform the Slack Trapeze, throw that string that is wrapped around your index finger over your non-throwing hand and 'slack' that string segment into the yo-yo. Just when the slack hits the yo-yo and enters the string gap, release the pinch on your non-throw hand and you have just performed the Slack Trapeze.

When learning this trick, take your time to get the slack right and make sure the yo-yo enters the front of the slack (not the back).

This is a fun trick to do, and was one of the important compulsory tricks back in the day.

As always if you have any questions, you can hit us up on Facebook, Instagram, drop us an email, or come down and ask us (or the Throw Revolution team) on how to perfect this (or any other) trick!

Have fun practicing, and keep spinning!
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