Braintwister

Brain Twister
Trick also known as
Type of Trick	Frontstyle String
Invented by	Classic
Difficulty
Videos	YouTube Begin2Spin MasterMagic Other

Brain Twister is a relatively simple string trick. Basically, it is an Under Mount slung around the hands.

Instructions

	Step 1: Start with an Under Mount. If you have not yet mastered that one, see below for an alternate start.
	Step 2: Pull up your free hand...
	Step 3: ...over your throw hand, and bring your throw hand index finger back against the strings...
	Step 4: ...and up,...
	Step 5: ...slinging the yo-yo...
	Step 6: ...over your throw hand...
	Step 7: ... and away from you.
	Step 8: Let it swing...
	Step 9: ...down. You can stop here (skip to step 13), or...
	Step 10: ...do another revolution...
	Step 11: ...
	Step 12: ...
	Step 13: Now stop the swing and you are once more...
	Step 14: ... in Under Mount. Dismount from there, e.g. using the Ferris Wheel Dismount. Note, that for every revolution you do, you wind the string once around your throw hand index finger. When the yo-yo returns, let it "eat" the string from your finger by pointing it towards the yo-yo. HB - I'll try to get an image of this, the next time I take pictures.

Alternate Start

If you have not yet mastered the Under Mount, you can also use this simple but effective start. If done with the right swing, it can look quite impressive.

	Step 1: Throw a sleeper and then let the yo-yo swing away from you.
	Step 2: While it is still swinging away from you, bring your free hand index finger forward into the string...
	Step 3: ...while pulling down with your throw hand.
	Step 4: This brings the yo-yo upwards, as if on a pulley. Now the yo-yo starts swinging towards you.
	Step 5: Let it swing...
	Step 6: ...into the string...
	Step 7: ...and bring your throw hand around the yo-yo...
	Step 8: ...and up. You are now in an Under Mount.
	Step 9: Start your Brain Twister from here.