How to Loosen a Yo-Yo String to Make It Sleep
- 1). Unwind your yo-yo string. Let the string hang from your hand with the yo-yo suspended at the bottom.
- 2). Use the hand not holding the string to spin the yo-yo counterclockwise, still suspended. This will untwist a coiled string to make sleeping possible.
- 3). Wrap your string around the axle of the yo-yo once more. Start with loose wraps for the first few passes and tighten slightly as you continue winding.
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