Next trick we're going to be showing you is
called UFO. It's actually used to help adjust
the tension on your string if you want to.
If you throw it to the left it's going to
loosen your string. If you throw this to the
right, it's going to tighten your string.
When you first start yo-yoing a lot, your
yo-yo will usually do this a lot, it'll spin
out on you. It makes the string really tight
or really loose. UFO is actually a really
good way to fix that. Let me show you real
quick what it looks like. What you do is you
hold the yo-yo sideways. It's going to be
a really weird motion at first because everything
we've taught you has been to not hold it sideways,
to hold it straight and throw straight. This
one you actually throw completely horizontal.
It shoots around like so, you brag the string,
and you toss it up to your hand. That was
to the right and this one is to the left.
When I throw is to the right, you'll notice
if I hold it there for a while, that string
is being tightened around the yo-yo. You'll
see I've got this is what we call spaghetti
string. It's not the coolest term, but it's
really, really tight string. To get out of
it, I'll see if my yo-yo doesn't get knots.
Do a UFO to the left. This is actually loosening
the string up. You'll notice when I pull it's
not nearly as tight as it was before. To do
it, you hold the yo-yo sideways just like
do. You want to get a really strong throw.
That's one of the really important things
to UFO and one of th reasons people get frustrated
with it. Hold it sideways like so, get a really
strong throw, bring your hand up and across.
The yo-yo is going to die right now, but it's
just because I'm showing you how to do it.
After you throw, you take your hand and bring
the cross like so. The yo-yo is going to be
spinning out, and then you just toss it up.
What you want to happen is the yo-yo is going
to come up spinning sideways and you want
it to be directly horizontal to where your
hand is. What this allows the yo-yo to do
is grab that string and shoot straight across
like so. Watch when I do it now to the left.
I bring it up, toss it, and see how it comes
straight across the hand. It grabs that string
and shoots straight across. To throw it to
the right, you throw hard, grab the string,
and toss up. When you do it to the left, instead
of throwing like so, you're actually going
to take your hand and turn it underneath like
that. It's from this position to this position.
You're going to throw the yo-yo this way.
It's a really awkward motion. It takes a little
bit of practice, but it's worth it. If you
do one UFO to the right, one UFO to the left,
it's going to keep your yo-yo from getting
to tight or too loose. It's going to help
you later on when you're practicing your tricks.
That is the UFO.
