How Do You Do The Mach 5 Yo-Yo Trick?
The Mach 5 trick is one of those yo-yo tricks that plays off the split mount, which is a basic move that sets you up for many other, more complex tricks. The fun thing about this trick is the seeming illusion that the yo-yo spins in the middle of space between the strings. Start with a strong downward thrust to get the yo-yo in a good sleeper position. The better and more substantial this first move, the more solid each successive move will be. Use the index finger of your non-throwing hand, with forward pressure on the center of the string, to bring the yo-yo up to a point just under the index finger of your throwing hand. Let the yo-yo loop around the index finger of your throwing hand with a little forward pressure by that finger. This is the split-bottom mount. Press forward with the index finger of your non-throwing hand, bringing that hand all the way around in front of, underneath and up behind the yo-yo, then keep going until that index finger goes over the index finger of your
