Tight Rope (video help)

The tight rope or “trampoline” is normally done above the head. You start with the sticks pointing up and a tight string, like you are going to catch the diabolo but the string is level and you don’t cushion the diabolo. You keep the string tight and bounce the diabolo on the tight string (see video). You can bounce it down a line, back and forth like tennis, straight up in down to set up a high throw, or however you like.

To start the tight rope you can simply raise the diabolo above your head and begin, or throw a low throw (5 feet over your head or so) and then make it bounce. The only thing to pay attention to is to make sure your string crosses the middle of the diabolo. If you stand so that the diabolo is not perpendicular to the plane of the string, it will quickly tilt and fall.