# Forum Chat W/ The Pros! **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/forum-chat-w-the-pros/23.md?page=11 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [A very pressing question for Colin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-very-pressing-question-for-colin/293060)
**Author:** [@Tobiloba\_Fashae](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tobiloba_Fashae)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-very-pressing-question-for-colin/293060 "2018-09-16T18:09:55Z")
How much weight should I curl to master the Worlds Final one throw? --- ## [An Interesting thought](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/an-interesting-thought/293059)
**Author:** [@Tobiloba\_Fashae](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tobiloba_Fashae)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/an-interesting-thought/293059 "2018-09-16T18:09:41Z")
If it is Unprld does that make Scales perpendicular? --- ## [Colin, how is your day going?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/colin-how-is-your-day-going/293057)
**Author:** [@ArcticSpyder](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArcticSpyder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/colin-how-is-your-day-going/293057 "2018-09-16T18:09:27Z")
And don’t leave out any details. --- ## [Last question for Colin- clubs and peers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/last-question-for-colin-clubs-and-peers/293052)
**Author:** [@Slvrandblk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slvrandblk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/last-question-for-colin-clubs-and-peers/293052 "2018-09-16T17:56:56Z")
Do you feel that having a club or peers within yoyoing that you regularly see has been integral to your growth as a player? If yes, how has it helped you grow (examples welcome) and how different a player might you have … --- ## [Is this how I post a question for Collin?- scales impact on you?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-this-how-i-post-a-question-for-collin-scales-impact-on-you/293047)
**Author:** [@Batman\_0001](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batman_0001)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-this-how-i-post-a-question-for-collin-scales-impact-on-you/293047 "2018-09-16T17:40:17Z")
Hey Collin, I want to ask you about how Scales has impacted your life, including stuff outside of yoyoing, because no matter what team you’ve been on, you’ve always been a part of Scales. I see that Scales is not like an… --- ## [A contest question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-contest-question/293046)
**Author:** [@max\_mccormac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/max_mccormac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-contest-question/293046 "2018-09-16T17:39:10Z")
What was one of the hardest contest to prep for? or will be? --- ## [Question for Colin!- new trick creation?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-for-colin-new-trick-creation/293023)
**Author:** [@matykapsa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/matykapsa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-for-colin-new-trick-creation/293023 "2018-09-16T17:34:49Z")
Hey Colin, i would like to know, what’s your take on creating new tricks. I’m asking this, because i have a hard time coming up with new tricks recently. Majority of my tricks that i consider “really good” were actually … --- ## [Time management](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/time-management/293035)
**Author:** [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/time-management/293035 "2018-09-16T17:14:45Z")
Hi there Colin! I know you’ve been pretty busy with schoolwork before. I’ve recently been hit with tons of homework in addition to my already time consuming sport schedules. I feel like I have significantly less time to… --- ## [Working with a sponsor/company?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/working-with-a-sponsor-company/292955)
**Author:** [@RyN](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RyN)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/working-with-a-sponsor-company/292955 "2018-09-16T16:43:26Z")
I’ve watched quite a few of your videos when they get on yoyonews and youtube and it seems like you’ve thrown for a few different companies and sponsors. How do you choose which companies you work with? --- ## [I have a Question- can 1a hardware get better?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-have-a-question-can-1a-hardware-get-better/293012)
**Author:** [@angle731](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/angle731)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-have-a-question-can-1a-hardware-get-better/293012 "2018-09-16T16:32:43Z")
Do you think that 1a yoyo hardware has come to a limit of how good it could be? I’m not really sure how it can become better from this point on. Your thoughts? --- ## [Q for colin- competition?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/q-for-colin-competition/293027)
**Author:** [@Draupnirboy123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Draupnirboy123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/q-for-colin-competition/293027 "2018-09-16T16:28:35Z")
So it seems to me that you kinda take a position as the figurehead of scales, as you appear to be the most active out of the bunch on podcasts and scales lives. You carry scales’ mission of analyzing and appreciating tal… --- ## [Hobbies Other Than Yoyoing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hobbies-other-than-yoyoing/293038)
**Author:** [@chaotikchiken](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chaotikchiken)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hobbies-other-than-yoyoing/293038 "2018-09-16T16:25:31Z")
What are your favorite hobbies other than yoyoing? --- ## [Unimpressive Difficult Tricks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unimpressive-difficult-tricks/293040)
**Author:** [@chaotikchiken](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chaotikchiken)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unimpressive-difficult-tricks/293040 "2018-09-16T16:24:59Z")
If performing in front of non-throwers, is there one trick that stands out as a rather difficult one to land, that doesn’t seem to impress? I think most can agree on the opposite, everyone usually wants to see walk the … --- ## [Favorite Venue](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-venue/293039)
**Author:** [@chaotikchiken](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chaotikchiken)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-venue/293039 "2018-09-16T16:24:02Z")
Is there one venue that you’ve competed at or judged at numerous times that is like no other? --- ## [Question for Colin. 2- benefits if the community got bigger?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-for-colin-2-benefits-if-the-community-got-bigger/293002)
**Author:** [@Andi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Andi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-for-colin-2-benefits-if-the-community-got-bigger/293002 "2018-09-16T01:55:54Z")
Do you think it would benefit yoyoing itself if the yoyoing community would be bigger? If so what do you think could be done to further expand it? --- ## [Questions on freestyles, players, and administration](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/questions-on-freestyles-players-and-administration/292975)
**Author:** [@Kawasaki\_T](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kawasaki_T)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/questions-on-freestyles-players-and-administration/292975 "2018-09-16T01:17:10Z")
People often don’t use the preliminary rounds of a competition as a chance to show off their best tricks. The focus is usually on speed and clicks. That being said, which non-final freestyles from this year have stood … --- ## [Judging question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/judging-question/292984)
**Author:** [@ep311](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ep311)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/judging-question/292984 "2018-09-16T01:06:07Z")
If you could change or add one thing to how freestyles are scored (categories, time, etc) what would it be? --- ## [Some questions for Colin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some-questions-for-colin/292976)
**Author:** [@Sinister\_Yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sinister_Yoyos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some-questions-for-colin/292976 "2018-09-16T00:02:06Z")
Casual thrower/YouTuber here with some questions: In your opinion, what was the best thing to happen to the yoyo community in the past ten years? Besides “keep at it” and “have fun,” what advice do you have for new… --- ## [Picking Becko's Brain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/picking-beckos-brain/292996)
**Author:** [@Skyline](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Skyline)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/picking-beckos-brain/292996 "2018-09-15T23:59:05Z")
Hey Colin, A few questions for you! 1.) Something I see discussed often is tricks that click (meta tricks) vs. tricks that innovate, and how the competitive sphere has influenced the kinds of routines that players perf… --- ## [That voice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/that-voice/292986)
**Author:** [@ep311](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ep311)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/that-voice/292986 "2018-09-15T23:45:06Z")
When will you start doing voiceover/ voice acting work? :grin: --- ## [Question for Colin- how does the community connect us?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-for-colin-how-does-the-community-connect-us/292990)
**Author:** [@Franket1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Franket1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-for-colin-how-does-the-community-connect-us/292990 "2018-09-15T23:44:42Z")
What do you think is the part about the community that makes us have a connection with eachother, no matter where or when we help or get helped by other players. But what could it be that makes this happen. --- ## [Your thoughts about play styles](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/your-thoughts-about-play-styles/292992)
**Author:** [@anon50697385](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon50697385)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/your-thoughts-about-play-styles/292992 "2018-09-15T23:38:53Z")
Hi, I want to ask your opinion about play style. As the number of yoyoers increases, many style has been developed. I would divide them by two big chunks - slack and speed. These days, I see many incredible slack or t… --- ## [What is best yoyo in your opinion you have ever used?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-best-yoyo-in-your-opinion-you-have-ever-used/292993)
**Author:** [@jolly0707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jolly0707)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-best-yoyo-in-your-opinion-you-have-ever-used/292993 "2018-09-15T23:37:36Z")
What is the best yoyo in your opinion you have ever used?? --- ## [Inspiration?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspiration/292939)
**Author:** [@Dalex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dalex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/inspiration/292939 "2018-09-15T23:23:41Z")
Who inspired you to start yoyoing, and what is your motivation to keep yoyoing? --- ## [Favorite & least favorite things about the yoyoing/yoyo community?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-things-about-the-yoyoing-yoyo-community/292935)
**Author:** [@funkyman50](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/funkyman50)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-things-about-the-yoyoing-yoyo-community/292935 "2018-09-15T23:16:32Z")
Good morning Colin, What would you say your favorite and least favorite things about yoyoing or the community surrounding it? If a genie offered you one wish to change something about the world of yoyoing what would it … --- ## [Colin questions: 3a?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/colin-questions-3a/292981)
**Author:** [@w.mullins\_1a](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/w.mullins_1a)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/colin-questions-3a/292981 "2018-09-15T22:29:26Z")
How did you start getting into 3a? Any beginner tips/tricks for learning 3a? (I’ve tried learning 3a and it’s super hard :laughing:) --- ## [Colin question- future of scales?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/colin-question-future-of-scales/292978)
**Author:** [@Djones\_yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Djones_yoyo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/colin-question-future-of-scales/292978 "2018-09-15T22:21:57Z")
What does the future hold for scales? Is it a team that others will be able to join or be sponsored by? Will it start designing and selling its own yo-yos or will it only collaborate with other companies? Are people o… --- ## [Questions for Colin- yoyo scene and judging system?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/questions-for-colin-yoyo-scene-and-judging-system/292946)
**Author:** [@44sam\_lee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/44sam_lee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/questions-for-colin-yoyo-scene-and-judging-system/292946 "2018-09-15T22:00:05Z")
What is your opinion of the yoyo scene? What do you think about the current judging system? If you could, would you change the judging system in a way where it FAVORS talented players like Riccardo Fraolini etc who hav… --- ## [Decision that changed your life?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/decision-that-changed-your-life/292959)
**Author:** [@EthanV](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EthanV)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/decision-that-changed-your-life/292959 "2018-09-15T21:52:41Z")
Have you had that decision that changed your life? If so, then what was that decision? And in what way did it change you? --- ## [Colin Question- next five years?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/colin-question-next-five-years/292968)
**Author:** [@Siruta](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Siruta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/colin-question-next-five-years/292968 "2018-09-15T21:44:27Z")
Where do you (personally) want to see in our community in the next 5 years (both competitive and casual standpoints) and what individual efforts will you take to get there? [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/forum-chat-w-the-pros/23.md?page=10) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/forum-chat-w-the-pros/23.md?page=12)