# General Yo-Yo **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=23 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 24 --- ## [Does Jackrabbit Summit Exist?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-jackrabbit-summit-exist/343483)
**Author:** [@Twohiii](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Twohiii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-jackrabbit-summit-exist/343483 "2025-08-21T11:49:36Z")
I see pictures on Google but I have never actually seen one. Can anyone confirm if jackrabbit colorway summit exists? Maybe if you have one post a picture. --- ## [Best yoyos and string for a yoyo club](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyos-and-string-for-a-yoyo-club/431631)
**Author:** [@Yoyomonk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyomonk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyos-and-string-for-a-yoyo-club/431631 "2025-08-21T04:08:47Z")
Hello, I plan to try and get a yoyo club near me going although I would need to get some yoyos and bulk string. Which do you think would be the best to get? --- ## [Viral yo-yoer with 28 million views this week](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/viral-yo-yoer-with-28-million-views-this-week/416782)
**Author:** [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/viral-yo-yoer-with-28-million-views-this-week/416782 "2025-08-20T12:16:25Z")
Is this one of you? Mad props with the tricks and getting some spotlight on yoyoing. --- ## [Instagram question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/instagram-question/404531)
**Author:** [@Georgekouts](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Georgekouts)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/instagram-question/404531 "2025-08-19T11:47:18Z")
Just wanted to ask if we are allowed to promote our Instagram profiles here. I decided to start posting tricks that I perform poorly and share them with the world so I might as well share it here if allowed. Does that g… --- ## [A yo-yo related question for the forum members](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-yo-yo-related-question-for-the-forum-members/431376)
**Author:** [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-yo-yo-related-question-for-the-forum-members/431376 "2025-08-18T01:52:14Z")
Does anybody here know a guy named John Ray? Out of the blue(so to speak) a guy comes out of left field, with a proposal for a very good friend of mine. The person professes to be very knowledgeable about yo-yos… yo-yo … --- ## [GWAY BMB engravings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gway-bmb-engravings/431400)
**Author:** [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gway-bmb-engravings/431400 "2025-08-17T04:15:57Z")
I’m thinking of picking up a GWAY BMB but I can’t figure out which engraving is which. Could some kind soul describe each of the two engravings so I know which one I’d be buying? --- ## [Old CLYW Gnarwhal value?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-clyw-gnarwhal-value/431290)
**Author:** [@Juiccetin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Juiccetin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-clyw-gnarwhal-value/431290 "2025-08-15T02:49:13Z")
EDIT: Found out this is a 1 of 23 Rockabilly colorway. Thanks! I have a black with silver splash/speckle CLYW Gnarwhal that I bought around 2012. I’m having a hard time identifying the exact colorway since it’s not real… --- ## [Do you name your yo-yos?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-name-your-yo-yos/431264)
**Author:** [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-name-your-yo-yos/431264 "2025-08-14T20:35:34Z")
I never have, but my better half names the good ones. Show me your yoyo and give me your names. Introducing: Crush. --- ## [The GOAT Debate! - 1A Division](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-goat-debate-1a-division/431072)
**Author:** [@YoYoExpertEric](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertEric)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-goat-debate-1a-division/431072 "2025-08-14T04:13:59Z")
Now that the World YoYo Contest has wrapped up, here’s a question for you: With Mir securing his 3rd World 1A Title, does that put him in the GOAT conversation? :goat: And while we’re at it, who’s on your Mount Rushmor… --- ## [Travel Center Toy Rack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/travel-center-toy-rack/431203)
**Author:** [@YYdudeman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YYdudeman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/travel-center-toy-rack/431203 "2025-08-14T01:23:32Z")
Spotted at Ontario Travel Plaza in NY. Any throwers here in or around Buffalo? --- ## [I missed the flying lemon and gold balls](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-missed-the-flying-lemon-and-gold-balls/431194)
**Author:** [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-missed-the-flying-lemon-and-gold-balls/431194 "2025-08-13T23:08:09Z")
Been so busy I didn’t realize. --- ## [Tom Kuhn's Pumping Wood and other classic yo-yo instruction sheets](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhns-pumping-wood-and-other-classic-yo-yo-instruction-sheets/296600)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhns-pumping-wood-and-other-classic-yo-yo-instruction-sheets/296600 "2025-08-12T03:01:41Z")
In case any of you hadn’t seen this (I hadn’t!) I finally got an old stock No Jive with the full “Pumping Wood” booklet. I busted out my scanner and scanned it because I enjoyed it so much, and I thought others might to… --- ## [🏆 YoYoExpert Guess to Win Challenge - 2025 World YoYo Contest! 🌎](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoexpert-guess-to-win-challenge-2025-world-yoyo-contest/430755)
**Author:** [@YoYoExpert](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpert)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyoexpert-guess-to-win-challenge-2025-world-yoyo-contest/430755 "2025-08-11T17:15:50Z")
:tada: The 2025 World YoYo Contest is Here! The biggest yo-yo event of the year is happening August 7–10 in Prague, Czech Republic — and that means it’s time for the YoYoExpert Guess to Win Challenge! :bullseye: Ho… --- ## [Yoyo's used by world champions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyos-used-by-world-champions/31455)
**Author:** [@Njokalica](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Njokalica)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyos-used-by-world-champions/31455 "2025-08-11T13:32:59Z")
Does anyone have a list of which yoyo’s were used by 1A world’s winners for the past few years? I’m curious about which ones are the most popular and does top players stick to their yoyo’s as the years are passing… --- ## [Fancy strings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fancy-strings/430934)
**Author:** [@MoxieOpal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoxieOpal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fancy-strings/430934 "2025-08-09T17:18:53Z")
What is fancy strings and where can I get more --- ## [Brokenyoyos sumo ghost? Info?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brokenyoyos-sumo-ghost-info/430756)
**Author:** [@Wildo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Wildo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brokenyoyos-sumo-ghost-info/430756 "2025-08-09T16:47:40Z")
Hey folks, recently I got this and I don’t really know to much about it. I tried going to brokenyoyos.com but it’s a dead link. All I know is it’s made in Italy. Anyone have any info? --- ## [There really is nothing like it…](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/there-really-is-nothing-like-it/430922)
**Author:** [@sneepsheep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sneepsheep)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/there-really-is-nothing-like-it/430922 "2025-08-09T13:29:51Z")
I found a video of a trick tonight—one that I really REALLY wanted to learn—and it kicked my butt so hard. At first, I could barely comprehend it. Then I sort of understood what was happening, but I couldn’t even begin t… --- ## [Yoyo studio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-studio/430911)
**Author:** [@Metalfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Metalfan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-studio/430911 "2025-08-09T04:14:04Z")
I’ve been playing for just a little over a month now. And I’m progressing better than I thought I would one thing that’s just as fun as learning New tricks is collecting yoyos. So far my prize possession is a monkeyfinge… --- ## [The 5 yo-yos that revolutionized yoyoing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-5-yo-yos-that-revolutionized-yoyoing/300996)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-5-yo-yos-that-revolutionized-yoyoing/300996 "2025-08-08T19:07:20Z")
Thanks @YOHANS and @Gentry\_Stein 1904 St. Louis World’s fair yoyo (1904, first patent) Flores yo-yo (1926, first looped string yoyo that spins) SKF Swedish (~1965, first bearing and take-apart yo-… --- ## [What even is a "jawn"?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-even-is-a-jawn/430650)
**Author:** [@dragonfruitea](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dragonfruitea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-even-is-a-jawn/430650 "2025-08-08T16:55:37Z")
ive seen the word “jawn” thrown around in videos specifically on instagram, and i was just wondering what your interpretation of the word is. (it doesnt have to be serious idc) my interpritation is like a really hard tri… --- ## [Is YYE a walk in store?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-yye-a-walk-in-store/430680)
**Author:** [@Painter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Painter)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-yye-a-walk-in-store/430680 "2025-08-08T13:03:19Z")
I’m going to be in college in the Northampton area, and I am aware that YoYo expert has a facility there. Is it like a warehouse, or is there a physical store? Like, can I go in, check throws out and buy stuff there? --- ## [Finally got a Cold Fusion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/finally-got-a-cold-fusion/357592)
**Author:** [@StrangeBird](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/StrangeBird)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/finally-got-a-cold-fusion/357592 "2025-08-08T00:23:23Z")
I’m about 6 months into getting back into throwing after a 22 year hiatus and I finally, FINALLY got my hands on a Cold Fusion- the yo-yo I was dying to try more than any other in the late 90s. I was lucky and was able t… --- ## [A question for my community](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-question-for-my-community/430233)
**Author:** [@Yodaddyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yodaddyo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-question-for-my-community/430233 "2025-08-07T20:42:55Z")
--- ## [Top 100 Competition Players of All Time STATISTICALLY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/top-100-competition-players-of-all-time-statistically/383446)
**Author:** [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/top-100-competition-players-of-all-time-statistically/383446 "2025-08-07T17:41:47Z")
9/3 UPDATE - Added Top 100 US Players List that includes US Nats results. Check 2nd tab in spreadsheet to see it. I know this obviously isn’t completely accurate for a variety of reasons, it’s just something I did for … --- ## [Help me identify this yoyo please](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-me-identify-this-yoyo-please/430808)
**Author:** [@Melchizedek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Melchizedek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-me-identify-this-yoyo-please/430808 "2025-08-07T17:36:50Z")
Help Me identify this yoyo pretty please I screen shot this from another users post but I randomly saw this yoyo in a photo online and was in love and have been searching for it but haven’t found the name / model (other … --- ## [Rain City Skills is closing up shop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rain-city-skills-is-closing-up-shop/421917)
**Author:** [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rain-city-skills-is-closing-up-shop/421917 "2025-08-07T03:22:58Z")
Sad to see them go but such is life. Big fan of their stuff, particularly show pony, busker, and the latest Loonie. What are your favorite Rain City throws? --- ## [Yoyo Friends](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-friends/430773)
**Author:** [@yoyomaster101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaster101)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-friends/430773 "2025-08-07T00:09:08Z")
How to make yoyo friends?, i barely even have friends but especially yoyo friends?? --- ## [Fiend magazine pdf?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fiend-magazine-pdf/430545)
**Author:** [@washyjoshe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/washyjoshe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fiend-magazine-pdf/430545 "2025-08-04T19:10:00Z")
Anyone have fiend magazines 1-3 as a link or PDF? --- ## [Italian Yoyo club](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/italian-yoyo-club/430626)
**Author:** [@zunedude5](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zunedude5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/italian-yoyo-club/430626 "2025-08-04T15:02:52Z")
Hey guys, I just moved to Italy and I was curious how many of you might be around me, I live in Padova. Anyone know of Italian clubs? Thanks! --- ## [What got you into yoyoing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-got-you-into-yoyoing/427567)
**Author:** [@yoyovirtuoso](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyovirtuoso)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-got-you-into-yoyoing/427567 "2025-08-04T12:30:26Z")
how old were you why did you start and what was your first yoyo did anyone you know yoyo and that got you into it please share all the details ill start i was searching on amazon and i saw a magicyoyo and i watch… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=22) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=24)