random unrelated clip, but i got better at soloham
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I saw a cat!
I noticed it took me some getting used to to figure out the response of the Amulette Pro’s stock setup and I would get snags a lot too. The usual suggestions of thinner or shorter string and using less string during the binds will definitely help and I’ve noticed that particularly with the Amulette Pro and other JT yoyos until you get used to their response and then they play really well.
As for the second bind, are you binding it really aggressively or doing a bind that’s prone to snags that uses a lot of string in the gap? I will say the low RPMs can be an issue especially if you have to bind it really hard or pull up more than once to get it to your hand (i.e. it only winds up part way and then you have to pull up again). I’d say try and isolate the bind you’re doing and see if that’s the issue and if it works fine at normal RPMs consider, splitting up the combo so you have enough spin time or doing one of the following: A) throw harder to start the combo. or B) avoid rubbing the string against the walls of the yoyo during your combo as this will slow it down a lot. Hopefully this helps!
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Heres the footage in particular if anyone wants to check
Pretty sure weak bind + weak throw lol i gotta just put some oomf in it
Ingore the specific tricks on the 2nd throw too, thats just random bullshit for me to see what timings are like on 20 second throws lmao
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Hey Hey,
I’m no Offstring player at all but I’m becoming more and more impressed with this style of Yoyoing, especially watching more techy stuff. I recently stumbled across a YouTube video I just wanted to share here which isn’t directly Yoyo related but it actually might be though. It’s a Diabolo video from a Japanese convention and I’m absolutely baffled by what these players are capable off. I had no idea Diabolos can be played so incredibly technical and stylish 
But my segue back to Yoyoing would be the following questions which arose when watching that video. Do Diabolo players take inspiration from 4A Yoyoing and/or the other way around (I’m in particular thinking of Soloham here)? Are there members on the forum that do play both 4A and Diabolo and if so can it be confirmed that there are similarities in play or are those skill toys completely different in handling and play and only look similar (at times)? I know that line of questioning maybe comes out of the blue (especially coming from someone who actually hasn’t something to do with 4A at all) but excitedly following @Sgt1yoyo1 recent Soloham endeavors and stumbling across this following Diabolo video those questions just popped into my head. I hope you talented 4A enthusiasts don’t find my post distracting or ‘too’ unrelated but I’m genuinely curious what you think about Diabolo in particular. Thanks very much for reading. Here’s the video that got me stoked…
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It’s definitely us taking inspiration from them. Most of our tricks are named after theirs, and they can do more because of the counterweights. There have even been 2d vertrax players. However, some of the freedom of movement tricks (like soloham whips and star) were created on the smaller yoyos because they’re very hard to do with big diabolos.
The styles are very similar.
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You’re good man no worries @Thruwell, glad you enjoyed the Soloham series! Definitely agree with @eap314 it’s mostly us taking inspiration from diablo but there are some diablo tricks that look more like yoyo tricks so there could be some back and forth. I’ve been thinking of picking up some diablos myself actually 
Ryan Connolly was telling me he practiced Soloham diablo for several months to help him get better at 4a Soloham. As for how they feel/play I’m not the best person to ask that but I’d imagine since you’re not really “throwing” a diablo to get it spinning that the setup, feel, etc would be pretty different.
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maybe try intercept the string later in the throw and try to throw more forward. i took a break from 4a a little bit and came back with a very short string (about 60cm) and worked my way up to about 100cm gradually. i generaly dont have any problems binding at low/high rpms, but i would say try to have 0 slack in the bind. in open string binds, keep the yoyo taut when pulling it back
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Thank you very much @eap314 and @Sgt1yoyo1 for your elaborate replies, really appreciate it. It’s very interesting to hear about those overlaps of those two mainly different skill toys. I can totally see that the Diabolo sticks also function as counterweights and therefore the execution of tricks is pretty different. But now I’m curious what could be done in 4A if there would be two Counterweights attached, one on each side of the string 
If I remember correctly some members on the forums already talked about Counterweight 4A play not too long ago. I think it even was dubbed ‘9A’. Would it than be ‘14A’ if there were two Counterweights 
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yea i might just hard focus on my string in future. Its weird cause it only happens to me when im tryna go for routine type of practice and like 2 throws in lol
2 things:
- A style with two counterweights
- Diabolos mainly feel heavy. They’re big and harder to move, and they require a bit of force to get spinning. But they are very useful if you want to lean big tricks with big yoyos (with a few added complexities).
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could anyone help me click this? imo the first one is 2 clicks, but i want to confirm with someone more knowledgeable. the second combo has a lot of repeated elements, so would that click low?
