# Andy’s 3a Blog
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks
**Created:** [July 4, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029 "2019-07-04T16:54:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/41 "2019-08-09T23:27:25Z")
Issa slow grind
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/42 "2019-08-09T23:33:19Z")
Yeah, well, so is Kwijibo (for me), so I feel your pain.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/43 "2019-08-10T00:13:14Z")
If you’re having issues with the first hop, there’s an easier way to do it
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/44 "2019-08-10T00:39:00Z")
No, it is the final hop into the DoN that vexes me.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/45 "2019-08-10T00:41:30Z")
Are you having a problem with popping the yoyo up high enough, intersecting the string, or landing on the correct string?
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/46 "2019-08-10T00:45:50Z")
I don’t have a good handle on the best way to pop it up, and so it will end up flying all over the place and rarely ever lands on the correct string at the end.
I thought the most reliable popping method would come from separating my two hands quickly, but this just leads to my hands being far apart and at inconsistently odd angles with each other so that the “uncrossing” just creates a messy tangle that is almost guaranteed to not provide the string configuration for landing the DoN.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/47 "2019-08-10T00:59:41Z")
I gotchu tonight
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### Author:  [@EthanV](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EthanV)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/48 "2019-08-13T06:15:43Z")
learning eli hops may be helpful with that trick. its just a “pop up” really, but eli hops really helps with learning how to pop in kwijibo
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/49 "2019-08-13T17:09:32Z")
I never thought of that but you’re probably right. I really do need to learn and master that trick, and now I have a compelling reason to do so sooner rather than later.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/50 "2019-08-15T14:37:45Z")
That last element is suuuper satisfying to hit and something I didn’t expect to learn anytime soon, considering how much trouble I’ve had with regular 3a trapeze consistency
I missed the Eli hops more tho 😅
[https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MCNHrhqRh/?igshid=1938kwisimio6](https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MCNHrhqRh/?igshid=1938kwisimio6)
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### Author:  [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/51 "2019-08-21T05:00:22Z")
Hey @andy569 I’m considering picking up a pair of Replay Pros for 3A in the near future. Would you say solid colors work best with eachother for 3A putp
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/52 "2019-08-21T05:01:29Z")
I don’t see why color would be that much of a factor in learning
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### Author:  [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/53 "2019-08-21T05:03:07Z")
Motivation to keep learning cuz of how much pure steez I exude.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/54 "2019-08-21T05:07:44Z")
I think the marble replays look cool too 🤷♂️
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/55 "2019-08-21T15:40:53Z")
Dang watching Connor Seals story on IG makin me feel inadequate :joy:
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### Author:  [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/56 "2019-08-21T16:56:09Z")
Dude i saw that too. Things like that are just plain unfair ):
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/57 "2019-08-21T18:03:50Z")
@andy569 is there any one particular plastic yoyo model you’d recommend for getting through the beginner stages of 3a?
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/58 "2019-08-21T18:05:53Z")
Protostars
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/59 "2019-08-21T18:23:45Z")
Speaking of the ProtoStar, does anyone know if this one is particularly rare? I just love the color…
(In terms of remaining stock, it seems all the good colorways are gone.)
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/andy-s-3a-blog/305029/60 "2019-08-21T21:09:41Z")
Replay Pros are also good, I think they’re on sale on their site too(I might be thinking of a different yo tho)
Also, Barracudas on Duncan’s site for $25
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