I like his style, but plan to learn far more than his tricks. I enjoy freestyle, when I have enough combos in the bag I can just freestyle it with long intricate tricks. Whatever I focus on, I take to the extreme. Ice climbing, multi-pitch rock climbing / mountaineering, bodybuilding, music. Throwing will be no different.
But Im ADHD and can become highly hyper focused OCD towards doing whatever it takes to achieve mastery at whatever I choose.
That is why Its important to find the best throw.
There is no best yoyo. Modern 20-30 dollar metal yoyos will give more than enough performance for world class players.
Yoyos arenāt like instruments or cars where price can directly correlate to quality and performance. The current landscape of 30 dollar monometals like the Shortcut, Cyber Crash 2, Silenus, etc. could all reasonably be called the best yoyo by somebody.
The only way to achieve mastery in yoyo is through practice, more expensive yoyos wonāt make yoyoing any easier or allow for faster progress. Gear really doesnāt matter much in yoyos.
If you want to buy new yoyos because you like the players who use them, or think the design is awesome, then absolutely buy them if they make you excited to play more yoyo. But being hyper-fixated on finding the best performing yoyo is a futile effort.
Hereās a two minute combo done in a single throw without regens on a 45 dollar monometal.
Pretty awesome. Question (not related to this video): Not including regens, are there elements that add to the spin time created by the initial throw? It seems like there must be.
I think just regens right?
Not really, no. Thereās some quirky things you can do (especially in 4A/fixed axle), but they can just be considered fancy regens
Although there are a lot of ways to minimize the loss of spin. By minimizing the amount of string layers in the gap at all times, avoiding being in mounts that go against the spin of the yoyo, and by playing accurately enough to not have string hits on the rims/wall of the yoyo, youāll greatly minimize sleep loss.
Thats oretty epic!
On that note, dtring length? Would longer string length allow for more powerful throws resulting in longer spin time?
Ive always made my string at belly button height. (No chance of smashing the floor with that lol.
To a degree but there are diminishing returns like after a certain point it doesnāt add more. Belly button is a little short for 1a but it depends on what tricks youāre working on. much easier to throw harder to add spin time and work on cleaner play like those matter much much more to spintime than string length. also the yoyo you got should have more than enough spintime to crush really long combos like its hard to think of enough stuff to do before spin dies usually.
also if you practice your breakaway out to the side and throw frontstyle over your index, that can help you adjust to a new string length without hitting the floor. also donāt cut the string right away so you can adjust if it feels off while youāre trying to figure out the right length for you. should feel neither too short or too long.
Edit: also youāre probably going to hit the floor sometimes and itās good to put down a weightlifting mat or yoga mat or something just in case.
Thank you!
May I ask how I set up the string so I can adjust it? Its always been tight and whever it is, it stays.
How much above belly button do you recommend, Id like to try.
So when you tie the finger loop, basically make a loop and then tie the loop on itself and usually you can get it out one sec I just made a vid but I gotta put it on Imgur. Do it like this is the best way or its hard to get out this way is also easy and fast.
oh and start w a couple inches like doesnāt need to be that much longer but it can it starts to depend on preference but I wouldnāt go much above until you get used to that and then decide
Hinemosu is great u will enjoy it if u get one thrs many great yoyos from all companies now
Perfect, thank you!
I actually think longer string will help me with the trick im workijg on, there are a few moves and a soibke bottom mount? To kamakaze? Where its all bunched up, I have big hands.
Its a tough call, i have the evo on order, so I probably should hold off on the hinemosu, but that pink!
Iām not exactly sure what your asking but theoretically you can go from any mount to any mount if you move really quick like you can always try toss it up and pull the strings where you want midair. I donāt think thatās what your asking tho
I bought the pink Hinemosu!
Thr Evo will be fun for a wide throw, and combos etc (dofferent feel) and maybe to practice new tricks.
The Hinemosu will be fun for technical tricks, lots of string wrap, tights maneuvers.
My butter will be the throw I take hiking, camping, just messing around with etc.
Im excited!
Be neat to compare the Hinemosu with the Evo.
Great throw u will love it
I increased my string length by three inches (Tried pre stretching the string) and pulled hard on the string while pulling hard on my old string simultaneously prior to making the measurement and loop. However, it has still stretched a tad more since playing with it (So itās even longer). Before I was belly button height for a stretched string.
Huge difference! Significantly more spin time and power when I throw breakaways. When I have the string wrapped around my hand a few times for a tech maneuver, there is more space to move the yoyo, everything is smoother and easier, and the butter has a lot more powerā¦ Iām a tad surprised tbh!
I have not hit the floor yet, knock on wood. With my arm hanging to the side, forearm bent to 90 degreeās, (Just slightly higher than 90 degreeās) the yoyo touches the floor, to give a better Idea of the length. Hands width above the belly button.
I dig it! Never going back to a short string lolā¦
I just landed Easy Peasy, but I have to say Iām such a newbā¦ I had no Idea my butter was performing sub par because of string length and my breakaway throws. My old collapsar was REALLY good, even though the string length was to short, the weight made it spin like a beast.
I now feel my butter is enough for any combo / any trick, and I really didnāt need new throws. Ah well, it will be fun to see what the Evo and Hinemosu are like, Iāll let everyone know once Iāve had some time with them. Schools started back up (Iām an adult student) so Iāve only had the odd few minutes here and there to learn diegoās combo. Wish I had a solid few hours to just focus on play. One of these days!
School, family, pets, house, keeps you busy!
Again, string length, wow, just astonished.
(Iām a bodybuilder, Iām a strong dude, I throw the yoyo hard and fast! Itās not like I was throwing a weak breakaway by any means.)
Those extra few inches made a huge difference, wild.
None of us really āneedā new yoyos.
Itās just fun to play with different ones.
High level competitors have on multiple occasions proven that a simple Shutter, Replay or other humble yoyo is enough for almost anything.
Wanting a new one is enough reason to get it. You donāt get to think of reasons. Your personal wish for something new is all the justification you really need.
I feel that. I keep finding myself āliking the yoyo I donāt have yetā my son says ohh no another yoyo and my wife rolls her eyes lol. I honestly have enough āperformanceā yo-yos I generally buy novelty or gimmick or interesting concepts more than pure performance.
My replay is plenty capable but I have a dozen ābetterā choices I rarely touch unless Iām playing over carpet or think to open the padded case for them. The plastic and cheap throws free me more to throw without care so to speak.
As a bodybuilder you should know that form matters more than sheer strength.
Shorter string is advised for newer players because of the higher level of control it provides. Shorter string doesnāt make your yoyos perform worse.
While I do agree with yoyo, there is also a significant benefit when competing with a bimetal v shape when compared to a not optimized. While that 2 minute one throw is really sick and very impressive, there are no big zoning elements, there is no zontal, and overall the tricks are done a pretty chill pace.
Yes, you can do all the crazy tricks on a mono, but optimized bimetals definitely provide a notable improvement and do make some tricks more manageable, especially in a contest setting where youāre trying to get the most out of a throw, and missing can cost a lot of points
