# Best path? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [October 18, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977 "2018-10-18T00:59:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Saiyan\_Zero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saiyan_zero/32/38634_2.png) [@Saiyan\_Zero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Saiyan_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/1 "2018-10-18T00:59:00Z")
When you guys start your journey to learn tricks, is there a trick that’s best to start off with and follow a path, or do you just pick what you like best And pick at random? ---
**Author:** ![ZaYoBoy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zayoboy/32/40174_2.png) [@ZaYoBoy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ZaYoBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/2 "2018-10-18T00:59:57Z")
I chose double or nothing and the wrist mount first. You can really follow a path off of those mounts. I also watched a ■■■■■■■■■■ YouTube playlist from tricks easiest to hardest. ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/3 "2018-10-18T01:06:41Z")
I started with YYE’s trick learning ladder. I’m about half way through the _Intermediate_ stage right now. I recently took a brief detour from the ladder to (try and) master Chad’s “Flow Routine”. I intend to get back to the ladder while continuing to work on the flow routine. I think that once you have the very basics down: trapeze, his brother, brain twister, and double or nothing, you can probably branch out and try any trick that doesn’t look too difficult. But if you want a path that’s more structured, like I prefer for the most part, then give YYE’s learning trick ladder a try. ---
**Author:** ![shatterFX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shatterfx/32/66476_2.png) [@shatterFX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shatterFX)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/4 "2018-10-18T01:11:39Z")
I would say to start with getting comfortable getting into a mount. Just pick one that interests you. Then learn a handful of tricks for that mount. Then you can either keep going or try out a different mount and then learn a couple tricks. And so on until you’ve learned every mount ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/5 "2018-10-18T01:15:02Z")
I started on the trick ladder, then I veered off after learning the basic breakaway mounts: trapeze, trapeze and his brother, double or nothing, kamakazi, 1.5, etc… I just learn whatever I feel like learning ---
**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/6 "2018-10-18T01:20:36Z")
I guess it depends on what someone’s ultimate goals are. Like a real ladder, if you’re agile enough, you can skip wrungs but it’s probably better and safer to climb the traditional way because each wrung serves a purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Saiyan\_Zero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saiyan_zero/32/38634_2.png) [@Saiyan\_Zero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Saiyan_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/7 "2018-10-18T01:20:47Z")
This is great info. ---
**Author:** ![NoT\_ATHROWER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/not_athrower/32/14242_2.png) [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/8 "2018-10-18T02:31:52Z")
Learn all the beginner to advanced tricks then only learn the tricks that appeal to you. If 1a gets boring, try another style to get inspo for 1a. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/9 "2018-10-18T04:43:10Z")
Straight to beefhook, and then 24/7 nothing but beefhook all day every day. Don’t even learn how to bind, just BEEFHOOK # B E E F H O O K ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/10 "2018-10-18T04:44:28Z")
Just _reading_ this makes my blood boil. Damn that trick. Damn it I say! ---
**Author:** ![kksimon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kksimon/32/46108_2.png) [@kksimon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kksimon)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/11 "2018-10-18T04:49:36Z")
I keep hearing that trick mention but don’t know what it is. Can someone link a tutorial for it? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/12 "2018-10-18T04:54:14Z")
I only mention it because people (not just here but on Reddit also) always talk about how annoying it is to learn, and then when you _do_ learn it, the trick doesn’t even look that impressive … unless _you yourself have tried to learn beefhook_. There’s something existentially perfect about that, to my mind. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/13 "2018-10-18T04:56:01Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/e/0/7e0e344c427a7b0f5cd8efe78b5561884efd8f5f.jpeg "Beefhook Gunshot Yoyo Trick Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQrS9saJcY) Don’t blame me ---
**Author:** ![kksimon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kksimon/32/46108_2.png) [@kksimon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kksimon)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/14 "2018-10-18T04:57:54Z")
ok @smileypants707 but when i land it first try ill let you know ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/15 "2018-10-18T05:02:26Z")
That’s what they all say! Then you slowly start to question if you’re really all that in to yoyos anyway. ---
**Author:** ![kksimon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kksimon/32/46108_2.png) [@kksimon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kksimon)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/16 "2018-10-18T05:14:51Z")
Finally landed it once after 50+ tries. I’ll have it down by sunday… hopefully. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/17 "2018-10-18T05:20:26Z")
Oooh, I’m kksimon. I landed beefhook once. I don’t wanna hear it!! Don’t talk to me ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/18 "2018-10-18T05:20:27Z")
More seriously, I posted a few trick paths here that I found: > [@List of Tricks to learn by difficulty?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/list-of-tricks-to-learn-by-difficulty/291140): > > I saw [the scouts have a yo-yo badge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-scout-program/84633/8) with a nice basic ordering of tricks by difficulty… [boy-scout-yo-yo-badge-tasks] I also visited the yo-yo museum a while back in Chico and picked up these Chico Yo-Yo club “trick cards” that order tricks by difficulty, too: [image] There’s also the yoyoexpert list of course wink[https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/) With the handy printable trick list!! [image] The [complete yoyoexpert list](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/) is nice because it includes all disciplines (1a, 2a, and so on). An… Also can I just say that string arrangement tricks like “eiffel tower” and “star” and “jamiacan flag” are… suuuper lame in my opinion? Even rock the baby is more interesting! ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/19 "2018-10-18T05:27:08Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Also can I just say that string arrangement tricks like “eiffel tower” and “star” and “jamiacan flag” are… suuuper lame in my opinion? Even when they are the destination of a simi complex, to highly technical trick? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977/20 "2018-10-18T05:27:43Z")
I just super do not like “look at this tweaked out string arrangement I just made” tricks, personally. That’s on me. I like movement! [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-path/293977.md?page=2)