# BobParty’s Player Profile: James Heder - YoYoFriends **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 14, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bobparty-s-player-profile-james-heder-yoyofriends/407529 "2024-08-14T00:37:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 145
**Author:** ![Bobparty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobparty/32/302913_2.png) [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bobparty-s-player-profile-james-heder-yoyofriends/407529/145 "2024-10-02T17:40:15Z")
![AMLnZu_RZ0a6Lzc9Pa9MpvqbofEyCMQWXMogBalV1ieH=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/3X/1/b/1bc2d8ec5bab61097c9660359bb4d82ea1eabe74.jpeg) Proud to present Doc Lucky for today’s profile!! [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/doc_luckys_yoyo_talk?igsh=OHB5enJqdW5sZHdt) **What got you into throwing? How did you find the hobby?** Like any other kid in the 60s & 70s, I played the yo-yo a little bit, maybe a little more obsessive than the average kid. In medical school, I found a yo-yo and trick book, and to kill time between classes, I started practicing. I learned all the tricks in the book. That was the start. **If you could only have one yo-yo for the rest of your life what would it be?** If it had to be a fixed axle, it would be a Tom Kuhn 3-in-1, No Jive. If it was nonresponsive, then the one I would go with is the Shutter. **What trick are you working on currently and what is your all-time favorite trick?** I am getting better at two-handed looping. However, I could be more consistent. My favorite trick is rock the baby out the window. It’s a crowd-pleaser just because of the name. **What’s the most meaningful yo-yo you have in your collection?** That would be an original Flores yo-yo from 1928. I’ve always said you’re only a Jedi yo-yo collector if you own a Flores yo-yo. **What kind of things are you into outside of yo-yos?** I still compete in open water swims and do a 2-kilometer lake swim daily each morning. I also play for the Orlando underwater hockey team. We were the 2024 Florida state champions this year. I also like doing short films, and I’ve had a couple in the last few years at film festivals that have picked up a few awards. **What are your favorite restaurants and order?** I would go with the one that has had the most yo-yo premiums over the years: McDonald’s. My favorite order would be a Big Mac and small fries with two BBQ sauces. My cardiologist tells me that that is no longer my favorite order. **What is your favorite movie or TV show?** My favorite movie is The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. My favorite TV show is Game of Thrones (with the exception, of course, of the last season of the show.) **If there is one song that you say fits your mood and personality perfectly what would it be?** Any song by Weird Al Yankovic **What is your best yo-yo memory?** I have many, but there are two that stand out. The first time I was in Tallahassee, sometime in the 90s, I was hanging out after a yo-yo competition. Steve Brown had just recently attached either a ball or maybe it was a dice at the time to the end of the string. He said, “Guys, check this out,” and he threw a simple aerial. Everybody’s jaw dropped to the ground. We saw 5A for the first time, and the rest is history. The second memory was when I was hanging out with Mark McBride in a hotel room, and he said let me show you a trick I invented. On the third try he hit it. “I call it velvet rolls,” and 3A was invented. **What is your bad yo-yo habit?** Absolutely not arranging to have enough yo-yo throwing time. **What’s the most expensive or rare yo-yo you have?** That is a tricky question to answer as I have several one-of-a-kind prototypes. I also have many yo-yos that we refer to as “majors” in the collecting world. A major is a yo-yo that has sold at some point in time for over $1000 at auction. Some of my favorite rare yo-yos are a Candy swirl Flores, a Duncan white wooden prototype Coke yo-yo (Duncan only made six and rejected the color), a Dale Evans yo-yo (only 10 or 12 were made), Tom Kuhn reverse Flying camel, an original Yomega yo-yo, a wood Jack Russell yo-yo signed by Jack, okay I’ll stop there I could list 40 more. **If you never found yo-yo what would you be doing instead?** I would be making movies, preferably zombie-related or horror. It’s still on my bucket list. **How is the yo-yo community change from what it used to be and where do you think it will end up?** I was at the first modern national championships in 1993 Chico, CA. I have seen the yo-yo evolve from a contest to a legitimate sport. Yo-yo competitions will end up being in the Olympics someday. If break dancing and skateboarding can make it into the Olympics, the yo-yo should also be a part. **Advice / words of wisdom to new players?** Practice, and then practice more until your fingers bleed. That is the only way to become a yo-yo champion. **What do you want to tell the world?** That’s an easy one; the answer is, “You can never have too many yo-yos!” --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bobparty-s-player-profile-james-heder-yoyofriends/407529)._