# Does sloppy play matter if no one is watching? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [October 28, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738 "2021-10-28T13:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9dc877/32.png) [@gio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gio)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/41 "2021-10-31T00:27:41Z")
I don’t think you would get many gigs if you played poorly. So yes, practicing the right way is very necessary. I have no plans on extending my sloppy yoyo playing into a sloppy lifestyle. I just like landing a trick and I’m not sweating what it looks like. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/42 "2021-10-31T00:55:24Z")
The more you do a trick the cleaner you will get with it. ---
**Author:** ![stevejspins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@stevejspins](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stevejspins)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/43 "2021-10-31T01:49:50Z")
Technique isn’t all, but having good technique will help you grow and expand into more difficult areas. Poor technique might close some doors… Poor technique could result in injury for some hobbies as well, such as carpal tunnel. I am not specifically talking about yo-yoing in these comments, but music. ---
**Author:** ![stevejspins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@stevejspins](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stevejspins)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/44 "2021-10-31T01:50:44Z")
Simple but profound ha. It takes many repetitions to zero it in. Also focus… finally analyzed ninja vanish, why I was so inconsistent, and with focused practice I’m hitting it most of the time… ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/45 "2021-10-31T04:10:14Z")
You know, David, you may be absolutely correct🙀 > > > it’s all in the mind. I’ve proved it. I know this girl and I have always thought the she was ugly. And every time I see her I think she is fairly ugly. But now I understand it was only my mind that thought it so. Well, right before it got dark tonight, darn if she didn’t go right past the front of my house. And I got a real good look at her. And amazingly, I no longer think she is fairly ugly. I now know that she is Extremely ugly. I went so far as to talk to her. I said, ‘Nice looking Broom you’re riding there. It goes with the hat’. Thinking can be your enemy. ---
**Author:** ![hobby\_master](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobby_master/32/145533_2.png) [@hobby\_master](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobby_master)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/46 "2021-10-31T08:44:46Z")
And it was that last post made by grandpapopular, that we all knew he was starting to lose his bearings… 🎃 ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/47 "2021-10-31T09:20:08Z")
> [@hobby\_master](#): > > that we all knew he was starting So, you are the spokesman for a group of……? ---
**Author:** ![hobby\_master](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobby_master/32/145533_2.png) [@hobby\_master](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobby_master)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/48 "2021-10-31T09:24:17Z")
No I’m just the narrator ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/49 "2021-10-31T09:35:46Z")
Self appointed? ….Anytime you say ‘we’ that suggests you are speaking for more than just yourself. Without any intentional malice of forethought. You assume your suggestion/view is supported by others … You cannot logically substantiate a claim or personal viewpoint by using ‘we’ to support your narrative. ---
**Author:** ![Theycallmecotton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theycallmecotton/32/253526_2.png) [@Theycallmecotton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theycallmecotton)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/50 "2021-10-31T09:48:11Z")
Love the way you think about some stuff ---
**Author:** ![hobby\_master](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobby_master/32/145533_2.png) [@hobby\_master](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobby_master)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/51 "2021-10-31T10:06:14Z")
I didn’t think about each individual word as I was using them. I was just teasing you, yankin your string. ---
**Author:** ![Ne0phy73](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ne0phy73/32/163412_2.png) [@Ne0phy73](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ne0phy73)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/52 "2021-10-31T10:16:06Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#): > > So, you are the spokesman for a group of……? Hahahahah, I never know when you are serious or not, and this confusion is funny for me. But the Halloween reference caught me off guard, I was thinking “hey, he never made a free harsh comment before” I really like to read your posts. ☺ ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/53 "2021-10-31T11:12:26Z")
I’d say yes and no… ---
**Author:** ![fos1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fos1/32/150706_2.png) [@fos1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fos1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/54 "2021-10-31T11:56:52Z")
Very true. I also play guitar. Carpal tunnel and tendonitis are big issues. Yoyo actually helps exercise the hands in different ways which is therapeutic if you don’t overdo it. ---
**Author:** ![Ne0phy73](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ne0phy73/32/163412_2.png) [@Ne0phy73](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ne0phy73)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/55 "2021-10-31T14:21:35Z")
I like the way you polished your communication skill, and if I find pleasant the way you write, I would probably enjoy the way you talk even more. OG Storytelling style with adult humor. If you have any podcast or participation in one, let me know. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/56 "2021-11-13T02:10:39Z")
In Shawn’s looping guides, he specifically says “Only Practice Good Loops.” [https://www.bandalore.org/shawnsguides/inside.html](https://www.bandalore.org/shawnsguides/inside.html) ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/57 "2021-11-13T18:35:57Z")
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**Author:** ![Hanker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hanker/32/628221_2.png) [@Hanker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hanker)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/58 "2021-11-15T00:19:08Z")
Happy Cake Day! ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_cubicle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_cubicle/32/691750_2.png) [@yoyo\_cubicle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_cubicle)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/59 "2021-11-15T00:45:08Z")
Yes, of course, everything matters! Oh wait. No it does not, nothing matters. Wait, nevermind. I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![NateSA\_TL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/natesa_tl/32/138579_2.png) [@NateSA\_TL](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NateSA_TL)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738/60 "2021-11-15T04:44:45Z")
You will perform how you practice. If you never plan to show off your tricks to anyone, then no it doesn’t matter. You are practicing for your own enjoyment. If you plan to share your enjoyment at any point in the future, then yes, it matters. If you plan to compete at any particular level, then this question shouldn’t even be asked lol. Again, you perform how you practice. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-sloppy-play-matter-if-no-one-is-watching/346738.md?page=2)