# Ever take a long break from yo-yoing?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [October 10, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208 "2020-10-10T16:01:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@morgothaod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/morgothaod)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/1 "2020-10-10T16:01:24Z")
I started yo-yoing in the beginning of 2017 and dedicated myself to throwing every day; so 365 days! Since then though, I have seldom yo-yoed and need to get back on track. Can any of you relate?
It also seems that this site hasn’t been updated much since 2018-2019 in regards to new releases/re-stocks? Did companies quit making yo-yos?
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### Author:  [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/2 "2020-10-10T16:07:21Z")
> [@morgothaod](#):
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> hasn’t been updated much since 2018-2019 in regards to new releases/re-stocks?
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### Author:  [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/3 "2020-10-10T16:36:02Z")
> [@morgothaod](#):
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> It also seems that this site hasn’t been updated much since 2018-2019 in regards to new releases/re-stocks? Did companies quit making yo-yos?
Yea, you must have been looking in the wrong place. There have been tons of new releases and new runs of old yoyos in the past 2 years, and most of my yoyo purchases have been here.
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### Author:  [@MooseCode](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MooseCode)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/4 "2020-10-10T17:03:40Z")
I yoyoed almost every day from 2009 to 2014. Once I entered high school I never threw at all. I started up again just over 4 years later in late 2018 and have been throwing at least a few times a week ever since. A lot changed when I came back, some for the better, some for not (imo). My mindset also changed after the break, and I have much much less drive to compete, but instead focus much more on relaxing, and having fun, treating it as a break from life instead of another grind.
On the note of not having any new releases, I don’t understand what you mean. some companies seem to be coming out with a new yoyo every month!
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### Author:  [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/5 "2020-10-10T17:11:12Z")
> [@morgothaod](#):
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> Since then though, I have seldom yo-yoed and need to get back on track. Can any of you relate?
I can relate. I was throwing daily for a solid year, but burned out a bit (was putting way too much pressure on myself) and have had a hard time jumping back in these past few months.
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### Author:  [@d34dj3d](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d34dj3d)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/6 "2020-10-10T19:26:44Z")
I was an avid yoyoer from the late 90’s to ~2004, then I quit following the yoyo scene. I was happy playing fairly frequently with the yoyos I already had until 2018. I didn’t buy any new yoyos in that time. So a 14-15 year “break” in the sense that I was not engaged in the yoyo community. On the other hand, I never really stopped throwing yoyos, and have considered yoyos to be a hobby of mine for my entire adult life. I’m one of those people who needs to keep their hands busy, and yoyos are my favorite way of doing that.
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### Author:  [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/7 "2020-10-10T20:00:56Z")
I had a “break” from maybe the late eighties until 2018. I also had very little time for yoyo over this summer, due to the virus. I’m so happy to get back into it.
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### Author:  [@Pinktweetybird](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pinktweetybird)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/8 "2020-10-10T20:39:40Z")
I got in it at 08 and was going to local meets etc until about 11 then took roughly 9 years off and got back into it when quarantine hit. I didn’t lose my job and I don’t hang out with friends I just happened to decide to get back into it as a meditative practice to get my eyes away from my computer screen (I work in front of a computer then make music in front of a computer screen daily) turning away from my computer station and listening to my own projects while yoyoing helps me analyze them in a different way.
I was never competitive but I went to comps. It was more a fun identifying characteristic for me in high school. Now I have a career and my main passion is music over yoyoing so it’s a great Great thing that I got back in. I feel I comprehend tricks better now as my mind has matured im now 28. But it’s not as high on my list as it was in high school.
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### Author:  [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/9 "2020-10-10T20:59:27Z")
I’ve taken several…the longest break was from 1999 - 2010. It was a time of being in high school/college, and having a job, venturing into other hobbies. There was also no good resources at the time (that I was aware of) especially in the late 90s to early 00’s. When I jumped back into it in 2010, I learned how much things changed…yoyo design, unresponsive play, YYE tutorials…I did take another short break between 2013-15 when I fell into a rut. I still threw here and there but didn’t push myself to learn anything. It took a stressful moment in life that made me pick up a yoyo and re explore where I left off (Dad was in the hospital after having congestive heart failure, had some other personal issues). I learned that even if I’m not learning anything new, the yoyo was a way to step away from reality and just take some “me time”. I’ve learned a lot especially in 2015-16 but then it waned. Today, still not learning much but since being “grounded” from my career for the time being, the yoyo is still a valuable device.
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### Author:  [@morgothaod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/morgothaod)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/10 "2020-10-11T12:54:43Z")
I was looking here:
[https://yoyoexpert.com/blog/all-recent-posts/](https://yoyoexpert.com/blog/all-recent-posts/)
[https://yoyoexpert.com/blog/category/restocks/](https://yoyoexpert.com/blog/category/restocks/)
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### Author:  [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/11 "2020-10-11T14:08:17Z")
I’ve never taken a break from yoyoing, ever. I will say though that I’ve never dedicated myself to playing everyday. If I had to make myself yoyo, I wouldn’t. If I were around other yoyoers things might be different.
I’ve yoyoed everyday, as far as I can remember, since I was five. I don’t play for any predetermined amount of time, I play focused and unfocused, I don’t force my yoyoing to be anything but what it is. Yoyoing isn’t my life, it just makes life better. It’s a boredom destroyer for me. I absolutely love the way yoyoing fits into my life and I wouldn’t have it any other way, though it would be nice to have a few friends to throw with on occasion.
My thought is that if you feel the need to take a break from yoyoing you really should. It will always be there when you’re ready again.
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### Author:  [@nonja121](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nonja121)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/12 "2020-10-11T15:19:51Z")
Those are old pages. Just go to [YoYoExpert.com](http://YoYoExpert.com) and hit the New Releases section or check out the “Releases and Restocks” section of this forum. I can assure you that companies haven’t stopped making throws lol. In fact, quite the opposite!
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### Author:  [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ever-take-a-long-break-from-yo-yoing/328208/13 "2020-10-11T18:41:34Z")
No I have never not thrown since I started way back when.