I like chopstick tricks but I’m not very good at them. I could get better with practice but I’ll never be great at them. I feel like people with large hands have an advantage with this kind of trick. Playing with smaller yoyos makes it easier, but I’m not a fan of undersized for anything else.
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Its Aluminium not Alooominum.
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Oh next you’ll be telling us a car’s trunk is actually called a “boot”, whatever man
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Yes it is a boot! Also you don’t need to add and ‘s’ to pluralise Lego or Vinyl, also you COULDN’T care less when you don’t care very much about something. GET LANGUAGE CORRECT MAN!!!
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Actually “aluminium” really does make more sense than “aluminum”
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Ha! 
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actually it is not. there is an article written by a person from cambridge that explains it but basically it explains how the only thing keeping you balanced is your brain and it doesnt have anything to do with gyroscopic stability
its called " How does a bike stay upright? Surprisingly, it’s all in the mind"
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Oh I am definitely guilty of that myself lol 
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Here’s an interesting video showing that faster spinning wheels tend not to “fall over” as easily as slower spinning ones, so staying upright can’t all be in the mind. (Heck, give a bike a good shove down a steep hill and watch how far it can go without a human rider steering.)
Also nicely demonstrates why my yoyo likes to rotate due to my tendency to throw very unevenly. 
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it does infact help at help at higher speeds but not on the average level ground bikeride. It becomes apparent especially if you can track stall, which shows that the bike does not even need to be in motion to remain upright
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I’m trying to teach a guy at work how to throw, but my patience is all used up on my toddler and job. He also has a funky eye that messes with his depth perception. Any pointers on being a better teacher?
ALSO: Can the G2 Al6 Hawk take Mouse Pads? Jake is Ghosting (lol) me.
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Total BS. If it were all in the mind, balancing on a stationary bike would be as easy as balancing on it while riding, which if you have ever ridden a bike, it absolutely is not. That article is all conjecture and pseudoscience.
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I agree.
Unfortunately, I’m never going to change nearly five decades of pronouncing it “wrong” on a technicality, even a very good one.
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Yell at him. Especially when he fails. And threaten to take away his phone if he doesn’t do it right. That’ll make it sink in. 
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Funny thing is I actually have been berating him pretty heavily for his failures (we have good rapport here), and he still isn’t getting it!
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I’d say pay extra attention to short term goals, keeping them realistic and well learned before moving on. His success will be your success and should help with both of your frustration. If you start to feel frustrated helping him, just step back from the instructor role for a bit, think about it, try something new, or possibly your friend just needs more time. We all progress at our own rate. On occasion you both could just enjoy throwing without any instruction. You might be surprised what he will pick up from you just through observation if you keep your own throwing at his level or just slightly above.
You may have already determined what his preferred style of learning is but if not, it would be something to consider.
Lastly, new friends are always an option.
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You gotta push him. Break him down. Demolish his soul.
Then, and only then can you raise him from his own dust. Build him up. Make him strong!
NSFW (language)
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Whiplash is a great, great movie.
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I don’t think I’ll ever buy a side effect yoyo. I’m scared that I’ll really like the side effect system and waste money that could go to buying more yoyos on different side effects. I also don’t really like have so many options when it comes to customization of a yoyo, that goes for string, bearings, pads, etc. The fewer options I have, the better.
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