# Gentry Stein World Champion 2014, 1A Freestyle
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479
**Category:** Yo-Yo Videos
**Created:** [August 10, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479 "2014-08-10T15:36:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/1 "2014-08-10T15:36:36Z")
Sorry about the audio. Enjoy
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMd2oKx0PTo)
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### Author:  [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/3 "2014-08-10T18:02:16Z")
Awesome performan I feel takeshi would have done much better with a different song…
(Like his JN finals or NJ performance)
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### Author:  [@theguitarplayer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theguitarplayer)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/4 "2014-08-10T20:12:24Z")
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4t1BlqEi10)
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### Author:  [@igknighton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/igknighton)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/5 "2014-08-10T22:34:46Z")
> [@Raigo](#):
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> Awesome performan I feel takeshi would have done much better with a different song…
> (Like his JN finals or NJ performance)
The judges don’t judge your taste in music. Takeshi lacked the performance that gentry had.
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### Author:  [@YoYoDuDe123456](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoDuDe123456)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/6 "2014-08-10T22:51:23Z")
I wonder why he used a glove, he didn’t seem to be going that fast.
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### Author:  [@YoCyanightYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoCyanightYo)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/7 "2014-08-10T22:53:26Z")
Best part started at 2:15 😃
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### Author:  [@theguitarplayer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theguitarplayer)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/8 "2014-08-10T23:21:35Z")
> [@igknighton](#):
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> The judges don’t judge your taste in music. Takeshi lacked the performance that gentry had.
Good musical taste adds to professionalism points. So the judges could judge your musical taste.
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### Author:  [@LeftyLink](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyLink)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/9 "2014-08-11T00:53:40Z")
One nice little detail I found is that Gentry used a song called Razor Sharp by Pegboard Nerds & Tristam
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phh8iX1lGVA)
(The part starting at 0:44 sounds similar)
Notice how the Shutter logo on his shirt has a razor blade edge to it? Just a nice little touch that I feel should get more notice. Kinda reminds me of when Christopher Chia wore a “Take That” shirt during AP 2011
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### Author:  [@Y0Y0SR2PR0](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Y0Y0SR2PR0)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/10 "2014-08-11T00:56:36Z")
> [@YoYoDuDe123456](#):
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> I wonder why he used a glove, he didn’t seem to be going that fast.
This worlds was notorious for being hot and humid, this was probably a precaution to have a smooth freestyle that didn’t have a mess up because of some sticky hands that was beyond his control.
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### Author:  [@igknighton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/igknighton)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/11 "2014-08-11T02:04:58Z")
> [@theguitarplayer](#):
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> Good musical taste adds to professionalism points. So the judges could judge your musical taste.
Taste is a preference. You can’t have a good taste or bad taste in something. Tyler severance played a 2-Chainz song for his freestyle last year and still got 2nd. Pretty sure the judges aren’t into 2-Chainz. The rules say nothing about taste in music. It’s how you play to the music that matters.
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### Author:  [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/12 "2014-08-11T03:23:20Z")
> [@igknighton](#):
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> Taste is a preference. You can’t have a good taste or bad taste in something. Tyler severance played a 2-Chainz song for his freestyle last year and still got 2nd. Pretty sure the judges aren’t into 2-Chainz. The rules say nothing about taste in music. It’s how you play to the music that matters.
Sorry my question seems a little subjective now that I look at it again
I meant to say that his other songs matched his performance much better.
Also, in what way did takeshi lack the “performance”?
He missed much more than gentry yet he lost by only 1.5
And I’m petty sure if he hit his arm bind, he would’ve won, as it causes a restart, loss of time, and missing the flow of the music.
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### Author:  [@igknighton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/igknighton)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/13 "2014-08-11T04:13:22Z")
> [@Raigo](#):
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> Sorry my question seems a little subjective now that I look at it again
> I meant to say that his other songs matched his performance much better.
> Also, in what way did takeshi lack the “performance”?
> He missed much more than gentry yet he lost by only 1.5
> And I’m petty sure if he hit his arm bind, he would’ve won, as it causes a restart, loss of time, and missing the flow of the music.
I meant lacking performance point wise. Takeshi had 13 points and Gentry had 17.4.
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### Author:  [@Philip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Philip)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/14 "2014-08-11T15:11:45Z")
I think music choice does have an effect. Even though the judges don’t consciously give more points for music choice, good music choice makes the routine more electric, and the judges may give points more easily because they are getting into the freestyle. Also, good music choice leaves an impression on the judges that may be reflected in the performance categories.
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### Author:  [@theguitarplayer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theguitarplayer)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/15 "2014-08-11T15:33:28Z")
> [@igknighton](#):
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> Taste is a preference. You can’t have a good taste or bad taste in something. Tyler severance played a 2-Chainz song for his freestyle last year and still got 2nd. Pretty sure the judges aren’t into 2-Chainz. The rules say nothing about taste in music. It’s how you play to the music that matters.
Well, yoyoers in general don’t seem to have much musical taste at all, being that many of them seem to just want to blow your brains away with insane drum and bass that have little or nothing to do with what there skills are at. And they certainly can if they want to at that, for after all, that’s where the fun is. It doesn’t mind me, I can just take a step out of the room.
But you come telling of how musical taste doesn’t matter in scoring, you of what knowledge. If you want to have a serious discussion with me about musical taste in the world of yoyo I will gladly welcome you. But since this is off topic on the thread at hand, it would be necessary and proper to PM me or start a knew topic.
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### Author:  [@igknighton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/igknighton)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/16 "2014-08-11T18:22:32Z")
I think music choice matters in the sense of whether the song/piece has good cues in it for tricks. The genre, whether it be rap or dubstep, doesn’t matter. I’m down for a discussion through PMs if you’d like to have one.
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### Author:  [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/17 "2014-08-11T19:12:13Z")
> [@Raigo](#):
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> He missed much more than gentry yet he lost by only 1.5
Gentry messed up nine times, takeshi ten. You just think that because gentry has a cleaner style.
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### Author:  [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/18 "2014-08-11T22:07:29Z")
Gentry is taking the Internet by storm hes talked about on the PDS today
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Uyj8Vsa-g)
And is on YouTubes most viewed page.
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### Author:  [@theguitarplayer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theguitarplayer)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/19 "2014-08-15T11:59:33Z")
1 million in 6 days
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### Author:  [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gentry-stein-world-champion-2014-1a-freestyle/68479/20 "2014-08-15T12:37:49Z")
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nx82HVIZpBs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=UUzUGYmB5Qo3IP67_hOfwiAA
Better quality sound