# Help with starting over
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-starting-over/429555
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [July 15, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-starting-over/429555 "2025-07-15T16:16:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Rok1311](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rok1311)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-starting-over/429555/1 "2025-07-15T16:16:39Z")
I started yoyoing a few years ago. My first yoyo was a aluminium unresponsive (IDK the brand).
I knew a couple tricks. Then the bearing went bad. I said i will buy a new one. I has passed 4 years and i finally bought the bearing but i forgot everything about yoyoing. Any tips for starting over?
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### Author:  [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-starting-over/429555/2 "2025-07-15T16:22:22Z")
Welcome back!!!
I would suggest working on practicing breakaway, trapeze, and basic side style bind. These are foundational, and getting a good throw/ breakaway and getting the YoYo straight/ stable is crucial.
The app “Skills Addict” is excellent platform for learning and getting feedback, imo. It’s not perfect but it can be very helpful.
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### Author:  [@Vilx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vilx)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-starting-over/429555/3 "2025-07-15T16:25:28Z")
Hi! I’m a newbie too. Although I’ve had a yoyo for 2 years now, practicing has been irregular, so I barely know the basics.
My suggestion - get a cheaper plastic responsive yoyo (but still from a quality manufacturer). Responsive makes it easier to learn tricks and cheap plastic means that you won’t regret scratching it. And then what @SlowThrow said.
**Added:** Also, if you don’t like SkillsAddict (which I think required you to upload videos of yourself to progress, maybe I’m wrong), I’ve found the “Level-up” section of [https://■■■■■■■■■■.com/](https://yoyotricks.com/) to be nice. Bonus points that it’s a webpage and you don’t need to install anything, and can watch it anywhere.