# How do people yoyo so fast? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [June 8, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873 "2014-06-08T14:23:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YOLOcop\_57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yolocop_57/32/1504_2.png) [@YOLOcop\_57](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOLOcop_57)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/1 "2014-06-08T14:23:32Z")
I watched Michael Nakamura’s performance at BAC this year and I had no idea how he go at that speed. Do any of you know how to yoyo that fast? ---
**Author:** ![DoubleBass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/doublebass/32/1464_2.png) [@DoubleBass](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DoubleBass)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/2 "2014-06-08T14:27:03Z")
They practice so much that they dont even have to think about itwhen theyre going through the combos Their muscles just do it (Also a hint of magic is involved) ---
**Author:** ![Trace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trace/32/620097_2.png) [@Trace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trace)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/3 "2014-06-08T14:52:26Z")
It’s just like getting faster at anything. You start slow and work your way faster and faster. It’s important that you can do your tricks smoothly and cleanly before you try getting super fast with it, because in most cases speed makes it harder to control. Also like DoubleBass said muscle memory plays into it. If you don’t have to think about what you’re going to do next you can eliminate any pause between tricks. And there’s some tricks that are good for speed because they don’t slow the momentum of the yoyo down. But you can do pretty much any trick quickly with practice. ---
**Author:** ![ccbstickman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ccbstickman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ccbstickman)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/4 "2014-06-08T15:14:33Z")
Practice, and drugs! :🙂 _Disclaimer: drugs will not make you play faster, but practice will!_ ---
**Author:** ![bobian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobian/32/1530_2.png) [@bobian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobian)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/5 "2014-06-15T01:01:57Z")
> [@ccbstickman](#): > > Practice, and drugs! :🙂 > _Disclaimer: drugs will not make you play faster, but practice will!_ I don’t know, there’s this guy out in Albuquerque… All I’m saying is I could do the spirit bomb in .2 seconds ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/c/6/dc638daedef8fe1dd8984629da1b538b55e80492.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jgarcia05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Jgarcia05](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jgarcia05)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/6 "2014-06-15T02:19:20Z")
> [@bobian](#): > > I don’t know, there’s this guy out in Albuquerque… > All I’m saying is I could do the spirit bomb in .2 seconds > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/i1U3VFB.png) Haha,im here in Albuquerque. That’s a funny reference with the blue meth yoyo lol! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DrAwesome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drawesome/32/1139_2.png) [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/7 "2014-06-15T02:35:55Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/1/e/61ecda8b69476a1387f39c1ec632ba8764e92419.jpeg "Do you know how to get to Carnegie Hall?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=189Zm69kt10) Practice man… practice ---
**Author:** ![ccbstickman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ccbstickman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ccbstickman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/8 "2014-06-15T04:17:10Z")
> [@bobian](#): > > I don’t know, there’s this guy out in Albuquerque… > All I’m saying is I could do the spirit bomb in .2 seconds > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/i1U3VFB.png) This is… perfection… ---
**Author:** ![qpwoei12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/qpwoei12/32/396_2.png) [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/9 "2014-06-15T04:30:05Z")
> [@bobian](#): > > I don’t know, there’s this guy out in Albuquerque… > All I’m saying is I could do the spirit bomb in .2 seconds > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/i1U3VFB.png) -Hey, this yoyo is blue! -Yes we used a different machining process to make it, but I assure you, it is still 100% smooth ---
**Author:** ![bobian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobian/32/1530_2.png) [@bobian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobian)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/10 "2014-06-15T05:28:13Z")
> [@qpwoei12](#): > > -Hey, this yoyo is blue! > -Yes we used a different machining process to make it, but I assure you, it is still 100% smooth Tight.Tight. ---
**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/11 "2014-06-16T16:40:17Z")
If you wanna go that fast, it’s not simply just “practice” and every trick will be fast, the trick must be made ground up with speed in mind. Sure, pretty much any trick can be done faster with enough practice, but it’s bound to have a limit. Tricks that are not meant for speed may look sluggish or even impossible to be done fast, take suicides as an example. That being said, try making some combos that consist of speedy-ish tricks, then practice to do them fast, as smooth as possible. If you’re fast but not being smooth, slow down, just focus on being smooth. Sometimes you may want to add or reduce some elements that are “holding” you up, or maybe add some slow elements in-between as a banger, it’s up to you. ---
**Author:** ![Nikolai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@Nikolai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nikolai)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-people-yoyo-so-fast/66873/12 "2014-06-16T20:28:25Z")
I heard a rumour that his pants are so tight he rips through his freestyle as fast as possible then as soon as he’s off stage he undoes his pant button