# How long should my throw be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [July 8, 2014, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-should-my-throw-be/67608 "2014-07-08T05:22:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![octopops88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a8b319/32.png) [@octopops88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/octopops88)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-should-my-throw-be/67608/1 "2014-07-08T05:22:34Z")
I just wanna see if my sidestyle throw is up to standard 😛 I am currently working on the advance section of the YYE learn page and I want to know from those currently finished with that and creating your own combos already… How long do your average combos last? I can use that as a base point to try and match that sleep time haha I can currently get only up to 30 seconds-ish when I try combo the tricks I already know (sidestyle) ---
**Author:** ![yuki\_onitsura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yuki_onitsura/32/1162_2.png) [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-should-my-throw-be/67608/2 "2014-07-08T05:36:20Z")
If you watch the competition freestyles, most of those combos don’t really go for much longer than about 30 seconds either. That said, they manage to cram in a lot of tricks thanks to the obscene speed most of those guys play with. Yuki ---
**Author:** ![octopops88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a8b319/32.png) [@octopops88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/octopops88)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-should-my-throw-be/67608/3 "2014-07-08T05:40:48Z")
Sweet! 😃 I guess I’ll just keep working on getting my tricks down then. Thanks Yuki! ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-should-my-throw-be/67608/4 "2014-07-09T17:13:12Z")
30 seconds is fine, especially if the trick is really technical and has a lot of string touches and stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![Nikolai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@Nikolai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nikolai)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-should-my-throw-be/67608/5 "2014-07-09T18:40:06Z")
I agree 30 seconds while doing tricks, longer if just throwing a sleeper because string isnt slowing the spin as much