# How Long Were You YoYoing When You First Competed ?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [April 8, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126 "2010-04-08T14:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![peacockyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/peacockyoyo/32/310_2.png) [@peacockyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/peacockyoyo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/1 "2010-04-08T14:55:43Z")
OK so i might go to NC states this year and im still deciding wether to compete or not . . . and i dont mean like the sports ladder i mean the freestyle So i would like to ask your … . . how long had you been yoyoing when you first competed thanks Austin Peacock ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/2 "2010-04-08T15:04:14Z")
Compete! It’s fun! I have yet to compete and I’ve been yoyoing for 15 months, but then again I don’t have any contests near me. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Dragonislander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d78d45/32.png) [@Dragonislander](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dragonislander)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/3 "2010-04-08T15:30:28Z")
> [@Apetrunk](#): > > Compete! It’s fun! > > I have yet to compete and I’ve been yoyoing for 15 months, but then again I don’t have any contests near me. Oh well. Same here dude no where if they do which is sort of impossible. ---
**Author:** ![Shisaki417](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shisaki417/32/150_2.png) [@Shisaki417](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shisaki417)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/4 "2010-04-08T18:20:32Z")
Yep, just have fun, I comepted when I was yoyoing for about 11 months, I was going up against epoepl who have been yoyoing for years (Paul Dang, Colin Leland, Daniel Dietz, Jensen Kimmitt, Josh Yee) and I placed 1 point below Paul, if you don’t know who that is here’s a vid: > **[Paul Dang](https://www.youtube.com/user/DangAzn#p/u/9/BtLtk-xbHLw)** > > Share your videos with friends, family, and the world I didn’t make it to finals, far from it actually, but I’m still happy that I placed so close to a pro. ---
**Author:** ![ccn411](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ccn411/32/192885_2.png) [@ccn411](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ccn411)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/5 "2010-04-08T18:25:13Z")
3 Years but then again those three years weren’t very hard-working and technical. ---
**Author:** ![mattsk8nike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattsk8nike/32/213_2.png) [@mattsk8nike](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mattsk8nike)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/6 "2010-04-08T18:27:39Z")
I yoyoed for about 8 months. ---
**Author:** ![JRam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@JRam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JRam)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/7 "2010-04-08T18:30:59Z")
My first contest was PNWR this year. I competed in 4a and 8th (last ;D) It was fun though I’ve been playing 4a since last May early June and 1a for about a year My advice, go for it. Its fun to compete. But plan a routine ahead of time unlike me. ---
**Author:** ![Xdohl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xdohl/32/12_2.png) [@Xdohl](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xdohl)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/8 "2010-04-08T18:31:37Z")
Two and a half years… ---
**Author:** ![yoyoproyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoproyo/32/88_2.png) [@yoyoproyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoproyo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/9 "2010-04-08T18:43:09Z")
8 months :-\ got 11th place lol ---
**Author:** ![bonesraphs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bonesraphs/32/43_2.png) [@bonesraphs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bonesraphs)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/10 "2010-04-08T21:53:14Z")
im going to MAR as my first contest and I believe it is (not officially) May 8 and i have been yoyoing for 1 year 8 months, compete. ---
**Author:** ![Kristiawan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kristiawan/32/366_2.png) [@Kristiawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kristiawan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/11 "2010-04-09T09:26:05Z")
4 months. just go man, and have some fun at there, and get motivated. ;D ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/12 "2010-04-09T14:48:31Z")
1 year ---
**Author:** ![EWE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ewe/32/404_2.png) [@EWE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EWE)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/13 "2010-04-09T16:35:23Z")
If you’re really worried yo-yo in front of some relatives ar people at school who have never seen you yo-yo. P.S.( mabye yo-yo at a senior citizen apartment?) ---
**Author:** ![ratfacedudeguy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ratfacedudeguy/32/273_2.png) [@ratfacedudeguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ratfacedudeguy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-were-you-yoyoing-when-you-first-competed/13126/14 "2010-04-09T18:04:41Z")
Been throwing 13 months and have yet to compete. I planned on going to MD states this year, but never got solid info on it.