# Introduce Yourself! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [October 16, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51 "2008-10-16T01:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 131
**Author:** ![Starscreem88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/starscreem88/32/26_2.png) [@Starscreem88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Starscreem88)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2605 "2011-10-13T06:26:54Z")
welcome, Welcome, WELCOME!!! Happy Throwing! =] ---
**Author:** ![illy865](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@illy865](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/illy865)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2606 "2011-10-14T13:49:19Z")
Hi everyone, I was part of the yoyo craze back in the 90s but I’ve been out of it for at least a decade and I’m trying to get back into it again. I brought out my Sleep Machine but am now confused by all the advances in response systems and string. I already knew how to trapeze back then and will try to get into more string tricks in the coming future. Nice meeting everyone, cheers! ---
**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:** [October 14, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2607 "2011-10-14T17:48:42Z")
Welcome good to have you enjoy the forum. ;D ---
**Author:** ![flipp0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b3f665/32.png) [@flipp0](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/flipp0)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2608 "2011-10-14T23:04:07Z")
> [@illy865](#): > > Hi everyone, I was part of the yoyo craze back in the 90s but I’ve been out of it for at least a decade and I’m trying to get back into it again. I brought out my Sleep Machine but am now confused by all the advances in response systems and string. I already knew how to trapeze back then and will try to get into more string tricks in the coming future. > > Nice meeting everyone, cheers! Hehe, i was from the craze in the 90’s too. At that time my most “impressive” trick was rock the cradle… my how times have changed. If you’re anything like me you’ll pick all the new stuff up pretty quickly, welcome to the forum 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TechFlood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@TechFlood](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TechFlood)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2609 "2011-10-15T15:56:55Z")
Hello all! My name is Matt. I was born in Florida and I still live there today. I currently own the YYJ Speeder 2, the YYJ Dark Magic II, and the Duncan Metal Drifter. I normally use my Speeder 2. I started yo-yoing when my friend Cory from school Brought his Metal Drifter and did some intermediate tricks on it. After that me and friend, JJ both bought Metal Drifters at Toys R Us. We found André Boulay on YouTube and learned beginner and intermediate tricks from him. Once we reached the advanced section summer vacation began and we decided that our Metal Drifters were not good enough for advanced tricks. After summer vacation Cory came back to school with a YYJ Meteor, JJ and I came to school with a YYJ Dark Magic II. About a couple months later I upgraded to a Speeder 2, JJ upgraded to a Phenomizm, and Cory upgraded to a Phenom. We currently yo-yo a lot at school and continue to get better. ---
**Author:** ![YoYo\_Dark\_Magic\_2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_dark_magic_2/32/971_2.png) [@YoYo\_Dark\_Magic\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYo_Dark_Magic_2)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2610 "2011-10-16T00:57:54Z")
Hi! My name is Randy. I have a YYJ Unleashed, YYJ Dark Magic 2, YYF JK, YYF POPstar, YYF Superwide, and SPYY Stryker. I live in San Francisco and I go to 2yo Yoyo meetings every month. I am a Pretty advanced player and I am currently stuck on Seasick. My favorite yoyo trick is Gyroscopic Flop. I go to school at Zion Lutheran School. I am the only yoyoer at my school. Anyway, that’s pretty much it. Email- [darthvaderrjd@gmail.com](mailto:darthvaderrjd@gmail.com) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2611 "2011-10-16T04:39:49Z")
Hey guys welcome to the forums hope it’s to your liking. C= ---
**Author:** ![matthussey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@matthussey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/matthussey)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2612 "2011-10-16T13:27:36Z")
Hi, I’m Matt and a 31 yr old married dad of 2 from the UK. I decided earlier this year that I wanted to try and mess around with yoyos and about 5 weeks ago bought a cheap Duncan butterfly and a Duncan Imperial just to see if I’d use them. About a week later, mainly influenced by Andre on the videos here, I bought a Dark Magic 2 and have now added a ceramic Konkave to it and a polyester string. I’m still pretty rubbish mainly flicking between over and under mounts, and trapeze. Otherwise, I’m a software engineer who loves various music styles, playing computer games and watching sitcoms and satirical panel shows. ---
**Author:** ![YoYo\_Dark\_Magic\_2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_dark_magic_2/32/971_2.png) [@YoYo\_Dark\_Magic\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYo_Dark_Magic_2)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2613 "2011-10-16T14:33:59Z")
I would get a Preludde and a SPEED Bearing for later triccks. If you get pretty good, maybe get a Dark Magic 2 ---
**Author:** ![kingdf7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@kingdf7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kingdf7)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2614 "2011-10-16T23:29:02Z")
Hello everybody i am new to yoyoing and i really hope to enjoy chatting with all of you 😃 ---
**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:** [October 17, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2615 "2011-10-17T00:56:26Z")
Hey! Welcome to forum hope you like it. C= ---
**Author:** ![pkb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pkb/32/965_2.png) [@pkb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pkb)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2616 "2011-10-18T04:37:33Z")
Hey all, I’m Ken. I got into yo-yoing a few weeks ago after getting a novelty yoyo from a friend. It started as a nice diversion at the office. I had seen this site before but not the forums until after it was recommended to me by an employee at a store. I started looking around here and I soon realized what a great resource and great community you all have here. Currently throwing a Metal Drifter and have a DM2 on the way. Really fascinated with freehand play, but I’m still working on the basic stuff for now. ---
**Author:** ![DByoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dbyoyoer/32/852_2.png) [@DByoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DByoyoer)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2617 "2011-10-18T05:10:16Z")
> [@pkb](#): > > Hey all, I’m Ken. I got into yo-yoing a few weeks ago after getting a novelty yoyo from a friend. It started as a nice diversion at the office. I had seen this site before but not the forums until after it was recommended to me by an employee at a store. I started looking around here and I soon realized what a great resource and great community you all have here. > > Currently throwing a Metal Drifter and have a DM2 on the way. Really fascinated with freehand play, but I’m still working on the basic stuff for now. Hope you enjoy the forums. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2618 "2011-10-18T05:11:40Z")
Welcome man hope you like it and wish you and your coworkers luck on yoyoing. C= ---
**Author:** ![BlueMajin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@BlueMajin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BlueMajin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2619 "2011-10-18T19:35:35Z")
Sup all. Names Louis. New to this site and forums, Somewhat new to yoyo (Returning after a long long time actually) I live in Houston, TX which kinda blows (No offense) cause we only have Toys R Us which is pretty much the only toy shop that I know of to get yoyos. Thats when I searched online and found [yoyoexpert.com](http://yoyoexpert.com). I started out with 2 Yomega fireballs and 2 Duncan Pulse yoyos and found out looping tricks are kinda hard because the tangle much faster. So I jumped away from 2A and decided to try 1A. Didn’t think I had the reflex for this but turns out I have some skill since i didn’t bash my face yet. Started out with a Dark Magic 2 which was awsome, and now just got a Protostar. (and 2 loop 900s cause I like looping now and then). Looking forward to see lots of great tips from here. ;D ---
**Author:** ![offstring-stewart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/offstring-stewart/32/940_2.png) [@offstring-stewart](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/offstring-stewart)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2620 "2011-10-18T23:19:22Z")
Welcome, fellow Texan!!! glad to see more people who are near San Antonio! You will like it here, Bluemajin, trust me! ---
**Author:** ![DOMONINJA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/domoninja/32/962_2.png) [@DOMONINJA](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DOMONINJA)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2621 "2011-10-19T01:53:46Z")
Hi ---
**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:** [October 19, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2622 "2011-10-19T04:56:12Z")
Welcome everyone good to have you. C= ---
**Author:** ![Cipta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@Cipta](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cipta)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2623 "2011-10-19T05:53:06Z")
Hi every one, Just started to play yoyo recently, currently playing a YYF PGM. I’m really into string tricks & also A couple weeks ago, while waiting for my PGM, I mod my Proyo wooden axle into bearing with hubstack. The result is not as good as I expected but I have fun doing it ;D ps. I’ve attach picture of my yoyos ---
**Author:** ![swerve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@swerve](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swerve)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2624 "2011-10-19T22:07:45Z")
Hello, all. I did some basic yoyo as a kid and have always wanted a decent “modern” yoyo. My son got the Duncan Metal Zero a while back and that got me Googling for tricks and such and now I have just bought my own Hitman Pro. I’m doing a lot of bind-attempt, wind, repeat right now. Frustrated by thumb or spin starts being too wobbly and slow to bind back. Ah, the throws (!) of being new at something. I come from a long series of hobbies that require practice (juggling, skateboarding, guitar, etc.) so I know these things take time. Hard not to have a buddy to coach me. Going to look for some locals. Looking forward to learning. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51.md?page=130) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51.md?page=132)