# 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:** 141
**Author:** ![Metalwolf08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Metalwolf08](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Metalwolf08)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2805 "2012-01-16T00:56:56Z")
Hey Guys. I’m Clay, I’m 15 and I love to yoyo. I’m WAY into counterweight, simply because you can let go of it and that just opens a new world of tricks. I would yoyo when was nine but quit for a while. now I have three yoyos and I’m going strong :DD ---
**Author:** ![timmyfrap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@timmyfrap](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/timmyfrap)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2806 "2012-01-16T20:23:10Z")
Hi guys. I started yoyoing for about 6 months now. Im still kind of noobish. The best help i get is from my older brother. He’s cool. He’s been yoyoing for about 2 years i think? I share yoyos with him.my favorite yoyo is the velocity. It’s pretty darn nifty. That has been my main yoyo since ive started. ---
**Author:** ![fzzyrn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce73a5/32.png) [@fzzyrn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fzzyrn)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2807 "2012-01-16T23:07:25Z")
Hello! I’m jumping ship from YYN (am I allowed to say that? anyway…) where, cool fact, I actually had more posts than anybody else. Oh, the joys of being young. But yeah. Hi YYE! ---
**Author:** ![kuyaChristian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kuyaChristian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kuyaChristian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2808 "2012-01-17T02:01:10Z")
Same with fzzyrn! Well, I’m more active on the other website […this is weird because I usually refer to YYE as the ‘other website’] than here in YYE. You’ll see me here if the forum activity there is slow and stuff. But then, I won’t be going online as much because I have school. Been throwing for 15 months and I still suck. Yo! ---
**Author:** ![imingpogi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9f8e36/32.png) [@imingpogi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/imingpogi)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2809 "2012-01-18T04:44:43Z")
hi im reniel 28 from philippines, just got into yoyo, been playing for a month now… my goal is to do all the all the tricks in this website to show off to my friends and a good way to take off stress ;D ---
**Author:** ![theonlyjokker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theonlyjokker/32/1057_2.png) [@theonlyjokker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theonlyjokker)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2810 "2012-01-18T14:16:24Z")
Hello all, My handle had been Jokker sense 97 and I am a big online pc gamer. When I was young I throw a yoyo when I work at an arcade. I lost interest in it as college and work took over. I have been throwing now for about a year and can never go back to not having a yoyo on my side every where I go, lol. I stop smoking cigerettes by replacing them with yoyoing, just keep the hands busy… The first yoyo I got back into the game was a Y-factor by one drop and it was amazing to me. Sad thing is that I lost it somewhere in Brandon FL one day wail working. I hope to get another one someday. I am an 33 this year and the guys at work messed with me for playing with toys, but my response has always been “I would rather play with this yoyo and live life than smoke those cigerettes and die young.” So that a little about me, I’ll be around… ---
**Author:** ![valstwitchy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/valstwitchy/32/1059_2.png) [@valstwitchy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/valstwitchy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2811 "2012-01-19T22:42:39Z")
The name’s Val ;D I’m a 20 yr young girl :-\* I used to spin a lot in my childhood and been meaning to pick it up again but I don’t have enough money to buy a good yoyo. I am, however, saving up for a Dark Magic 2. I have $30dlls saved up so far!! I’ve always been in love with the sport and I know one day I’ll be a contestant in a competition :wink: ---
**Author:** ![charizard31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@charizard31](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/charizard31)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2812 "2012-01-20T02:23:37Z")
My Name is Alfonso and I been yoyo-ing for about 4-5 months, my favorite is my campfire, and my favorite trick is cold fusion. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2813 "2012-01-20T02:34:22Z")
> [@valstwitchy](#): > > The name’s Val ;D > I’m a 20 yr young girl :-\* > … I don’t have enough money to buy a good yoyo. I am, however, saving up for a Dark Magic 2. Good yoyo, good choice. welcome to the board. ---
**Author:** ![kcwagenseller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@kcwagenseller](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kcwagenseller)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2814 "2012-01-20T18:30:41Z")
> [@theonlyjokker](#): > > I stop smoking cigerettes by replacing them with yoyoing, just keep the hands busy… That’s really cool. Yo-yoing helped me quite drinking. It’s really neat to hear that I am not alone! ---
**Author:** ![Salubrious\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Salubrious\_D](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Salubrious_D)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2815 "2012-01-20T20:37:13Z")
Hello, Got interested when ball-bearings made it possible for me to actually perform rock the cradle and still have spin left to get a return. Since then I have learned one new trick every five years (now up to 3 tricks total). There is something about throwing that has a calming effect in a hectic day. Even when it snags a knot and crushes my knuckles. Salubrious D. ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2816 "2012-01-21T00:45:32Z")
Hi, I’m going by the name “TotalArtist” here. I’m in my mid-30s. I just got into yoyoing a few months ago, because I always liked them when I was young, but I never took the time to get really good at it. In that short time, I’ve amassed a collection of about 32 yoyos. My favorite yoyos are the Dark Magic and Freehand Zero, but I also like the One by YYF, and the YYJ Chaser. I also have an affinity for small pocket sized yoyos and I own several of them such as the Mighty Flea, Micro Mo, Aoda Mini, and Tom Kuhn Pocket Rocket. I even buy yoyos above my skill level, if they look cool, and I think they can motivate me to get better. I’m currently in the Boston, M.A. area looking for a personal yoyo trainer, someone to give me one on one lessons. I’d love to get better faster and I am willing to pay someone to help me get better. Please get in touch if you know the right person in my area. Other things I love to do is play with my Rubik’s cubes, my bass guitar, and my PS3. I joined the forum hoping to learn more about yoyoing. Thanks for reading this. ---
**Author:** ![thousandlegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@thousandlegs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thousandlegs)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2817 "2012-01-21T03:30:03Z")
Welcome Salubrious D. and TotalArtist! I’m a newcomer to these forums myself, but I can say with certainty that you’ll find lots of help and support here. TotalArtist, you might want to look at some of the other boards on this forum for a pointer to a trainer. Maybe post your request on the Yo Yo Tricks forum? Salubrious D., I completely agree about the calming effect of a yoyo, even when your hand is black and blue in places 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blackzabbathfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@blackzabbathfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/blackzabbathfan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2818 "2012-01-22T17:05:26Z")
Hey everyone! I’m Colin and I’m 13. I’ve been interested in yoyoing since I was 3 but I’ve only been yoyoing seriously for about 5 months. My first unresponsive was a YoYoJam Atmosphere, I hated it. 2 years later a got a YYF Plastic Grind Machine, it was great. For Christmas I got a CLYW Gnarwal and a YYF Super G and those have been my main throws since. My favorite tricks are anything that includes grinds or whips or both. Happy Throwing! ---
**Author:** ![valstwitchy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/valstwitchy/32/1059_2.png) [@valstwitchy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/valstwitchy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2819 "2012-01-22T22:25:17Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > > [@valstwitchy](#): > > > > The name’s Val ;D > > I’m a 20 yr young girl :-\* > > … I don’t have enough money to buy a good yoyo. I am, however, saving up for a Dark Magic 2. > > Good yoyo, good choice. > > welcome to the board. > > THANK YOU!! ---
**Author:** ![Tyoyoshaney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Tyoyoshaney](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tyoyoshaney)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2820 "2012-01-23T20:45:58Z")
Hey guys n gals my name is Tyshaney and I am 15 and yo-yoing is something I love more than anything. I have been yo-yoing on cheap yo-yos for a minute and they would break within two days. So I decided I should get a really good yo-yo. So I got the Duncan Metal Drifter on christmas and and have been yo-yoing ever since non-stop. ;D And so far I’ve already gotten into the Intermediate section. ---
**Author:** ![Rober\_RS200](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rober_rs200/32/1052_2.png) [@Rober\_RS200](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rober_RS200)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2821 "2012-01-24T11:20:08Z")
Hello My name is Rober and I’m from Spain. I started playing in 2008 with a yyj kickside and I’ve been watching the forum for years …but finally I decided to register ;D ---
**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:** [January 24, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2822 "2012-01-24T15:03:58Z")
Welcome good to have both of you! Hope you learn a lot and have fun here. C= ---
**Author:** ![rmonzon34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3be4f8/32.png) [@rmonzon34](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rmonzon34)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2823 "2012-01-24T20:18:24Z")
Hello, my dad taught me to throw a sleeper and walk the dog when i was 15! fast forward 20 years and as im walking through toys r us to buy a christmas present for a nephew, i spot the yo-yo section and saw a duncan metal drifter that caught my eye! i tore open the package and threw a sleeper and wow!! i fell in love! did some searches for yo-yo tricks and saw things that i thought were impossible to do with a yo-yo! I have been hooked and and in the 5 weeks of rediscovering yoyoing, i have learned about 8 new tricks and im working on eli-hops now! I am using the metal drifter mostly but working my way into the ilyy lynx and Sakura. Its definitely addictive! ---
**Author:** ![Gutterboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Gutterboy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gutterboy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/2824 "2012-01-25T07:59:24Z")
Hello! My name is Christopher and I’m from Oregon. When I was 12 I had received a Yomega Brain and fell in love with it. Then through countless moves from city to city, I ended up losing it. Life happened and I forgot about that Brain. Then the other day, the week before Christmas 2011, I was in a Toys R Us myself and saw an endcap full of yo-yos. The first one that caught my eye was the Yomega Brains in all colors of the rainbow it seemed. Along side them were Duncan Metal Drifters, Freakhands and another one I found interesting, a Yomega Fireball. Fastforward to today’s posting date: I have been throwing every day since that day I stumbled into Toys R Us; my Fireball is my favorite looping yo-yo right now (I have my eye on both the Loop 900 and the Yomega Raider) and I purchased a YoYoFactory Starter Kit and have been using THAT yo-yo to practice my string tricks. Between that yo-yo and a Duncan Mosquito, it’s hard choosing which is my favorite for string tricks. (Eventually I want to graduate to a Dark Magic II or a Duncan Metropolis) It’s hard work, but I am loving every attempt at every trick and even practicing my fundamentals: throwing straight, throwing hard and my binds. ;D All 3 are not perfect every time, but that’s what practice is for. I’m in the Salem area and would love to meet with other yo-yoers to share tricks and tips and just have a good time enjoying what is obviously the greatest thing in the universe! 😃 [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51.md?page=140) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51.md?page=142)