# 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:** 80
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1583 "2010-06-15T16:04:47Z")
Hi guys, I’m pretty much a yoyo newbie but want to practice using a yoyo to turn switches on and get things for me. ;D ---
**Author:** ![RyanBeChillin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@RyanBeChillin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RyanBeChillin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1584 "2010-06-15T19:54:23Z")
> [@XenixHero](#): > > > [@Another\_yoyo\_kid](#): > > > > > [@RyanBeChillin](#): > > > > > > Whats up guys! ;D > > > > > > I am a super suckish yoyo-er (or whatever you call it) and just started last week. I hate my Duncan Mosquito for the super responsiveness and the short spin time so I just ordered a YoYo Factory Velocity. The best I can get is a Jamaican flag trick and I am super stuck on the UFO and breakaway. I found this website while looking for a yoyo to buy and it is super helpful with all the videos and this forum so THANK YOU for this website and hello! > > > > > > P.S > > > Was the Velocity a good choice for me and is my suckishness and hard times on some tricks because of my Musquito or just my beginnerness. ??? > > > > If you’re doing breakaway and UFO with the velocity it wont work, the velocity is an unresponsive > > yoyo meaning you have to know how to bind (theres a video for that btw) > > > > Welcome to yoyo expert > > You CAN adjust the responsiveness you know. It can be anywhere from immensly responsive to completely unresponsive. It is my first yo-yo I started about a week ago and it works just fine for me! I hope you enjoy the Velocity you have as much as I enjoy mine! Welcome to Yo-Yo Expert too! Haha that quote from another yoyo kid scared me to thinking I messed up and bought the wrong yoyo, but I did do my research and Im looking forward to the adjustable response. And how are the spin times on that yoyo because it seems that the short spins on my Duncan Mosquito are turning out to be the most frustrating thing while trying to learn. ---
**Author:** ![lleraH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@lleraH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lleraH)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1585 "2010-06-15T20:13:48Z")
Haha that quote from another yoyo kid scared me to thinking I messed up and bought the wrong yoyo, but I did do my research and Im looking forward to the adjustable response. And how are the spin times on that yoyo because it seems that the short spins on my Duncan Mosquito are turning out to be the most frustrating thing while trying to learn. [/quote] I have a mosquito and a dark magic. Since I know how to properly throw now, I increased my mosquito’s spin time by 100% (10 seconds) So it spins about 25 seconds now. Maybe lubing it might help but better throwing technique helps alot. ---
**Author:** ![YORYAN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoryan/32/484_2.png) [@YORYAN](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YORYAN)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1586 "2010-06-15T21:22:37Z")
my name is ryan i have been yoyoing for almost 2 years live in arizona can do most of the tricks through expert im 14 june 19th debating on weather to get a legacy and newbreed or a dark magic and legacy and love yoyoing will hopefully be at blc next year and all my yoyoer friends say in rookie i could get at least tenth so im hoping i get to so but yeah thats me 😛 ---
**Author:** ![lleraH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@lleraH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lleraH)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1587 "2010-06-15T21:24:46Z")
Hello! Welcome to yoyoexpert! I can definitely recommend a dark magic from my experience! ---
**Author:** ![XenixHero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xenixhero/32/569_2.png) [@XenixHero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XenixHero)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1588 "2010-06-16T01:26:53Z")
> [@RyanBeChillin](#): > > > [@XenixHero](#): > > > > > [@Another\_yoyo\_kid](#): > > > > > > > [@RyanBeChillin](#): > > > > > > > > Whats up guys! ;D > > > > > > > > I am a super suckish yoyo-er (or whatever you call it) and just started last week. I hate my Duncan Mosquito for the super responsiveness and the short spin time so I just ordered a YoYo Factory Velocity. The best I can get is a Jamaican flag trick and I am super stuck on the UFO and breakaway. I found this website while looking for a yoyo to buy and it is super helpful with all the videos and this forum so THANK YOU for this website and hello! > > > > > > > > P.S > > > > Was the Velocity a good choice for me and is my suckishness and hard times on some tricks because of my Musquito or just my beginnerness. ??? > > > > > > If you’re doing breakaway and UFO with the velocity it wont work, the velocity is an unresponsive > > > yoyo meaning you have to know how to bind (theres a video for that btw) > > > > > > Welcome to yoyo expert > > > > You CAN adjust the responsiveness you know. It can be anywhere from immensly responsive to completely unresponsive. It is my first yo-yo I started about a week ago and it works just fine for me! I hope you enjoy the Velocity you have as much as I enjoy mine! Welcome to Yo-Yo Expert too! > > Haha that quote from another yoyo kid scared me to thinking I messed up and bought the wrong yoyo, but I did do my research and Im looking forward to the adjustable response. And how are the spin times on that yoyo because it seems that the short spins on my Duncan Mosquito are turning out to be the most frustrating thing while trying to learn. They are nice I haven’t timed any , but once you perfect your throws they will sleep for a long time! ---
**Author:** ![fbiband](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5fc32e/32.png) [@fbiband](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fbiband)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1589 "2010-06-16T10:34:00Z")
hi my name is zack and im an alcoholic :🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Death](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Death)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1590 "2010-06-16T15:56:25Z")
Hey, I’m Death ;D I have acually been reading the forum for about a year, and I finally got around to making an account. I remember a time when you could find a post by Kim-Lan in every topic. Scary ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1591 "2010-06-16T16:47:05Z")
…welcome, i think… glad you got an account. ---
**Author:** ![icedoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/icedoc/32/556_2.png) [@icedoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/icedoc)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1592 "2010-06-17T02:18:25Z")
Hey all, So my 3rd grade son comes home from school a month or two ago, after someone came and did a NED show show there (a motivational show that incorporates yoyo tricks). Now yoyos are all the rage & he needs one. I rummage around and find a wooden BC Spitfire and a busted up Imperial in his older brother’s closet. He starts practicing & looking up instructional vids on Youtube. He’s having some trouble with a trick, and I find this site & Andre’s videos while trying to help him out. Next thing I know, I’m combing through the site, getting really into all the info that’s available. I soon realize he needs something better if he’s going to try any string tricks, and pick up a couple of Mosquitos at Walmart (because of course, I need to try this out too). Soon we’re both out on the deck or at the school bus stop, practicing landing a trapeze and popping the clutch. Then the techno geek in me takes over, and I start cleaning bearings, adding rim weight, and experimenting with different lubes. Now I’m really hooked, and find a couple of FH2’s at Toy R Us. Mine’s recessed so I just finished siliconing it, his is the old model, so I’ve got some Dif-pads coming. For his birthday in July, we’re heading out to the A to Z store in Mass to pick out our next throws. I want to have at least all the intermediate trick section down by then so I’ll deserve a DM or a nice metal. Can’t believe how much fun this is, and that I missed out on this while growing up. Of course, that was a while ago, since I’ll be turning 54 in September :o ---
**Author:** ![lleraH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@lleraH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lleraH)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1593 "2010-06-17T02:54:21Z")
Woah that’s insane. Goes to show yoyoing doesn’t have an age limit. You’re going to a historic place too! Where Andre’s yoyoing began. x] ---
**Author:** ![MyRevival](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myrevival/32/576_2.png) [@MyRevival](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MyRevival)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1594 "2010-06-17T03:22:59Z")
Hey all. My name is David, I’m 25, live in Olympia, WA and I’m addicted again (hence the screen name). I’ve recently been into modding Hondas and RC helicopters. Both those hobbies got way too expensive and I stumbled across my Yomega Case with all my old throws in it. I spun back in freshman and sophomore year but caved to negative peer pressure when I went back to public school for my junior year and hadn’t picked up a yo-yo since probably '02. I’ve been throwing again for about 3 weeks, and lurking on this forum and others for about as long. I visited my very loving and supportive mom and she immediately bought the best yo-yo the local store had (a Yomega Maverick). I’m old school, so it’s a great responsive throw. Also my first metal. There’s a lot more pain than I remember. I’ve since ordered a Clear FreeHand Zero (intended for the modder in me and because 5a is stunning to watch), and a Protostar. Learning to bind, the pros make it look so much more easy than it is. My hardest trick is currently Buddha’s Revenge on the Maverick. Never been too good at the trapeze style. Split bottom mount is where I spent a lot of my time back in the day. Later, Dave ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1595 "2010-06-17T03:53:09Z")
> [@fbiband](#): > > hi my name is zack and im an alcoholic :🙂 Good to know… NOT!!! I wouldn’t put that in your introduce yourself post. But it’s up to you. ---
**Author:** ![MyRevival](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myrevival/32/576_2.png) [@MyRevival](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MyRevival)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1596 "2010-06-17T04:37:17Z")
> [@x52](#): > > > [@fbiband](#): > > > > hi my name is zack and im an alcoholic :🙂 > > Good to know… NOT!!! I wouldn’t put that in your introduce yourself post. But it’s up to you. I’m pretty sure that was a joke. Making fun of the post style in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![gunvalf00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gunvalf00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gunvalf00)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1597 "2010-06-18T12:00:03Z")
hi my name is jonathan. i’ve only been yo-yoing for about a week but i am loving every about it. im 13 years old and live in toronto canada. i love snowboarding and modding my gas powered rc truck. and i love gaming. since my xbox broke i’ve been gaming on my pc and ive gotten back into runescape. ;D ---
**Author:** ![lleraH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@lleraH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lleraH)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1598 "2010-06-18T17:30:50Z")
You’ve only been yoyoing for a week and your favorite trick is the and whut? Shenanigans! Welcome though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yo_yo_ma_x/32/187_2.png) [@Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_Yo_Ma_X)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1599 "2010-06-18T18:49:48Z")
dang. i have been yoyoing for a year and i just learned and whut. though, i did kinda skip it. > [@Death](#): > > Hey, I’m Death ;D > I have acually been reading the forum for about a year, and I finally got around to making an account. > > I remember a time when you could find a post by Kim-Lan in every topic. > Scary [http://monstratopia.com/uploads/7\_\_Family\_Guy\_Death.jpg](http://monstratopia.com/uploads/7__Family_Guy_Death.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![gunvalf00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gunvalf00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gunvalf00)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1600 "2010-06-19T01:30:46Z")
> [@lleraH](#): > > You’ve only been yoyoing for a week and your favorite trick is the and whut? Shenanigans! > > Welcome though. 🙂 lol. its my favorite trick. i never said i could do it. i can only manage to do some tricks from split bottom mount like mach5 and split the atom ---
**Author:** ![lleraH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@lleraH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lleraH)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1601 "2010-06-19T04:36:57Z")
I’m at almost three months, and I just learned and whut like right now. I’ve been neglecting learning new tricks ☹ ---
**Author:** ![hebooz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hebooz/32/534_2.png) [@hebooz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hebooz)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introduce-yourself/51/1602 "2010-06-19T12:34:55Z")
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