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[GregP]

@Flipnfr3ak

Thanks. I’m very surprised on how yo yos advanced from when I was throwing. I thought I was good back then but seeing all the videos I’m like a beginner again lol. If anything which would you prefer out of the 2 I’m looking at?

I’ve never tried an Inspire, but the Protostar is exceptionally good. I can only imagine the Inspire is a great yoyo, though.

Sounds like a good time to post your first real thread in the recommendations section! → Looking for Help/Recommendation - YoYoExpert

[hobbyman101]

@Flipnfr3ak

hey what up guys!!! I’m Robert from Hawaii (Ewa Beach)… 26 years old…yeah I know I’m pretty old but I haven’t thrown in over 10 years now (actually since like 2000). last yo yo I owned was a superyo renegade. now I’m back after watching some vids on YouTube, plus I want to kick the kendama craze out the door here in Hawaii with yo yo’s again. right now I’m using a yomega ooch but caught on buying a yoyo factory proto? prono? star or a yoyo jam inspire. hopefully I can learn all these new sick tricks I’ve been seeing.

26 isn’t old! Some of us are in our 50’s and 60’s.

[Erik_kerber]

@Flipnfr3ak

Thanks. I’m very surprised on how yo yos advanced from when I was throwing. I thought I was good back then but seeing all the videos I’m like a beginner again lol. If anything which would you prefer out of the 2 I’m looking at?

The Inspire Is a really good yoyo if your looking to do advanced tricks

But if your still working on beginner/intermediate tricks the protostar would be better for you

[GregP]

Why do you say that, Erik? They’re both equally capable of all levels of play. They’re two unresponsive yoyos at price points that aren’t a world apart. There’s nothing inherently “beginner/intermediate” about the Protostar, nor anything inherently “advanced” about the Inspire.

I say pick the one you like the look of better.

[Flipnfr3ak]

Then inspire it only cause I love how the green and silver looks. Ooch to inspire here I come.

[jstoneba]

Hello yoyo experts. I’m Jacob Stonebarger. I’m a student at UNT who picked up yoyo-ing again after I bought a Duncan Imperial at a grocery store on a whim. I picked up looping pretty quick and got one of the black Friday mystery box so now I’ve become pretty decent at string tricks. I signed up for the forum so I can find some fellow yoyo-ers in the Denton/North Dallas area so we can hone our skills. If anyone in the Dallas area wants to get in contact visit my profile, my e-mail should be there.

[Erik_kerber]

@GregP

Why do you say that, Erik? They’re both equally capable of all levels of play. They’re two unresponsive yoyos at price points that aren’t a world apart. There’s nothing inherently “beginner/intermediate” about the Protostar, nor anything inherently “advanced” about the Inspire.

I say pick the one you like the look of better.

true

What I ment was The Inspire Is mettle so its better for longer advanced Tricks

[Erik_kerber]

@jstoneba

Hello yoyo experts. I’m Jacob Stonebarger. I’m a student at UNT who picked up yoyo-ing again after I bought a Duncan Imperial at a grocery store on a whim. I picked up looping pretty quick and got one of the black Friday mystery box so now I’ve become pretty decent at string tricks. I signed up for the forum so I can find some fellow yoyo-ers in the Denton/North Dallas area so we can hone our skills. If anyone in the Dallas area wants to get in contact visit my profile, my e-mail should be there.

Welcome!

[prof_pwnage]

My name is Alex, I got my first yoyo when I was 6 (Duncan mosquito) but have since stopped. Christmas 2013 rolls around and I got a yomega heavy wing hyper warp. Within a week it was broken due to over tightening. My mom said she’d replace it for me so I dropped an extra $15 on a yoyo factory grind machine. I’ve been getting pretty good but I’m nowhere near the best. My favorite trick is one I invented, I think but correct me if I’m wrong, is a modified split the atom. Instead of putting one string into the back of the yoyo put both strings in and do a brain scrambler then pop the yoyo out and do another brain scrambler. I’ve dubbed it The Man with Two Brains Scrambler. But then again correct me if im wrong and this is another trick.

That’s about it for now…

See ya,
Alex

[yoyodog1375]

Yo, fellow yoyoers. Yoyodog1375 here. I have been yoyoing for about a year now and I’d say that my favorite yoyo is the shutter, which I have been throwing for a few weeks now. Its dead smooth and its great for all types of tricks. I came across this website when I was first starting to get good at yoyoing and I was learning tricks all the time. I forgot how to do the
double or nothing (what a nook, am I right?). I looked it up on Google and this is what I found. I just didn’t bother to join the forum until now. Despite what my profile says, my favorite trick is one I just learned: Wrist Whip.

[Erik_kerber]

@prof_pwnage

My name is Alex, I got my first yoyo when I was 6 (Duncan mosquito) but have since stopped. Christmas 2013 rolls around and I got a yomega heavy wing hyper warp. Within a week it was broken due to over tightening. My mom said she’d replace it for me so I dropped an extra $15 on a yoyo factory grind machine. I’ve been getting pretty good but I’m nowhere near the best. My favorite trick is one I invented, I think but correct me if I’m wrong, is a modified split the atom. Instead of putting one string into the back of the yoyo put both strings in and do a brain scrambler then pop the yoyo out and do another brain scrambler. I’ve dubbed it The Man with Two Brains Scrambler. But then again correct me if im wrong and this is another trick.

That’s about it for now…

See ya,
Alex

Welcome! to the forums Alex

[Erik_kerber]

@yoyodog1375

Yo, fellow yoyoers. Yoyodog1375 here. I have been yoyoing for about a year now and I’d say that my favorite yoyo is the shutter, which I have been throwing for a few weeks now. Its dead smooth and its great for all types of tricks. I came across this website when I was first starting to get good at yoyoing and I was learning tricks all the time. I forgot how to do the
double or nothing (what a nook, am I right?). I looked it up on Google and this is what I found. I just didn’t bother to join the forum until now. Despite what my profile says, my favorite trick is one I just learned: Wrist Whip.

Welcome! yoyodog1375 The shutter is an awesome budget mettle

[crococorey]

Metal* haha

[Erik_kerber]

@crococorey

Metal* haha

oops LOL

[Thor]

Hi I just recently got into yoyoing and I love it I started in late November in 2013 and I only knew how to get the yo-yo back up and had no idea what you could do and now in late January i know how to bind do the matrix and even some slack tricks thanks to yoyoexpert i learned all of the tricks up to the advanced part 2 of his videos and and still progressing thank you so much yoyoexpert.

[Dead_Irishmun]

Hello all, My name is Tj I just recently got into yo yoin due to my sons interest. I currently have a Dark magic 2 and love it. I’ve only been throwing for about a month but I’ve gotten pretty consistent on a few advanced tricks. My son loves it so I love it. We are lovin y’all’s site it has helped us both a lot

[Erik_kerber]

@Thor

Hi I just recently got into yoyoing and I love it I started in late November in 2013 and I only knew how to get the yo-yo back up and had no idea what you could do and now in late January i know how to bind do the matrix and even some slack tricks thanks to yoyoexpert i learned all of the tricks up to the advanced part 2 of his videos and and still progressing thank you so much yoyoexpert.

Welcome! thor

[Erik_kerber]

@Dead_Irishmun

Hello all, My name is Tj I just recently got into yo yoin due to my sons interest. I currently have a Dark magic 2 and love it. I’ve only been throwing for about a month but I’ve gotten pretty consistent on a few advanced tricks. My son loves it so I love it. We are lovin y’all’s site it has helped us both a lot

Welcome!

[Akumuvirus]

My name is Cornelius Johnson… I’m 30 and live in Dallas, TX. My handle/id is Akumuvirus for everything I do/use… I use to throw back in 97-98 during a yoyo boom. I quit after learning Split the Atom not knowing there was more stuff to learn. I started back when I got a YYJ Dark Magic II for Christmas last year (Christmas of 2012)… I now have about 10 yoyos and really want more. Yoyos have taken over my life, in a good way. I love it! Can’t get enough of it! I want to be apart of the yoyo community in a good way. Hope to keep throwing for a long time now. Hope to meet some cool people too. So far, 99.999999999% of the ppl I have met in the community has been really cool. lol. Live happy and throw a lot!

[Erik_kerber]

@Akumuvirus

My name is Cornelius Johnson… I’m 30 and live in Dallas, TX. My handle/id is Akumuvirus for everything I do/use… I use to throw back in 97-98 during a yoyo boom. I quit after learning Split the Atom not knowing there was more stuff to learn. I started back when I got a YYJ Dark Magic II for Christmas last year (Christmas of 2012)… I now have about 10 yoyos and really want more. Yoyos have taken over my life, in a good way. I love it! Can’t get enough of it! I want to be apart of the yoyo community in a good way. Hope to keep throwing for a long time now. Hope to meet some cool people too. So far, 99.999999999% of the ppl I have met in the community has been really cool. lol. Live happy and throw a lot!

Welcome!