Good to see you over here on the forums!
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And who might you be sir?
Ummm, ya know we do have a topic called Introduce Yourself! - #6020 by jolly0707
Sorry, did not notice that
Welcome to the forums! Very cool on that group you run @timcard19! Much respect! 
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Thank you sir
Hey, Iām Chris, up until last month it was about 12 yrs since I had played yo-yo. I mean I had a dragonfly I played with occasionally but nothing serious. I stumbled upon and ig post, and what can I say curiousity took hold (I was a child in the 90s so needless to say yo-yo has a special place). So I bought a heist thinking I would use it to pass time when out and about. The heist is a steep learning curve considering I left off on a hitman that saw little use as teen interest took hold. My fiancĆ© who has never seen me sit still for more then 20 minutes (ADHD) was blown away that my focus remained for hours. So she bought a Horizon ultra (first experience with modern yo-yo) as a gift. I soon discovered OD with the 5000qv. I am blown away by yo-yo today! I recently found the parlay and it seems like a winner to me! I am having more fun than I could remember with yo-yo. The community seems super friendly. I look forward to growing my skill set (when I have time). Thanks for keeping the community alive so a guy can get back into the hobby.
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Yeah LOL me too. I got a small steel yo-yo early on to play with (also the Heist) and itāsā¦ challenging. Definitely something you want to do a bit later after youāve fully mastered unresponsive binds and basic unresponsive tricks!
Ya that is what I figured out but thought might as well try, like I was going to be some yo-yo god.
Iām another old guy who misses yo-yoing. I have a little collection I keep most of on display in a glass curio in my bedroom. I had some typical grocery store Duncans as a kid and my grandma bought me one of the old Yomega ābrainā yoyos when I was little but I didnāt really get into them until the late 90s when our local ice cream man started selling these cool ball bearing Spintastics which my friend I bought along with a āSplitting the Atom and Other Yo-Yo Stuffā book which we spent night after night going through learning on the driveway. I wound up getting into them again years later when all the unresponsive high-end metal ones came on the scene and learning a lot more tricks beyond that āSplitting the Atomā which seemed so impossible to me back in the day. I have been taking them out and playing with them every now and then since but miss learning new tricks and gawking at the newest latest and greatest yoyos. Although my wife did buy me a Terrarian not too long ago because I was playing the video game. 
Iām glad to be back!
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Glad to have you back!
hey Iām Jeffrey, Iāve been yoyoing for about 5 years, and just started thinking of competing, Iāve met Paul Harness and heās been a real help with my tricks. I first met him at a rabbit show. (And yes they have shows for rabbits.) My favorite yoyo as of now is the TopYo Silenus, I also have the C3 VaporMotion, and the IceBreaker.
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Hey all! My name is Cross Tolliver and Iāve been yoyoing for a long time now, but to be honest Iām still pretty awful at it hahaha. My favorite yoyo right now is the yoyofactory Horizon (Used to be Code 2), but Iām always looking for new favorites. My favorite trick are ones I came up with myself even though most of them donāt have a name. Man I need to get on that haha. Nice to meet yall. Throw on~
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Hey Cross. Welcome aboard!
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Hi! Iām, Zakai. Back in 2014 I got my first yoyo, the Yomega Spectrum. Ever since then, Iāve gained an interest in yoyoing. Iāve learned some advanced tricks and combos when I got out of my yoyoing hiatus in 2018. I currently own a Yoyojam Pinnacle (My personal favorite), Adegle Asteroid, and a Magicyoyo K5. Iām awaiting the delivery for a Vosun TiPower which I am very excited to start playing with. 5A is my most favorite yoyoing style even though Iām not very good at it. Iām very glad I have joined the community.
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Hello, Iām a guy, 52, and I live near Stroudsburg, PA. Throwing for 3 years. Quit out of frustration for months at a time but am now on fire even though I learn very slowly. I am trying to find yo friends locally without any luck. Closest yoyo club is 2 1/2 hours away. I am very loyal to all things Yoyo Factory. My greatest wish is to make friends with an experienced thrower who can watch me and point out simple mistakes I am making that keep me from progressing. Currently using YYF Sage, Oracle, DV888, Replay, and Replay Pro. Feeling confident enough to show a few tricks to co-workers. Fave book right now: Yonomicon by Mark McBride. Scientific stuff!
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Welcome! I hope you find someone.
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Thank you. Everyone in the forum comes across as having light years more skill than I will ever achieve and that is fine. I am happy because 3 weeks ago I could do very little and now I can do Brain Twister, Barrel Rolls, and Atomic Bomb along with a bunch of different mounts and reverse flips. If I can figure out just one trick, move or mount each week then I am pretty happy. One night I figured out Barrell Rolls and when I woke up the next morning it felt like Christmas morningā¦I was so happy! I really learned something that I considered TOO difficult to learn!
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Thatās awesome, welcome man. I love your enthusiasm. I think the most important thing is to just have fun. We can all get discouraged by looking at other peopleās progress, but thatās okay. You donāt have to be them.
I tend to go through spurts of learning new tricks, and then Iāll stop learning new tricks for a while and just hone the ones that I already have under my belt. That way, I can actually put to use some of the things that I know and start building little combos with them. And then if I start to get bored, Iāll go hunt for something else to learn . That, to me equals fun.
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Thank you! It means a lot to me that you responded! To outsiders, almost any skill level looks amazing. Just getting a tiny bit better each day gives me so much happiness and confidence that it spills over into every other area of my life. As nerdy as this sounds - I ordered the Yoyo Factory Adventure baseball hat because I am no longer embarassed to wear a yo brand because I can actually do something besides around the world. I hope I get to meet a beginner with no yo friend so I can save him or her months of frustration because videos are cool but in-person guidance is the most beneficial. Stay cool.
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