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General Yo-Yo
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I’m the… ahem… guy Nic is referring to :blush:. No regrets convincing him to buy fun toys.

I used play responsive a lot back when I was younger but fell out of the hobby sometime in high school. I stumbled across one of my old yoyos in a dusty box about six weeks ago and couldn’t put it down. One thing led to another and now I’m dragging my coworkers into the hobby!

I’m thoroughly enjoying the unresponsive yoyos that I’ve picked up in the last couple of weeks. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time watching the how-to videos from yoyoexpert and another site with a great youtube channel. So far it’s been great fun and my wife doesn’t mind (much).

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@nsurgnie @gomanual welcome welcome :pray:t3:

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Hello! I’m Brad I’m 36 and still have a thing for yo-yos. I am planning on getting a couple when we do to Disney here in late summer! I was around during the huge yo-yo boom in the 90s

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Grab some of the sweet deals on the Buy / Sell / Trade — no need to wait!

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Hello, I am Michael and I have picked up yo-yos off and on since I was a kid. I would throw them until I loose them. Two weeks ago I picked up a yo-yo from Walmart and started doing the simple throws and tricks I know. I then went on YouTube to see if there were some tutorials for more intermediate tricks and was blown away. Before I knew it, I was knee deep into a new trick. Right know I am working on the mind bender and was having difficulties with my Duncan Butterfly. as of yesterday, I have put my Duncan Butterfly down because I got a YO-YO Factory Whip. I really love this yo-yo. I’ve always thrown Duncans because that’s all I really knew and honestly, tha’s all I really saw in my local stores. Now I know better. I am looking forward to earning and growing my trick repertoire.

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Welcome! Where are you located Michael?

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Hey now Duncan has some advanced yo-yos the Roadrunner comes to mind. Of course I’m a bit of a Duncan fanboy.

Lol
Welcome, this is probably the best forums I have seen!

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I am in Orlando, FL.

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I saw the Roadrunner. Once I start nailing more tricks, that’s probably one I am going to be adding to my collection.

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There is a Duncan Kiosk in Disney springs, may stop by and look around! Gonna be there at the end of August!

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I never knew that!! I just looked it up and I know exactly where it is. I’ve actually walked past it several times. I never noticed it because I wasn’t throwing then. But now that I know, you can bet I will be going by there. As a matter of fact, I may take my wife to dinner at one of the restaurants at Disney Springs. And we might just happen to walk by the Duncan Kiosk. Lol!!

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If you like I’d be down for a meetup one day while I’m there we can talk yo-yos, cars and chef knives!

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I live just North of Orlando, exit 94 off of I4. There’s a yoyo club that meets occasionally!

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Tha’s Cool. We can meet on a Saturday after Easter. I am always down with meeting new people.

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I won’t be down there till the 31st of August, but I will hit you guys up when it gets closer!

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Oh, ok, i thought you lived here. no problem, definitely hit me up.

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I found them on FB, and just did a friend request for the club.

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What’s up guys!
Dan from northeastern Ohio here, been yoyoing for about 2 months now, rocking a Recess First Base. I still stink bad, but I’m getting better everyday. If anyone else is in ohio between Akron and Cleveland, hit me up!

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Hey what’s up buddy, glad to see you here :slightly_smiling_face:

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Glad to be here! Hoping to find some fellows to club up with, I can only teach myself so effectively.

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