Glad to be here! Hoping to find some fellows to club up with, I can only teach myself so effectively.
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I feel you man, hopefully you can find some kind of community where youāre at. If not, this is probably the next best thing! haha
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My name is Dirk I played a lot when I was a kid mainly with Duncan Imperials and butterflyās. Got back into it in the early 00ās when the Hitman and Dif-e-yoās were popular. I had a wide load back in the day. I donāt know what happened to it. I have a feeling neighbor at the time stole it. I sure do miss that yoyo.
Took a hiatus with kids and life and in general. I recently bought a YYF Supernova I found at a local toy store and I must say, wow things have changed. In a good way.
Anyways I really enjoy this site and learning. Nice to meet you all!
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Hi Dirk. Welcome to the forum!
Kind of rare to find a higher end yoyo at a random toy store. What store was it?
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Thank you
The store is called Kremmer Toy and Hobby in Albertville. MN. They have evrything from kids toys, hobby grade RC planes, cars boats, its a great store.
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Hey, whatās up people, my nameās Malcolm, 19 years old, I found out about yoyos from the WIRED video on Gentry Stein and when they mentioned him creating choreos with them I thought "hey, maybe I can learn this and combine dance and yoyo " and was instantly hooked. Now I bought a speedaholic and Iām now learning the basics and how to toss a good sleeper
A pleasure to be in your presence
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Welcome! What area of the country?
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I hail from the great state of Wisconsin
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Hello I am Shubham,I completed my B.Tech in computer science and engineering.i am fond of the modern art of Yo-yo,travelling and playing video games.
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Duncan has 25% on their site right now! Going to grab a few before the sale ends.
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Hi everybody. Iām Tom and Iāve been throwing for about a year now. Iāve been somewhat active on the throwers subreddit but now I have found this forum and it has been a pleasant surprise!
A little something about me, Iām from the Netherlands and Iām 27 years old. Iām currently learning bonesplint and spirit bomb. Iāve been having some trouble with slack tricks in the past but Iām determined to go back to slack tricks soon and I think Iām on a higher level now and might be ready for it now.
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Welcome, Tom! Bonesplint is one of my favorites, canāt get Spirit bomb though lolā¦
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Hey all!
Iām randomly jumping back into yoās after something like 15āish years.
I was a regular on theyo.com forumsā¦freaking loved that place!
I never did get very good at throwingā¦something that caused me quite a lot of frustration. Never got past stuff like budhaās revenge and kamikaze.
I did win the novice division at a big yomega contest in Las Vegas in 2003 though! That was SUPER sweetā¦got a lot of awesome loot and got to meet SO many amazing people! Doc Pop, Steve Brown, Johnnie Delvalle, Takeshi Matsuura (black), Justin Webberā¦and lots of other awesome guys! The yo-yo community is full of great people!
It was my frustration with my lack of progress that got me in the end. I was particularly upset that people were jumping into yoās and within just a month or 2 pulling off tricks that I could only dream of doing. Yet I was spending at least a couple hours a day yoāing and had been doing so for a few years. It was very frustrating.
I still dream of being able to break through that wall Iād hit way back thenā¦though Iāve pretty much lost all the skills I once had 15+ years ago and am starting back with all the basics. Having a ton of fun doing so and Iām nowhere near as hard on myself as I was back then. Iām really hoping to have fun during the process instead of being so focused on where I want to be like I use to be. I was so focused on trying to learn tough tricks, that I started to forget about just relaxing and enjoying what I was doing in the moment.
I loved collecting throws too. I had some pretty cool yoās back then.
And already the collecting bug has hit me pretty hard just days into getting back in! lolā¦yoās have come so far since I last threw! OMG!! And thereās SO many beautiful looking yoās!
Iām really going to try to collect some nice looking green yo-yoās :D.
I already have a Hitman Professional, HSpin Good & Evil 3 (it does wobbleā¦but omfg itās one of the coolest looking yoās Iāve ever seen! I absolutely love how one half is a normal green, and the other half is a dark green!) and a Duncan Pro Z I just picked up at walmart. Iām REALLY impressed with that little thing for it only being $10! Iām having a ton of fun with it in responsive modeā¦added an old friction sticker I had to half of it and itās jusst super fun!
Iām also waiting impatiantly for the mailman to deliver meā¦
A Duncan Strix
A Duncan Baracuda
A Duncan Freehand NextGen
All in green! With free shipping, sales and a discount theyāre offeringā¦all 3 of these throws only costed me slightly under $50!
I also just purchased a throw Iāve been completely obsessed with this past weekā¦a One Drop Deep Stateā¦however I didnāt like any of the colors that are currently being sold at any of the online shops. I saw an image of one that was a dark green though and fell in complete love!
Joined a facebook b/t/s group and within an hour I found someone selling one for a great price I couldnāt pass upā¦in mint condition and complete with the original box!
Super stoked!
Holy gawd I love this thing! Just about one of the greatest yo-yoās Iāve ever seen!
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So yeahā¦thereās my 26 volume encyclopedia length intro! haha >.<ā
Really happy to be jumping back into this hobby. It was such a big part of my life when I was younger!
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Nice! You have any tips for getting out of that last part? I can do the whole trick but canāt seem to get out of that last wristmountish part.
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Open up the loop on your (Iām guessing that you are right handed) left hand, and roll the yo-yo over your right hand index and allow it to pass through the left hand loop without the yo-yo hitting any more strings, let go of everything on your right hand and you should be in a trapeze.
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Hello my name is kai and i am very new to yoyoing(i got my first one two days ago)and i came across this website after just browsing the internet for general yoyo things.i currently only on 1 yoyo(the magicyoyo k1 plus/pro?-the responsive version-) and dont really have a favorite trick(i cant really do many) though i do like the 1A style of play in general.
i am hoping people can give me general tips on yoyoing as well as tips on what yoyos / accesories to buy.
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Welcome!
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Best thing to buy is string. It is cheap, easy to change and makes a difference when it get worn out.
Stop & Go was one of my favorite beginner tricks to learn. Keep practicing and donāt get discouraged when you canāt land a trick, it comes with time.
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Hi. My name is Robert. I did early retirement a year ago and am experimenting with affordable hobbies. I had various Duncanās growing up but never did much with them. After doing some reading and watching a few videos I got a YYF One and decided that once I learn 10 tricks I will treat myself to a One Drop. Seriously, you have to love a hobby that for the price of one night in a decent hotel you can buy everything you need, as good as you need.
Still working on my first trick, Rock the Baby. I get to the end of the trick and loose momentum. I guess I need to work on my throw and increase my spin. Oh, bought a Replay for my best friend who also retired. Hope to get him interested.
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Hey guys, my name is Nafeez and I like to play with yoyoās like as a hobby. I enjoy these kinds of these things and I got this idea from my good friend that is great a yoyo-ing. I hope u guys will all like me and just so u know I am 12 lol.
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