Been reading through the forums for a little while and finally decided to join.
I have been yo-yoing off and on since 1998/99 and been part of a couple of the different online communities as they came and went. I took a few breaks now and then when things started getting busy in my life, but I never quite put the yo-yo down for long.
I was most active back during my undergrad years when I joined on theyo forum (I used to go by the sn Whitecaptain) and still remember quite a few people from there. I used to serve as a mod for a little while before my studies started taking over my life in the last few years. I left the online community in about 2008 to focus on my last couple of courses before I began my career. Seems like some of the people from theyo moved over to here and are still active in the community, which is very refreshing to see.
Since then I have not really been on the yo-yo scene much up until about 2 years ago when I was looking through my old collection again and decided to try seeing what the community has been up to since. I came across an ad for Yoyoexpert and picked up some B-grades for fun to get back into the hobby. It’s amazing how much yo-yos have changed since!
Sorry if this brief story got a bit long-winded. Looking forward to chatting with you all and helping out wherever I can.
I think regular unforgiving yoyos do a pretty good job of that already. With a bunch of modern yoyos, you can do quite a bit with poor technique, but more unforgiving yoyos force you to clean up your act.
Hi guys! im Ethan from Longview WA. i picked up a yoyo for the first time last year after being recommended the first base by a friend, and have been slowly picking it up since. recently ive upgraded to a quail and overture which have been amazing and all of you guys have been awesome with helping people like me learn.
Yo! …or should I say yo-yo. Obligatory dad joke cause, well, why not?! Names Charlie, 38, dad of 3, husband of 1. I own a graphic design company and also started a church. Been throwing for about 2 weeks now and I have no idea why I can’t stop.
My son brought home some janky yo-yo from Chucky E Cheese or something and watching him flounder with that thing made me feel like less of a man…so I did what any non yo-yo enthusiasts would do…I want on amazon and bought a magic yo-yo. I bought it to teach my son what a “real” yo-yo is and I found myself coming back to it and playing with it.
Ever since, I’ve been throwing this thing before and after work, while watching Netflix, and it has replaced my tennis ball, which I constantly bounce to get those creative juices flowing.
I have been watching the tutorials on ■■■■■■■■■■.com and whoever that guy in the red shirt is has a pleasant voice and seems like a cool dude and it’s helped me get into the sport. I have ordered a fizz and a sage (I like to support people) and am curious to know if this will change the way throwing feels. I’m ecstatic about this and hope I can get better as time goes on. I want to make the investment into some strong 1A yo-yos in the future but will wait till I’m better. Currently working on simple string tricks and learned a couple of picture tricks for the kiddos.
If this is your first time please take a minute to introduce yourself. Just share a bit about yourself, your favorite yo-yos or tricks, and how you found out about YoYoExpert.
a bit about yourself:
Hi, Dan here,
Received my first unresponsive YoYo in the first week of July 2019, so a little over 2 months ago.
Used to have a cheap toystore responsive one with LED’s back in the 90’s but never really did anything more than a bit of round the world, walk the dog and the eiffel tower picture trick with it (heck I didn’t even know the possibilities back then).
For me it’s just something to do when I’m waiting somewhere so I’m not really practising that much. Mostly still trying to get a good feel for it.
your favorite yo-yos or tricks:
Breakaway > trapeze mount > t’s borther > double or nothing.
Been doing this and variations of this over and over and over for the past week to get a feeling for sideway play. Still can’t really throw a decent breakaway and I’m still missing the string more often than not.
how you found out about YoYoExpert:
It’s one of the top hits on google when you search for tutorials together with ■■■■■■■■■■ and since that site doesn’t seem to have a forum (as far I could see at first glance) I joined here.
For breakaways, I always suggest not trying to throw as hard as you can; just focus on a smooth, straight throw. As for landing in trapeze/brother/DoN try landing closer to your fingers. This will give you more control and consistency.
Hi. I’m just stating down the long yoyo road. I came to yoyoexpert through research into my first yoyo purchase. I ended up buying a YYF Whip and a NOS Team Losi Da Bomb. Still not certain I’ll open the Da Bomb. It’s been comfy in packaging for 20 years.
I’m not a young pup. I’ll be 40 soon. I guess the old dog wants to learn some new tricks. I’ve never known anyone who could do much more than Rock the Baby, so I’d like to learn. I could BE that guy that people know! My kids home school (Louisiana has almost the worst schools in America) and I thought it might be fun to learn together.
Anyway, I’m sure I’ll have slot of questions and look forward to hearing from you guys. It seems like a great group on here.
Hello! My name is Peyton and I’ve been throwing for about three months, recently I was referred to this site by my good friend @JWaugh.
I’m still pretty bad at yoyoing, but I’m gettin’ there, my favorite yoyo is the Anthelion which I obtained through A long chain of events including Jake playing errand boy for @codinghorror, lol. Some of my favorite tricks are instant magic knot, the cheese whip, cold fusion and the heart slack mount. I’m kind of beginner/intermediate level as you can see. Any trick suggestions to learn next?
Sorry, never introduce me. My name is Hugo Vicente Ricci, 39, from Colombia, my father worked at Russell Company and Coke, from there comes the passion of yoyo, My favorite trick Exile, my favorite yoyo … none, all my yoyos are special, my Vosun , YYF, sOMETHING, my favorite style 2A, my goal, to participate in the WYYC and increase my skills
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