# Just... why?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [August 8, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219 "2012-08-08T06:32:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/1 "2012-08-08T06:32:42Z")
I always see people doing these pinwheel thingys before they go and start there little combo or set of tricks. Why do they do this? I just never got it. I mean I do it sometimes to but a lot of people do it… I don’t get it.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/2 "2012-08-08T06:50:13Z")
> [@SR1](#):
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> I always see people doing these pinwheel thingys before they go and start there little combo or set of tricks. Why do they do this? I just never got it. I mean I do it sometimes to but a lot of people do it… I don’t get it.
Sometimes it’s part of the trick, such as in McBride’s Roller Coaster, which starts with a “World Tour” before going into the 1.5 mount.
Sometimes it’s done to get some extra momentum.
Sometimes it’s done just to help amp up a trick a little. Add some flash with little effort. However, it can add a tiny level of difficulty to a trick depending on what is next.
In the case of The matrix, doing a ferris wheel when going back into the double or nothing is I think done to make the trick a bit more visually engaging, but it’s clearly not needed to gain some momentum to complete the trick.
Why? Because!
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### Author:  [@stookie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stookie)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/3 "2012-08-08T07:05:15Z")
I thought maybe he was talking about how you do those little fold-overs when you’re in trapeze, where you’re double and tripling up the string wrap and then reversing it really quickly.
That’s what I always see people doing before they actually get into a trick, and a lot of times when they’re done.
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### Author:  [@HVizier](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HVizier)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/4 "2012-08-08T07:08:37Z")
people also do them to keep timing with a song before entering a trick and dropping the banger before the bass
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### Author:  [@kuyaChristian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kuyaChristian)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/5 "2012-08-08T11:59:59Z")
I usually do that because it’s visually appealing. I fancy visuals more than tech, so that’s just me :]
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### Author:  [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/6 "2012-08-08T13:26:39Z")
Do you mean what Brett grimes does before like very slow mo trick?
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qNMeSjGaIU)
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### Author:  [@T4T3Z0R](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/T4T3Z0R)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/7 "2012-08-08T14:33:17Z")
> [@Shadowz143](#):
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> Do you mean what Brett grimes does before like very slow mo trick?
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qNMeSjGaIU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qNMeSjGaIU)
This is what i thought he was talking about. I only do it when i start with a laceration or something because it causes the swing to stop faster. like it allows the yoyo to center faster. terrable way of describing but i think you can tell what i mean
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### Author:  [@FNG](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FNG)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/8 "2012-08-08T15:50:40Z")
Because its worth points
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### Author:  [@AFairhurst](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AFairhurst)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/9 "2012-08-08T15:54:46Z")
I do it because I think it looks cool.
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### Author:  [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/10 "2012-08-08T15:59:49Z")
> [@Alex Fairhurst](#):
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> I do it because I think it looks cool.
i have started playing alot faster now, i went from Guy wright style of play, to more like Yukki spencer meets Mickey, and i use it to gain speed before i enter blazing combos.
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### Author:  [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/11 "2012-08-08T16:35:40Z")
> [@Studio42](#):
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> Sometimes it’s done to get some extra momentum.
Why i do it
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### Author:  [@ccn411](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ccn411)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-why/41219/12 "2012-08-08T17:33:42Z")
For me I do it because it’s flashy.
However the technical side is that when starting a combo just from a throw, it doesn’t feel like a smooth combo. The pinwheel helps me gain momentum, but more importantly start the flow of the trick. The pinwheel also helps me pinpoint where I want my nonthrowhand finger on the string and it usually ends up right.