# Needed a study break, so I made a video **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Videos\ **Created:** [December 7, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263 "2012-12-07T09:35:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HipposLoveCereal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hipposlovecereal/32/7934_2.png) [@HipposLoveCereal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HipposLoveCereal)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/1 "2012-12-07T09:35:29Z")
Been studying for finals, and I needed to take a break, so I made a video. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIz24cNz5SM) I can’t do anything as fancy as some of you guys, but I find it fun and relaxing. Bit of backstory if anybody is interested in how long I’ve been throwing: About two months ago one of the guys I play pool with had a DMII on the table.  I hadn’t touched a yoyo since middle school, I learned all the tricks I could, but I eventually lost interest.  I played around with his yoyo for a bit, and ended up having a lot of fun, so I broke out the old FHZ and started to relearn.  I didn’t really have access to fast internet back then, so I was limited to these books that some of you may have/remember:[Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/yl1jl.jpg) Now that I have pretty fast internet and loads of free time, I’ve just been learning tricks and thinking of (simple) combos. Since throwing that DMII a couple months ago, I’ve pretty much tried to catch up and immerse myself in the yoyo world (the day I decided to get back into it was the day I signed up for these forums), and am making progress (I hope).  The past two months have a been a blast, and I don’t think I’ll lose interest anytime soon. TL;DR: Didn’t throw for long time, started again two months ago. Feedback would be awesome. Thanks for watching! ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/2 "2012-12-07T22:32:29Z")
Nice job! ---
**Author:** ![GambinoGirl14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gambinogirl14/32/1224_2.png) [@GambinoGirl14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GambinoGirl14)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/3 "2012-12-07T22:42:04Z")
Who are you, do you live near Illinois, and can you be my yo-yo master? ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big_yoyo/32/1032_2.png) [@Big\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/4 "2012-12-07T23:49:46Z")
Nice job man! Your style really flows ---
**Author:** ![HipposLoveCereal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hipposlovecereal/32/7934_2.png) [@HipposLoveCereal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HipposLoveCereal)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/5 "2012-12-08T01:03:49Z")
Thanks guys! > [@GambinoGirl14](#): > > Who are you, do you live near Illinois, and can you be my yo-yo master? Just some dude that needs to do something to relax once in a while. Unfortunately I’m in Cali =/ Don’t think I’m qualified to be somebody’s master though! > [@Big\_Yoyo](#): > > Nice job man! Your style really flows Thanks, I really prefer a slower/smooth/flowy style of play, not a huge fan of a lot of string hits/complicated string formation stuff, I think the way I play is an “older” style from what I’ve seen/read. I can actually play faster than this, but it’s just not as fun and relaxing. btw, I’ll probably be hittin you up for some string pretty soon, been waiting till I needed new string to try out your stuff. ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/6 "2012-12-08T01:07:50Z")
Holy crap. You’ve been yoyoing for two months, I’ve been yoyoing for three years, and you’re still as good as me, if not better. Dang. That was freaking impressive. ---
**Author:** ![ehsyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@ehsyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ehsyo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/7 "2012-12-08T01:47:26Z")
Great video, especially for a study break! ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/8 "2012-12-08T03:10:08Z")
You are amazing! ---
**Author:** ![HipposLoveCereal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hipposlovecereal/32/7934_2.png) [@HipposLoveCereal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HipposLoveCereal)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/9 "2012-12-08T05:46:26Z")
Thanks everyone, I plan on making more vids in the future, so subscribe if you wanna see how I progress. > [@SR1](#): > > Holy crap. You’ve been yoyoing for two months, I’ve been yoyoing for three years, and you’re still as good as me, if not better. > > Dang. That was freaking impressive. Thanks man, although I think the stuff I do is pretty simple, I just try to make it smooth. Looked you up on YT, you’re pretty good too! ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/10 "2012-12-08T06:58:28Z")
That’s nutty. I assume you knew some string tricks from the time before you restarted? If you started from basically zero, that’s just nuts. ---
**Author:** ![HipposLoveCereal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hipposlovecereal/32/7934_2.png) [@HipposLoveCereal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HipposLoveCereal)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/11 "2012-12-08T11:12:01Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > That’s nutty. I assume you knew some string tricks from the time before you restarted? If you started from basically zero, that’s just nuts. Only stuff I knew from before I learned from those books. I guess the hardest thing in those books would be the looping stuff (still can’t really loop, can only do maybe 3-5 good inside loops before messing up) and the hydrogen bomb. I was able to throw a trapeze and double or nothing, as well as transition between them fairly easily, but beyond that I couldn’t do much. ---
**Author:** ![Doubleyo7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/doubleyo7/32/262_2.png) [@Doubleyo7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Doubleyo7)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/12 "2012-12-08T12:49:49Z")
I remember when I had to learn tricks from books too, and that was ridiculously hard. I really like how smooth you are because it makes your tricks even better. ---
**Author:** ![StrippedAxle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/strippedaxle/32/1163_2.png) [@StrippedAxle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/StrippedAxle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/13 "2012-12-08T16:36:02Z")
Two months!? That’s just insane! Really nice tricks. Good job! ---
**Author:** ![HipposLoveCereal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hipposlovecereal/32/7934_2.png) [@HipposLoveCereal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HipposLoveCereal)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/needed-a-study-break-so-i-made-a-video/46263/14 "2012-12-09T06:19:03Z")
> [@Doubleyo7](#): > > I remember when I had to learn tricks from books too, and that was ridiculously hard. I really like how smooth you are because it makes your tricks even better. Right? I looked back through those books and I’m surprised I was able to learn anything back then…