Old Folks Who Can Sort of Throw Battle 2013: VOTING NOW OPEN!

Unfortunately I believe I am an inbetweener. I am definitely too old to be able to hack my iKindle or download my itunes directly to my clouds; but I am also too young to have gone to one of those nice Glen Miller ballroom dances, to be able to slide-rule, or to be able to designate myself a mod/rocker. However, I will watch this thread with large amounts of age-induced discombobulation.

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If only I had a video camera, you all would go down!! Jk I would get pummeled by you guys. Haha. Maybe if I can ever get my Kamikaze somewhat smooth. :stuck_out_tongue:

Donā€™t make me mail you a camera. :wink:

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Working on some prizes behind the scenes as we speak. Wasnā€™t even expecting to go all prizey with this, but modman has put some wheels in motion!

this is a good thread hahaha. I feel you brother, Elli May is 12 years old and she lays next to me everywhere hahaha. toot toooot.

If I start now, I may be able to come up with a solid minute of level one tricks without any screwups in 25 days ;D.

Sounds like fun why not.

I would enter but the only recent video documentation of a combo I have has me sans shirt, and is thus way too thug angel (hi jonrob), thus giving me unfair advantage, hahaha.

oh man Greg you can do spirit bomb, Iā€™ve been struggling with that myself :stuck_out_tongue: Iā€™d join but Iā€™m not that oldā€¦ I know iā€™m pushing it :wink:

Sorry, no videos from me.

The only way my suck-i-tude can be fully disgust you is in person. I donā€™t want to go breaking any cameras with my pathetic yoyo play.

That is in the running for my favorite post of the year.

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i think everyone knows you can throw :stuck_out_tongue:

@beezy, angel swag is the hippest kind of swag right now. Thug Angel it up!

@Studio42, I definitely never figured youā€™d submit one. Would be a heck of a shocker, though!


Updated original postā€¦ every competitor who submits a video will be getting a 5-pack of Jackrabbits. Extra 5 for the winner.

Also bumped to the bullet list: In case one of the original criteria has been lost along the way, this battle is open to people with somewhere in the very general neighborhood of a year or less ā€œrecentā€ throwing experience.

Tell you what, thoughā€¦ if youā€™re an ā€œold personā€ and youā€™re not qualified to compete based on lengthy experience, lay down a quick sample video of what we have to look forward to, and Iā€™ll have a 5-er of Jackrabbits sent your way anyhow.

Iā€™ll have a separate ā€œrocking chair showcaseā€ section. :wink: Just tell me when you send me your link that itā€™s for the showcase, not the battle.


Super-big thanks to yooldman, tooā€¦ I mean really, it was his idea. He saw that we have roughly the same amount of experience and jokingly (jokingly, I say!) suggested a battle to celebrate our 1-year yoyoing milestones. I thought to myself, ā€œWhat the heck? Why not!?ā€ and proposed doing it for real. If he had said ā€œno thanksā€ it probably would have died there. :wink:

I think the fewer people who know that, the fewer people I can disappoint!

Iā€™m 28, thatā€™sā€¦ getting there. Almost 30! Will throw something up later on. Hopefully not literally. :smiley:

Looks like weā€™re getting an old fellows battle royal going here.

Now, I just need to get over my current obsession with Proflys and Butterflys and work on a combo.

Looks like it, eh?

ā€œThere can be only one.ā€ -old guy movie quote

Only if you want to win! :wink:

You, of all people, need to make video!

Skill-wise, I probably meet the requirements. In real time, Iā€™ve been throwing on and off for four years and really didnā€™t start throwing with real intent until late last summer. I might throw clip together for kicks. I will definitely be watching the battle.

All I heard was ā€œlate last summerā€ā€¦ that sounds like a qualifier to me! :wink:

Ok :slight_smile: It will make everyone feel great about their progress!

That wasnt meā€¦ Just a vidā€¦