# Old man, new start **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [September 2, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246 "2025-09-02T10:52:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/1 "2025-09-02T10:52:10Z")
Hey everyone. Old man here (50), last yoyo I had was in the 80s, it was a Coca Cola one. Recently at a kiddies toy shop with my nephew I bought a £1 yoyo with a clutch and l.e.d. and stared throwing again. It sleeps for 3 seconds. After a few walk the dogs and loops, the odd cradle (whatever that’s called) I decided to get something a step up and grabbed a Spinstar (it’s in the post and arrives tomorrow.) I have read they are super responsive and so string tricks are difficult. Anyone care to list some old school tricks I could learn with a Spinstar to get me started? This is my midlife crisis it seems. It had to happen some day. Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/2 "2025-09-02T11:47:07Z")
Welcome to the Forums! I’m old too. 59! ---
**Author:** ![YYdudeman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yydudeman/32/668180_2.png) [@YYdudeman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YYdudeman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/3 "2025-09-02T11:51:19Z")
Man on the flying trapeze :+1: ---
**Author:** ![Ironical\_Monocle1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ironical_monocle1/32/244603_2.png) [@Ironical\_Monocle1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ironical_Monocle1)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/4 "2025-09-02T11:56:10Z")
Another old man here ( I will be 50 in a couple of months)… Welcome to where old dogs learn new tricks! ---
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/5 "2025-09-02T12:02:18Z")
Haha thanks man! Good to know I’m not alone here.. ---
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/6 "2025-09-02T12:02:59Z")
Haha nice one! Old dogs unite! ---
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/7 "2025-09-02T12:03:42Z")
Can that be done on the Spinstar? I’ll have to check that out. I thought it was too responsive for string tricks. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Hunto47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Hunto47](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hunto47)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/8 "2025-09-02T12:04:01Z")
I would go through the beginner to intermediate tricks on yoyoexpert videos tab on this website. Andre made a ton of nice tutorials in the mid 00s that cover a lot of older school string tricks that sound like what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/9 "2025-09-02T12:05:15Z")
That is indeed what I’m after! Fantastic.Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/10 "2025-09-02T12:21:23Z")
The trick to getting spin time with a Spinstar is in the string. Pinch the string directly above the yoyo and then untwist the string by spinning the yoyo and string in opposite directions such that the string loop around the axle opens up and none of the twisted or wound portion of the string is within the gap of the yoyo and therefore will not snag on the starburst response. ---
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/11 "2025-09-02T12:44:39Z")
Ok I’ll give this a go too. Thanks. I imagine this will make it completely unresponsive? Or will astill come back with a decent tug? Anyway, I’ll experiment and see what it does. Excited to get back in to it. That little £1 toy shop yoyo has really started me off! The gateway drug! ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/12 "2025-09-02T15:53:19Z")
No it will not be unresponsive. ---
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/13 "2025-09-02T16:35:01Z")
Gotya. Thanks for the help. Tomorrow I get the yoyo. Can’t wait ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/15 "2025-09-03T01:24:41Z")
> [@Midlifecrisis](#): > > Haha thanks man! Good to know I’m not alone here.. You’re all just kids yet… 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/16 "2025-09-03T01:50:48Z")
Haha!! Welcome back. That 1 will lead to a few I’m guessing. If you like responsive play you’ll throughly enjoy the amount of modern responsive yo-yos now available. Too many to list. Enjoy that Spinstar!! Excellent choice. Another fantastic option is YYE SnapBack. ps. Also in my 50’s ---
**Author:** ![Wojtek63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/edb3f5/32.png) [@Wojtek63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Wojtek63)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/17 "2025-09-03T11:55:29Z")
62 here ! Welcome ! You can try Skill Addicts application aswell . Ann Bubak ( Connoly) is showing tricks from basics there in a very clear / nice way. ---
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/18 "2025-09-03T12:20:45Z")
Thanks for the replies everyone. Amazing to see old schoolers loke myself in here. The Spinstar arrived today. Got to say it’s a whole different world to the little £1 toy shop one with a clutch. Much heavier and bigger and no where near as responsive. From all I had read about the Spinstar I was expecting it to snap back super easy but sometimes I’ll throw it out or to the side and it doesn’t come back. Gonna have to get used to this. I also find the string very short and have to bend down a bit to walk the dog. I’m 6ft so not crazy tall. I’ll keep playing and see how it goes. Thanks again everyone Edit. Looking at the packaging it looks like it has been opened. I think this one has been used and the string shortened for a kid cus it’s really short. Gonna get another one and send this back. From the ground the string comes up to my thigh but quite a bit below my waist. ---
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/19 "2025-09-03T12:21:54Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > You’re all just kids yet… 🙃 Yup… 54 here… just a Hwipper-Snapper ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/20 "2025-09-03T15:07:20Z")
You need a pack of new strings for sure. Starburst will chew through them. Cut your string to be around belly button length. ---
**Author:** ![Midlifecrisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Midlifecrisis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Midlifecrisis)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246/21 "2025-09-03T15:23:45Z")
Yeh gonna get some strings for sure. I ordered a new Spinstar as I’m certain it has been used and string has been cut for a kid. It’s very short. Comes up to my inner thigh. Not even my waist. I also ordered an Arrow to try that out as it’s only 5 euros more and people seem to like it much more than the Spinstar. We’ll see. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/old-man-new-start/432246.md?page=2)