Hey.
Just got gifted a yo-yo and haven’t been on one for years, used to regularly enter competitions and head the local league in route one.
I just ordered myself a sabre wing brain, and I’m looking for this trick book I used to have, it was blue and the character in the front had dreadlocks. Anyone know the one??
Welcome to the forums! I’m sorry I can’t help you, but, there are a lot of tutorial videos here on YoYoExpert:
This is a helpful group, I’m sure someone will know exactly the book you are talking about. Enjoy your new yoyo, don’t be shy about asking questions.
Thanks for the reply it’s cool I found it now it’s the “split the atom” book by Richie
Hehe i had that book way back like 25 years ago.
I think they had a red one too, book 2, Hydrogen bomb by Richie
THat’s how I learnt to yoyo back in 1998
Oh dang that’s bringing me back, I always wanted a book that reminds me of, it had that “Splitting the Atom” picture on it. But I learned everything I know using instruction manuals that came with my yoyos
here’s something you could put into a vcr way back when
But if ya wanted to get REALLY good…
(Which didn’t work in my case lol)
this is really cool and sad. it would be so cool to read a trick theory book or something of that nature
Some people here probably looking at those thinking what’s a vcr lol 
yup we’re old 
Last time I checked you could get a lot of this on DVD from Dennis. This was probably a couple years ago, but I do have issues with time and space.
Really great look into old school style.
There was one trick theory book, “The Yonomicon” by Mark McBride, from back in the '90s. It might be possible to find a used copy around. There was also some talk about a re-issue:
I own the yonomicon. Good stuff.
Back when I was just getting started,(this was the second yoyo I bought I think) I got a reproduction 1955 Duncan tournament, which came with a old style pocket sized trick book. I actually learned from it.
so cool!
Stumbled up on this and brought me back to 1997…I learned off of Arne Dixon’s How to Yoyo video by Duncan. One day my 6th grade teacher brought the video into class along with purchasing the class Duncan Imperials/Butterflies. After class that day, I asked the teacher if I could borrow the tape…I took it home and had a dub made of it…I still have that dub today. Not too long ago when I found the tape (this was back when YYE had a “Why do I yoyo” video contest) I took it into my old job and digitized it, complete with the bad tracking…the nostalgia of old VHS tapes.
