# Practice combo routine after 2 months **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [October 21, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095 "2018-10-21T22:11:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095/1 "2018-10-21T22:11:37Z")
So I’ve been plugging away at unresponsive 1A play for about two months now, and here is the combo routine I’ve been practicing lately: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/1/d/c1d92ea916ca6fcde10ff1a4ce8b320e7f6fd4e2.jpeg "Practice Routine 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EM5ER97foU) As I watch myself on video I notice a couple of things: - The VTWO looks bigger in the video than it does to me in person. - The motion of the yoyo looks a lot slower on playback. While performing the tricks, it _seems_ to me like the yoyo is moving a lot faster than it (apparently) actually is. - The focus and concentration needed to pull this off is clearly evident on my face. This is why I describe yoyoing as (mentally) stressful. I’m just not Zen Like Chad. 😝 ---
**Author:** ![ZaYoBoy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zayoboy/32/40174_2.png) [@ZaYoBoy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ZaYoBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095/2 "2018-10-21T22:13:58Z")
That was great, man! ---
**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095/3 "2018-10-22T00:42:00Z")
That literally put a big smile on my face! Great job, man. I’m proud of you. No joke. It looked great. I admire your advancement. Definitely inspiring to me. Non-throwers can never realize how much work and time went into that 17 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![NoT\_ATHROWER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/not_athrower/32/14242_2.png) [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095/4 "2018-10-22T03:51:42Z")
It took me a year to get this good! ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095/5 "2018-10-22T04:49:28Z")
Nice work on the routine! > [@zslane](#): > > The VTWO looks a bigger in the video than it does to me in person. Lol why does it look so big? Seriously! ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095/6 "2018-10-22T05:23:59Z")
Do bear in mind that it took, like, twenty tries before I got through it without any mistakes. Consistency is definitely not my strong suit, though some of the inconsistency in this case stemmed from being nervous in front of the camera. In any event, my accuracy and control need a _lot_ of work. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095/7 "2018-10-22T13:38:26Z")
> [@vegabomb](#): > > Lol why does it look so big? Seriously! It’s probably because it’s so shiny! @zslane great job! it takes a lot of work to get cleanly through a combo that long in front of a camera. ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/practice-combo-routine-after-2-months/294095/8 "2018-10-22T17:23:35Z")
I suspect it is an angle of view + motion blur phenomenon. The yoyo looks its largest when it is at a bit of an angle and you’re see the back half of the yoyo peeking out from behind, making the overall shape look larger when viewed as a flat, blurry thing in motion.