# So I am new and I have questions!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [October 18, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552 "2009-10-18T21:37:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Ziztur](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ziztur)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/1 "2009-10-18T21:37:51Z")
Hi!
My name is Christina, and I am a 27 year old woman living in St. Louis. I’m graduating this December with a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. I also do work for the James Randi Educational Foundation ahd the St. Louis Skeptical Society. I like to yoyo during my lunch break at the medical center I work at in the empty OT gym, or in the biomechanics lab I work at!
I’ve only been yoyoing for about a month, but my favorite yoyo is the Dark Magic. Yesterday I picked up a Pyro Light and it is on its way to becoming my favorite. It’s so pretty and smooth. I also have a Night Moves 4, Hayabusa and a Metal Zero. I used to yoyo a bit in high school, and digging up my old yoyos from the basement sparked a renewed interest.
A few weeks ago I was at the Taste of St. Louis festival and they were having a yoyo contest and Moyo had set up a yoyo booth. I got to play with someone’s 888 and decided hubstacks are way cool.
Of course, I am a little disappointed by the color selection of 888’s at the various online retailers. So, when do you think the 888 X will come out?
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### Author:  [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/2 "2009-10-18T21:40:12Z")
It should come out sometime this fall 🙂
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### Author:  [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/3 "2009-10-18T21:44:30Z")
Welcome back to the sport! Samad answered your question.
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### Author:  [@WoodenYoEr](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WoodenYoEr)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/4 "2009-10-19T00:50:58Z")
Welcome to the community
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### Author:  [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/5 "2009-10-19T00:57:27Z")
Welcome back to the awesome hobby of yo-yoing! If you have anymore questions just ask.
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### Author:  [@Ziztur](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ziztur)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/6 "2009-10-19T01:07:17Z")
What do you guys think: is yoyoing an art, a hobby, or a sport?
Also, where are all the other girls? It seems like there is one female yoyoer for every 100 guys.
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### Author:  [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/7 "2009-10-19T01:10:27Z")
I would say its all of those things.
And we have Kim-Lan, but while talking to here recently she says she hasn’t been throwing lately… ☹
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### Author:  [@JM1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JM1)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/8 "2009-10-19T01:20:36Z")
I don’t think yo-yoing is art, and I don’t think it will ever be a proper sport (that opinion has been a long, long debate). Yo-yoing is a hobby, but a very passionate one.
Welcome back, by the way.
As far as females go, I couldn’t tell ya why there are not more of them. There was a healthier ratio at the World Yo-Yo Contest, but still much more men.
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### Author:  [@Sir\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sir_Yoyo)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/9 "2009-10-19T01:45:10Z")
> [@Ziztur](#):
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> What do you guys think: is yoyoing an art, a hobby, or a sport?
I think it’s a hobby and an art. JM is right about the sport. I believe it will never become a proper sport, but I think he’s wrong about it not being an art form. Yo-ying is expressive and just like any artist, everyone has there own style, even if they can’t admit it (Samad :P). And a hobby. Well, that’s a given. ;D
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### Author:  [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/10 "2009-10-19T01:49:24Z")
Welcome!
> [@Ziztur](#):
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> What do you guys think: is yoyoing an art, a hobby, or a sport?
It depends…
Its an art,
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZqmTGaL9Q)
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjoJ9KNyFYk)
Its a very competitive sport,
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_WXIV7lZSw)
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC3sUPqJqXQ)
And as you have found out its quite a fun hobby…
> [@Ziztur](#):
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> Also, where are all the other girls? It seems like there is one female yoyoer for every 100 guys.
Well, on our forums its one female for every 21.5 guys 😛
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### Author:  [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/11 "2009-10-19T02:45:04Z")
Yoyoing is a spobby… 😛
Welcome to the forum!
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### Author:  [@kevlar14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevlar14)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/12 "2009-10-19T07:07:42Z")
> [@Ziztur](#):
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> Also, where are all the other girls? It seems like there is one female yoyoer for every 100 guys.
In my experiences with hobbies, (Paintballing, Airsofting, Music) yo-yoing has the least amount of females I’ve ever seen, even less than gaming. Off the top of my head, I can only think of four professional females.
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### Author:  [@KaKy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KaKy)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/13 "2009-10-19T07:25:31Z")
Hey there and welcome to YYE
Us girls are around the place and we show up out of the woodwork every now and then. I for one generally spend more time actually yoyoing than looking around and posting on the forums.
On the topic of so few girls that yoyo. I think it take a special type of girl to start yoyoing and to stick with it, so maybe thats why there is only a few. Whenever females appear online or at contests they are probably given more attention than the new guys as there is so few of us, and that could scare a few girls away from it. Also girls tend to get caught up with boys/make-up/school/etc and yoyoing becomes less important to them. Meh, thats just some of the things I think contribute to it, but I’m sure there are many others - but one could ask the question why there aren’t more yoyoers in general?
Anyway, Hi
K
[quote=“kevlar14,post:12,topic:7552”]
and they are? ;D
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### Author:  [@GorrillaYo808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GorrillaYo808)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/14 "2009-10-19T07:26:15Z")
Welcome to the forums…
and welcome back to the yoyo world!!!
;D
~gorrilla\_yo
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### Author:  [@mikey77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikey77)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/15 "2009-10-19T15:12:26Z")
[quote=“KaKy,post:13,topic:7552”]
> [@kevlar14](#):
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> and they are? ;D
Ann Connolly and Farrah Siegel all I know.
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### Author:  [@Keyara](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Keyara)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/16 "2009-10-19T18:18:12Z")
> [@KaKy](#):
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> Us girls are around the place and we show up out of the woodwork every now and then. I for one generally spend more time actually yoyoing than looking around and posting on the forums.
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> On the topic of so few girls that yoyo. I think it take a special type of girl to start yoyoing and to stick with it, so maybe thats why there is only a few. Whenever females appear online or at contests they are probably given more attention than the new guys as there is so few of us, and that could scare a few girls away from it. Also girls tend to get caught up with boys/make-up/school/etc and yoyoing becomes less important to them. Meh, thats just some of the things I think contribute to it, but I’m sure there are many others - but one could ask the question why there aren’t more yoyoers in general?
I agree with a lot of that.
Yoyoing is a weird thing to most people, and I get lots of strange looks from girls and guys.
In my experience, guys are more open to the unusual then girls.
If I do/like something out of the norm, I’ll get a strange look/critical opinion from I girl.
With a guy, I’ll usually get a great big “AWSOME!”
(Although that could be just because I’m girl… 8))
I tend hang out with guys more often because of that. ;D
Anyway, welcome to the forum!
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### Author:  [@KaKy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KaKy)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/17 "2009-10-20T04:00:50Z")
Totally agree with you Keyara.
[quote=“Mikey,post:15,topic:7552”]
> [@KaKy](#):
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> > [@kevlar14](#):
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> > and they are? ;D
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> Ann Connolly and Farrah Siegel all I know.
Hi, I’m Kahli Evans … there ya go, now you know 3 ;D
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### Author:  [@Brad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Brad)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/18 "2009-10-20T18:21:56Z")
There’s Katelyn Anton too, but she just left the Hspin team, and has decided to focus on other things in life for the time being (college, etc.) - based on her post on YYN.
Edit: saw Ann Connolly perform at Nationals, she is really good.
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### Author:  [@KaKy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KaKy)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/19 "2009-10-21T03:21:14Z")
Brad, are you saying you can’t focus on other things in life AND be a professional yoyoer?
Professional isn’t the same as being sponsored. Generally professionals get paid.
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### Author:  [@WoodenYoEr](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WoodenYoEr)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-i-am-new-and-i-have-questions/7552/20 "2009-10-21T03:39:19Z")
This woman is the best been playing yo yo since she was 6. The first yo yo video I ever saw featured her when she was 17 and it amazed me, it’s what inspired me to get involved in this great sport. I still have the VHS and watch it sometimes.
[http://www.jenniferbaybrook.com/](http://www.jenniferbaybrook.com/)
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