# "Tech" **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 20, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734 "2015-05-20T01:20:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YoYoAce](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoace/32/194274_2.png) [@YoYoAce](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoAce)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/1 "2015-05-20T01:20:20Z")
You may or may not have seen my previous topic [“Floaty”](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,83792.0.html), where we unsuccessfully tried to find a clear definition for the word. So… what about another common Yo-Yo term we’ve all heard? “His tricks have some serious tech” “Check out my techy new combo” “I prefer more technical tricks” Well, this one ought to be easier to define than floaty. Sure, we could all link videos of tricks we consider techy, but how would you actually describe “tech”? ---
**Author:** ![Buggot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buggot/32/1534_2.png) [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/2 "2015-05-20T01:30:10Z")
Tech - Unnecessary complications of the string, made often to look intricate :🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KiLbUcK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kilbuck/32/794_2.png) [@KiLbUcK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KiLbUcK)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/3 "2015-05-20T02:19:12Z")
I’ll make it easy and use it in a sentence for you: His style is technically floaty ``` :P ;D :P ``` ---
**Author:** ![mr.nightshadow95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.nightshadow95/32/1093_2.png) [@mr.nightshadow95](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mr.nightshadow95)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/4 "2015-05-20T02:20:31Z")
A lot of string entanglement motions making it seem really complicated. ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/5 "2015-05-20T03:07:34Z")
I’ve always viewed the term “tech” as a spectrum along which you can describe varying levels of complexity; play can be moderately tech or highly tech but I don’t really think there’s much of a line that defines non-tech and tech. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/6 "2015-05-20T04:28:40Z")
I’ve seen “technical” tricks as ones that are complex as well and require insane amount of accuracy whilst the string is being manipulated in various intricate formations. Some tricks that fall under this category would be like And Whut, Spirit Bomb, Ladder Escape… ---
**Author:** ![DKiminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DKiminator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DKiminator)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/7 "2015-05-20T16:53:22Z")
This should help: [A Primer on Technical YoYoing](http://yoyonews.com/2014/02/19/primer-technical-yo-yoing/) As you can see, the definition is different from person to person, but they all have something in common. Tech is usually defined by technical string formation within a combo. The amount of technicality that a trick required to be considered “tech” varies from person to person. ---
**Author:** ![NathanC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathanc/32/891_2.png) [@NathanC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NathanC)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/8 "2015-05-20T16:58:10Z")
Boring, repetitive, tight string formations = tech. ---
**Author:** ![DKiminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DKiminator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DKiminator)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/9 "2015-05-20T17:19:54Z")
> [@NathanC](#): > > Boring, repetitive, tight string formations = tech. Andrew Maider is known for his epic tech tricks. Are you saying that Andrew is boring and repetitive? What about Nem? Is Nem boring and repetetive too? Zach definitely does tech tricks. Are you saying that ZACH GORMLEY is boring and repetitive? ---
**Author:** ![Nemyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nemyo/32/14407_2.png) [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/10 "2015-05-20T18:38:15Z")
To me, tech has always meant well-scoring; technically good. So, following this definition, Andrew Maider has a techy style. His style is not primarily techy, I would say that it is very body-oriented and a little bouncy, but it scores very well in the technical evaluation department of the scoring system. Sure, some tricks that are repetitive, boring, and tightly formulated score well in the technical department, but so do some weird, innovative, and downright radical tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Songwind](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/songwind/32/7969_2.png) [@Songwind](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Songwind)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/11 "2015-05-20T19:01:37Z")
> [@ＤＯＧＳ](#): > > I’ve always viewed the term “tech” as a spectrum along which you can describe varying levels of complexity; play can be moderately tech or highly tech but I don’t really think there’s much of a line that defines non-tech and tech. That’s the impression I got as well. ---
**Author:** ![doompod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@doompod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/doompod)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/12 "2015-05-20T19:51:55Z")
I thought “Tech” was a harder trick with lots of string hits to take advantage of the current scoring system. ---
**Author:** ![mr.nightshadow95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.nightshadow95/32/1093_2.png) [@mr.nightshadow95](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mr.nightshadow95)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/13 "2015-05-21T23:59:08Z")
> [@doompod](#): > > I thought “Tech” was a harder trick with lots of string hits to take advantage of the current scoring system. People have different definitions of the word apparently. I agree with you on the definition tho ---
**Author:** ![Raptor\_T](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/raptor_t/32/111715_2.png) [@Raptor\_T](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raptor_T)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/14 "2015-05-22T00:14:06Z")
I believe that there are two kinds of tech. But before I get into that, I would like to clarify that every trick has tech. Whether the level of tech is high, or the level of tech is low, everything has Tech. Some tricks are just more highly built around tech than others. The high tech would be stuff like Ghormley, and the low tech would be stuff like rock the baby. Everything in-between has varying amounts of tech based on the intricacy of the tricks you do. ---
**Author:** ![DKiminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DKiminator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DKiminator)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/15 "2015-05-22T00:42:59Z")
> [@Raptor\_T](#): > > I believe that there are two kinds of tech. But before I get into that, I would like to clarify that every trick has tech. Whether the level of tech is high, or the level of tech is low, everything has Tech. Some tricks are just more highly built around tech than others. The high tech would be stuff like Ghormley, and the low tech would be stuff like rock the baby. Everything in-between has varying amounts of tech based on the intricacy of the tricks you do. I agree. Every trick has tech whether it be low or high. ---
**Author:** ![Anthony](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/anthony/32/1385_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Anthony)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/16 "2015-05-22T02:29:10Z")
I’ve seen score sheets and see performances, but I’ve never competed so can someone clarify what “string hits” means. ---
**Author:** ![Anthony](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/anthony/32/1385_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Anthony)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/17 "2015-05-22T02:37:00Z")
Tech is a lot of elements in a trick or combo that requires a lot of accuracy to land while still being presentable and fluid. ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/18 "2015-05-22T02:41:36Z")
I have no idea what people think is tech. Lots of people say my style of yoyoing has lots of tech, but it’s all fairly simple tricks that are just cleanly done. ---
**Author:** ![UsagiCat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/usagicat/32/1482_2.png) [@UsagiCat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/UsagiCat)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/19 "2015-05-22T13:56:34Z")
Mikhail ---
**Author:** ![Gambit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gambit/32/1358_2.png) [@Gambit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gambit)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734/20 "2015-05-22T14:36:47Z")
^ and on that note… > **[A Primer on Technical YoYoing](https://yoyonews.com/2014/02/19/primer-technical-yo-yoing/)** > > The deeper one gets into yo-yoing, the more one is exposed to all the wonderful jargon and nebulous concepts that its enthusiasts have come up with. One of the trickiest bits of vocabulary to defin… [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tech/74734.md?page=2)