My interest in yoyo has waned as I got in a bit over my head making strings and ended up really burned out over the lastā¦ well basically all of 2022 lol. When youāre making hundreds of strings each day, eventually you get to the point where you just donāt even want to look at a yoyo anymore, or at least I did.
Now that Iāve backed out of the string making biz, I find myself at least picking up a yoyo to throw once in a while again. Iāve never been a great thrower and itās been a long time since I pushed myself to learn new things, I just kind of found some tricks I enjoy and maybe learn something new every few months or so.
Along with that, Iāve definitely lost the shinyitis that I once had. I have like 50-60 yoyos, and that covers every shape pretty well. Sure there are nuances that make each yoyo unique, and I appreciate that, but I have a lot of throws that match my moods when I do feel like throwing. If I want chill vibes Iāll pick up my proto, or a Saboteur, or the Moldy Bread. If I want a zippy V Iāll pick up the Basilisk or the Metalhead. If I want to play with a powerhouse Iāll grab the Orbital GTX or a Warhawk, or if Iām feeling more in the mood for an O Iāll grab the Parthenon.
So these days, I honestly donāt care what big companies are doing, because I have plenty of options already. For the most part, Iād rather buy a new Switch game or a few packs of Pokemon cards than the next hot thing from [insert yoyo company here]. With one exception: personal friends. Iāll still support the friends Iāve made when I can afford to, like I recently grabbed the Geedorah and Ixion from @GWAY_Throws, and Iāll be there when new Circle City Yoyos drop. Partly because theyāre friends and I want to support them, but also because smaller companies like that tend to make more interesting yoyos anyway, imo. Thereās a few companies that Iām not close personal friends with, who I still keep track of too, Rain City Skills, Zero Gravity Return Tops and B-Grade Throws come to mind. I may or may not buy their yoyos when they come out but at least I try to check in on them once in a while to see if theyāre doing anything new that interests me.
So all of that is to say, yes I feel you haha. I think itās natural with any hobby to go through phases of āGotta buy all the shinies!ā and phases of āEh, Iām good with what Iāve got.ā Iām a guitar guy, but Iām okay with my 3 electrics, 1 acoustic and 1 bass. When I first got into speedcubing I bought a couple new cubes per month, now I havenāt bought anything new in years. Heck, even with my reading hobby, when I first got my Kindle I bought tons of books (and got a lot for free, thanks Freebooksy lol) but now Iām mostly trying to read through that backlog rather than getting new things (with some exceptions for authors I really like).
Idk man, Iām just rambling now haha. I guess my point is just, enjoy your hobbies how you enjoy them. If thatās buying every cool new thing then as long as you can afford food and shelter go for it! If itās just enjoying the throws you already have, thereās nothing wrong with that either.