Throwers who play/ practice while seated: what can I do to make this feel less awkward

General Yo-Yo
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I dont always read yoyodoc’s articles (posts) but there is good advice there for everyone in that behemoth.

I am a paraplegic so i only play sitting down. When i moved to unresponsive my solution was to just love frontstyle. I still cant throw a breakaway.

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Throwing over my non-throw hand definitely worked, I was able to work cold fusion on the couch while my son was playing with his toys.

Basically just tossing the YoYo down over my hand, and pulling away my throw hand/ dragging the string across the top of my NTH, and then rotated to my index finger and flipped into a trap, and off I went.

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Wow that is the smallest I’ve ever seen! My need to want ratio is failing me right now :laughing: (it’s awesome)

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It’s taking all my will power not to look into it further tbh lol

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Came here to say this. Sitting is great to work on frontstyle tricks.

Other options include:

  • working on horizontal tricks
  • cutting your string short to work on speed and precision
  • change your style to be more pop up focused and doing shapes and movements above your normal range of play
  • F*** it, play through the legs of a stool or chair for added fun (and dings!)
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Got the 2024 edition mini panzer, and though it’s really hard to use it is quite cool

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That’s the version with the beef caked bearings right? I have the older version and it’s nearly impossible at times but neat like you said

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Short string also gotta catch the yoyo before it dunks the ground

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Never seen that one before

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I’ve been playing seated a lot lately during my kid’s bedtime (I’m tired, and he now wants to tell me elaborate story arcs, so I just need to sit and ask questions while he bounces around the room.) and fixie play seems to work particularly well seated. The string is naturally short, and doing stall tricks seems to work easily in any chair, even side style stuff. Also I think subtly the fact that you can re-orient the yoyo freely during the stall means it’s easier to manage and bring it back to center when you’re sitting.

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Try doing a handstand and yoyoing with your feet…
Actually though, I have a barstool and I just slap some foam on the legs, just in case. That works out fine for me though I prefer just standing.
And anyone can handstand yoyo, I should like to see this talent

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bar stool + hubstacks = 7 hours yoyo seated without fatigue
no micro yoyo or small string gimmick

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