I’d say you need to compete at least once to really appreciate competition play. The act of making freestyle teaches you a lot about the effort it takes to make a competition fs that scores well and explains why competitors do the tricks they do. I’d say watching 1a has been a lot more fun since my first comp.
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Anyone who spells the word ‘boys’ as ‘bois’ I will not sell any yoyo to.
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What about grils? 
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Well MAYBE I DONT WANT YOUR YOYOS GLEN
The amount of times I’ve typed bois is too much to count
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YEAH! You tell him boi!!!
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das my boi
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I got some good ones.
The yoyo community does not have to be so “kid friendly” as it’s been and should have outlets and events that can cater to not always having to be so PG.
Current modern contest “meta” has killed a huge chunk of originality in 1A and competition 1A in general.
Most companies are only willing to hype 1A and 1A players which is a big reason why the other X division styles have faded in interest.
2A is the coolest to watch style
Americans don’t take up 2A as opposed to all the Asian countries having new 2a players all the time cause we’re too into instant gratification and being lazy.
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Agreed.
I don’t think that’s the case at all. Instant gratification and being lazy? it’s not like 1a is a walk in the park…
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I actually agree with Josh on that, the amount of commitment and patience you have to have to just be able to actually do REAL 2a(looping with both hands) is unreal. I might’ve even put more time into 2a than 3a-5a combined but I can at least do the basics and fundamentals of all the other styles. I can’t even do consistent 2 handed inside loops yet.
Call it a stereotype or whatever but due to Japanese and asian culture, they do tend to be more disciplined than Americans on average. Just look at the amount of nearly world class young talent that have come and are coming from Japan/Korea/etc.
I think the truth simply is the harder the style and learning curve the less people that try to even attempt and commit to it. Just look at the popularity and you’ll see. 1a>5a>4a>3a>2a
Which tbh is crazy to me because 2a was the most popular competition style 20 years ago. Now it’s basically dead in the US despite having more overall players and better equipment for it
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I think base 4a is a heck of a lot easier than 5a. Base meaning only 1 offstring yoyo and not soloham I think it’s called. The one with 2 offstring yoyos. I do think 5a is more popular than 4a tho. Not sure if you were saying that the difficulty directly translated to popularity.
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I would say you definitely don’t want my yoyos.
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idk man. I see where people who think this way are coming from, but i will never be able to mix or relate yoyo with more adult themes. It’s weird. It’s a toy.
This is true.
This is mega true.
Compared to 2A, 1A is indeed a nice walk in the park. The base skill for 1A is learning how to bind. The base skill for 2A is how to do inside loops. One of those is insanely more difficult than the other.
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same here my boi
That contest meta is so true. I feel like I’m seeing the same freestyle every time. Speed combo, laceration combo, some trick takeshi made up, bangers that follow some trend (this year it’s that spinning whips thing) etc
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Genesis was a grind machine 2 without hubstacks. Grind machine 2 was released in 2007 and predates 888.
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Your problem here is we did everything they do before 2010.
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Ok this is the first comment in this thread that made me actually say out loud, “Dude, what are you TALKING about!?”
HI think the Japanese in particular pick up 2A more for cultural reasons. The Japanese believe in doing things perfectly and that search for perfection in even the simplest of things is what drives them. In that way they get hooked on trying to do “perfect” loops and are more likely to literally spend hours a day doing one trick over and over to perfect it. It’s the same way that they seek perfection in gardens, calligraphy, the tea ceremony, the movements in archery etc.
I don’t think that doing a “simple” thing perfectly is as appealing to Americans who put more emphasis (I think) in style and creativity.
I’m Brazilian originally so as a bit of an outsider that’s how I see it. And I’m talking about the beginner to intermediate phase of looping, obviously later on there is a lot more style or creativity but initially it really is about perfecting a few simple movements.
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Yeah, idk about this one… I appreciate the level of innocence that is associated with yoyo culture. I’ve been just as desensitized as most people, and it’s nice to have a clean outlet. The thought of it getting any more “adult” in flavor kind of breaks my heart a little bit.
So I guess this constitutes as a pretty good unpopular opinion
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I agree
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