# What are you throwing today?

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [January 1, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879 "2019-01-01T03:55:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2787 "2019-11-26T19:55:07Z")

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yup! i’m glad you like them

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### Author: ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2788 "2019-11-26T19:59:11Z")

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Yeah that candy cane striped string is a perfect match for that yoyo. Well done!

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### Author: ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2789 "2019-11-26T20:02:05Z")

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(@twitch77) i would’ve done green and red candy cane but i didn’t have green ☹

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### Author: ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2790 "2019-11-26T20:03:09Z")

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I actually prefer the red and white!

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### Author: ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2791 "2019-11-26T20:07:29Z")

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Me too! The red/white is a perfect compliment to this yo!

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### Author: ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2792 "2019-11-26T22:48:04Z")

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The [Skyline](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/skyline-yoyo-by-yoyofactory) with Knot Bads is a little treat. Mine is smooth and quite even with Hubstacks, a new pocket friendly classic.

 ![20191126_154404](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/d/a/fdad9ea346205d8bed4eb4f1f1293d9322a1f15b.jpeg)

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### Author: ![hobbygod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobbygod/32/120997_2.png) [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2793 "2019-11-27T01:30:47Z")

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Ive been enjoying the boa a lot more recently. Its been taking a back seat to my newer reticulated throws, but its a real nice change of pace

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### Author: ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2794 "2019-11-27T01:32:18Z")

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no green?!?! :joy:😳:wink:

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### Author: ![Spacewalker357](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spacewalker357/32/70094_2.png) [@Spacewalker357](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Spacewalker357)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2795 "2019-11-27T03:57:52Z")

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Nice skyline

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### Author: ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2796 "2019-11-27T14:13:16Z")

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Have you ever landed your boa in a string grind in one of the profile grooves? I did once by accident and was really surprised

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### Author: ![hobbygod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobbygod/32/120997_2.png) [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2797 "2019-11-27T18:12:52Z")

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Yeah it happens every once in a while. Its pretty cool, but it makes the yoyo go off plane really fast so its not something I try to do

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### Author: ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2798 "2019-11-27T21:41:34Z")

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> [@smileypants707](#):
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> It’s petty, I know. It is so engrained into the community’s vocabulary that “tension” has developed a completely different meaning.

This is old, I know; but I found out that this is an actual language phenomenon called “semantic change”:

> **[Semantic change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change)**
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> Semantic change (also semantic shift, semantic progression, semantic development, or semantic drift) is a form of language change regarding the evolution of word usage—usually to the point that the modern meaning is radically different from the original usage. In diachronic (or historical) linguistics, semantic change is a change in one of the meanings of a word. Every word has a variety of senses and connotations, which can be added, removed, or altered over time, often to the extent that cog...

It’s pretty neat to be witnessing it take place lol

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### Author: ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2799 "2019-11-27T22:18:58Z")

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Man I enjoy my Raptor so much! It’s a very fun looking yo with the white caps…it’s nice and small and it’s an organic so it feels great in hand!  
Glad I brought this little thing out today!

 ![FullSizeRender](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/0/c/00c3aee279b4de2263665fde3ae1a193801ca374.jpeg)

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### Author: ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2800 "2019-11-27T22:28:49Z")

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![20191126_153425](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/f/3/af3d8e74150202ffd0e6eb7bb91192142249357e.jpeg)  
Current rotation.

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### Author: ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2801 "2019-11-27T22:50:47Z")

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> [@smileypants707](#):
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> semantic change”:

Oh wow… So much to be said on this.

A huge victim of semantic change is the word ‘tolerance’.

I can’t stress enough how much I **do not** want to start a conversation here about that one.

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### Author: ![hobbygod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobbygod/32/120997_2.png) [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2802 "2019-11-28T00:32:54Z")

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Boa again 🙂

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### Author: ![Fhqwhgads](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fhqwhgads/32/46010_2.png) [@Fhqwhgads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fhqwhgads)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2803 "2019-11-28T05:53:47Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/6/2/b62f86b7d9bbe284e0b077cb6fff66666005edbe.jpeg)

Picked this guy up at Target tonight. It’s a lot of fun! Been landing my first ever trapeze stalls, super satisfying! This might be a dumb question, but this guy takes cotton strings, yeah?

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### Author: ![pmdon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pmdon/32/62892_2.png) [@pmdon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pmdon)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2804 "2019-11-28T06:11:32Z")

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Yeah, cotton or slick 6. The starbursts evidently chew up poly pretty fast.

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### Author: ![Sinister\_Yoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sinister_yoyos/32/114006_2.png) [@Sinister\_Yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sinister_Yoyos)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2805 "2019-11-28T20:55:04Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/9/d/59ddd4d2be7d251ceff489d4d3518cf55c7264b0.jpeg)  
I can’t get enough of my SPYY throws right now.

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### Author: ![hobbygod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobbygod/32/120997_2.png) [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/2806 "2019-11-28T21:56:23Z")

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Nice collection

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