# What is a "banger"?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [January 16, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039 "2014-01-16T15:30:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@FoolsGoldDigger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FoolsGoldDigger)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/1 "2014-01-16T15:30:57Z")
Just as the title says. Ive heard it used in yoyoing and was wondering what it was
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### Author:  [@YoYoJordan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoJordan)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/2 "2014-01-16T15:40:38Z")
Basically a really showy move, usually not a whole combo, just that one part that makes the crowd go crazy. For example, Harold Owen The Third’s palm bind, Iori Yamaki’s horizontal whip bind, Jensen Kimmitt’s eli hop jump, etc…
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### Author:  [@turtleyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/turtleyo)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/3 "2014-01-16T15:42:48Z")
Yeah, it’s generally just a really flashy trick.
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### Author:  [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/4 "2014-01-16T15:53:01Z")
I really amazing trick.
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### Author:  [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/5 "2014-01-16T15:58:51Z")
A really short awesome trick Like ben condes crazy under the leg 4A bind
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### Author:  [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/6 "2014-01-16T16:43:26Z")
It’s just a flashy trick that gets a crowd going.
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### Author:  [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/7 "2014-01-16T17:16:49Z")
And now here’s the real definition… One of my tricks. Just kidding, a trick that looks hard(er than it is).
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### Author:  [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/8 "2014-01-16T19:17:25Z")
It’s not really about difficulty. Bangers CAN only appear difficult (without being hard) but can also ACTUALLY be difficult! But to be a “banger”, the trick should be flashy and have some sort of “wow” factor. The “wow” can be difficulty level, uniqueness, stylish execution… some sort of surprise for the audience in one way or another.
And for it to be “surprising”, a banger is generally (always?) a short trick or element. Long difficult combos are not bangers, for example.
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### Author:  [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/9 "2014-01-16T19:49:14Z")
A really flashy trick, usually pretty short.
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### Author:  [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/10 "2014-01-16T19:49:46Z")
> [@Jdrabik](#):
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> A really flashy trick, usually pretty short.
Might add that it’s usually a very difficult or risky trick also.
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### Author:  [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/11 "2014-01-16T21:37:26Z")
Looks like the definition for most people is “a flashy trick.”
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### Author:  [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/12 "2014-01-16T22:33:47Z")
> [@kclejeune](#):
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> Might add that it’s usually a very difficult or risky trick also.
Not necesarily. A lot of bangers I’ve seen aren’t really that much harder than other tricks.
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### Author:  [@StrippedAxle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/StrippedAxle)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-banger/63039/13 "2014-01-22T18:11:19Z")
Just a huge, like most people are saying, flashy trick that would just make a crowd’s jaws drop. Something that wows them. It usually involves a fair amount of risk or body movement. It can sometimes be pretty difficult, but doesn’t have to be.