# What is important for Prelim? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Contests, Clubs, and Events\ **Created:** [August 17, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693 "2014-08-17T19:06:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kokian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8797f3/32.png) [@Kokian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kokian)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/1 "2014-08-17T19:06:13Z")
Hi there, I don’t really know how to create a prelim. What I know is, you should do safe tricks and that every string hit is 1 point. And that technique is 60% and movement on the stage and interaction with the audience is 40%. How else do you earn points? Does a gt for example give more points? Should I do different tricks like horizontal stuff + fast stuff in front of me + playing around my arm or play only in front of me but faster therefore more stringhits? And do hard moves like a gt suicide give only 1 regular point or can the jury decide by themselves how much points they wanna give? I’m working on a prelim the last few days, maybe you can give me some feedback? I seriously have no clue what it is all about ^^ This is the first attempt, not 100% clean but I don’t think it will be 100% clean on stage. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZB942c6uYI) ---
**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/2 "2014-08-17T21:33:41Z")
Points: 1. The abbreviation “tech” stands for “technical”, not “technique.” Two totally different things. 2. Only do horizontals if you can do at least 5 seconds of it at a good (45 degrees or more) angle. The judges won’t score much more for doing a trick horizontal that’s no easier at vertical. 3. I’m liking what I see in the video, keep going with the string hits, but you could mix in just a bit of originality. That’s good enough for starters, I think. But you’re doing well. ---
**Author:** ![Kokian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8797f3/32.png) [@Kokian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kokian)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/3 "2014-08-18T11:23:03Z")
First of all thank you. What do you mean with originality? Some own tricks? I gonna record a new video in the next days and post it here. Thanks for you help ---
**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/4 "2014-08-18T14:43:39Z")
> [@Kokian](#): > > What do you mean with originality? Stuff you don’t see a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Kokian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8797f3/32.png) [@Kokian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kokian)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/5 "2014-08-18T15:05:18Z")
okay thx a lot. I will change little bit and record a new video soon. ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/6 "2014-08-19T15:16:00Z")
If you hit that all on stage, you will probably place pretty high. Not saying you will make it to Finals but that was some pretty neat stuff. ---
**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/7 "2014-08-19T20:05:46Z")
> [@Zorro](#): > > If you hit that all on stage, you will probably place pretty high. Not saying you will make it to Finals but that was some pretty neat stuff. If it’s a small contest he’d definitely make it. A medium one, probably. ---
**Author:** ![Kokian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8797f3/32.png) [@Kokian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kokian)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/8 "2014-08-20T12:22:17Z")
Oh that is nice to hear 😃 What you mean with “small” and “medium” ? It is the german yoyo masters, not that much contestors. Last year there were about 30 people in 1A and I think 12 got into finals. ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/9 "2014-08-20T12:30:45Z")
> [@Kokian](#): > > Oh that is nice to hear 😃 What you mean with “small” and “medium” ? It is the german yoyo masters, not that much contestors. Last year there were about 30 people in 1A and I think 12 got into finals. I would say that that contest is a medium one. Not a huge national contest, but not a really small one that only 10 people go to. ---
**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-important-for-prelim/68693/10 "2014-08-20T19:55:17Z")
> [@Kokian](#): > > Oh that is nice to hear 😃 What you mean with “small” and “medium” ? It is the german yoyo masters, not that much contestors. Last year there were about 30 people in 1A and I think 12 got into finals. That’s a medium contest in the U.S. I don’t really know what the skill level is in Germany. I can’ tell you but if it were an American contest, you might make it, with only 30 people.