You mean these?
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You better put those away before the kids see…
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I’ll add to my own thread, but really poor trick tutorials where there is no subtitles/voiceover, which could really help with understanding the strings being landed on etc (especially when the angle being filmed from is poor, or the image quality dives when slowed down).
It reeks of laziness and creates unneeded frustration!
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Finger spin cyclone fixes string tension the best!
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That’s a bit harsh. It’s understandable to prefer spoken tutorials, but calling silent tutorials lazy and expecting people to do it in a way best for you personally just seems pretty entitled. I feel like tutorials without any text or dialogue are still made in a way where it’s easy to slow them down and see what’s happening. And if the tutorial is bad for other reasons, the creator still put in the time and effort to make a video at all for the benefit of other people, expecting nothing in return.
And that’s not even to mention the language barriers between a lot of the best tutorial makers and the global yoyo playerbase.
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I’ll clarify, sometimes they’re done well, and maybe I was harsh implying they all are ‘lazy’… But it’s incredible the number of tutorials I stumble on where the person does not consider how to do this types of videos correctly.
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I’ve made a handful of tutorials for friends. I have zero teaching experience, zero video recording or editing experience, and no tools other than just my phone and a tripod. I’m positive I don’t know how to “do them correctly” but the point was just to help somebody else learn a trick.
I’d be a little miffed if I received serious criticism or judgement over them. I don’t know what I’m doing, but doing something is better than doing nothing for my friends who want to learn one of my tricks 
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I usually turn down the sound when I watch tutorials. I don’t want funky background music. I usually watch at .25 speed too.
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There is a difference between making something for friends with no experience, and posting on a global platform for the world to see (and likely you wanting a wider audience to see).
I don’t say all tutorials should be perfect, but if you’re creating content for mass consumption, it is open to criticism.
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Yeah, on that same vein I’d like to peeve a bit about the music that a lot of people put over their tutorials and reviews. I usually find it distracting at best and at worst it makes the video unwatchable for me.
Background music is something that requires a surprising amount of skill in both selection and mixing, and most people just don’t know how to do it. This extends to a lot of vids beyond yoyo stuff.
I know that people who make yoyo vids usually edit their own productions and they’re not professionals, so I’m not saying that I expect better mixing. But, this is a thread for peeves so…
Ivan
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In case no one else mentioned it:
Yo-yo arrives in mail. String goes on. Yo is thrown. Floor contact before return.
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This is a very easy fix… Please let me help! You’re welcome to direct message if that’s your preference.
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You MONSTER!
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Get string (I’m 6’1“) and it’s too my chin. Out of frustration, I trim it without properly stretching/“measuring” where I want it… Now it’s too short.
Sigh.
Pull another string, properly stretch it across my arm and shoulder, create test loop, throw, adjust if needed, tie the loop, trim the string… If only I didn’t get frustrated the first time.
This happens way too often. Lol
Edit: the “too short” string is put with the loopers to be played with one of two-three times I’ll attempt that a year.
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For what its worth Im 6’2” and a fully stretched, untrimmed Alphaline is ideal for unresponsive play for me. No guessing on length, just stretch and play
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Just putting on new strings altogether…
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Stripped threads on axles. I’ve replaces so many yoyos because of this one problem.
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Interesting. Side winders are versatile in that they can both tighten and loosen the string, unlike the unresponsive string tension adjustment trick which only loosens the string. So you might be placing your hand on the wrong side of the yoyo to loosen the string.
Loosening the string requires you to pull your right hand (I assume you’re right-handed) to the left of the yoyo, which is harder than tightening, which is pulling your right hand to the right. As I mentioned, doing it on a responsive yoyo will make it much easier since you don’t have to care about the binding portion (it’s more tricky that you think it is, even when you’ve mastered the responsive sidewinder).
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Another peeve…being clumsy and having a yoyo not only fall but continue rolling on the ground…probably hit me even harder as I already had a rough morning trying to get to work (had a dead battery, frustrating idiots on the road)…the icing on the cake this morning - goes to open door and step out of my car and my brand new 5050 somehow worked its way out of my jacket pocket and rolled out of the car into the parking lot…several pinpricks…was not a happy camper.
Not the first time this has happened though, last year, my mint SPYY Spyder was in my backpack and when I went to pull something out, the yoyo decided to fall out and hit pavement… Also years ago, probably the worst one yet - having a yoyo slip out of pocket going down concrete stairs…had just bought a yoyo at Disneyland and when heading to the park next day and getting ready to head down the motel stairs, the yoyo slipped out of pocket and hit every single step on its way down, across the sidewalk and stopped in the grass.
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Sounds like you need a set of Yoyo Cozys from @beezy
They have saved my throws more times than I can count…
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