What would you say a good yoyo for teaching someone to learn to yoyo on?

[Yonut]

@phil_the_lizard

@Yonut

@phil_the_lizard

@Nemyo

alright, you guys arent getting it, I want him to learn BASICS first, NOT double or nothing and NOT trapeze until he has a good throw.

Learning Gravity pull and Sleep perfectly on a fixed is gonna help him with his throw, which is what MANY MANY MANY people struggle with, even some pros.

When I feel its time for him to learn string tricks I will upgrade him to a Velocity, or maybe any of the other throws you guys have recommended. I want him to learn that you need perseverance to yoyo and that sometimes its not all butterflies and rainbows.

Thanks for the help guys I will consider everything you have all said.

And camjm, Im sure you are a very smart kid. But the average 11 yr old isnt doing track, basketball and all advanced classes at school.

Ok, so two summers ago, I quit my old summer camp and went to a different one. I brought a few unresponsive Yoyos, and my trusty old fast 201. Some people took interest, do I began to teach. By the end of the summer, most of the group could bind and do brain twister, others were still more advanced. My point is that a perfect throw on a fixed axle is not that pertinent to most yoyo tricks.

Your throw is extremely important on any sort of advanced play.

Agreed, but not on a fixed axle yoyo. I am very advanced, but I can hardly use a fixed axle yoyo.

It is even more important on a fixie.

[TurboChicken]

My son is 11… He plays with his imperial and butterfly when the mood strikes… He likes his limelight and mosquito also. But he really likes his proz… And is having FUN with it.

Now during our 30min daily practice we both committed to… The first 5 mins we throw our imperials to practice a good straight throw. But after that… Its learn something new and practice what we know with one of the other throws.

Heck I usually try everything on the imperial … But end up using my own proz to actually have fun.

I’m throwing my imperial today during breaks and lunch…its friggin hard and frustrating… I can’t wait to get home and throw something else.