# When you're high on funds but low on skills\> **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [April 6, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491 "2022-04-06T21:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/1 "2022-04-06T21:08:51Z")
This is what you do. You keep buying yo-yos expecting the next one to have ‘Trick Skills’ included. When that doesn’t happen, on to the next……. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/9/2/a92aeb0ea4374a23652104c582a5cba9cc7b121f.jpeg) I will be adding updated pics as I put more yoze in the temporary display. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/e/0/ce0e37b5b884b9597fd62d4f666d0b6dc4d3790e.jpeg) Zero results so far… But\> I am having a very good feeling about the New Yoyofactory Atom Smasher. Yes, yes, I think it’s gonna be the Magical yoyo. I think I’ll buy a few before everybody finds out it’s the New secret weapon. Can see myself doing more tricks already. Atom Smasher…… and the retail price point is an outstanding value🙀 ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/3 "2022-04-06T21:20:46Z")
Only playing yoyo won’t get you the funds to have that many yoyos though. So there’s some validity to your approach after all. ---
**Author:** ![Malachi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/malachi/32/14039_2.png) [@Malachi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Malachi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/4 "2022-04-06T21:51:48Z")
I don’t know if I feel _seen_ or _attacked_ by this post. Lovely collection, though, and some great responsives among them. ---
**Author:** ![SammyCaboose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@SammyCaboose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SammyCaboose)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/5 "2022-04-06T22:07:18Z")
Glad you finally unpacked all those boxes from your garage! I hope there isn’t more lol ---
**Author:** ![crash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c0e974/32.png) [@crash](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crash)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/6 "2022-04-06T22:16:10Z")
its missing a certain rainbow organic Ti XD ---
**Author:** ![Xymantix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xymantix/32/194595_2.png) [@Xymantix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xymantix)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/7 "2022-04-06T22:32:48Z")
That’s a beautiful collection. And I’m sure that you’re probably selling yourself short to some degree on the whole “low on skills” part. I’ll bet that you’re in the top 1% of people on this planet when it comes to being able to do yoyo tricks! I joked with my wife that after buying the Kiwi I was shocked to find out that I could do all of Jason Liu’s tricks flawlessly, and that it turned out that it really _was_ the yoyo that made tricks like that possible 😀 Posts like this help me feel a bit better about myself, though, as I too have far more yoyos than talent. ---
**Author:** ![Malachi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/malachi/32/14039_2.png) [@Malachi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Malachi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/8 "2022-04-06T23:11:17Z")
> [@Xymantix](#): > > I joked with my wife that after buying the Kiwi I was shocked to find out that I could do all of Jason Liu’s tricks flawlessly, and that it turned out that it really _was_ the yoyo that made tricks like that possible It’s a pretty well known fact that owning more, and more expensive, yoyos makes you a better person. It’s just science, you can’t argue with it. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/9 "2022-04-06T23:19:27Z")
> [@Malachi](#): > > It’s a pretty well known fact that owning more, and more expensive, yoyos makes you a better person. It’s just science, you can’t argue with it. Well if that’s true at all then I better go out go up by myself a new suit and some new shoes. Because all the yo-yos you see in that image are only about a third of my collection. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/10 "2022-04-06T23:56:04Z")
(Apologies in advance for the snark) > [@yoyodoc](#): > > You keep buying yo-yos expecting the next one to have ‘Trick Skills’ included. > > When that doesn’t happen, on to the next……. EDIT: To be read in a David Attenborough documentary voice: A common affliction. Adult victims can commonly be found in their natural habitats: yoyo forums, and Facebook groups. Eventually, they embrace the condition, abandoning any hope of progress, and adopting the title of “casual throwers”. Packs of these casual throwers roam the internet, talking of craft beers, knives, and hunting their natural prey: vintage organic yoyos. If none can be found, then they will settle for modern yoyos, as long as they are slimline responsive, or by such brands as a/rt and MonkeyFinger. Will scientists ever discover a cure for this affliction? The outlook is bleak. The only treatment currently available involves regular practice, which is known to cause seizures, heart attacks, and in the case of horizontal yoyoing, instant death among patients. But on the bright side, this is not the worst yo-yo disease know to exist. Lord have mercy on the souls of those who only throw meta tricks to EDM and dubstep music. (Only joking of course, I love organic yoyos, horizontal tricks, meta tricks, and vintage throws, you name it. It takes all types in the yo-yo community.) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/11 "2022-04-06T23:57:57Z")
In all seriousness though. @yoyodoc I’ve seen you yo-yo. You definitely now your way around your throws! Don’t sell yourself short. ---
**Author:** ![Drakkar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drakkar/32/230080_2.png) [@Drakkar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Drakkar)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/12 "2022-04-07T00:04:48Z")
So many gems in there. Thanks for sharing, Mo! Private message incoming… Just kidding. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/13 "2022-04-07T01:20:14Z")
> [@nightshadow](#): > > and in the case of horizontal yoyoing, instant death among patients. So…. Are you saying that if an old man practices horizontal he’ll end up ‘horizontal’? 🙀! ---
**Author:** ![JSERR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jserr/32/186876_2.png) [@JSERR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JSERR)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/14 "2022-04-07T01:58:01Z")
Wait there aren’t any that unlock your full potential without trying??? Ugh. I’m gonna have to sell. Thanks for the heads up. Seriously though I feel the Ari is wasted on me but the feel is incredible. ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/15 "2022-04-07T16:25:20Z")
> [@nightshadow](#): > > Eventually, they embrace the condition, abandoning any hope of progress, and adopting the title of “casual throwers”. When I got back into throwing as an adult, I never once thought that I wanted to be the best. I just wanted to have fun and show off to some friends with a few basic tricks. I got influenced to get back in after watching an Evan Nagao video, and as much as I was impressed with the tricks, I was inspired by how happy he made it look to perform and nail tricks. Never did I think that id be able to play that good, and now knowing the time and effort it takes, im happy with it as a hobby than a means to an end via competition. I don’t abandon hope of progress, but I am finding it to be enjoyable enough to experiment with variations and combos of intermediate trick elements instead of constantly upping the game. Im just having too much with “casually” yoyoing at a high-intermediate level to feel the need to keep up. I am noticing continual progress in me getting better; being smoother and more elegant, intuitively knowing how to respond to feedback within various trick elements, etc. Ill occasionally learn a new trick to spice things up, and thus keeps the hobby interesting. Im in no rush to learn everything. Thanks for the joke though, this scene could definitely be a subset of a yoyo wildlife documentary. The modern competition and short video yoyoers could be relevant as well, since some act like gatekeepers of “true” yoyoing. ---
**Author:** ![Marioyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marioyo/32/303068_2.png) [@Marioyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marioyo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/16 "2022-04-07T18:29:35Z")
All that matters is that you’re having fun. There will always be better players, bigger collections, etc. yo-yos are fun 😊 ---
**Author:** ![POspot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@POspot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/POspot)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/17 "2022-04-07T20:30:33Z")
I am so thankful for all of those that post pictures of your amazing extensive well curated collections. It is so useful when trying to preemptively minimize my collection to my wife days before boxes arrive in the mail. You all have helped me shape my wife’s perception of what a large yo-yo collection is to my advantage. As my collection has grown so has all of yours in the forum so it has been really helpful and continues to be. I believe it has worked because my wife has asked recently, if I want a yo-yo specific wall mounted shelving system. Winning ( today ) Thank you everyone ---
**Author:** ![antman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@antman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/antman)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/18 "2022-04-08T10:08:06Z")
You should marry that woman… again. ---
**Author:** ![fos1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fos1/32/150706_2.png) [@fos1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fos1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/19 "2022-04-08T13:36:59Z")
Wowser! What if you are on a retired fixed income AND mediocre skills… ---
**Author:** ![Astroyama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/astroyama/32/75983_2.png) [@Astroyama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Astroyama)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/20 "2022-04-09T02:46:51Z")
Makes me want to PUKE! Too many yoyos and not enough hands. A subtle form of gross pollution no less. We should all make a pledge to give away our non-used yoyos to people who will actually play with them. ReUse ReCycle ReThink! ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491/21 "2022-04-09T03:23:18Z")
Well you better get a 55 gallon drum and bolt a windshield wiper your chest, Because I have three times that number of yo-yos in the pic. That’s just 1/3 of my collection. If I drop dead before my girl, who couldn’t care one bit about the value of the yo-yos. She will just donate them to the little thrift shop down the street in your dreams will come true. Until then puke away. By the way…. I know a guy in Arizona that has 5000 yo-yos. Should I call 911? [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-youre-high-on-funds-but-low-on-skills/355491.md?page=2)