# Why do you throw? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [September 3, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157 "2014-09-03T01:43:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/1 "2014-09-03T01:43:32Z")
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**Author:** ![FinalFantasy9001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d6d6ee/32.png) [@FinalFantasy9001](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FinalFantasy9001)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/2 "2014-09-03T01:44:35Z")
Fun. ---
**Author:** ![Joey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/joey/32/1561_2.png) [@Joey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Joey)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/3 "2014-09-03T01:47:07Z")
To keep my sanity. Seriously, great stress/anxiety killer. Plus I love physics. ---
**Author:** ![mr.nightshadow95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.nightshadow95/32/1093_2.png) [@mr.nightshadow95](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mr.nightshadow95)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/4 "2014-09-03T02:01:11Z")
It’s fun and relaxing plus a good thing to show people. ---
**Author:** ![Grinch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grinch/32/1515_2.png) [@Grinch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grinch)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/5 "2014-09-03T02:14:14Z")
> [@Joey](#): > > To keep my sanity. Seriously, great stress/anxiety killer. i agree completely with this, that was the reason why i initially started,and why i still do, but it grew into a skill,so my main reason is to perfect that skill to my highest ability.and yea fun XD ---
**Author:** ![nolangherity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@nolangherity](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nolangherity)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/6 "2014-09-03T02:23:19Z")
always dabbled with yoyos as a kid, had a yomega brain and of course the brain lube pen. never accomplished much but sleepers and rock the baby and such. took a yoyo class at the local community center and everything. then in 2007 i was living in chicago for fashion school and was browsing superfuture a lot. around that time the high post count guys who had the coolest faded selvedge jeans started yoyoing, i remember anti- yo was the ■■■■ back then. i bought 3 yoyojam plastic yoyos (had an o ring on one side and the star pattern on the other) that i cant remember the name of and dont see in the stores anymore. struggled like crazy with breakaway throws, and never did much. recently i was having a drunken conversation with my fiancee and remembered yoyos for some reason. i was immediately hyped on the idea. i went through all my ■■■■ at my parents house the next day and found my yoyojams, and started throwing again. man those things are pieces of crap. they are too vibey to spin long and incredibly unpredictable. i searched for the yoyo forum i used to creep (its not active but someone posted the archive lately, dont remember the name) and ended up finding this place, where i found out that the wyyc was happening the next day. i watched the whole tournament live while looking into what everyone threw and what was around these days. i was amazed at what i saw in the tourny, especially the more stylish players, and bought a shutter, that ive been throwing since. i can do sidemount tricks now and it feels great, i think having a decent yoyo is immensely important to progression, because i can do tricks on those shitty yoyojams now that i learned on my shutter, and not the other way around. i throw now because its an affordable cool activity you can do anywhere any time, and im having a daughter in January so i gotta work on my cool dad stuff. i can only really do double or nothings, but i appreciate the learning curve, and im still having a blast. already thinking about my next throw (as i see they are called now), and ive learned a lot from you guys already, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![LinksLegionaire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/linkslegionaire/32/886_2.png) [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/7 "2014-09-03T02:25:25Z")
So I can be referred to as ‘the weird kid that yoyos’. It’s cool, it’s unique, it’s great for hand-eye coordination, it’s a wonderful conversation-starter, the ladies absolutely…[DATA NOT FOUND] ---
**Author:** ![voyance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/49beb7/32.png) [@voyance](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/voyance)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/8 "2014-09-03T02:43:55Z")
When I was a kid, I only played with a yo-yo because other kids did it. Now, I throw to a) pass time. b) have some fun c) release stress ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/9 "2014-09-03T02:45:35Z")
> [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > So I can be referred to as ‘the weird kid that yoyos’. > > It’s cool, it’s unique, it’s great for hand-eye coordination, it’s a wonderful conversation-starter, the ladies absolutely…[DATA NOT FOUND] Ha me to. ---
**Author:** ![888victini](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/888victini/32/1435_2.png) [@888victini](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/888victini)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/10 "2014-09-03T11:14:16Z")
for me its to have fun and inspire others to start up with the sport 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hobbyman101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eada6e/32.png) [@hobbyman101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbyman101)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/11 "2014-09-03T11:49:15Z")
When I was a little kid (long, long time ago) yo-yoing was fun. When I rediscovered it a few years ago I found that it was still FUN. Along with the fun it is helping my hand-eye coordination. All this and I have some really cool yoyo’s. That is why I throw! ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/12 "2014-09-03T12:53:29Z")
I yoyo for fun and to make new friends its great being able to go to a yoyo club and hangout with a bunch of other people that yoyo and just talk about whatever and yoyo at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/13 "2014-09-03T14:52:30Z")
No one posted this yet?  :wink: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/3/9/f397999b9dbe781edda49a2ae36f1a3b1725f40c.jpeg "Why We Throw - YoYoExpert Experience - 2014 Cal States") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J81dSkLOWY) ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/14 "2014-09-03T15:01:09Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > No one posted this yet?  :wink: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J81dSkLOWY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J81dSkLOWY) I thoght of that vid as soon as I saw this thread. But I didn’t feel like posting it. ---
**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/15 "2014-09-03T16:29:54Z")
To be honest I don’t know why exactly I yoyo. There are times when it’s actually not fun but I keep doing it anyway… I just want to do it. Maybe that’s what they called love… or addiction. ---
**Author:** ![Jgarcia05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Jgarcia05](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jgarcia05)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/16 "2014-09-03T19:49:21Z")
It’s fun, it takes stress away, and overall, it’s just a really cool hobby that I enjoy doing! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Steven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/steven/32/1502_2.png) [@Steven](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Steven)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/17 "2014-09-03T20:55:31Z")
Reasons. As I progress in yoyoing the reason I throw slowly changes, but my top reason is to have fun. ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/18 "2014-09-03T21:27:44Z")
> [@rizki\_yoist](#): > > To be honest I don’t know why exactly I yoyo. There are times when it’s actually not fun but I keep doing it anyway… I just want to do it. > Maybe that’s what they called love… or addiction. The sOMEThING Addiction. ---
**Author:** ![FullthrottleFRS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fullthrottlefrs/32/1551_2.png) [@FullthrottleFRS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FullthrottleFRS)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/19 "2014-09-04T00:05:50Z")
> [@Sergio](#): > > The sOMEThING Addiction. Or SPYY Addiction. ---
**Author:** ![TurboChicken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/turbochicken/32/1311_2.png) [@TurboChicken](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TurboChicken)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157/20 "2014-09-04T04:51:26Z")
It’s just part of my daily routine more habit than anything else now. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-do-you-throw/69157.md?page=2)