# Why you should wear a holster when possible

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [December 28, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747 "2018-12-28T20:54:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/22 "2018-12-29T13:56:05Z")

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They also like it when men wear a beanie with a propeller on top. Joking aside - I always have a yoyo in a holder in my left pocket. Sometimes it’s visible.

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**Author:** ![Marm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marm/32/46204_2.png) [@Marm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marm)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/23 "2018-12-29T17:53:37Z")

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Hmmmmm I must be doing it wrong…

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**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/24 "2018-12-29T20:31:09Z")

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honestly the only time I really wear a yoyo holder I when I’m at a yoyo contest. Otherwise IT just messes with the belt loops on my pants and has them wear out quicker. However I do attach one to my backpack for quick yoyo access though so I guess it just depends.

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**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/25 "2018-12-29T20:48:05Z")

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I can honestly say that I don’t ever need access to a yoyo any faster than the time it takes to remove one from a drawstring pouch carried in my pocket or messenger bag. I doubt anyone else—who isn’t in the middle of a contest performance—does either.

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**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/26 "2018-12-29T23:13:28Z")

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Took your advice today and hit the slopes with yoyos hanging from my belt and slingshots in my back pockets. The yoyos unwound, hanging from my belt, forming a sort of an odd hula skirt. People kept pulling the slingshot and snapping my backside. I think it did make quite the impression, but now my yoyos are cold and my bottom hurts. Oh well the things we do for love.

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**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/28 "2018-12-30T00:47:34Z")

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It’s about having ONE slingshot in a back pocket. Two is overkill and nerdy.

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**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/29 "2018-12-30T01:10:37Z")

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Oh,Oops 🤓

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/30 "2018-12-30T02:03:20Z")

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Yoyo BANDOLIERS!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/7/3/b73fc21a534eb032a6beb05145f1149d64b4369a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/31 "2018-12-30T02:13:30Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/5/f/b5f9222b5dbe71ba818c9f777880995eea5ed193.jpeg)  
What yoyo is he using, and more importantly, what string?  
Copyright 1998 The Yonomicon by Mark McBride

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**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/32 "2018-12-30T02:17:03Z")

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The longer I stare at this the more I see

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**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/33 "2018-12-30T02:21:56Z")

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Nothing bad, I hope. I think that may be a crocodile in the water…

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**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/34 "2018-12-30T02:44:03Z")

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What is she holding? What _is_ that?

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**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/35 "2018-12-30T02:53:00Z")

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The book! The Y is for Yonomicon!! See the pages flying out?

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**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-should-wear-a-holster-when-possible/296747/36 "2018-12-30T05:06:36Z")

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10/10 would wear a yoyo version of this daily.

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