Almost scrolled right past this. You are a hero.
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A little off topic, but I regards to making new yoyoers, Iâve been teaching a 9yo how to throw lately. I gave him a fixed axle completely responsive, and he seems like heâs interested, but doesnât stick with it very well. Do yâall think that a tug response/ semi responsive yoyo might be a better option? What are yalls thoughts?
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Fixed axles are easily responsive, but not the best sleep time for learning. Something like a YYF Spinstar might be a better choice for beginners. Easily tug responsive, but offers longer keep time which is a big help in learning tricks.
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So the throw he has doesnât sleep at all. I was thinking it would be good for him to learn how to get the yoyo to go up and down consistently. Thus far he hasnât. Would a yoyo that sleeps help with that?
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I love the duncan pulse for teaching kids if they actually want to own their own because it LIGHTS UP. The kids I know (ages like, 6-8) can call get it to sleep pretty well, walk the dog, accidental hop the fences, but have a little trouble actually catching it when it comes back up. The spinstar will be better for string tricks later, but for now they really love their super shiny LED yoyos.
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Is this only for people staring a club or also for existing clubs?
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This can definitely be for existing clubs too. Two components - a grant portion for actual yoyos, etc. And then we will have an open club program for âanyoneâ even if you donât want to go through a grant process or do not need it, or if someone isnât awarded one for whatever reason (more details to come soon). Itâs exciting! 
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I think the yyf whip is the best choice for how well it plays for price only $6 its my favorite plastic beginner yoyo out there
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Hmmmmmmm⊠The best Yoyo for beginners is simply an Edge Beyond because reasons
Random friend: Dude this yoyo is broken it canât go back up
I might just make that a meme
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Iâve tried a whip and I didnât like it, itâs not exactly responsive, it takes a really hard tug to get it back to your hand, I donât think itâs good for beginners.
Maybe it was just the one I triedâŠidk
The new beginner plastics YYF is bringing out look better.
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I agree with you there. The whip isnt really 100% new thrower friendly. I got my baby sister (8) a whip and a butterfly XT. She kept getting tangled up with the whip, but could get a decent sleeper on the XT.
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Hey fam! My compadre just visited YYF and Hans gave him a few Oneâs for us to get a club started! Howâs the grant program looking? Would be super nice to have the cards to get our first members going.
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Yeah - we actually have level one cards ready to go with lanyards (and I should have the rest of Level 2, 3, and 4 cards in hand within next few weeks)! Iâll send you a PM tomorrow!
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Very cool @adamantiumpops! Will this be like a general club, or will you be doing a program where youâre planning on teaching a bunch of younger kids or something similar?
I still canât decide if I want to jump into a program where I try to help some kids out. The more I think on it, the more difficult it seems like itâd be haha!
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I love this Idea honestly. When I started with my kids I used the YoyoExpert card with the tricklist. Heck I also webt back through a while back to make sure I wasnât missing anything. I would definetely be willing to help somehow. We donât have alot in Eastern MA and the group we have does not get together often. Itâs not exactly geared towards kids either. I might need to come over and spend some days with you guys at the school to try and mimic it etc. I donât know how to put it together but would like to.
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Yeah - Iâm working on a lot of the foundational aspects of things so that ideally anyone can feel confident walking into the situation. Everyone knows what a yoyo is - so its interesting in the sense that most people know that you throw it and it spins, etc. But the learning curve on just getting a good âsleeperâ and back to your hand (nevertheless properly winding up) can make or break it! Once you get someone past the sleeper they are generally sold. So Iâm working on what I found works best for that (and then how to keep people both excited and motivated).
To be honest - the best yoyo teachers are not always the best yoyo players. Haha.
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Nice!
The other guy teaches at a grade school in town, and we would like to kind of do both teach and hang out. Then ideally teach the older ones to teach the younger ones. Patience is key!
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OK Fam I am finding myself having to convince the location that these arenât just Pro-Yoâs and Butterflies. Does anyone have a video that introduces modern throwing in like⊠10 minutes or less?
Edit: used this - The Modern Yo-Yo | YOYO INFO BASE by â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â - Hope it doesnât get flagged as another retail site 
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@AndreBoulay Iâm really glad there is a club grant program and understand how the initial contribution was made. Is there is a plan to sustain the program once people begin applying and receiving grants?
Iâd hate to see the program disappear.
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This is so very, very true, and not just with yoyos! The ability to do a thing well and the ability to teach that thing well are completely orthogonal skill sets!
Worse still, by the time someone is really good, they most likely donât remember what it was like to be a beginner and canât âregressâ themselves enough to think of which details to provide (so many things seem obvious or self-evident to an expert, but arenât obvious or self-evident to a beginner).
I remember when I was first trying to learn to (backspin) bind from a side undermount, and I didnât realize that I needed to rotate my throwing hand before catching it, and couldnât figure out why I was having so much trouble (with the catch). Turning the throwing hand at the wrist seems so obvious once you realize you need to do it, but not so obvious initially. And nobody thinks to mention it in tutorials because, well, itâs so dang obviousâŠright?
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