The definition doesn’t change for yoyoing, lol. A professional is a person whose income and livelihood comes from yoyos. Examples would be Dave Schulte, the Higby family… Not sure if Steve Brown still counts, 'cause I don’t know exactly how active he is these days, but he was at one time.
People throw the word professional around a lot on these forums, being sponsored does not make you a professional yoyo player.
Well when someone thinks of a pro yoyoer, they think of someone who is sponsored.
And also everyone on the forum who is sponsored has “professional” under there user name.
(except Samad because his is relatively new.)
I’m sorry but your pretty wrong iAvery220 because Q is sponserd by DTI and he never competed in a contest. But usally when you think of a pro you think of someone who is sponserd or is well known in the yoyo community. Just telling what I think so don’t be snappy at my 2cents
I wouldn’t necesarrily say that it has to be your LIVING, but it would have to be considered a source of income, IMO. I don’t consider to many people to be pros, not even Tyler Severnce or Jensen Kimmit, but that’s just me I guess.
And at Skillz, your example will be rendered useless in 3 weeks when I compete (And fail) at MWR. How’s you know I was sponsered anyway?
Why don’t we all save a lot of time and wrong answers by just listening to the first post, which is correct, lol.
If you aren’t on the same level or have a similar PROFESSION as the three people mentioned in my first post you are not a professional yoyo player.
Well, think about it. What would qualify Jensen as a professional? Nothing. He’s just a gnarly player. Yoyo is a hobby for him, a hobby he happens to excel at. I’m sure he’s got a day-job elsewhere, hunting moose or something. Yoyos and other skill toys are the Higby family’s job.