Here’s my entry:
For me, yo-yoing has been a passion that started 8 months before I got my first real yoyo (the Wide Sport) and it is a passion that continues to this day. Today, I stop people all around to watch me just fooling around with it in school. Many say, “Oh my gosh that’s so sick! How do you do that?” or “Hey, you mind if I try it?” and it’s the last comment that really inspires me to share my passion of yo-yoing to other people.
If someone asks to try it, I stop what I’m doing and hand him or her the yoyo, explaining to them how to properly hold and throw the yoyo. Although this is entertaining for the person learning, it still frustrates them that they are unable to simply pull the yoyo back to their hand (as the Wide Sport is very unresponsive). However, some people will have a knack for throwing and I’ll then be able to show them how to bind, most of the time successfully (give or take that their form may need a bit of work, but that’s what learning is all about isn’t it?).
If I were to have the Dark Magic, it would enable me to finally be able to properly teach people how to begin to yoyo. With an adjustable gap the Dark Magic would be responsive for the beginners, allowing many to simply pull the yoyo back to their hand, getting a feel for the new experience, as well as unresponsive for those that have progressed and wish to learn more. I’ve had one or two people actually ask me if I could teach them how to yoyo some time.
With the Dark Magic, I would be able to properly introduce these individuals into the world of yo-yoing. This could then progress to a point where, in the future, if I am able to interest enough people, we could in fact start our own yo-yoing club. The Dark Magic would become the “gold medal” of achievement for those within the club. When a player reached a certain level of skill, they would be awarded the Dark Magic to do the same thing that I will do, share their passion and help others to enter our world of yo-yoing.
I promise to pass this yo-yo on to another player so that they might teach others as I have taught him/her. I will ensure that the next selected person is just as committed to bringing the joy of yo-yoing to others as I am, and that they make this same promise to me before I pass it on.