I am 64 years young and haven’t touched a yoyo in more the 4 decades. Why I got interested in yoyo’s? I seen my grandson, age 9, attempt to work his Dad’s wooden relic. As I watch him struggle, a thought came to mind. Perhaps he and I could do (yoyo) this together as a team. I went web surfing and OH MY GOSH. I was hooked. I’ve purchased a few yoyos and learning some of the basic stuff that’s available on this web-site, fantastic site by-the-way. I’m positive when I show off after Christmas dinner, he’ll be hooked to… then we’re off n’throwin down. My wife thinks I’ve reverted back to my childhood and, well, she’s right and I love it. (I caught her trying to work my yoyo when she assumed I wasn’t around :0), A camera is never available when you need one!!!
So far I’ve learned a lot from all you young whippersnappers, and thanks
Larry.
Hey,
My name is Max, and ive been yoyoing for about 3 years. I’m known in my area as the “yoyojesus”. Ive gotton a lot of great comments about my yoyoing, because i made a performance in front of 1,500-2,000 people. Ive also competed in MA states 08 but did extremely poorly( www.youtube.com/idaman3 ). My favorite trick would have to be one of my creations that can be seen in a couple of videos at www.youtube.com/spinnerdude. It contains three slack swings,and ends in a robotic entry to a reverse green triangle. I found out about yoyoexpert through my research in good websites I was trying to recomend or the seven people I teach.
Sup, My name is Robert and I’m from Wister Oklahoma. My favorite yo that I would say is the Yoyojam Dark Magic by André Boulay. I’ve been yoing since April 2008 so about 6 months. My favorite trick I would say is probably leg rap trap and thumb grind. I started back when I was 9 for a wile and just learned the basics, than I quit. A few years later I went on a school trip to a historic site. While I was there I bought a basic wood yoyo that wouldn’t even sleep. so I showed my friends some loops and hops and they where just amazed! So i taught them some tricks and how to yoyo and that’s when I realized “I want to try this out again”. I have a DM, Big yo2, custom yo Axl, 2 Duncan imperials, Duncan butterfly, Duncan mosquito, And a glow-in-the-dark yo i got out of a vending machine. I’m am currently trying to get 2 Sunset trajectories. Some day I hope to be as great as André. Later.
Greetings all,
28yr old male. Doctor of Chiropractic father of three got into yo-yoing when a patient of mine gave me a Duncan Dragon Fly i was hooked i now play a YYJ Speeder and and anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Kickside and new strings and lube Maybe a DarkMagic or Lyn Fury in the near future
I can’t tell you why i’m so hooked, but i am drives my wife crazy, but my five and three years old love it when we get out their Mosquitoes and play.
anywho found this through expertvillage and look forward to continuing the quest to YOYO BLISS!!
lrm
My name is John Little…I was playing yo-yo ages ago when the hottest thing going was a good Duncan Butterfly. ??? WOW! How old is that!?! don’t ask
Found this site when Expert Village decided to make yoyoexpert (or however that happened)…absolutely lovin’ it.
Well, I purchased a Speed Beetle from Wally World followed shortly by a Mosquito. Bought all 4 of my kids a yo-yo and we got busy. We all learned some tricks and had some fun. Now here we are 6 months later. My oldest step-son still plays and I’m an addict. I start playing at 5:30 when I get up to go to work and I don’t quit till I go to be at night. There’s always another trick to learn.
lmatthis, I feel your pain…my wife has threatened to hang me with my own yo-yo :o…she’ll get over it I hope.
Current yo-yos: Lyn Fury, Dark Magic and a Mini Mo-Trix Tu.
I just got the Mo-Tu, but I still love my DM…it’s very modified, silicone mod, homemade KK bearing and it rocks!
BIG thanks go to Andre for taking the time to make all those wonderful videos for us to learn from.
Favorite Player: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Johnnie DelValle, Andre Boulay
Playing Style: 1A,2A (learning soon),4A,5A
What motivate/keeps me yoyoing: I’ve promised to become a WORLD CHAMPION to a girl that is special to me…and i’m serious of that,i’m gonna make my promise come true.
Hindrance in yoyoing: money to buy yoyos.
Factors that drove me deeper in yoyoing: being a WORLD CHAMPION.
Hi everybody! I am George and I am from Greece.It’s a little strange how I am in yoyoing the last 4 months…It was June and I went with two friends to a big shop,in order to buy a boat for the sea…Because there were too much people there and I wanted to go for swimming I decided to leave and go an another time for the boat.Then I saw some yoyos…I had a yoyo in the past, with the Sprite logo(!) so I grabed 2 of them, just to throw them for fun.What yoyos? The brand is YOTECH and the model PHOENIX.You can imagine my surprise when I throw it for the first time and it didn’t come back! I first thought that was broken!! I went back to the shop and I bought 6-7 (same categorie) yoyos…all broken( ;D).Then I looked on internet and I accidently found YYJ.I asked Andre about which model for a beginer etc. Thanks to Andre, his advices and his videos, today I am trying to introduce yoyoing to all Greek people!!!it’s difficult but…hey…I am yoyoing!!!
About tricks…I am in advanced level tricks.The hardest until some days before it was Boingy Boing! I was trying to do it with a YYF Velocity, but I manage to do it with YYJ Hitman Hybrid.I also like looping.I am looking forward to throw two Sunset Trajectory NXG.At the time I am learning looping with my “bad” left hand.Before try yoyoing with my left, I thought that the only thing that I could do with it, was to make signal to a bus to stop ;D
Andre told me for this forum (thanks again) and my moto is: Keep Spinning!
P.S Doesn’t everybody understands very well English.So it is great that below videos in Expertvilage there is a text.
I love the yoyo community and everything about yoyoing. I like to make up my own tricks, and teach them to other people, as well as those standard tricks that we all know and love.
Currently I’m using a Throw Down Luchador, YYF 888, CLYW BvM, YYJ Dark Magic, and SPYY RSL as my main players. Hope I can have lots of good discussions with you guys.
Hi. Some of you prolly already know me. If not…well…i’m awesome.
I’ve been yoing for 2 years and learn extremely fast, and love to help those in need.
I also give plenty of analysis on tricks and routines, so if you need advice in that column, hit me up.
I play everything excpet 3A and 5A, 5A just because I suck at it. Whats Ironic is that I run a store with Steve Brown and i still refuse to get good at 5a…heh.
Hi everyone! My name is Connor. I Collect YoYos and learn tricks along the way. I love messing about with my yoyos. Im JUST getting into intermediate tricks and JUST leaving beginner tricks. I will soon be starting with string tricks then looping tricks while learning picture tricks here and there. Id love to befriend others like me who love yoyos and feel free to e-mail me at kisame60@yahoo.com
I guess thats about it. Thanks, glad to be here, Connor.
Name: Michael Kull
b-day: February 1993
Country: USA
started: early '07
division: 1a, 4A
Favorite Yo: Mary and Blood Lily
Favorite player: i dont know, probably JD and little takeshi.
Moto: … none
My name is Kaan. I’m 28 years old. I’m from Turkey. I started yoyoing 5 years ago but for the last 4 years I haven’t been yoyoing. But just a few weeks ago I restarted yoyoing. When I first started 6 years ago maybe I was the only one in Turkey But now, it’s different. I met a few people who are really skillful at yoyoing. I’m glad to be able to see awesome players around me.
I’ve ordered a few new yoyos. I have a few favourite yoyos. One of them is YoyoJam X-ConVict. I really like it very much. I ordered YoyoFactory 888 and G5 Black Anodized Edition. They’re not arrived yet but I could have the chance to play with G5 of the guys’ I met in Turkey. I’m sure I’ll definitely like mine too.
Anyway, I liked this site very much. It’s just the best yoyo trainer site ever. Best videos and nothing else to say. It’s best
I found this place from a turkish yoyoing board site.
Hey, all. I’m Tom. I threw a little as a kid, but back then you were talking fixed axles. Back in the mid-90’s, my oldest son got into yoing a little, and I bought a couple to play along with him. Neither of us stuck with it for long. A few weeks ago, I started again, and I’m pretty serious about it this time. I guess you could say I’ve been a beginner for about 40 years. I’ve been sort of collecting $10 to $20 dollar yoyos, so when I get ready to move up, I’ll know just what size/shape/weight/response system I want. So far my favorites are the Cherry Bomb, the Kickside, and the Flying Squirrel.
I’m Hunter, I’ve been on this forum for about a week now. I love Yoyojam and Yoyofactory, and I love yoyoing. I live in New Hampshire in the US, and I think it’s great that there are already so many international members here, and I look forward to giving advice to those who are just starting out. Some of my favorite yoyo players are Mikhail Tulabut, Andre Boulay, and Eric Koloski for 1A, and for 5A they are Tyler Severance, Takeshi Matsuura, and JonRob. However there are many more that I can’t think of at the moment.
I’m Wilba, I have been yoyoing for about 7 months, and my collection include a DM, kickside, 2 raiders, and not much else. I like 1A, 2A, 4A and my favorite: 5A. My fave brand is yoyojam, and I am hoping to be a part of team yoyojam some day. I am currently an advanced/intermidiate player (sort of in the middle) I am 11 years old from the Isle of Wight, UK. My hero and idol is Steve Brown.
How are all of you, im new to this forum (obviously). Im 19, and i started yoing around 5th grade. I fell out of it due to high school sports, girls, and the other properties of puberty. I was cleaning my basement out and found all of my old yoyo’s, none of which had strings. After I sat and bragged about tricks I once was able to do, I called around my area to find out who carried yoyos still ( Fun FX sold yomega yoyos when i started and thats where i got them) and Walmart carried Mosquitos. I went and bought one about 2 months ago and havent stopped. I bought a Viper, not liking it as much as my playmaxx bumblebee (1A player) and started looking online at related topics. I was looking to learn tricks and saw Andre B. on most of them. I eventually found the source of the videos and that led me here. Ive recently purchased a hitman, after reading great reviews everywhere, and since then my skill has increased noticeably.
Just a little backround on myself and the sport.
Current Yo’s:
Playmaxx Bumblebee
Henry’s Viper
YoyoJam Hitman
Assorted Yomega’s and Duncans.
Im hoping this forum is pretty active. and its great to find out that im not the only one who still knows how to spin.
theres alot more people who do yoyos thsn you canthink, since 200, there have been more and more hi-tech yoyos released, some of which can go to over $100 (
Name: Mitchell James Purdy (You can call me Mitchell or Mitch)
Age: 13
Current YoYo: Aquarius (I just ordered 2 Sunset Trajectories for looping, 2 Kickstarts for 3A, Big Ben, and Super Spin FaKtor)
Styles of Play: 1A, 3A, 4A, and 5A (I’m still learning 2A)
Favorite YoYoers: Andre Boulay and Grant Johnson
I AM 12 YEAR OLD BOY FROM INDIA I LIKE YOYOING FOR 1 YEAR .MY FAVOURITE YOYO IS auldeys speedy wind wheel.about yoyoexpert there is a lot to say it gives us tips videos.east or west yoyoexpert is the best