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Author Topic: The secret to winning a yoyo contest in the modern day and age  (Read 3108 times)
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« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2011, 11:51:11 PM »

Now for the truth.

Be better than everyone else. That's it.
Nope
That's because josh DEFINITELY know EVERYTHING! He's a world champ in a land no one can really understand, his mind. He's just giving us great advice.

You know what I'd honestly like to see from Jayyo:
I've been watching his contest videos, and yes, he's good, but he's not great, at least that's what his scores say. I think this is because he's refusing to focus on any ONE style. On one hand, I truly applaud this decision. What he's subliminally saying is that "yes, I'm good". I don't see too many people trying to do what he does the way he's trying to do it. I also thing Jayyo has certainly paid his dues and I'd like to see him actually walk away doing better, but that means focusing on maybe one style and routine and just practice to sterile perfection. I'd like to see Jayyo take home a real major award before his time passes. Even better, I'd like to see him take some major awards in every style.

Of course, that would most likely inflate his ego into out of control proportions, but hey, there's a risk with everything. But I'm sure if he were to choose to focus on a style per year, he's gonna be a real threat to the top level competitors.
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2011, 10:08:02 PM »

Your threads make me laugh lol.
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« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2011, 10:24:45 PM »

Its not about winning , its about the thrill of competeing and the smiles you put on tohers faces when preforming  Grin
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« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2011, 10:38:16 PM »

Once you stop caring about who wins, yoyoing makes a lot more sense.
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« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2011, 10:55:16 PM »

Its not about winning , its about the thrill of competeing and the smiles you put on tohers faces when preforming  Grin

Real yoyoers know that its all about the cash money, cash money, raining from the sky.
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« Reply #20 on: December 15, 2011, 10:59:13 PM »

Its not about winning , its about the thrill of competeing and the smiles you put on tohers faces when preforming  Grin

Real yoyoers know that its all about the cash money, cash money, raining from the sky.

What's that?

Get money, get paid?

Hokay.

(Hope someone gets that reference, lol)
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« Reply #21 on: December 16, 2011, 12:17:36 AM »

Now now, everybody knows that it's all about winning worlds, cause then there are about 33 losers, which you get to rub in the glory you just earned for nine months in all of their faces...Second place is still first loser, sorry...And ninth place is eighth loser...Poor Jensen...lol.
But seriously, I think it takes skill to still win it, not just "Swag" (I'll scrape my tongue off later).  I mean, look at Jens-oh wait, never mind. lol
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« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2011, 11:07:51 AM »

All about that swag.
And groupies.
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« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2011, 12:27:26 PM »

Now for the truth.

Be better than everyone else. That's it.
Nope
That's because josh DEFINITELY know EVERYTHING! He's a world champ in a land no one can really understand, his mind. He's just giving us great advice.

You know what I'd honestly like to see from Jayyo:
I've been watching his contest videos, and yes, he's good, but he's not great, at least that's what his scores say. I think this is because he's refusing to focus on any ONE style. On one hand, I truly applaud this decision. What he's subliminally saying is that "yes, I'm good". I don't see too many people trying to do what he does the way he's trying to do it. I also thing Jayyo has certainly paid his dues and I'd like to see him actually walk away doing better, but that means focusing on maybe one style and routine and just practice to sterile perfection. I'd like to see Jayyo take home a real major award before his time passes. Even better, I'd like to see him take some major awards in every style.

Of course, that would most likely inflate his ego into out of control proportions, but hey, there's a risk with everything. But I'm sure if he were to choose to focus on a style per year, he's gonna be a real threat to the top level competitors.

He took seventh at Worlds and fifth at Nats, I'd say that's pretty darn good...

As for his ego... Outside of the forums, he's nothing like this, it's virtually non-existant...
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« Reply #24 on: December 16, 2011, 12:47:04 PM »

*Sigh* People, stop overreacting to Josh. Josh, stop trolling. END.


(I must say, that seems to be the recipe though :p)
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« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2011, 03:17:29 PM »

The secret to winning a yo-yo contest: don't try. and have fun out there. That way, you won what could possibly be the best day of your life.
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« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2011, 04:52:53 PM »

The secret to winning a yo-yo contest: don't try. and have fun out there. That way, you won what could possibly be the best day of your life.
You are awesome.
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« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2011, 05:01:24 PM »

Carl: I don't see any of this as trolling. This thread is valid, and seems in no way meant to incite argument.

ccn411: Saying you don't have to try in order to win is beyond silly. Winning and fun is different. I prefer the pursuit of fun over winning any day, though.
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« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2011, 05:04:54 PM »

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Now for the truth.

This isn't the music industry, where talent isn't even necessary anymore. Just auto-tune and move on.


That's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard in my entire life.

This is your friendly, neighborhood graduate music major, signing out...
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« Reply #29 on: December 16, 2011, 06:03:28 PM »

Can't auto-tune a trick.
Debatable.
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