"Tech"

That’s the impression I got as well.

I thought “Tech” was a harder trick with lots of string hits to take advantage of the current scoring system.

People have different definitions of the word apparently. I agree with you on the definition tho

I believe that there are two kinds of tech. But before I get into that, I would like to clarify that every trick has tech. Whether the level of tech is high, or the level of tech is low, everything has Tech. Some tricks are just more highly built around tech than others. The high tech would be stuff like Ghormley, and the low tech would be stuff like rock the baby. Everything in-between has varying amounts of tech based on the intricacy of the tricks you do.

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I agree. Every trick has tech whether it be low or high.

I’ve seen score sheets and see performances, but I’ve never competed so can someone clarify what “string hits” means.

Tech is a lot of elements in a trick or combo that requires a lot of accuracy to land while still being presentable and fluid.

I have no idea what people think is tech. Lots of people say my style of yoyoing has lots of tech, but it’s all fairly simple tricks that are just cleanly done.

Mikhail

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^ and on that note…

“String hits” means how many times the yoyo hits the string. Many people think “more string hits=more points” but it’s usually not the case of how yoyo combos are judged.

You’ve just described what yoyoing is.

In the great words of Steve Brown…

“String Origami”.

~Z

i m all about bangers

I like tevh

What are “bangers”? I watched the Brandon Vu video, but still didn’t get it :smiley:

Basically, when you’re watching a freestyle and the person on stage does a move that makes the crowd go crazy, or if you hear some kid shout “WHAAAT?!” when he does it, then it’s probably a banger.

Most standard freestyle tricks/combos are impressive but since it’s just a sequence of moves it doesn’t elicit an immediate “wow” response. When someone does a move that truly stands out as impressive and makes you go “WHAAAT?!”, then that’s a banger.

Watch a freestyle and listen to the crowd. They’ll show you where the bangers are. :smiley:

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It’s a trick that makes you pee yourself.

Oh I get it…like if someone does a trick and hides the toilet on you?..you pee yourself?

Fortunately, there are NO tricks that will make me pee myself

Paul Kerbel’s 2014 EYYC Open division freestyle has some cool bangers.