I was just watching a TED talk about Yo-yoing and was reminded of you. How is it going? You still yo-yoing? I did end up buying one and it's a lot of fun. Hope all is well, check out that link, I think you'd enjoy it.
I haven't been around for a long time so I'm just now noticing this response but I am still yoyoing now! I just competed at Pennsylvania States a couple weeks ago! I've been in college and doing all sorts of things and haven't been on hubski for a long time but I definitely am going to return now. Also I saw that documentary when it came out and it was indeed interesting.
Dude, welcome back, it's been a while. So, I haven't picked up that yo-yo I bought in a good long while, but it's time that I did. My daughter recently turned 4 years old and while that is probably still too young to yo-yo, she would definitely think her dad was even more magical (she think's I'm a Jedi) if I were to show her some tricks on the yo-yo. I forget, what are you studying in school again? Maybe I never knew. Anyways, I hope it's going well. Good luck with Pensylvania States competition. How'd it go? That video is bad-ass!! Nice choreography, tight moves that seem very detailed. I'm no expert, but that seemed like it could be #1. Was it?
I sure thought my dad was a jedi when I was younger. That means you're doing it right! If you need help yoyoing then Youtube is the place to go. There is a wonderful wealth of tutorials. I am currently studying physics at Otterbein and then I will transfer to Case Western to double major in mechanical and aerospace engineering. Its a joint 5 year program. I was really proud of my prelim routine but my final routine was not the best. I ended up falling asleep briefly at the contest because we had to wake up at 4a.m. to make it to the contest. I woke up right before I went on stage so I was little out of it for my final. Overall though I was proud of how I did at the contest. I ended up placing 11th out of 36 overall.
Cool video.
When I was into skateboarding and rollerblading, I liked to watch the X-Games pros go at it. I had some background, so I knew how difficult it was to pull some of those tricks, especially the less overt ones, and this made the experience more enjoyable for me. For instance, check this exquisite performance by Bob Burnquist at the 2001 X-Games. http://youtu.be/3BqjGTDfuaw Now, you may not notice it, but that guy is secretly making love to that ramp.