Interview+with+Dazzling+Dave

 Q1. What do YOU yourself do to start making a yo-yo trick? A. as I am doing “normal” tricks, do it slightly slower....or faster, to change what I normally do. That will often lead to a mistake of some type, but that mistake may be the start of a new trick.  Q2. How would you teach a beginner to make tricks? Teaching a beginner to MAKE UP tricks is very difficult. Their skill level is at such a basic level that they often cannot make up something new. The funny part is, they often think they HAVE made up a trick, but they are just doing a trick that people have done for over 50 years! (rock the baby is the most often “made up” trick from a beginner) Q3.What is your opinion on the history of the yo-yo or where do you think it originated from? The history of the yo-yo is pretty unique. It has been around in some form or another since 500 b.c. But the modern yo-yo, that can sleep and do tricks, I attribute to Pedro Flores. He brought it to the US in the 1920’s. Donald Duncan saw him doing tricks in the late 20’s, and bought the patent and toy from him. Duncan made the toy famous across the USA, and through other manufactures, really the world!
 * I will use a yo-yo I do not normally use. Something either very high tech, or very low tech, to just change the way I play.
 * I will watch some other players doing freestyles etc, and then try to copy them. Since I am not always able to see what they are doing, when I copy them I may come up with something new.
 * another way is to play with other people, and just brainstorm different techniques.