Australian National Yo-Yo Championships 2008
Clicking with the clickers and sitting on the table ticking the tricks off the chart. Judge this, all official and one of three. Everybody else on the throw down save for one. So out of it, so out of it all. Out from the blue in a pinch and just in case, shadows on the side learning the styles and counts of taking over a spot next year.
The Australian National Yo-Yo Championships for 2008. Year three in Sydney. Nothing out of 2007 with this the appearing follow up on 2006. No loopy action this year. Strings and plenty of it.
Warm day for SCEGGS Darlinghurst to hold their gym open with the jugglers convention on the other side of the divider. Australia Day and the temperature under full arms of a heavy jumper makes with the sweat. Stands filling up with the moving yo-yoers checking each other's style and tricks.
Taking the time to read up on the tricks list, the mind scrambles desperately to find out what a kamikaze or a lindy loop look like. Swimming in name only and not nearly enough under the belt of spinning tricks or displays on the string. Or even off the string.
Better sounds for the stage for the stage sounds with whoops and cheers of the crowd every block of a two minute performance. Stunning show, abysmal handling of the audio tracks. Boss beats with slick moves along the sticky sweat as humidity takes out many in their smooth stride.
Knowing is half the scoring and knowing when to click with the bad hand over the good hand is keeping score. Under the table and away from the scrutiny until the end is done. Done for the day and the winner steps up to claim their booty. One late comer happens to be the looper of the lot. Just out of the nick of time. By a few, compulsories hours back.
One judge takes the sunny walk back to the city main in the afternoon. Blending back into the nothingness of the day.
Soon Van
Monday, 28 January 2008 - 15:35
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