OK, I admit it. I am a kid at heart. I sell kites for a living, I collect hot wheels and matchbox cars, and I love yo-yo's.
Now most adult have no experience in this field, and it may be something that we learn as children, then forget as time passes and adult life takes hold.
The simple rule is this.
Never play yo-yo with a cat.
The cat is infinitely better suited to playing this game than you are.
for one, his role in the event is simple. All he has to do it hit the descending or stationary yo-yo and he wins.
You have the difficult part, that being the control of the yo.
If the cat scores a hit, which he is apt to do, the yo will spin out of control and the cat will look up at you with a look of glee on his whiskered face.
Now it is against the rules to bean the cat with said yo, as this will possibly escalate the game into a physical combat match that you, as a human, are also ill-suited for.
Now I have tried many variety of models of yo-yo's, and found that the cat has no preference for shape. He is able to tag the yo almost every time. I have requested a judges call on some of them since I think his latest tactic is to attack the string, but so far my cries have gone unanswered.
I know he is cheating.
Bu that's what I get for tempting fate.
Now if I just could get my dog to understand the concept of the "bee" part of "Frisbee", which is to catch and return the flying disk to me, rather than stand over it and wait for me to come retrieve it, I am all set.