# General Yo-Yo **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=30 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 31 --- ## [Unexplored Hybrid Designs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unexplored-hybrid-designs/422482)
**Author:** [@SlacKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlacKing)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unexplored-hybrid-designs/422482 "2025-04-06T02:10:00Z")
Has there ever been a brass and plastic hybrid (brastic for short)? Once upon a time, I would have thought this was too much weight for plastic to handle, but modern plastic throws are super durable, and some extremely c… --- ## [Ordered 2 mystery boxes \[sorry from a different site\], what do you think?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ordered-2-mystery-boxes-sorry-from-a-different-site-what-do-you-think/421404)
**Author:** [@Kairobluu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kairobluu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ordered-2-mystery-boxes-sorry-from-a-different-site-what-do-you-think/421404 "2025-04-05T14:31:42Z")
I hope I’ll get something good lol, I really really hope one yoyo would be iq but chances are very small sooo I bought 2 “Anything goes! Elite” On website it shows that for 55$ I will get yoyo at least 70$ worth --- ## [Basic Throwing Questions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/basic-throwing-questions/421971)
**Author:** [@Kirk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kirk)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/basic-throwing-questions/421971 "2025-04-04T18:10:27Z")
Hi. Still new here and to throwing. Thanks for the replies from my last post. I am just learning between responsive and non responsive, never knew. Bought a shooting start and it was non responsive. Changed the bearing … --- ## [What pay it forward should happen next?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-pay-it-forward-should-happen-next/422297)
**Author:** [@yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojoe)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-pay-it-forward-should-happen-next/422297 "2025-04-04T13:13:47Z")
I was thinking about starting a pay it forward so wanted to ask the community. --- ## [Life isnt fair, neither are displays](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/life-isnt-fair-neither-are-displays/422267)
**Author:** [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/life-isnt-fair-neither-are-displays/422267 "2025-04-03T23:52:20Z")
holy heck i hate yoyo displays. i like when things are complete, even, and preferably symmetrical. even and symmetrical are out the window up front. that leaves me with complete. if i make the display able to hold exactl… --- ## [A trip down memory lane…](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-trip-down-memory-lane/422186)
**Author:** [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-trip-down-memory-lane/422186 "2025-04-01T08:23:39Z")
Man it was fun pulling this stuff out. I used to be a bit ocd I guess. :slight\_smile: Edit - (And I should probably clean my iPad eh?) --- ## [Watch PNWR live?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/watch-pnwr-live/421876)
**Author:** [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/watch-pnwr-live/421876 "2025-03-31T16:15:04Z")
Anyone know if there’s an option to watch it live? Checked on the site, maybe I missed it but didn’t find anything conclusive. --- ## [Spreading the Joy of Yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spreading-the-joy-of-yo/422130)
**Author:** [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spreading-the-joy-of-yo/422130 "2025-03-31T14:49:04Z")
So this weekend I had some family/ in-laws visiting from Canada (brave, right?!) to introduce their infant to my MiL while she is still with us. We had a great time, visiting other local family as well. Yesterday we had … --- ## [Is Spencer Berry active on here?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-spencer-berry-active-on-here/422035)
**Author:** [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-spencer-berry-active-on-here/422035 "2025-03-31T01:48:41Z")
Or, if not, anyone who knows him? In an effort to get him to try the Weasel at PNWR he temporarily gave me his Bandai Hyper Accelwing yoyo and i never gave it back to him. I tried pinging him on IG but he didn’t seem ver… --- ## [Some yo-yo history that’s new to me](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some-yo-yo-history-that-s-new-to-me/422031)
**Author:** [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some-yo-yo-history-that-s-new-to-me/422031 "2025-03-30T16:05:29Z")
Duncan has had that Ohio connection for some time, but I had never seen the Cincinnati connection. --- ## [Will there be a livestream for PNWR?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-there-be-a-livestream-for-pnwr/421972)
**Author:** [@Des](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Des)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-there-be-a-livestream-for-pnwr/421972 "2025-03-29T16:47:09Z")
If there is can somebody please put the link here? --- ## [YYJ Carrying Case?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-carrying-case/421824)
**Author:** [@Sleepythrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleepythrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-carrying-case/421824 "2025-03-29T14:59:52Z")
Looks like some old threads on here of people talking about ordering / getting a yyj case at worlds. Can’t seem to find any pictures of it and am just curious as to what it even looks like if anyone has one that’s on her… --- ## [Show us your b grades, sorry grades, glitch’s](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-us-your-b-grades-sorry-grades-glitch-s/421968)
**Author:** [@Yoyotradie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyotradie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-us-your-b-grades-sorry-grades-glitch-s/421968 "2025-03-29T09:48:00Z")
Hi there, much appreciation for some yo-yo’s that I love. They are standouts in my collection. Interested to see what you all have. :heart: --- ## [Responsive yo yo is way to responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsive-yo-yo-is-way-to-responsive/421896)
**Author:** [@BEAN](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BEAN)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsive-yo-yo-is-way-to-responsive/421896 "2025-03-29T09:09:42Z")
So I have a responsive yo yo that comes back right after it bounces when it sleeps if I throw full strength how I I reduce the responsiveness? --- ## [TFY descriptions for some of my old tricks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tfy-descriptions-for-some-of-my-old-tricks/334642)
**Author:** [@DocPop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DocPop)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tfy-descriptions-for-some-of-my-old-tricks/334642 "2025-03-29T00:40:44Z")
I’ve been thinking about text based yo-yo descriptions lately and thinking back on McBride’s TFY notation from Yonomicon. TFY was a system to describe every state a yo-yo could be in by using three reference points: Thro… --- ## [I need help to build a 2.4 kilograms yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-need-help-to-build-a-2-4-kilograms-yoyo/421250)
**Author:** [@Mei\_lito](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mei_lito)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-need-help-to-build-a-2-4-kilograms-yoyo/421250 "2025-03-28T21:38:22Z")
Hy guys, I am a big fan of yo-yos and bladed weapons. I have a project to make a tungsten alloy yo-yo weighing about 2.4 kilos. I already have the possibility of having the materials, industrial 3D design and the indu… --- ## [YYF Shutter variations](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-shutter-variations/421899)
**Author:** [@zeteczx3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zeteczx3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-shutter-variations/421899 "2025-03-28T16:04:24Z")
Recently I’ve seen a couple different Shutters I didnt know anything about. It’s got me wondering what else is out there. I’m sure you guys will know more of them I’ve never seen before. These are the 2 that piqued my in… --- ## [Unresponsive bounce back issue?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-bounce-back-issue/386002)
**Author:** [@caray](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/caray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-bounce-back-issue/386002 "2025-03-28T08:30:59Z")
Hi, I’m new to unresponsive yo-yos and I have a question. I have a magicyoyo k7 that i switched to unresponsive. But when i drop/throw it down, when it reaches the bottom it sort of bounces back up, and my responsive yoy… --- ## [One Drop YoYos Factory Tour Today](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-factory-tour-today/421871)
**Author:** [@Sleepythrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleepythrow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-factory-tour-today/421871 "2025-03-27T21:12:03Z")
Sad I couldn’t make it, but hopefully someone out there is going to take some photos / document it :slight\_smile: Feel free to post about it here if you do. --- ## [Best String Tension Management for Unresponsive Play](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-string-tension-management-for-unresponsive-play/421839)
**Author:** [@nitafo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nitafo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-string-tension-management-for-unresponsive-play/421839 "2025-03-27T17:52:25Z")
Hello I have been noticing that string tension affects my unresponsive yo-yo play more than I expected. Even after a few throws; the string gets too tight or too loose, causing unexpected binds / making slack tricks har… --- ## [What to upgrade to after a Magic Yoyo N11](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-upgrade-to-after-a-magic-yoyo-n11/421760)
**Author:** [@Clancy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Clancy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-upgrade-to-after-a-magic-yoyo-n11/421760 "2025-03-27T12:45:52Z")
Hi everybody, I just started throwing about a month ago after a long break from yoyos. I have a Magic Yoyo N11 but I think I’d like to get another yoyo. I’m looking for recommendations under $50 USD. Thank you, hopefu… --- ## [Pads + D-bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pads-d-bearings/421798)
**Author:** [@sammy\_j](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sammy_j)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pads-d-bearings/421798 "2025-03-27T10:21:14Z")
Random musings for the day: What would happen if a yoyo with a D-bearing were to use the large 19mm pads that tend to pair with the larger C-spec bearings? How would this alternate pairing (D bearing & 19mm pads) affec… --- ## [Portable Blacklight (and BL Reactive YoYo) Suggestions Needed](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/portable-blacklight-and-bl-reactive-yoyo-suggestions-needed/419947)
**Author:** [@spyder-man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/spyder-man)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/portable-blacklight-and-bl-reactive-yoyo-suggestions-needed/419947 "2025-03-27T01:49:29Z")
So I participate in a Bike Party event once a month where at each stop we chill/party for 45 minutes to an hour and the Flow Arts come out in full force. The yoyo is sadly not represented. I’ve tried throwing - but in … --- ## [Show us what you do with your RCS lego hubs!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-us-what-you-do-with-your-rcs-lego-hubs/421801)
**Author:** [@HappyYoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HappyYoyoer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-us-what-you-do-with-your-rcs-lego-hubs/421801 "2025-03-26T18:29:29Z")
thought it could be a fun thread so we can all see eachothers rain city skills and share ideas with the lego hubs on the sides. theyre fun to mess around with, and find little “side effects” that look good with them too… --- ## [1980s loose wooden axel Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1980s-loose-wooden-axel-yoyo/421626)
**Author:** [@JUDE1977](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JUDE1977)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1980s-loose-wooden-axel-yoyo/421626 "2025-03-25T11:59:20Z")
Hi I’ve got a 1980s mello hello Yoyo with a Loose wooden axel is there any way I can make it Tight --- ## [The Best Yoyo String Ever?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-best-yoyo-string-ever/338817)
**Author:** [@Theycallmecotton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theycallmecotton)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-best-yoyo-string-ever/338817 "2025-03-25T03:07:33Z")
After testing many different brands of yoyo string (kitty, monkey finger vines, sochi fat/xl, sengoku, yoyo string lab, etc), I truly believe that yoyo string lab makes the best yoyo string that I have ever tried! Feels … --- ## [Freshly Dirty contact help - D bearing response pads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freshly-dirty-contact-help-d-bearing-response-pads/421562)
**Author:** [@Ned](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ned)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freshly-dirty-contact-help-d-bearing-response-pads/421562 "2025-03-23T20:21:42Z")
Hello all. Sorry if this isn’t the right way to go about this, but I’ve just ordered a Featherweight Canary from Freshly Dirty and I wanted to contact them to ask about the response pads. Their contact page only has In… --- ## [Poll: How do you decide which Yoyo to get?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/poll-how-do-you-decide-which-yoyo-to-get/421337)
**Author:** [@Sven](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/poll-how-do-you-decide-which-yoyo-to-get/421337 "2025-03-22T01:06:11Z")
If you compare Yoyos to their peers (Models of similar shape and material), how do you choose? Examples: Butterfly Plastics to Butterfly Plastics. Alu/Plastic hybrids to Alu/Plastic hybrids. Alu Metal to Alu Metal. … --- ## [Will YYE be getting the MagicYoYo Katana 2?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-yye-be-getting-the-magicyoyo-katana-2/421364)
**Author:** [@SlacKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlacKing)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-yye-be-getting-the-magicyoyo-katana-2/421364 "2025-03-21T23:47:46Z")
So the new MYY Katana just dropped. Are they coming to YYE @yoyoexpert? I can’t find much info about it outside of a competing website, so I won’t post link. --- ## [Vintage Yomega help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/vintage-yomega-help/421425)
**Author:** [@Jasonmc89](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jasonmc89)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/vintage-yomega-help/421425 "2025-03-21T19:26:37Z")
Hi all, I’ve got this old Yomega brain. I’ve noticed that the spool/axle is a different design from every other brain l’ve seen. The spool has 3 O rings and isn’t tapered at the end like usual. I’ve included pictures, i… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=29) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=31)