# General Yo-Yo **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=49 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 50 --- ## [Des's giveaway thread](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dess-giveaway-thread/404479)
**Author:** [@Des](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Des)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dess-giveaway-thread/404479 "2024-07-15T15:12:51Z")
I have started to do giveaways because i have too much yoyos. here is the first one. I will be doing more soon. --- ## [Where do you have your string on your finger?(POLL)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-do-you-have-your-string-on-your-finger-poll/403599)
**Author:** [@HappyYoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HappyYoyoer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-do-you-have-your-string-on-your-finger-poll/403599 "2024-07-14T12:19:00Z")
Simple question: where’s the string positioned on your finger/hand/body? poll figured it was mostly gunna be the same answer, but who knows, I might be wrong --- ## [Looking for yoyojoker stigma for a friend](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-yoyojoker-stigma-for-a-friend/405481)
**Author:** [@Prelaunch37](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Prelaunch37)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-yoyojoker-stigma-for-a-friend/405481 "2024-07-14T05:41:49Z")
Hello, so my friend is looking for a yoyojoker stigma. If anybody has one please lmk and I will relay the information I really want him to get his hands on one since hes been looking for ages!!! --- ## [Worlds planning help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/worlds-planning-help/405386)
**Author:** [@Younglyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Younglyle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/worlds-planning-help/405386 "2024-07-13T23:59:17Z")
Hey so I finally have time off, first time off in years have a train ticket to go anywhere in the US i choose worlds. I dont usaully post anything but i guess i need a little planning help. Does the marriot sell out o… --- ## [Who is your favorite player / and their signature yo-yo?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-player-and-their-signature-yo-yo/344427)
**Author:** [@Yoyogeek15](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyogeek15)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-player-and-their-signature-yo-yo/344427 "2024-07-13T22:55:18Z")
Who is your favorite player / and their signature yo-yo ?? And why do you like their tricks ?? :yo-yo::yo-yo: :thinking: --- ## [Rim weight physics](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-weight-physics/405429)
**Author:** [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-weight-physics/405429 "2024-07-13T14:51:47Z")
am i understanding correctly that it’s rim weight that increases spin time? ive been throwing just my avalanche since before 1 july started, so a bit now. its narrower, only 42 mm wide with a weight of 67 grams. when i j… --- ## [What is your favorite type of string 🪀](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-string/345032)
**Author:** [@Yoyogeek15](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyogeek15)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-string/345032 "2024-07-13T11:44:43Z")
What is your favorite type of yo-yo string and why do you prefer it ??? --- ## [Where do yall wear your slipknot?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-do-yall-wear-your-slipknot/405414)
**Author:** [@Mo\_Arsh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mo_Arsh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-do-yall-wear-your-slipknot/405414 "2024-07-13T06:58:56Z")
Ive always seen all the players wearing their slipknot at the upper part of their middle finger, but whenever I tried that it’s too lose for me almost as if It would come off my finger. I wear it like this, on the lowe… --- ## [FD Snapdragon, orchid, stem system discussion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fd-snapdragon-orchid-stem-system-discussion/405265)
**Author:** [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fd-snapdragon-orchid-stem-system-discussion/405265 "2024-07-12T22:25:44Z")
Im loving mine. I contacted them on FB and asked about a buying option for purple size D response kit and they were very helpful with making it happen. It’s a great yoyo and it’s always exciting to see something like the… --- ## [Harlequin cabal appreciation thread](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/harlequin-cabal-appreciation-thread/405378)
**Author:** [@Afkor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Afkor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/harlequin-cabal-appreciation-thread/405378 "2024-07-12T21:05:37Z")
Just got my harlequin cabal in the mail, it looks sick! I realize there’s no thread for showcasing these so if you have one feel free to post it here as well so we can see what combo you got! --- ## [Do you play with yours?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-play-with-yours/405322)
**Author:** [@Hotaru](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hotaru)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-play-with-yours/405322 "2024-07-12T16:22:08Z")
Get your mind out of the gutter :stuck\_out\_tongue: Does anyone play with their souvenir yoyos that they buy at Nationals or Worlds? I went to Nationals in Philadephia as a spectator a few weeks ago and bought the Dunca… --- ## [New Auldey yoyo spotted 5 months ago](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-auldey-yoyo-spotted-5-months-ago/405223)
**Author:** [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-auldey-yoyo-spotted-5-months-ago/405223 "2024-07-12T09:15:13Z")
Any other recent spottings? --- ## [Interesting yoyo's/yoyo items rarely seen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949)
**Author:** [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/interesting-yoyos-yoyo-items-rarely-seen/301949 "2024-07-12T03:40:38Z")
Looking on ebay today I saw a few yoyo related items I hadn’t seen before. Considering I’ve had a yo in my hand most of my life, it was surprising. So this thread is for posting the unusual/interesting/bizarre world of y… --- ## [Butterfly XT exploded](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-xt-exploded/405183)
**Author:** [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-xt-exploded/405183 "2024-07-11T03:34:57Z")
i tried to fix my butterfly xt this morning with plastic cement, and after i let it dry for 3 hour i threw it, it worked well, until it didn’t, thankfuly the chunk didn’t hit my face while i was holding it right in fr… --- ## [Trying to figure out what the oldest yoyo I have is](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-what-the-oldest-yoyo-i-have-is/405170)
**Author:** [@organya1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/organya1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-what-the-oldest-yoyo-i-have-is/405170 "2024-07-10T19:40:12Z")
So, I was born in 2007 (i’m like 2 i know), and I’ve been trying to figure out what yoyo that I have is the oldest. I have a Project 2 which was released in June of 2009, and a Wooly Marmot which is also from 2009 (i thi… --- ## [What yoyo am I thinking of?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-yoyo-am-i-thinking-of/405216)
**Author:** [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-yoyo-am-i-thinking-of/405216 "2024-07-10T21:06:50Z")
I seen something recently… maybe by SG…it had a wide bearing or two bearings side by side or something :thinking: --- ## [Horrible news-Frank ‘Konkave’ Difeo has passed away](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horrible-news-frank-konkave-difeo-has-passed-away/395839)
**Author:** [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/horrible-news-frank-konkave-difeo-has-passed-away/395839 "2024-07-10T05:11:05Z")
My wife just called me about 10 minutes ago. She told me that Frank’s’ Wife Called the home phone to reach me. My wife wasn’t sure whether to call me at work or just wait till I got home? She knew I’d get upset either w… --- ## [New yoyo won't stay unresponsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-yoyo-wont-stay-unresponsive/405105)
**Author:** [@Birdsnest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Birdsnest)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-yoyo-wont-stay-unresponsive/405105 "2024-07-10T04:44:08Z")
I’m a long time lurker and after two months of deciding which yoyo to get, I ordered the speedaholic fx last week. I got it today and it won’t stay unresponsive. The bearing doesn’t spin freely. I don’t have to bind bec… --- ## [SG borderless and borderless 2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sg-borderless-and-borderless-2/405123)
**Author:** [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sg-borderless-and-borderless-2/405123 "2024-07-09T12:54:33Z")
Anybody have one? Please share your thoughts. --- ## [Finding time to practice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/finding-time-to-practice/404853)
**Author:** [@Smurf88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smurf88)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/finding-time-to-practice/404853 "2024-07-08T19:07:45Z")
Between work and life how do you find time to practice? Any tips? What do you do? --- ## [What happened to TokYo-Yo?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-happened-to-tokyo-yo/404836)
**Author:** [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-happened-to-tokyo-yo/404836 "2024-07-08T08:20:17Z")
Does anyone know what happened to TokYo-Yo? Dude was my favorite YouTuber/Instagram and just seems to gone off the map. Didn’t know if anyone had any info? It’s been driving my crazy --- ## [WWE Star Seth Rollins spotted with a yoyo backstage](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wwe-star-seth-rollins-spotted-with-a-yoyo-backstage/404929)
**Author:** [@trenchcoat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/trenchcoat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wwe-star-seth-rollins-spotted-with-a-yoyo-backstage/404929 "2024-07-08T00:44:56Z")
Any one catch Seth Rollins walking backstage with a yoyo at Money in the Bank? Kinda looks like an outlier in magnesium finish to me Apologies for the quality, I scrambled to get a screenshot when I saw this --- ## [LF: pics of a "silver pearl" or "blue pearl" chief](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-pics-of-a-silver-pearl-or-blue-pearl-chief/402222)
**Author:** [@KirbyRobot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KirbyRobot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-pics-of-a-silver-pearl-or-blue-pearl-chief/402222 "2024-07-07T23:54:14Z")
Title! Looking for pics of a “blue pearl” or “silver pearl” chief. This thread says they exist but the biggest colorway archive of CLYW colorways doesn’t even have any “pearl” colorways in its archive. I’d love to say … --- ## [What is one yoyo you feel everyone should have in their collection?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642)
**Author:** [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642 "2024-07-07T10:27:16Z")
Perspective is everything (not a reference to Onedrop.) Some of you guys/gals have been around for years and have a wealth of knowledge, share with the collective if you have a minute please. What is a yoyo you would… --- ## [What shape?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-shape/404841)
**Author:** [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-shape/404841 "2024-07-06T18:13:39Z")
what shape would yall call this avalanche? it’s listed on the yoyo database site as a v, but it looks more w with the angled rims. not that it matters just curious --- ## [Yoyo store in London](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-store-in-london/404894)
**Author:** [@kjemsDK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kjemsDK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-store-in-london/404894 "2024-07-06T16:22:31Z")
Hi, Are there any other yo-yo stores in London besides Oddball? Best regards Soren --- ## [I'm a returning yo-yo hobbyist and I need some help with finding some cheap yo-yos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/im-a-returning-yo-yo-hobbyist-and-i-need-some-help-with-finding-some-cheap-yo-yos/390786)
**Author:** [@Vex\_Scintos405](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vex_Scintos405)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/im-a-returning-yo-yo-hobbyist-and-i-need-some-help-with-finding-some-cheap-yo-yos/390786 "2024-07-06T14:36:31Z")
I am returning to this hobby after 2.5 years after having to sell everything to get a plane ticket to move to my mother’s house due to an abusive relationship with my father’s side of my family. I just need to find a goo… --- ## [Yoyo competition (need help?)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-competition-need-help/404886)
**Author:** [@superkai12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/superkai12)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-competition-need-help/404886 "2024-07-06T14:32:58Z")
hi so i just got 2nd place in the 2024 north west MN regional yoyo competition and wanted to see if anyone needed help or just wanted to talk. --- ## [4th of July 2024 SALE at YoYoExpert! 🇺🇸🎆](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4th-of-july-2024-sale-at-yoyoexpert/404657)
**Author:** [@YoYoExpert](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpert)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4th-of-july-2024-sale-at-yoyoexpert/404657 "2024-07-06T02:13:21Z")
:tada: Happy 4th of July! :us: We’re having a special sale today and tomorrow! Use the code THROWJULY to get 15% OFF your entire order at YoYoExpert. Hurry, the sale ends Friday, 07/05 at midnight, 12:00am ET! Have … --- ## [Best cheap metal yoyo for 5A](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-cheap-metal-yoyo-for-5a/404799)
**Author:** [@Yoyomonk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyomonk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-cheap-metal-yoyo-for-5a/404799 "2024-07-05T20:47:18Z")
Could you recommend any good metal yoyos for 40$ or less that are good at 5A? Tried out the Fh aL but it chipped after I unscrewed it and snags frequently. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=48) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/general-yo-yo-forum/5.md?page=50)