# Looking for Help/Recommendation **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-reviews/looking-for-help-recommendation/24.md?page=227 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 228 --- ## [Northstar or Protostar? ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-or-protostar/35843)
**Author:** [@MA5TER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MA5TER)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-or-protostar/35843 "2012-03-19T14:33:11Z")
I personally like the shape of both. I prefer heavier yoyos but I’ve heard that the northstar cracks a lot. Did they fix that? Which should I get? --- ## [Spin Dynamics Smooth Move ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-dynamics-smooth-move/35937)
**Author:** [@YoYo\_Dark\_Magic\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYo_Dark_Magic_2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spin-dynamics-smooth-move/35937 "2012-03-18T00:52:16Z")
So, I have an idea of getting a Smooth Move, but I don’t want to get it, then not like it. Any pros or cons about it? Is it heavy, light, medium? Grinding possibilities? Looks? I need facts, people! Haha, Thanks! --- ## [Duncan Hayabusa or Zeekio's "The Bird"](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-hayabusa-or-zeekios-the-bird/35862)
**Author:** [@gaara4sand](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gaara4sand)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-hayabusa-or-zeekios-the-bird/35862 "2012-03-17T22:39:58Z")
Which one is better for 4a? --- ## [888 help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/888-help/35902)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Lee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Andrew_Lee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/888-help/35902 "2012-03-17T21:08:22Z")
So I’m saving up for a yoyo. The 888 caught my eye. Is it really that good or is it just a dv888 with hubstacks to make it sell. It looks really cool but really, what level does it play at. Are there any cheaper yoyos th… --- ## [Starting 4a](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-4a/35911)
**Author:** [@mingfu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mingfu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-4a/35911 "2012-03-17T18:17:44Z")
got bored of 1a a bit wanted something new so i need a yoyo for 4a since 1a yoyos obviously dont work. So i was wondering which one should i get the griffin wing or the hayabusa? --- ## [Spyder 2 or Genisis?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spyder-2-or-genisis/35891)
**Author:** [@Dtya12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dtya12)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spyder-2-or-genisis/35891 "2012-03-17T16:13:24Z")
Want to get a new yoyo and wanted to know which one was a better deal. Spyder 2 is made by SPYY and Genisis is made by YYF --- ## [Good Undersized throw?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-undersized-throw/35817)
**Author:** [@RedTwo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RedTwo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-undersized-throw/35817 "2012-03-17T07:56:25Z")
As title, i’m looking for an undersize throw. Which yoyo do you recommend? --- ## [Want to get started in 3A, would like some advice.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-get-started-in-3a-would-like-some-advice/30785)
**Author:** [@JetEyeNight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JetEyeNight)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-get-started-in-3a-would-like-some-advice/30785 "2012-03-17T07:12:32Z")
Calling all adults. Under 18 need not give advice unless you’ve won 3A competitions. I’m looking to get into 3A yoyoing and I need some advice on what to look for in a good 3A yoyo. I know many people say, just pick yo… --- ## [YYF plastics](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-plastics/35890)
**Author:** [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-plastics/35890 "2012-03-17T03:43:52Z")
I was looking around the yye store and looked at the plastics. Some of them looked pretty interesting but i was wondering what yall thought. --- ## [How are the pgs's](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-are-the-pgss/35888)
**Author:** [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-are-the-pgss/35888 "2012-03-16T20:58:30Z")
I was looking around at some plastics and was wondering how this played. Anyone have it. --- ## [New Full Size](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-full-size/35724)
**Author:** [@csi1112](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/csi1112)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-full-size/35724 "2012-03-16T15:40:11Z")
Hello again, I recently bought a C3yoyodesign Di Base and having a blast with it but I recently came in to some more money and i want to buy a smashing full size since I have mainly had undersized. I have a budget of ab… --- ## [4a Set up](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-set-up/35828)
**Author:** [@Swatnoodle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Swatnoodle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-set-up/35828 "2012-03-16T04:01:41Z")
Hey people of YYE, So I wanted to get into 4A, and had a few simple questions… What kind of string is the “best”? (Poly, 50/50, cotton) What is the recommended string length? What does the size difference in multiple… --- ## [TOO HEAVY? Code 1 + Brass Code 1 SEs for 5a??](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-heavy-code-1-brass-code-1-ses-for-5a/35629)
**Author:** [@TheRyanFace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheRyanFace)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-heavy-code-1-brass-code-1-ses-for-5a/35629 "2012-03-16T01:19:50Z")
So, a week or two ago, I’m throwing my yoyos in the living room on an early Saturday afternoon, making sure that every throw gets some loving. And I decide that I have to switch the string on my everyday Code 1. As I g… --- ## [888 or wooly marmot?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/888-or-wooly-marmot/8212)
**Author:** [@yoyoyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoyoyo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/888-or-wooly-marmot/8212 "2012-03-15T05:29:07Z")
Which one do you prefer and why? What are the pros and cons of both?? --- ## [4A help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-help/35744)
**Author:** [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-help/35744 "2012-03-15T04:41:45Z")
I need some help on the basic throw of 4a. I can’t get it to go straight in the air, it either goes behind me or in front of me. HELP!!! --- ## [h- shape yoyos?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/h-shape-yoyos/35835)
**Author:** [@ROFLXD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ROFLXD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/h-shape-yoyos/35835 "2012-03-15T04:22:54Z")
I fell in love with the shape, and would love to buy another one. Could you suggest some? --- ## [String Length](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/35756)
**Author:** [@180349](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/180349)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/35756 "2012-03-15T00:06:00Z")
I have been using regular poly yoyoexpert string forever, and I’ve grown alot since I started throwing, now that I’m 6’3" I need a longer length string because YYE string is just to short, what string do you recommend? --- ## [Which One Drop Throw?? ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-one-drop-throw/35760)
**Author:** [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-one-drop-throw/35760 "2012-03-15T00:04:38Z")
I’m looking for a new summer throw, I’ve been loving the look of OD’s for some time, so I’m thinking of getting one. I’ve been looking at the Dietz, Code 1, and Burnside. I am so stuck, help would be so appreciated. I… --- ## [YYJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj/35801)
**Author:** [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj/35801 "2012-03-14T18:43:51Z")
So i was thinking that for my b-day i would ask for a yoyojam and i was just wondering wich one. i have looked at the vigilante and it looks ok, but i have no idea how it plays. I don’t really care what yoyo it is though… --- ## [How durable is the starlite?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-durable-is-the-starlite/35766)
**Author:** [@gaara4sand](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gaara4sand)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-durable-is-the-starlite/35766 "2012-03-13T19:23:08Z")
Title says it all. --- ## [Code 1 vs Code 2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/code-1-vs-code-2/35748)
**Author:** [@yoyotrader123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyotrader123)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/code-1-vs-code-2/35748 "2012-03-13T15:59:44Z")
Which one do you like more? I personally like the code 2 better. How about you? --- ## [OD dietz v.s. OD markmont. next](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/od-dietz-v-s-od-markmont-next/35750)
**Author:** [@throw\_yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throw_yo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/od-dietz-v-s-od-markmont-next/35750 "2012-03-13T00:09:04Z")
my style of play is more like mark but the dietz looks like a awesome throw too --- ## [G5, 888x, or the new 2012 Superstar?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-888x-or-the-new-2012-superstar/35723)
**Author:** [@offstring-stewart](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/offstring-stewart)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/g5-888x-or-the-new-2012-superstar/35723 "2012-03-12T14:01:11Z")
Seeing as they are different yoyos, both in shape and weight, i was wondering… I prefer heavier yo-yos, but is the g5 really stable? if so, I’ll get that one, since it costs less. But I feel the need for some opinions… --- ## [Glow- Nasty or Starlite?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/glow-nasty-or-starlite/35702)
**Author:** [@gaara4sand](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gaara4sand)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/glow-nasty-or-starlite/35702 "2012-03-12T00:22:32Z")
I want a glow yoyo and i want some recommendations for one. which one would you get? --- ## [The Duncan Orb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-duncan-orb/35722)
**Author:** [@SilverMan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SilverMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-duncan-orb/35722 "2012-03-11T17:16:05Z")
Hey guys, I was just wondering if the Duncan Orb is a lopping yoyo, butterfly or H. Just wonderin’ :wink: --- ## [Is the Loop 900 worth the price?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-the-loop-900-worth-the-price/35691)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Yoyofactory](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr_Yoyofactory)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-the-loop-900-worth-the-price/35691 "2012-03-11T05:30:52Z")
Is the Loop 900 worth the price? I want to get one but I also want to spend my money right. --- ## [freebird](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freebird/35708)
**Author:** [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freebird/35708 "2012-03-11T04:27:26Z")
Since someone said that it should be here, I will. anyone have it? --- ## [Looping YoYos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looping-yoyos/35688)
**Author:** [@yoyoedumaster](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoedumaster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looping-yoyos/35688 "2012-03-11T02:23:09Z")
Is the Shinwoo Loop a good looping yoyo? Are there other ones that are good --- ## [Best bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-bearing/35461)
**Author:** [@YourBBQ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YourBBQ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-bearing/35461 "2012-03-11T02:12:18Z")
So there are a bunch of bearings, such as Center Tracs, 10 Balls, Konkave, SPEC (8 ball), Speed (8 ball), and Crucial Grooved, but which one is the best?? --- ## [Nice first advanced yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nice-first-advanced-yoyo/35614)
**Author:** [@secureboot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/secureboot)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nice-first-advanced-yoyo/35614 "2012-03-11T00:36:48Z")
I’m looking to get a nice first advanced yoyo - I’ve been playing with a Velocity for a little while, and was looking to get into something nicer. The things I don’t currently like are that the velocity doesn’t spin supe… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-reviews/looking-for-help-recommendation/24.md?page=226) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-reviews/looking-for-help-recommendation/24.md?page=228)