# 5A May/5A talk **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 5, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536 "2020-05-05T13:26:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/21 "2020-05-09T02:22:49Z")
@bjardin has videos on the Nextgen inner workings [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/e/0/7e05159d5b325534c6ca1d31e255372c3f008303.jpeg "How to Tune Big Fun and Freehand NextGen") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhhxFYVlUA4) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/9/c/b9cca36339df573bfdb40b4151ea5d23cd86463d.jpeg "How to Remove Big Fun and Freehand NextGen Caps") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TCbXuOGmhc) ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/22 "2020-05-09T04:09:49Z")
Has anyone else noticed that Duncan counterweight dice are numbered in a non-standard pattern? Instead of 6/1, 5/2, 4/3–where opposing sides add up to seven—they are 6/1, 5/3, 4/2. My guess is this is on purpose, maybe to provide an indentation in the middle of the 5/3 sides to help “guide” the drill? ---
**Author:** ![WorkFromHome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/workfromhome/32/65123_2.png) [@WorkFromHome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WorkFromHome)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/23 "2020-05-09T08:53:23Z")
Yeah, the incorrect pips have bothered me since the early 2000s. I think they were introduced on the Freehand 2 when they started injection molding dice instead of drilling them. Interestingly, they were correctly marked on the dice that came with the original Freehands and Freehand mini. ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/24 "2020-05-09T15:15:52Z")
Japan Technology has some great 5A Tutorials on the Instagram that are just creative and simple concepts not covered elsewhere. [https://instagram.com/japantechnology?igshid=1eua2u7joo4t8](https://instagram.com/japantechnology?igshid=1eua2u7joo4t8) ---
**Author:** ![rv06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rv06/32/78199_2.png) [@rv06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rv06)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/25 "2020-05-09T18:15:52Z")
Wow, that really makes me want to try! I’m not sure I’m good enough with 1A to be able to do something good with 5A, but some tricks are definitely appealing! I may try to find a counterweight for my YYF One… ---
**Author:** ![Legit\_yoyostrings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yoyostrings/32/136873_2.png) [@Legit\_yoyostrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_yoyostrings)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/26 "2020-05-10T20:54:11Z")
YYE got some great B-grades [https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/yoyofactory-b-grade-yo-yos-2020?variant=32044783009866](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/yoyofactory-b-grade-yo-yos-2020?variant=32044783009866) ---
**Author:** ![rv06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rv06/32/78199_2.png) [@rv06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rv06)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/27 "2020-05-11T18:05:39Z")
Ugh, I really don’t like my One… I set it as “unresponsive” with a full spec bearing, and attached a 12g nut to the string. But I can barely make it spin long enough for a double or nothing… I have better results with my Sugar Glider, but it definitely falls down on the ground on mistakes 😱 So I’ll be patient and wait until I buy a good enough “I don’t care for it”/plastic yoyo 😴 … with a “real” counterweight. Not this May though. ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/28 "2020-05-20T21:23:20Z")
Guys my 5A finally looks like 5A [https://gfycat.com/backhopefulamericanwigeon](https://gfycat.com/backhopefulamericanwigeon) ---
**Author:** ![100FatYoyoDads](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/100fatyoyodads/32/198123_2.png) [@100FatYoyoDads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/100FatYoyoDads)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/29 "2020-05-20T23:54:55Z")
I should have ordered my 5a earlier… it will probably come with 7-5 days left in may. Rip 5a may for me… ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/30 "2020-06-01T01:10:27Z")
For the final day of 5A May, I finished this guy: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/a/0/7a0dcc610391f26db8f5528b6d14fa865dca853c.jpeg) It vibes pretty badly with the performance rings installed. One ring isn’t quite as snug as the other, and maybe that creates an imbalance somehow? I don’t know. In general I find Freehand yoyos to be a bit hit or miss in terms of smoothness and overall quality. ---
**Author:** ![MoonageMin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moonagemin/32/67731_2.png) [@MoonageMin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoonageMin)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536/31 "2020-06-01T09:03:46Z")
> [@100FatYoyoDads](#): > > I should have ordered my 5a earlier… it will probably come with 7-5 days left in may. Rip 5a may for me… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/f/8/8f8e4d18b2eed7cbc20d8d393853cfb67605652b.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-may-5a-talk/319536.md?page=1)