# 5A yoyo

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-yoyo/27794>\
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [July 2, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-yoyo/27794 "2011-07-02T02:04:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chuckflash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@chuckflash](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chuckflash)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-yoyo/27794/1 "2011-07-02T02:04:02Z")

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i have been think about starting 5A for a while now and i think i want to either get the protostar, northstar, or grind machine. which one do you think will be better? i know the protostar and northstar are basically the same yoyo but there are some differences.

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**Author:** ![theyoyoguy15](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoguy15/32/778_2.png) [@theyoyoguy15](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoyoguy15)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-yoyo/27794/2 "2011-07-02T02:10:18Z")

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northstar better for learning 5a but save up for the destiny it is a beast

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**Author:** ![hadoq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hadoq/32/688_2.png) [@hadoq](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hadoq)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-yoyo/27794/3 "2011-07-02T16:12:20Z")

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All the \*star series are nice for 5A  
basically any good yoyo for 1a will be good for 5a

you’ll drop it alot at first, but then, after a few weeks you won’t drop it at all (or nearly), so start with plastic then move on to metal