# 9 Dragons

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [April 13, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057 "2016-04-13T15:08:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![Lex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lex/32/1599_2.png) [@Lex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lex)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/21 "2016-04-14T17:28:28Z")

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Looks very interesting, I look forward to seeing what kind of tricks people can come up with.

Here’s a few questions for Ben should he see them:

1. Will there be interchangeable bodies that are still compatible with the same cups? So a V-Shape or organic body could be bought and used instead of the stock shape.
2. Has this design been patented like hubstacks are so that other companies are unable to make their own versions of these 9a yoyos?
3. What are the specs of the 9 Dragon?

Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/22 "2016-04-14T17:35:43Z")

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> [@bekind-rewind](#):
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> Anyone think $80 is a bit much for this??? Not much metal, the plastic seems to just be polycarbonate or something. Normal bearing. It’s definitely a cool idea, but the price tag seems a bit high. Maybe $50-$65, I know I’m talking about the difference of $15, but I think it matters. The nicer hybrids are usually in that range, which is basically what this is. Would have been nice to see the plastic be delrin, maybe then I could justify the price. Or I’m just being cheap haha. Still, very cool.

Delrin is a brand of Machined POM which they’re using as Gambit already said. And more moving parts = More money. YoYoFactory pretty much had to machine one plastic yo-yo and one metal yo-yo to make the nine dragons. Add in the spacers and 3 bearings and $80 sounds about right to me, I wouldn’t be surprised if he said $100 for price though.

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**Author:** ![YOYOJAMizm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamizm/32/774_2.png) [@YOYOJAMizm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYOJAMizm)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/23 "2016-04-14T18:53:30Z")

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Can we expect YoYoExpert to have them soon? 🙂

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**Author:** ![bekind-rewind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@bekind-rewind](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bekind-rewind)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/24 "2016-04-14T19:11:36Z")

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Thanks Gambit and Garrett. Totally my mistake! Glad to hear it’s Delrin, definitely understand the price in that case.

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**Author:** ![Morgoroth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/morgoroth/32/795_2.png) [@Morgoroth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Morgoroth)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/25 "2016-04-14T19:34:57Z")

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> [@Zorro](#):
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> I doubt it. YYFBen said that hitting a hard surface might crack it.

You’re right. I totally forgot that part!  
My Bad.

Maybe some rubber on the rims then?

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**Author:** ![Mr.ARK93](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.ark93/32/1646_2.png) [@Mr.ARK93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr.ARK93)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/26 "2016-04-14T23:26:47Z")

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Free-spinning body halves, eh? Sounds cool! ;D

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**Author:** ![Fuzzwad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fuzzwad/32/1633_2.png) [@Fuzzwad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fuzzwad)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/27 "2016-04-15T03:02:45Z")

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WHEN CAN I HAVE THIS. PLEASE.

Okay, enough with the caps. But this is a seriously cool idea. Like Gambit, I was sold when I saw it on the table.

EDIT: I really, really need to watch entire videos before asking when…

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**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/28 "2016-04-15T03:52:41Z")

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Sounds like a neat idea, part of me wants it but part of me thinks not. I’m not sure if the novelty would wear off similar to how the hubstack novelty wore off for me…and last thing I need is to have one think that I’m throwing chainsaws haha

Yup, those things are loud!

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**Author:** ![Colbywill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Colbywill](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Colbywill)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/29 "2016-04-15T14:11:37Z")

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I owned a yoyo that relatively did the same thing, the novelty did wear off pretty quickly. About the same as hub stacks.

That being said it didn’t play very well in general so that coulda been why it got boring so fast.

I plan on picking one of these up if they are widely available. I think 80 is fairly cheap for what it is.

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**Author:** ![Mr.ARK93](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.ark93/32/1646_2.png) [@Mr.ARK93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr.ARK93)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/30 "2016-04-23T23:19:06Z")

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I saw images of the Nine Dragons, and noticed “YoYoFactory x PTK”. What or who is PTK?

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**Author:** ![Morgoroth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/morgoroth/32/795_2.png) [@Morgoroth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Morgoroth)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/31 "2016-04-23T23:33:55Z")

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> [@Mr.ARK93](#):
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> I saw images of the Nine Dragons, and noticed “YoYoFactory x PTK”. What or who is PTK?

As I understand it, PTK is the person who sort of made this design and has been using it in off string quit a lot.

I could be wrong though.

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**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/32 "2016-04-24T00:33:53Z")

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At Cal States this year, Ben From YYF had a 9A contest to have some people win a 9 dragons yoyo. I am working on putting it up on youtube for everyone to watch. My editing skills are very horrible, so Please bear with me as you watch the video. I’ll Post it up in the video section of he forums later on tonight.

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**Author:** ![Mr.ARK93](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.ark93/32/1646_2.png) [@Mr.ARK93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr.ARK93)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/33 "2016-04-24T03:54:12Z")

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> [@Morgoroth](#):
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> As I understand it, PTK is the person who sort of made this design and has been using it in off string quit a lot.
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> I could be wrong though.
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> ']YoYoExpert mobile app[/URL]

Maybe PTK was a handle used by Chen Lia Jin, who invented the V5 catch zone.

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**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/34 "2016-04-24T04:29:40Z")

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I don’t think I’m going to get one. Looks fun but the novelty will wear off, and I’ll be back to playing my Firrox. I actually don’t use my hubstack ones a ton.

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**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/9-dragons/80057/35 "2016-04-26T05:49:55Z")

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I put up the nine dragons mini contest ben had at cal states up in the video section of forum. I apologize for the horrible quality for the first half of the video.

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