Aceyo Hypocrisy SE
Price/specs:
$29.99
Diameter: 55
Width: 46
Weight: 64.8
Material: 6061
Overview: The Hypocrisy SE is a mono-metal addition to aceyo’s hypocrisy lineup. The hypocrisy lineup has been known for its angular design and stability. Previous iterations have been powerful bimetal offerings. The Hypocrisy SE aims to take the performance of previous bimetals and apply it to a modern mono-metal design. This allows more people to experience hypocrisy design elements.
Design: The hypocrisy SE is a wide v-shaped yoyos with attractive cuts that give the yoyo character. The design has fairly flat rims that allow the yoyo to be decently comfortable on the catch and in the hand. The edges of the yoyo are not completely rounded off so if the edge hits the back of your hand it can be painful. The weight distribution is fairly standard with most of the weight being in the yoyo’s thick rims. The yoyo also has a button style hub that adds a little center weight to balance the yoyo. The Hypocrisy SE comes in some vibrant colors including splashes and halfswaps. I have the pink one with yellow, and silver splash. The cup of the yoyo is polished to increase visibility and the body is blasted for grinds. This design choice makes it look very flashy in person.
Performance: The hypocrisy SE is a competition superstar at the price. It has a long spin-time, great catchability, and is very fast in play. The yoyo is quite stable, but can be knocked off of access with overly sloppy play. I would put it at an 8 out of 10 in the smoothness category meaning that you don’t really feel any vibe in play, but you can feel it when you grind or touch the yoyo. Normal grinds are good due to the blast finish, but fingerspins are quite difficult due to the cup design and the polished finish. The yoyo is fairly balanced in feeling in play leaning slightly on the light side of the spectrum. Because of this, the hypocrisy SE prefers to play at a fast pace and can accelerate very quickly making it wonderful for godspeed style combos. Because it plays fast, it can be hard to keep up with the yoyo if you are not used to moving quickly. The yoyo has one weakness for me being binds. The yoyo has a fairly thin gap width at 4mm making clean binds harder to pull off. The yoyo binds really well at low rpms but frequently snags when binding early in the yoyo’s spin. I also have experienced moments where the yoyo has snagged during certain tricks but, it usually is fine in play.
Soul: This yoyo feels very much like a competition machine. For some, this is very fun. For others, the yoyo may feel stale or generic. That being said, I feel like this yoyo has a fun aspect due to its great acceleration and lighter feeling in play. The color ways also give the hypocrisy SE a fun aspect.
Final Thoughts: At 29.99 the Hypocrisy SE is a steal! This yoyo’s speed, stability, catchability, and price make it perfect for a beginning competition yoyo. You can buy multiple Hypocrisy SEs for the price of other competition models making it easy to have a competition set. If you are looking for something primarily for learning tricks, I may search for a heavier and slower model as this yoyo requires a little more precision in play due to its speed. If you are looking for a yoyo that can handle your routine flawlessly while pushing your ability to go fast, I would suggest getting a Hypocrisy SE.