# am i making a good choice? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 4, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920 "2009-07-04T18:54:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![druminpython](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/druminpython/32/57_2.png) [@druminpython](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/druminpython)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/1 "2009-07-04T18:54:51Z")
Ok I’m selling my kickside to a friend for 15 bucks and I was going to use it to buy a new durable one the first thing that came to mind is the speedmaker because I love ye speeder but mine was a little cracked making it a little vibey.I’ve heard that the speedmaker was a little more stable than the speeder and I was planing on cutting the starburst off and maybe shaving the o rings and hopefully find some brings to put in the side do you think I am making a god choice ? ---
**Author:** ![DaShiznit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dashiznit/32/62_2.png) [@DaShiznit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DaShiznit)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/2 "2009-07-04T18:56:53Z")
I guess. But be careful when modding. ;D ---
**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/3 "2009-07-04T18:59:09Z")
Don’t shave the starbursts! You can never have them back, and if it binds bad, youur Speed Maker may be bad forever. ---
**Author:** ![druminpython](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/druminpython/32/57_2.png) [@druminpython](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/druminpython)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/4 "2009-07-04T19:15:04Z")
Sorry about spelling I just read that andre says its for intermediate to advanced can it tackle all of the high end tricks? To bad pheenix isn’t here he could give me a good answer ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/5 "2009-07-04T19:18:33Z")
> [@druminpython](#): > > Sorry about spelling I just read that andre says its for intermediate to advanced can it tackle all of the high end tricks? To bad pheenix isn’t here he could give me a good answer If you have a good throw, yes. ---
**Author:** ![ccn411](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ccn411/32/192885_2.png) [@ccn411](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ccn411)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/6 "2009-07-05T01:19:54Z")
The Speedmaker is good for the Expert and Master Tricks too. I can do Hour Glass with them and it has a good backspin bind too. Don’t shave the Starburst! The Starburst is very vital when it comes to it’s responsiveness. Here’s a mod: [http://bist.it/res/img/mods/speeder.jpg](http://bist.it/res/img/mods/speeder.jpg) They have sweet mods too BTW. ---
**Author:** ![rsmod123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rsmod123/32/46_2.png) [@rsmod123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rsmod123)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/7 "2009-07-05T01:24:32Z")
Dont shave the starbursts like they said. Shaving o-rings is fine, but sili is better. Are you sure its not your throw? And yes, Ladder Escape is possible with speedmakers. ---
**Author:** ![DYonch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@DYonch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DYonch)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/8 "2009-07-05T01:26:51Z")
I really don’t like Starbursts. I’d get two SMs and put the O-Ring halves together. Or get a Lyn Fury. Or a FHZ. Or one of these… > **[Coming Soon From DYonch and Mark26...](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,3759.0.html)** > > A Helping (Free)Hand!!! Coming soon to the YoYoExpert B/S/T are the Helping (Free)Hand yoyos! These yoyos are being modded by Mark26 and myself. We will be Silicone Recessing them and Satining them. However, that isn’t all… These yoyos will each... ---
**Author:** ![ccn411](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ccn411/32/192885_2.png) [@ccn411](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ccn411)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/9 "2009-07-05T01:31:08Z")
> [@DYonch](#): > > I really don’t like Starbursts. I’d get two SMs and put the O-Ring halves together. Or get a Lyn Fury. Or a FHZ. Or one of these… > [Coming Soon From DYonch and Mark26... - Buy / Sell / Trade - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,3759.0.html) Isn’t the O-Ring Side the one with the Axle? A good thing about mixing two sides of the same yo-yo but different colors is that when you freestyle people will go: His yo-yo Changed Colors! How’d he do that? I don’t believe in shaving the response, mainly because I’ve never tried it. Rsmod knows his stuff and he is a Mickey Fan Boy. ---
**Author:** ![DYonch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@DYonch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DYonch)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/am-i-making-a-good-choice/3920/10 "2009-07-05T01:37:15Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > > [@DYonch](#): > > > > I really don’t like Starbursts. I’d get two SMs and put the O-Ring halves together. Or get a Lyn Fury. Or a FHZ. Or one of these… > > [Coming Soon From DYonch and Mark26... - Buy / Sell / Trade - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,3759.0.html) > > Isn’t the O-Ring Side the one with the Axle? > > A good thing about mixing two sides of the same yo-yo but different colors is that when you freestyle people will go: > > His yo-yo Changed Colors! How’d he do that? > > I don’t believe in shaving the response, mainly because I’ve never tried it. Rsmod knows his stuff and he is a Mickey Fan Boy. The axle doesn’t really matter. It will come out with pliers after being screwed and unscrewed q few times. I’m telling you man, don’t even bother with starbursts! I know the candy is good, but they ruin good yoyos! Also, I would recommend siliconing your O-Rings, not shaving them. Silicone is a smooth response system that binds very tight. The best part is, you can even take it out if you don’t like it!