# Are floaty yoyos  better suited to someone who has a "poppy" kind of play style?

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**Created:** [August 27, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-floaty-yoyos-better-suited-to-someone-who-has-a-poppy-kind-of-play-style/68956 "2014-08-27T05:59:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![seanthegiraffe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/seanthegiraffe/32/1554_2.png) [@seanthegiraffe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/seanthegiraffe)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-floaty-yoyos-better-suited-to-someone-who-has-a-poppy-kind-of-play-style/68956/1 "2014-08-27T05:59:19Z")

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I’m just wondering if floaty yoyos or solid yoyos are better for someone who has a play style that incorporates a lot of pops. Their style I would say most resembles Gentry Stein’s play style.

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**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-floaty-yoyos-better-suited-to-someone-who-has-a-poppy-kind-of-play-style/68956/2 "2014-08-27T07:09:04Z")

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Well, basically, the answer is embedded in your question, lol.

One of the best ways to get your answer is to simply look at what Gentry uses when he: practices, plays and wins Yoyo Contests with. \> A 45 buck Shutter.

If you have a style similar to Gentry, or you want to emulate his style; then a Shutter is a good bet.

Since solid and/ or floaty, in a Yoyo, seem to vary depending on who you are talking to; it is not always a great way to understand the actual feel of a Yoyo you may have never tried.

To me, the Shutter has a good balance of: solid without feeling like a rock on a rope and a noticeable degree of float and stability.

…so, if you think a Shutter is Floaty; than it must be the right type of Yoyo for the ‘poppy style of play’.

And if think a Shutter is better described as a ‘solid’ Yoyo; then it would again be the right kind of Yoyo.

If that sounded somewhat confusing; just think of it this way \<\> the best Yoyo suited to Gentrys’ style of play; is most likely the Yoyo he throws for the ‘Win’.

Good starting point.

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**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-floaty-yoyos-better-suited-to-someone-who-has-a-poppy-kind-of-play-style/68956/3 "2014-08-27T09:35:43Z")

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“Poppy” style can actually be done in basically every yoyo you usually use. Maybe if you’re into grinds certain yoyos do a lot better than the others, but Gentry-like style doesn’t require specific yoyos.  
I’d recommend finding your own style though… originality will go a long way.