# Bakemono Thoughts
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806
**Category:** Yo-Yo Reviews
**Created:** [July 18, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806 "2018-07-18T10:43:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806/1 "2018-07-18T10:43:18Z")
Not really a review, but codinghorror had asked for my thoughts about it, so I thought I’d put them here:
I haven’t quite found the love for it TBH.
It plays nice, but I have trouble getting a good throw. It seems to just roll slowly off the string, and not get much spin generated. It really kicks back on a front throw.
Someone told me to really throw harder, and flick with the wrist. I’ve tried that a bit, and it helped, but my arm started to hurt pretty quickly.
I’m going to give it a couple more tries, but I may end up letting this one go.
Sorry if I seem too negative about it. I know it’s probably mostly user error, but that’s my experience so far. I’ll update if my feelings change.
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### Author:  [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806/2 "2018-07-18T12:13:44Z")
I find you have to hold larger yo-yos like the Bakemono/mega crash/new sasquatch a little differently when throwing them.
I don’t have one with me to really analyze how i’m doing it, but I kind of pull my finger away and unwind the string an inch or two so it’s not so close to my hand when I release it. Try letting it go a little earlier in the throw too.
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### Author:  [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806/3 "2018-07-18T21:03:48Z")
Thanks. I’ll try that.
I really want to like this yoyo, and I feel the throw is all that’s holding me back.
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### Author:  [@KiLbUcK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KiLbUcK)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806/4 "2018-07-25T19:10:38Z")
Any updates yet?
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### Author:  [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806/5 "2018-07-25T19:33:20Z")
Garrett’s suggestion of having the middle finger not completely snugged into the yoyo, along with just spending some more time with it, helped a lot.
I can now get a good spin without hurting my arm.
This will never be my favorite yoyo, but I never expected a yoyo like this to be that anyway. It is fun, playable, and different now, and that’s exactly what I expected it to be!
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### Author:  [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806/6 "2018-07-25T22:09:37Z")
Try throwing the 57g yoyo you got from me afterwards. The contrast would feel huge!
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### Author:  [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bakemono-thoughts/290806/7 "2018-07-26T11:18:24Z")
Ha! I’ll have to try that. They are in different locations, so I’ll need to bring them together.