# best beginner/intermediate 3a yoyo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [February 21, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837 "2015-02-21T15:48:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee59a6/32.png) [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ImThatGuyInYourLife)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/1 "2015-02-21T15:48:47Z")
Hey, I’ve started 3a about a month ago and have gotten pretty far, the only problem is that I’ve been using a one drop rally and a protostar for it. If I’m going to get a good 3a beginner yoyo, which should I? ---
**Author:** ![akka0710](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@akka0710](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/akka0710)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/2 "2015-02-21T19:45:47Z")
2 diffusion ---
**Author:** ![Zan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/48db29/32.png) [@Zan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/3 "2015-02-21T21:15:59Z")
I use 2 Onestars when I try to do 3a. They are cheap and don’t get scratched up easily. I would pay the extra 50 cents to get the upgraded ones with a center trac bearing ---
**Author:** ![ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee59a6/32.png) [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ImThatGuyInYourLife)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/4 "2015-02-22T13:54:29Z")
Another thing, a few guys at a yoyo meet recommended either a peg or asteroid. Are they any good for 3a? ---
**Author:** ![Dragonegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@Dragonegs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dragonegs)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/5 "2015-02-22T14:01:37Z")
You mean PSG… They are great. I have a pair of REGENS. Protostars or Northstars are AMAZEBALLS for 3a beginners. ---
**Author:** ![ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee59a6/32.png) [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ImThatGuyInYourLife)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/6 "2015-02-22T14:29:56Z")
> [@Dragonegs](#): > > You mean PSG… They are great. I have a pair of REGENS. Protostars or Northstars are AMAZEBALLS for 3a beginners. Sorry, psg kept getting autocorrected. So, psg and/or asteroid are a no? ---
**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/7 "2015-02-22T15:22:40Z")
Personally think a pair of rallies is infinitely better than a pair of PSG’s ---
**Author:** ![Dragonegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@Dragonegs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dragonegs)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/8 "2015-02-22T23:47:30Z")
The real question is: How much is your budget? A pair of protostars cost 70. A pair of PSGs cost 25. A pair of Rallies cost 90. Any good H-Shape, hefty, long-spinning, 1a throw is perfect for 3a. ---
**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/9 "2015-02-23T00:00:26Z")
Get a rally or protostar, that way you only have to buy one. Rally imo. ---
**Author:** ![ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee59a6/32.png) [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ImThatGuyInYourLife)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/10 "2015-02-24T02:03:09Z")
The only problem to having a pair of a yoyo I already own is that all of them are really beat up. So beat up that my sand paper job couldn’t do anything, so I’m going with something cheaper ---
**Author:** ![live\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@live\_wire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/live_wire)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-beginner-intermediate-3a-yoyo/72837/11 "2015-02-25T13:08:47Z")
I agree with stuart. Get another rally and use them for 3a. If you want to buy a new pair, get a budget metal, I find that they hold up to damage better than common plastics.