# Big YoYo String Vitality (Proto): A High Speed YoYo Review

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yoyo-string-vitality-proto-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/58108
**Category:** Yo-Yo Reviews
**Created:** [August 18, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yoyo-string-vitality-proto-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/58108 "2013-08-18T18:33:48Z")
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### Author: ![saintrobyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saintrobyn/32/54_2.png) [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yoyo-string-vitality-proto-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/58108/1 "2013-08-18T18:33:48Z")

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String companies making their own yo-yo seems to becoming quite the rage. Paul at G-String did it a while back with a custom white YoYoJam with G-String branded caps and more recently Evan at Toxic String released the excellent Hazmat. It makes sense that the string makers would get involved. Who better to design a yo-yo than the people responsible for keeping the darn thing attached to your finger? Keeping the tradition alive is newcomer Jake Vande Walle, owner of Big YoYo String along with yo-yo designer and Big String team member Josh Rodriquez. When he first sent out pictures of the Vitality I was more than a little intrigued. It looked very similar to the entry I submitted for the One Drop CODE2 contest. That being said, I HAD to review Josh’s creation. While it was not identical to mine in shape or weight, it was close enough that I could get a decent idea of what could have been. Lets break into it and see if the string maker to yo-yo designer trend has merit or if they should stick to gaps and leave the rest of the yo-yo to the experts.

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