# Butterfly AL -- Caps or no? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 2, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-al-caps-or-no/450177 "2026-08-02T02:07:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-al-caps-or-no/450177/7 "2026-08-09T15:30:36Z")
> [@Worlds 2019 Haul Pics](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/worlds-2019-haul-pics/306925/3): > > Got a shirt and some strings too, but don’t have them with me. I got curious and took the caps off my Butterfly AL, pretty fun 46g yo-yo now lol. I just wish it was the same diameter as standard Duncan caps so I could throw in the big fun fingerspin caps… > [@2023 Aluminum Butterfly](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2023-aluminum-butterfly/367465/43): > > Sucked the caps off, here is a look under the hood, 50 grams without. However they are also 50mm which means they are just bigger than the 48mm Freehand caps. @bjardin Throw Duncan! No Caps just makes them play lighter. Neither are the 48mm standard FH Cap size. Compressed air for the 2019 AL and suction cups for the 2023 AL --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-al-caps-or-no/450177)._