I felt it was worth $65, but no more. When I tried it, I gave it a few throws, and gave it back. It was just, meh.
well it is made of 6061 aluminum but I do agree it should worth more.
I’ve seen dark sonic videos and they fingerspin forever
Why is it that you are always tryna bring me down? I have my opinion, he asked for my opinion, I don’t see why you have to ruin it.
The new Mo-Vitation from C3 is $90. heres a video of Ethan Wong using it at EYYC he placed 10th in the open division.
finger spins are a side not an entree lol
I guess that was just advertisement for c3, I dont think he threw diagonal once.
I would have liked to see some vertical stuff, too… but I watched the whole performance without really getting bored, which is more than I can say for some of the top-3 performances I’ve seen lately in this and other competitions.
“Low” finish (hey, 10th! Not bad!) partly for lack of variety… but partly for a judging system that isn’t set up to reward new styles like this. This is how innovation happens, though… someone will see this and realize that fingerspins in horizontal play can be a major component, and they’ll start to add it to their routines. I for one am glad to see chances like this being taken!
It’s bound to support C3, so I don’t think you’re totally off the mark there… but this is also the style Ethan is developing and breaking ground in. It’s not like C3 said to him, “Go and do all fingerspins… let’s make some cash!” They developed a yoyo to suit his style, not the other way around. I believe he’s throwing in a genuine “unscripted” Ethan Wong way. And despite incidental benefits to C3, that doesn’t count as mere advertising.
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just watch brandon vu’s videos about the cheatcode yoyo and the plastic cheatcode yoyo on his youtube channel. Those are the ABSOLUTE best yoyos for fingerspins. The yoyo directly locks your finger into the dimple dispite whatever angle you land your finger on.
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Speedaholic XX. Best finger spinner I’ve used and about $28.
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Magicyoyo v10/v12, c3 scintillator, speedaholic mn, winter solstice
And most plastics can fingerspin at under $50, plastic cheatcode, shooting star, speedaholic xx, wedge 2.0, k2 crystal
Edit: i did not realize how old the thread was
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Since this thread has been revived, I’ll take advantage of that to ask my question. I’ve been attempting to do the DNA with the shooting star yo-yo. I’ve done it a couple times but the finger spin is always where I have the issue so what I would like to know is what is the best finger spin yo-yo that others have used? I know that best is a subjective answer and not everyone has tried every yo-yo available but I’m wondering which one seems to offer the easiest and most longest spinning finger spin?
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In my opinion you already own it. The shooting star.
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I was able to hit fingerspins of 3+ minutes on my cheatcode.
I agree with @LX_Emergency, it’s amazing, the cheat code might be a tad bit better, but it won’t teach you how to finger spin well, it does all the work for you. Then when you switch back to something else it will be much harder.
Imo shooting star is best if you know what you’re doing, as long as you have good finger spin experience it’s amazing, and if you don’t it’s still super good.
I do also have a SHFX coming today, and that’s supposed to be super good for fingerspins too, I’ll let you know when it comes.
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The new iceberg makes fingerspins pretty easy and they can spin forever. Classic iceberg spins forever but is much harder to lock in.
I’m sure there are better options now, but that was the best one I found back when fingerspins and tornadoes were top priority for me.
That new banshee SSFS, or whatever jake is calling it, looks like a banger, but I imagine that’s going to be hard to get unless you’re on the g2 patreon. The original banshee SS is honestly great for fingerspins already, especially if you can catch it on the spike, which is very, very hard but very, very satisfying.
And I’m still alive and kicking. Who’d have thunk, I’d still be getting fingerspin recommendations hundreds of yo-yos and over a decade later. Thanks, fam. 
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i learned on my 1up which i understand is a wedge 
what is specifically hanging you up about them?
in advance of your answer, i have two tips that i recently saw that made it finally click really quickly for me all of a sudden
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when ur trying to get it to settle into your finger, esp if you’re trying to direct it to a dimple, keep your string held high and dont be afraid to gently pull horizontally on the string. this will stop the wobble and itll drop right into the dimple
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it cannot be understated how key it is to keep your finger very relaxed and not at all stiff and pointy
gl dude, you got this!!
Hard agree on this one. I preferred Shooting Star to SHXX but I could easily see how someone would have the opposite opinion. I did just want to chime in to say the DIY has been awesome and was a real surprise to me. Fingerspins awesome as well. I actually gave away my Shooting Star because I felt the DIY was an amazing replacement.
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