# CLYW Metal YETI! **URL:** \ **Category:** YoYoExpert Releases and Restocks\ **Created:** [December 13, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267 "2018-12-13T22:23:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/1 "2018-12-13T22:23:16Z")
![Yeti-Extra](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/d/4/dd4ac374ae355eb178d329ab53efb8416bc6405b.jpeg) **From CLYW:** We are beyond thrilled to introduce the Metal Yeti! The Yeti has been our most challenging project ever. Two plastic iterations came and went with varying degrees of success, rife with challenges, and both ended their lifespans early due to production problems that we just couldn’t quite solve. But the shape and the feel were just too. damn. good and we couldn’t give up on it, so we went back to what we do best…precision metal. ![MetalYeti-Extra2_1024x1024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/2/b/72b009ae7f2ee9fe7b8beca69226f01297d5cf62.jpeg) The Metal Yeti is a beautiful halfway point between nostalgia and the new new, with a play style that really makes us feel like it’s an instant classic. (Fun fact, the hub stickers are left over from the very first Yeti production run!) Something about this return top is just “perfect Caribou” and none of us can put our prototypes down. We’re so excited for everyone to try these that we even made a lot more than usual to get the price down so that we could make them even more affordable. > **[Caribou Lodge Return Tops](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/caribou-lodge-return-tops)** > > Caribou Lodge is a company on a mission to combine amazing yo-yo design with simply beautiful art. Each product they make is a true masterpiece and you can tell from the first throw what an amazing amount of work went into each design. They sponsor a... ---
**Author:** ![Marm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marm/32/46204_2.png) [@Marm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marm)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/2 "2018-12-13T23:28:30Z")
RIP yeti in the first pic. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/3 "2018-12-14T00:27:09Z")
LOL I just noticed that! Check out the density variance in the plastic… you can see a hole! ---
**Author:** ![LinksLegionaire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/linkslegionaire/32/886_2.png) [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/4 "2018-12-14T00:32:38Z")
I’ve never cared for when a manufacturer strokes their ego in their product description; as a consumer, it’s hard to look at it objectively when there’s giant bias in the way - it leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I’d wager that the aluminum used is also why the price is so low. The finish is very similar to something you’d find on Magic Yoyos and lower-end Duncans (I’d love to be wrong here). And this is just me, but the engraving is pretty meh. CLYW usually has some pretty classy engravings but this one looks a bit tacky IMO. Looks like it’ll play fast, though. But I’ll stick with my glasstic Yeti. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/5 "2018-12-14T00:38:00Z")
Yeah the OG Yeti was made using a type of FRP and that’s not uncommon with the material ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/6 "2018-12-14T00:48:24Z")
TBH not like the Yeti was that “classy” looking of a yo-yo to begin with… it’s always had a weird “runt of the litter” kinda shape to it from my perspective :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_man/32/109666_2.png) [@Yoyo\_Man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/7 "2018-12-14T01:30:20Z")
This is a miracle. This thing looks sooooo sleek and looks sooooo fun to play with.🤤 ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_man/32/109666_2.png) [@Yoyo\_Man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/8 "2018-12-14T03:16:31Z")
The reason why the price is “low” is because they made a TON of these things to cut the price down so everyone could enjoy it. I even says it [right here](https://clyw.ca/releases/introducing-metal-yeti/). :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Marm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marm/32/46204_2.png) [@Marm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marm)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/9 "2018-12-14T03:59:14Z")
I like old CLYWs waayyyy more then new ones, but I do like the laser engravings I must say. It brings sort of a modern look to it. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/10 "2018-12-14T04:06:25Z")
I typically keep these kinds of things to myself, but unpopular opinion: I’m really not that stoked about this one. I’m sure it’s great in its own respect, but I just can’t get excited about this one. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/11 "2018-12-14T04:12:38Z")
ICUH8N   ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/12 "2018-12-14T05:18:21Z")
It took me way too long to make out what that said ---
**Author:** ![LinksLegionaire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/linkslegionaire/32/886_2.png) [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/13 "2018-12-14T19:43:02Z")
Yes, I read that. But having played thousands of modern yoyos, the metal Yeti has a finish that looks exactly like the finish on cheap Chinese aluminums. As I said, I’d love to be proven wrong. How many is a “ton”? How many Sasquatches did they make to have the price point where it’s at for that model? ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/14 "2018-12-14T19:52:07Z")
It’s really a nice finish in person. It has a soft blast and the curves really give it a beautiful look when the light hits it, that silver one especially. It has a really cool pearly look. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_man/32/109666_2.png) [@Yoyo\_Man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/15 "2018-12-14T20:43:10Z")
In my opinion, the finish looks super premium. I own a few CLYW’s, and the ones that have a really nice soft finish look just like how the Metal Yeti’s does. And don’t forget, this is CLYW. They probably won’t cheat on us like that. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/16 "2018-12-14T21:33:54Z")
Man, I was pretty set on the gray/silver one, but that promo photo has me really wanting the purple 🤤 edit: I personally love that they made this. I always loved the original Yeti, but always babied them quite a bit. Knowing that one wrong hit to the ground and it’d be over. And swapping out a different bearing, a pain that usually resulted in needing to buy new spacers. Such a great yoyo, but too many issues. Will say though, there is no other yoyo like the original Yeti, nothing. It was so unique. ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/17 "2018-12-14T21:39:09Z")
> [@Marm](#): > > I like old CLYWs waayyyy more then new ones, but I do like the laser engravings I must say. It brings sort of a modern look to it. I thought it was more of a Classic look 😃 Just like the originals. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/18 "2018-12-15T03:09:00Z")
Wowww those purples sold out fast :wink: I kinda figured they would, purple tends to be a very popular yo-yo color in my experience. You feel me @irdaprez?? Black also now sold out. Blue has only 2 left. Clearly, the least popular colors are Gold (9) + Silver (5). Most popular are Purple and Black. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/20 "2018-12-15T03:19:12Z")
> [@YoYoExpertGarrett](#): > > We’re so excited for everyone to try these that we even made a lot more than usual to get the price down so that we could make them even more affordable. Hmm, only 10 (?) of each color doesn’t strike me as “a lot”? Let’s see 20+ of each colorway :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_man/32/109666_2.png) [@Yoyo\_Man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267/21 "2018-12-15T03:23:35Z")
Don’t forget, this is the pre-release. There will probably be a lot more like 30+ of each colorway when the actual release happens. The actual release is in January BTW. :wink: [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-metal-yeti/296267.md?page=2)