# Counterweight with 9 Dragons?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [June 7, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714 "2016-06-07T15:33:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@VyVyTheYoYoGuy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VyVyTheYoYoGuy)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/1 "2016-06-07T15:33:51Z")
Has anyone tried this?
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### Author:  [@yyfben2.deactivated](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yyfben2.deactivated)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/2 "2016-06-07T16:44:33Z")
thats illegal ;D 😃 ;D
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### Author:  [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/3 "2016-06-07T16:47:37Z")
Had wondered about trying this, only oddball counterweight I’ve tried so far is on the Flea which was crazy in its own ways 🙂
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### Author:  [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/4 "2016-06-07T17:43:59Z")
It’s pretty fun. I’ve gotten the dice to regenerate around the held yo-yo before.
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### Author:  [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/5 "2016-06-07T19:08:38Z")
14A? ok now its getting crazy
haha
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### Author:  [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/6 "2016-06-08T01:36:17Z")
> [@AngryGumball](#):
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> Had wondered about trying this, only oddball counterweight I’ve tried so far is on the Flea which was crazy in its own ways 🙂
How about the Flea as a counterweight for the 9 Dragons?! ;D
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### Author:  [@Panda\_Monium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Panda_Monium)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/7 "2016-06-08T04:16:50Z")
I hate having strings on my fingers. I put counterweights on everything
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### Author:  [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/8 "2016-06-08T05:03:37Z")
^^^Such a good comic.
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### Author:  [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/9 "2016-06-08T06:39:22Z")
> [@Myk\_Myk](#):
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> How about the Flea as a counterweight for the 9 Dragons?! ;D
Just remember how bright that idea wasnt; the first time you miss and smack yourself in the back of the hand or in the head with a metal flea.
And even though you can do anything you want to; there is ‘old accepted information about the ratio of Yoyo to counterweight’.
Waaaaaay back in the Freehand/counterweight days; I was told that the Yoyo to counterweight weight ratio should ideally be approximately 7 to 1.
The Dragon weighs 82 grams. The Flea weighs over 40+ grams. At best; reducing that ratio to 2 to 1.
If you made a power adjustment to get that Flea counterweight to move much faster; the first time it hit you ‘anywhere’ would not only be a moment to remember but a moment very hard to forget.
Doh!🙀
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### Author:  [@Panda\_Monium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Panda_Monium)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/10 "2016-06-08T15:16:44Z")
> [@saintrobyn](#):
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> ^^^Such a good comic.
I kno right
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### Author:  [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterweight-with-9-dragons/80714/11 "2016-06-09T01:24:59Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#):
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> Just remember how bright that idea wasnt; the first time you miss and smack yourself in the back of the hand or in the head with a metal flea.
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> And even though you can do anything you want to; there is ‘old accepted information about the ratio of Yoyo to counterweight’.
>
> Waaaaaay back in the Freehand/counterweight days; I was told that the Yoyo to counterweight weight ratio should ideally be approximately 7 to 1.
>
> The Dragon weighs 82 grams. The Flea weighs over 40+ grams. At best; reducing that ratio to 2 to 1.
>
> If you made a power adjustment to get that Flea counterweight to move much faster; the first time it hit you ‘anywhere’ would not only be a moment to remember but a moment very hard to forget.
>
> Doh!🙀
I thought it was such a good idea, too! ☹ :🙂
You’ve crushed my hopes and dreams, but my knuckles and skull have been spared. ;D
> [@saintrobyn](#):
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> ^^^Such a good comic.
I gave you a thank you, because I thought you were saying I was funny! Haha. :-[