# Do I REALLY need a metal? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [June 15, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599 "2010-06-15T03:35:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Reokie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/reokie/32/542_2.png) [@Reokie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Reokie)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/21 "2010-06-16T17:20:44Z")
Wow, I never knew that! I always belived that it was a huge risk on the company’s part to start off with a metal production 😛 ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/22 "2010-06-16T18:09:30Z")
yeah, it’s really the exact opposite. Pretty crazy. That’s kind of how you can tell an established company from a new one. If they have a plastic yoyo, they are doing pretty darn good for themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Smoke770077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/23 "2010-06-17T00:36:27Z")
I play my FHZ and Protostar more than any other yoyo I own… Its all preferance… Like I LOVE sharp H-Shapes like the G5, and you really cant find that in plastics… ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yo_yo_ma_x/32/187_2.png) [@Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_Yo_Ma_X)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/24 "2010-06-17T01:16:46Z")
all i read was the title and i was like: “nope” i read it through now and i say now get a plastic, but it is worth getting a metal to have a metal. try it and you will love it, but then go to plastic again and switch it up. metals are great, but it is worth working your way up to one. ---
**Author:** ![Ariq\_PGM\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Ariq\_PGM\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ariq_PGM_2)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/25 "2010-06-19T20:52:35Z")
Look at this two videos, [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0enneFfP1gI) and [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XShAnhgnzyc) Tell me this guy do not deserve a metal. He is still playing with a lyn. That new breed in the 3nd vid is not his. ---
**Author:** ![SilverMan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/silverman/32/494_2.png) [@SilverMan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SilverMan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/26 "2010-06-20T01:40:56Z")
you should definatly get a protostar ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/27 "2010-06-20T02:35:16Z")
> [@SilverMan](#): > > you should definatly get a protostar Why? There are so many great yoyos around, why that one? ---
**Author:** ![Ariq\_PGM\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Ariq\_PGM\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ariq_PGM_2)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/28 "2010-06-20T04:53:15Z")
And the protostar is too over-rated. ---
**Author:** ![SilverMan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/silverman/32/494_2.png) [@SilverMan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SilverMan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/29 "2010-06-20T11:29:20Z")
> [@Apetrunk](#): > > > [@SilverMan](#): > > > > you should definatly get a protostar > > Why? There are so many great yoyos around, why that one? i am just saying that that is a good choice but yea there are a lot of other good choices out there ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/30 "2010-06-20T15:44:35Z")
Metals aren’t cheating. They just have a more solid feel to them. They have better spin times and stuff then most plastics, but plastics are good too. If you want to get a first metal, get a Fundametal. You can’t really go wrong with one. If your tricks are really complicated and you do long combos, I suggest a Protostar maybe, because they are incredible for a plastic, so are Crucial’s yoyos. Like the Cream. But just use what is at the same level for you. If you feel like you need another yoyo, like a metal, and your Kickside isn’t treating you well, get one. If your fine with your Kickside and nothing is going wrong with it, stay with it. Don’t worry, it’s as simple as that. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![A\_Person](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@A\_Person](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/A_Person)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/31 "2010-06-20T15:54:41Z")
> [@yoyoscout](#): > > I think you should get a metal. You can’t go wrong with one. You could get a grind machine if you think plastic satisfies you. I recommend ILYY models. I want a Fury. If you often smack yourself in the face I do not recommend metal for you. Believe me, it hurts. I use metals and I am not ashamed. I can make a Pyro Light sleep over 3 minutes. That hurts with any yoyo… Especially ones with edges that are not rounded such as the New Breed. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@yoyoninja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoninja)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/32 "2010-06-22T01:34:54Z")
yea lol. i just hit myself in the head today with my pgm v2 ---
**Author:** ![SilverMan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/silverman/32/494_2.png) [@SilverMan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SilverMan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/33 "2010-06-22T01:37:24Z")
lol O0 ---
**Author:** ![Ariq\_PGM\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Ariq\_PGM\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ariq_PGM_2)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/34 "2010-06-22T07:53:47Z")
I him myself in my mouth today. My lips has a cut now. ---
**Author:** ![SilverMan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/silverman/32/494_2.png) [@SilverMan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SilverMan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/35 "2010-06-22T10:12:56Z")
i was trying to do jumprope yesterday and i jumped over the yoyo but i was going to do it again and it somehow hit the back of my head ---
**Author:** ![YoyoMango](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomango/32/580_2.png) [@YoyoMango](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoMango)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/36 "2010-06-22T13:05:57Z")
I hit myself in the face when i screw up a split bottom mount ---
**Author:** ![metal\_man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/metal_man/32/378_2.png) [@metal\_man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/metal_man)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/37 "2010-06-22T13:09:14Z")
i got a black eye trying to do a fast grab ---
**Author:** ![A\_Person](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@A\_Person](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/A_Person)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/38 "2010-06-22T16:10:06Z")
I have been hit in the face by many yoyos doing many tricks, but one is pretty funny. When i first got my new breed, i threw it a couple of times then gave the string a tug while it was wrapped around the yoyo to see how tight it was binding. I threw it down again and apparently the pad came loose when i tugged the string. The yoyo snagged and hit my bottom lip. I had braces so it cut it bad and i was bleeding for hours. ---
**Author:** ![marlonmillamina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marlonmillamina/32/568_2.png) [@marlonmillamina](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/marlonmillamina)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599/39 "2010-06-26T13:02:35Z")
I suggest… DM!.. both Metal and Plastic… Great balance [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-metal/15599.md?page=1)