# Do peaks actually play well? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 30, 2013, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819 "2013-06-30T10:14:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mordo613](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mordo613/32/1373_2.png) [@mordo613](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mordo613)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/1 "2013-06-30T10:14:20Z")
Or they just have collectible value? ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/2 "2013-06-30T11:56:02Z")
Ive heard they play well but won blow you away or anything ---
**Author:** ![benkdru80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@benkdru80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/benkdru80)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/3 "2013-06-30T12:16:56Z")
The reason they’re as sought after as they are is that they were CLYW’s flagship yoyo. They don’t play awful, but people aren’t paying $500 to throw them, when you could get multiple better yoyos with that money ---
**Author:** ![Eastfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eastfield/32/1158_2.png) [@Eastfield](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eastfield)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/4 "2013-06-30T12:18:00Z")
They’re just OK really by todays standards. ---
**Author:** ![Elluzion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/elluzion/32/1269_2.png) [@Elluzion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Elluzion)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/5 "2013-06-30T13:49:38Z")
Honestly… No. Theyre just value hyped, and look good on a shelf :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/6 "2013-06-30T13:56:32Z")
> [@Elluzion](#): > > Honestly… No. Theyre just value hyped, and look good on a shelf :wink: Lol. Peaks are fantastic. They’ve been my absolute favorite since '06. The catch being you have to realize how long and smoothly a yoyo spins and whether it feels totally friction free on the string is not what makes the yoyo. I’d take a Peak over any “modern” yoyo (a huge number of which are just trying their very hardest to feel like a Peak on the string anyway). Not to be derogatory, but its a yoyo for the skilled player, but one who isnt trying to play yoyo to win contests. ---
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/7 "2013-06-30T14:50:36Z")
Peaks are good yoyos. Don’t know what yall are talking about… [http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/pereiranick/3445904297\_7a049783e91.jpg](http://s29.photobucket.com/user/pereiranick/media/3445904297_7a049783e91.jpg.html) [http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/pereiranick/3080985271\_50fdd0402b.jpg](http://s29.photobucket.com/user/pereiranick/media/3080985271_50fdd0402b.jpg.html) [http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/pereiranick/3186140213\_0323721752.jpg](http://s29.photobucket.com/user/pereiranick/media/3186140213_0323721752.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/8 "2013-06-30T15:01:36Z")
I don’t get what the crap is wrong with some of you people if you’re worrying that a C bearing, silicone response, full metal yoyo isn’t “modern” enough. > [@benkdru80](#): > > people aren’t paying $500 to throw them, when you could get multiple better yoyos with that money Yeah, you could be getting a much cheaper Peak, or three, with that money. If you’re a player, you’re likely not looking for the prime ones anyway, so why bring that into your point? ---
**Author:** ![dingo54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dingo54](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dingo54)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/9 "2013-06-30T15:04:34Z")
Yes and no. Yes, they are good, and fun to play. But no, because there are countless yoyos that are far better. ---
**Author:** ![kevinm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kevinm/32/697_2.png) [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/10 "2013-06-30T15:07:27Z")
They play about as well as whatever you tie them to. ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/11 "2013-06-30T15:10:49Z")
Honestly, while I love the feel of a Peak, just the way it plays isn’t enough to justify the hype and extreme mark up. ---
**Author:** ![reefyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@reefyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/reefyo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/12 "2013-06-30T15:18:05Z")
Peaks are so much fun to play, really sad they are that expensive on the BST and that CLYW stopped producing them… I like to have fun with my throws, 100% performance yoyos are kind of boring to me. ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/13 "2013-06-30T15:32:11Z")
The reason they’re so much fun to play with is because there is so much hype surrounding them and because they’re not a yoyo you see every day. If the peak was released today without all of the clyw hype, it would be passed over as a rather mediocre yoyo. I’d take a classic over a peak any day. Recognize the peak for the history it has, but don’t think its great just because its expensive and collectible. ---
**Author:** ![mordo613](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mordo613/32/1373_2.png) [@mordo613](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mordo613)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/14 "2013-06-30T15:40:20Z")
> [@reefyo](#): > > Peaks are so much fun to play, really sad they are that expensive on the BST and that CLYW stopped producing them… > > I like to have fun with my throws, 100% performance yoyos are kind of boring to me. In other words: you like yoyos that suck ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/15 "2013-06-30T15:42:27Z")
Gotta like the guy who accuses people of not liking the yoyos they say they do. I bought one in '06, could you tell me whether I liked it then or not? I’m having issues deciding and your input would be indispensable. ---
**Author:** ![reefyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@reefyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/reefyo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/16 "2013-06-30T15:48:34Z")
> [@mordo613](#): > > > [@reefyo](#): > > > > Peaks are so much fun to play, really sad they are that expensive on the BST and that CLYW stopped producing them… > > > > I like to have fun with my throws, 100% performance yoyos are kind of boring to me. > > In other words: you like yoyos that suck If the peak sucks then yes I like yoyos that suck… Does perfection = good??? ---
**Author:** ![mordo613](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mordo613/32/1373_2.png) [@mordo613](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mordo613)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/17 "2013-06-30T15:57:23Z")
> [@reefyo](#): > > > [@mordo613](#): > > > > > [@reefyo](#): > > > > > > Peaks are so much fun to play, really sad they are that expensive on the BST and that CLYW stopped producing them… > > > > > > I like to have fun with my throws, 100% performance yoyos are kind of boring to me. > > > > In other words: you like yoyos that suck > > If the peak sucks then yes I like yoyos that suck… Does perfection = good??? No it just doesn’t make sense. You pay an absurd premium for a yoyo not as good as one 1/4 the price. ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/18 "2013-06-30T15:59:08Z")
Not as good? Says who? You? Who are you? Why do you get to decide what yoyos play well or not? ---
**Author:** ![dingo54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dingo54](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dingo54)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/19 "2013-06-30T15:59:49Z")
> [@Mikers](#): > > Not as good? Says who? You? Who are you? Why do you get to decide what yoyos play well or not? Same goes for you. :o ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819/20 "2013-06-30T16:02:51Z")
> [@dingo54](#): > > > [@Mikers](#): > > > > Not as good? Says who? You? Who are you? Why do you get to decide what yoyos play well or not? > > Same goes for you. :o Wait! So its all a matter of personal opinion and what you yourself like in a yoyo?! Huh, go figure. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-peaks-actually-play-well/55819.md?page=2)