# Duncan throws old and new
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [August 10, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510 "2020-08-10T02:38:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Jerm5462](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jerm5462)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/1 "2020-08-10T02:38:10Z")
What are your favorite Duncan throws and why?
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### Author:  [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/2 "2020-08-10T02:39:51Z")
glow in the dark imperial. first and fave.
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### Author:  [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/3 "2020-08-10T02:46:27Z")
Duncan Pro Z is honestly one of my favorites.
It’s largely because they were sold at Walmart for just $10. It’s the yo that sparked my interest to get back into this hobby (saw it at walmart and it flooded me with nostalgia).
It was just such an amazing deal for the money. A VERY playable yo that can get you through all the basics, and with the spacers and included concave bearing is more then capable of advanced tricks…and heck you can even learn looping with it!
All for the low price of just $10! Crazy!!
Really wish Walmart still sold these things.
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### Author:  [@venom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/venom)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/4 "2020-08-10T02:57:41Z")
Favorite Olds:
1. Glow imperial
2. Butterfly
3. FHZ (does this count as “old” ? lol)
Favorite New:
1. Tourney
2. Strix (very underrated imo)
3. Haymaker Beta
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### Author:  [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/5 "2020-08-10T03:09:32Z")
Vintage \>20 years old
1. Butterfly
2. Wheels
3. Professional
Modern \<20 years old
1. Freehand Series
2. Screaming Eagle MayheM
3. Grasshopper GTX
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### Author:  [@Yo-yoislife](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yoislife)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/6 "2020-08-10T04:30:09Z")
The only Duncans I have are the Drifter and the Freehand. Both are very good yoyos for beginners!!
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### Author:  [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/7 "2020-08-10T04:45:36Z")
Old:
1. Imperial (glow preferably of course). Imperial was my first real yo-yo.
2. Butterfly
New:
1. Tourney
2. Haymaker X
3. Haymaker Beta
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### Author:  [@rumstove](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rumstove)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/8 "2020-08-10T05:24:52Z")
Imperial and Butterfly: My first yoyos in early/mid '90s. Still have them but rarely throw them anymore.
Ballistic: Got it in '99 or so. My first ball bearing yoyo. Playing modern responsive has brought new life to mine as I use it quite a bit now.
FH2: Mine is with the Steve Brown art. I remember driving to the Twin Cities (hour or so away) one morning before work just to get one. Feels great in hand. Still use it, now setup responsive. I like it better than my FHZ.
FHZ: I got a clear one recessed by Takeshi and painted it brown. While I still throw it from time to time I do prefer the FH2 over the FHZ.
ProFly: Excellent for quick mods, but also fun stock with the wooden axle. Easy stalls.
Butterfly XT: Great intro yoyo for modern responsive (just add some Brain lube to the bearing and go), especially for the price. Again, easy stalls.
I’ve never thrown a metal Duncan. They look great and I hear good things about them but for some reason I haven’t tried one yet. The Butterfly AL and Freehand AL are both tempting though.
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### Author:  [@pmdon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pmdon)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/9 "2020-08-10T13:19:05Z")
I’m with @twitch77 on team Pro-Z. I love that dumb little yoyo, and you _could_ use for most styles, provided you had the right parts for it. There are wood axles that fit it, kits to tune the response, weight rings, responsive and unresponsive mod spacers, etc. 4A would be a stretch, I suppose, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Duncan had made rubber shells that fit on it at some point. It’s been available in a TON of colors, is mod-able, and it’s dirt cheap. It’s the Swiss Army throw; a dedicated tool is always going to be better, but it’s WAY better than nothing at all.
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### Author:  [@clmayhew](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/clmayhew)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/10 "2020-08-10T16:11:56Z")
I always have a butterfly on me. That aside, I’m always going back and forth between a Dragonfly, a Speed Beetle, and a Hornet.
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### Author:  [@Jerm5462](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jerm5462)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/11 "2020-08-10T17:53:32Z")
I am getting back into throwing after a long hiatus.
I grew up learning on Duncans (because that’s all there were) so I am kind of partial to them.
I am wondering what metals to look more closely at. It seems the Orbital GTX and the Tourney are worth checking out.
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### Author:  [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/12 "2020-08-10T21:08:55Z")
> [@Jerm5462](#):
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> Orbital GTX and the Tourney are worth checking out.
My favorite bimetals!
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/13 "2020-08-11T02:00:12Z")
Never had a lot of Duncans and I’ve sold most of them. I have a couple imperials and butterflies that rarely get used (nostalgia has saved them). Have two FHZs and a Dragonfly, which is a rebranded TBB. Duncan used the playmax/proyo molds. If you take the caps off it says Proyo inside
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### Author:  [@Thruwell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Thruwell)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/14 "2023-01-29T12:04:56Z")
Duncan Equals Love
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### Author:  [@Jace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jace)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/15 "2023-01-29T13:59:12Z")
I just got the Grasshopper GTX in the other day, and it’s quickly becoming a favorite.
I have several Imperials, including special editions like Midnight Special and Glow in The Dark (will dig out and take pics ASAP).
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### Author:  [@TommyBwell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TommyBwell)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/16 "2023-01-29T15:16:33Z")
Old - Butterfly
New - Butterfly
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### Author:  [@TommyBwell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TommyBwell)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/17 "2023-01-29T16:39:53Z")
Awesome AL collection!
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### Author:  [@yoyo7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo7)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/18 "2023-01-29T19:03:58Z")
Origami 2.0 is underrated
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### Author:  [@Hojo-YoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hojo-YoYo)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/19 "2023-01-30T13:33:50Z")
My favorite is the Imperial. If I can remember back that far, probably my first throw. Just bought a new old stock glow in the dark from the 1997 era, I believe.
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### Author:  [@danotje](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/danotje)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-throws-old-and-new/325510/20 "2023-01-30T16:16:11Z")
I love the Grasshopper GTX, too. Just gets it done. If you’re interested in the same shape, but mono feel, the Haymaker mono is pretty good, too. It seemed familiar, so I put it next to the GTX, and it is nearly identical in profile.
As an aside, I also like the Haymaker OG bimetal. A little powerhouse!
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