# Freehand… any yoyo? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 8, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-any-yoyo/361024 "2022-08-08T10:42:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![T-dogthrows](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/t-dogthrows/32/216993_2.png) [@T-dogthrows](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/T-dogthrows)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-any-yoyo/361024/1 "2022-08-08T10:42:45Z")
This just came to mind. I could use my Shutter WA for freehand right? Or is it too heavy. ---
**Author:** ![Richard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/richard/32/196594_2.png) [@Richard](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Richard)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-any-yoyo/361024/2 "2022-08-08T10:50:33Z")
You can use a Shutter by all means. I prefer plastic for 5a as it doesnt sound so harsh when i drop it or hit it with the counterweight. ---
**Author:** ![T-dogthrows](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/t-dogthrows/32/216993_2.png) [@T-dogthrows](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/T-dogthrows)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-any-yoyo/361024/3 "2022-08-08T10:51:25Z")
What counterweights do you recommend ---
**Author:** ![Siggy-06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/siggy-06/32/182279_2.png) [@Siggy-06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Siggy-06)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-any-yoyo/361024/4 "2022-08-08T10:59:50Z")
Shutter wide angle could work. They make this too: > **[YoYoFactory](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yoyofactory?variant=39740153266366)** > > YoYoFactory was born in 2004 with a focus on functional technology to improve the playing experience. This has been a goal of the company which relies on the experience gathered from over 30 years of demonstrating yoyos around the planet. The end... ---
**Author:** ![harrisonosirrah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/harrisonosirrah/32/122359_2.png) [@harrisonosirrah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/harrisonosirrah)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-any-yoyo/361024/5 "2022-08-08T16:36:40Z")
I’m no pro, but I’m of the opinion that you can play 5A with any yoyo. It may not be the ideal way to play with a responsive yoyo but it’s more than doable. But I think that any yoyo good for 1A will be good for 5A. ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-any-yoyo/361024/6 "2022-08-08T16:57:31Z")
any yoyo is fine, just be ready to really ding it up. i play really terrible 5a with all kinds of yoyos ranging from deepstate/day tripper responsive yoyos all the way to my performance oriented unresponsive throws. ---
**Author:** ![Roman\_Soup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/roman_soup/32/173217_2.png) [@Roman\_Soup](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Roman_Soup)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-any-yoyo/361024/7 "2022-08-08T17:00:27Z")
I personally use a Duncan Barracuda. Cheap, Heavy (which I like for 5a) and it comes with a counterweight when you buy it. ![20220808_110006](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/6/f/46fef1a932465da278fcb76c580c1df736e51be9.jpeg)