# Good Counterweight Yoyo
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [February 8, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590 "2011-02-08T16:32:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Reddsigma](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Reddsigma)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/1 "2011-02-08T16:32:30Z")
Hello hello! I need some recommendations for a good counterweight yoyo. If you make a recommendation, please say why it’s a good yoyo. Any feedback will be much appreciated. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@XminusmikeX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XminusmikeX)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/2 "2011-02-08T16:49:15Z")
Pretty much any 1A yoyo will do just fine for 5A. Personally I only play 5A w/ plastics but that’s because I’m not very good at 5A and don’t want to smash up my metals 😃
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### Author:  [@T.Jones](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/T.Jones)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/3 "2011-02-08T16:54:01Z")
Most yoyos will work for counterweight play. There are a few things to keep in mind, how much you want to spend, and the weight and size of the yoyos that you like.
Cheap: Protostar (fullsize), Northstar (fullsize), Zen 5 (look up the specs on yoyoexpert).
More Expensive: Supernova (heavy or lite), Spyy Pure (designed for jonrob, you would have to trade for one), Severe 2010, Genesis (Miggys yoyo, aka us national champ in 5a), Yuuksta (unsized genesis, very good and $20 cheaper than genesis)
There is a lot out there these are just the ones that I could think of 🙂
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### Author:  [@Reddsigma](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Reddsigma)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/4 "2011-02-08T16:56:25Z")
> [@XminusmikeX](#):
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> Pretty much any 1A yoyo will do just fine for 5A. Personally I only play 5A w/ plastics but that’s because I’m not very good at 5A and don’t want to smash up my metals 😃
hi! which plastics do you use??
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### Author:  [@Reddsigma](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Reddsigma)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/5 "2011-02-08T16:57:16Z")
> [@T.Jones](#):
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> Most yoyos will work for counterweight play. There are a few things to keep in mind, how much you want to spend, and the weight and size of the yoyos that you like.
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> Cheap: Protostar (fullsize), Northstar (fullsize), Zen 5 (look up the specs on yoyoexpert).
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> More Expensive: Supernova (heavy or lite), Spyy Pure (designed for jonrob, you would have to trade for one), Severe 2010, Genesis (Miggys yoyo, aka us national champ in 5a), Yuuksta (unsized genesis, very good and $20 cheaper than genesis)
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> There is a lot out there these are just the ones that I could think of 🙂
Thanks friend, i’ll look at them.
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### Author:  [@XminusmikeX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XminusmikeX)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/6 "2011-02-08T17:34:56Z")
> [@Reddsigma](#):
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> > [@XminusmikeX](#):
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> > Pretty much any 1A yoyo will do just fine for 5A. Personally I only play 5A w/ plastics but that’s because I’m not very good at 5A and don’t want to smash up my metals 😃
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> hi! which plastics do you use??
FHZ, FH2, Die Nasty, Protostar (not very often), and Kickside. Those are mostly the ones I use for 5A.
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### Author:  [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/7 "2011-02-09T03:29:19Z")
I only use kicksides, fhreehand zeroes, genesis and superstars
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### Author:  [@DG1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DG1)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/8 "2011-02-09T03:40:54Z")
> [@XminusmikeX](#):
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> Pretty much any 1A yoyo will do just fine for 5A. Personally I only play 5A w/ plastics but that’s because I’m not very good at 5A and don’t want to smash up my metals 😃
Perfect example was 2 nights ago, my mom was grilling outside, and I was throwing 5A w/ my Gorylla. Needless to say, I had no idea how much aluminum can bounce.
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### Author:  [@Reddsigma](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Reddsigma)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-counterweight-yoyo/23590/9 "2011-02-09T03:42:37Z")
You guys Rock! Thx for the tips!!!