# Good yoyo for intermediate/advanced?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [September 11, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023 "2010-09-11T20:04:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Xego](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xego)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023/1 "2010-09-11T20:04:53Z")
Hey guys
I’d like a new yoyo, because I’ve been using mostly using a store-bought Duncan. I can do most of the intermediate tricks in the Learn section, and I’m starting on Advanced.
I can bind, but I’m fine with using a responsive yoyo, so either one would work.
I’m getting $50 next week, so I would want the yoyo to be $50 at the most.
I’ve been looking at the Protostar, would that be a good choice?
I want to hear your recommendations.
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### Author:  [@d4rqk0n3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d4rqk0n3)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023/2 "2010-09-11T20:09:33Z")
If you don’t intend to modify it in any way, I would say a Protostar would be great. If you want something with some possible response YYJ DMv2, YYJ Revolution, YYF Velocity, Duncan FHZ, YYJ Kickside, there are plenty of great yoyos in this category, what things do you like or dislike about the yoyos you already have?
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### Author:  [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023/3 "2010-09-11T23:33:32Z")
I would get a protostar and string etc.
The protostar plays very good for 1a and 5a which is nice and it is very stable
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### Author:  [@vicman7usa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vicman7usa)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023/4 "2010-09-11T23:38:05Z")
YYF -
ProtoStar
Dv888
Grind Machine v2
YYJ -
Journey
Legacy
any plastic / metal
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### Author:  [@Mi1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mi1)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023/5 "2010-09-11T23:43:01Z")
Kickside.
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### Author:  [@vicman7usa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vicman7usa)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023/6 "2010-12-18T01:04:54Z")
Kickside is WAYYYY too beginner
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### Author:  [@dingo54](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dingo54)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023/7 "2010-12-18T01:20:19Z")
If you arnt looking for VERY unresponsive dont get protostar get dark magic II but protostar is very unresponsive and also one of my favorite throws after a year of yoyoing(i even like it more then a lot of my metals).Here is protostar link [YoYoFactory – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/122/YYF-ProtoStar)
and the dark magic II link [YYJ Dark Magic II – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/4/YYJ-Dark-Magic)
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### Author:  [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-for-intermediate-advanced/19023/8 "2010-12-18T01:28:00Z")
This thread has been dead for three months. Leave it alone