TLDR;
- Haven’t thrown in over a decade
- close to beginner
- don’t want ‘classic beginner plastic yoyos’ like the sage
- want premium metal yoyo, recommend me one (want not need)
- max budget, lets say $200 give or take, no real budget but don’t want to go nuts
- Halloween sale is on, want to capitalise on that (@yoyoexpert.com store)
- Like to get H or W shape in monometal or bimetal
- what else should I buy beside the yoyo
- something to help me learn tricks easier that I can grow into
- already own a dove
Hi guys, MoonageMin here,
I used to throw a little bit up until 2007, and haven’t thrown since.
I was never that good anyway before I somehow stopped, not quite sure why, more interesting things to do I guess in my adolescent years.
Recently found my old yoyo collection and sold most and in the middle of selling the rest.
(I had OD - Project, YF - '07 888, Hspin - Pyro, Hspin - G&E4 Black Lily, Spyy - Addict, Spyy - Spyder, YYJ - Legacy, YYJ - Lyn Fury, Duncan - Bumblebee, Henry’s - Viper)
(Pyro, G&E4, Legacy, Bumblebee still for sale btw)
This has re-sparked my enthusiasm for this hobby and I am now starting again from scratch and going through each and every video one by on yoyotrick.com level-up and also on yoyoexpert.com tutorials.
I have been throwing a little every night for the past week, progress is a lot slower than I expected to relearn the tricks, but I am almost done with all the ‘first 50 tricks’ on yoyotrick.com tutorials. It’s not quite like riding a bike and I have lost a lot of feel, but at the same time, I am now not too far off from where I left off back in '07 in terms of tricks, just doing everything less smooth (to how I remember at least).
I bought a Dove by YoyoFriends which arrived yesterday and I spent 3 hours on it last night practising, and to get a feel for what a modern plastic is like and I like it so far.
Also bought a pack of 10 kitty fat and 10 kitty xl as there wasn’t really thick string (or at least to my memory) back then and was curious to try these and have been using the xl for those 3 hours (haven’t tried fat yet, but I feel like I will like it more. Like the thickness of the XL but it feels a bit too thick?)
I bought these from yoyovillage.co.uk here in England and I did enjoy the service, great shop, and Luke the owner seems awesome from our little conversations, but their selection is quite small.
I always wanted to have at least 1 metal and 1 plastic yoyo, plastic mainly to carry everywhere with me and also it’s always nice to have a plastic anyway.
My initial plan was to play with the Dove until roughly Black Friday hoping there might be discounts around then for the yoyoexpert store, and by then I would have figured out if I like the new strings, if I like the feel of modern yoyos, if I like the H shape, etc etc and figure out my current preference a bit more (H and W wasn’t really prevalent back then and most yoyos were O or V).
Decision to get the Dove was easy as I always liked the idea of Milk, a Delrin yoyo back then, and wanted a milky white Delrin for my plastic, and it seems Dove is recommended a bit around here (albeit still new in the market) and it is easily available, although I would have liked to have the Cabal if I could. (no particular reason, just like OD, and I like the look of it too)
Now with the Halloween sale, my timeline is a little more accelerated so want to make the most of it and get a new metal yoyo now rather than later.
My favourite yoyo back then was my brown project by OD, but I think I would like a W or H shape now having tried the dove and from what the characteristics of those shapes offer.
No real budget for a yoyo, let’s call it $200 so there is a bit of a ceiling, but I don’t need super expensive yoyo, just something that will make it a little easier for me to learn tricks and get better on, I guess more stability, tilt resistant, control would be cool. Although I know this is something I need to work on with my throw, doesn’t hurt to have something that makes it a little easier.
Minimum budget is $150 for the total basket as I want to meet free international shipping to England if possible.
Basically, I know most often recommended for a beginner is a good plastic (already have one) or a budget metal (looks like it is something like a shutter now days) etc. but I’m not that interested. Don’t want to get something I won’t enjoy playing with as I’m not a complete beginner, have the money, and don’t mind dinging up a premium yoyo if that were to happen. Maybe not a popular opinion, but I like yoyos as much if not more than throwing yoyos itself sometimes. Makes sense?
I like the idea of OD because I have good experience with the project etc and was looking at the Kuntosh 5000QV as my first modern day metal, but I am open to any suggestions OD or not.
Also looked at the Ti-Vayder, might still get one but seems silly to buy outside Yoyoexpert during its sale period, and also want to try a more modern size and design if possible.
Other considerations were things like Edge Beyond, Iceberg, Top Deck (but not really keen on the looks), VTWO, etc just based on reviews I have read.
On top of this my basket looks like this.
- OD V4M Lube ( I still have a bottle of YYJ thinlube, but it is like 15 years old, I know they don’t really go off, but 15 years? thought I would pick up a fresh bottle)
- a set of 4 OD flow groove response pads (if I bought a OD yoyo, or some other pad if I didn’t)
- a set of 4 OF thin pads (for the Dove, or would you recommend anything else?)
( tried flowable silicon before, like it, nothing wrong with it, but it’s a hassle, pads are easier, and I can afford the difference in cost) - Thinking of picking up some Ammo or Plutonium strings as it seems well recommended
What else??
And any advice for someone like me in general?
Thank you for reading my super long post.
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