# How much damage does it take? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 22, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520 "2012-07-22T00:36:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qozux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ee7513/32.png) [@Qozux](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Qozux)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/1 "2012-07-22T00:36:01Z")
How much and what type of surface damage (nicks, dings, etc) does it take to actually affect play? ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/2 "2012-07-22T00:36:15Z")
Enough to notice… ---
**Author:** ![TheYoYoist101](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoist101/32/842_2.png) [@TheYoYoist101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoYoist101)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/3 "2012-07-22T00:47:31Z")
Well the texture of the yo-yo could be so rough that it just slices your hand! I would think with enough weight taken off of one side it could start to vibe or tilt more then usual. ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/4 "2012-07-22T00:55:55Z")
When it looks like this ;D ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/3/3/133514bbca30f2558608baa59794dd77acbc63e8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/5 "2012-07-22T01:10:59Z")
Looks like yoyospirit’s been walkin’ the dog on the sidewalk a lot. :wink: To Qozux - I think you’re obsessing too kmuch on this. The ding you show here: > **[nick repair question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,45997.0.html)** > > Ok, so a couple of my throws have little nicks and it’s kind of whatever because they’re not super expensive anyways. BUT I was just outside doing plastic whips with my BRAND NEW Chief and missed the whip at the same time my dog clipped my leg. My... is really just a minor flesh wound. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoFactoryFreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@YoYoFactoryFreak](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoFactoryFreak)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/6 "2012-07-22T01:13:40Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > When it looks like this ;D > [http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg) What the heck happened to that? ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/7 "2012-07-22T01:19:04Z")
> [@YoYo\_Freak](#): > > > [@yoyospirit](#): > > > > When it looks like this ;D > > [http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg) > > What the heck happened to that? Fun. The answer is fun… :wink: ---
**Author:** ![paul\_dang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@paul\_dang](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/paul_dang)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/8 "2012-07-22T01:31:23Z")
Man, that is one old picture haha. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/9 "2012-07-22T01:34:02Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > When it looks like this ;D > [http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg) You’re just removing the anodizing through friction from the concrete! Let’s face it, you were gonna strip and polish it anyways! ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/10 "2012-07-22T02:13:42Z")
> [@YoYo\_Freak](#): > > > [@yoyospirit](#): > > > > When it looks like this ;D > > [http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg) > > What the heck happened to that? It’s a picture I took from Paul Dang lol. ---
**Author:** ![Qozux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ee7513/32.png) [@Qozux](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Qozux)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/11 "2012-07-22T02:26:28Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Looks like yoyospirit’s been walkin’ the dog on the sidewalk a lot. :wink: > > To Qozux - I think you’re obsessing too kmuch on this. The ding you show here: > > [nick repair question - Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,45997.0.html) > > is really just a minor flesh wound. Thanks haha. Mostly I’m just trying to learn everything I can. I played all the time in the late 90s, but hadn’t picked it up again until a couple months ago. yoyospirit - I’m guessing this is a dumb question, but does that amount of damage effect the way it spins? ---
**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/12 "2012-07-22T02:27:47Z")
if its a new yoyo any sort of noticeable ding bothers me… so i know where youre coming from… but… it also makes it more fun… after a while you stop noticing the ding and stop worrying about other dings as well. if it still plays fine youre 100% fine and you’ll forget you even had dings on your yoyo. i got a dang recently and was being very very careful with it… then i hit my hand and it came apart in an airport and bounced all around the tile floor and put some decent scuffs in it… i put it together and did a courtesy throw to make sure it was still dead smooth… check… everything good, now ive never had so much funn yoyoing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/13 "2012-07-22T03:20:23Z")
> [@Qozux](#): > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > Looks like yoyospirit’s been walkin’ the dog on the sidewalk a lot. :wink: > > > > To Qozux - I think you’re obsessing too kmuch on this. The ding you show here: > > > > [nick repair question - Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,45997.0.html) > > > > is really just a minor flesh wound. > > Thanks haha. Mostly I’m just trying to learn everything I can. I played all the time in the late 90s, but hadn’t picked it up again until a couple months ago. > > yoyospirit - I’m guessing this is a dumb question, but does that amount of damage effect the way it spins? Honestly, something like this might only add a bit or no vibe at all lol. ---
**Author:** ![WretchedRapture](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wretchedrapture/32/1124_2.png) [@WretchedRapture](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WretchedRapture)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/14 "2012-07-22T03:23:35Z")
Took a nice chunk out of my Asteroid today by hitting the asphalt in a parking lot…Luckily it’s only a 15 dollar throw :wink: Still plays like a total champ, and I figured a chunk of missing plastic would have more effect than scratched metal. ---
**Author:** ![Priroden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/priroden/32/1152_2.png) [@Priroden](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Priroden)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-damage-does-it-take/40520/15 "2012-07-22T07:01:15Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > When it looks like this ;D > [http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/2zfr436.jpg) I want this. So bad.