# Hybrid: X-ConVict, DM, New Breed, or Hitman. **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [October 25, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hybrid-x-convict-dm-new-breed-or-hitman/7738 "2009-10-25T20:56:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Th3Formula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Th3Formula](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Th3Formula)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hybrid-x-convict-dm-new-breed-or-hitman/7738/1 "2009-10-25T20:56:35Z")
Okay so I want to buy my first hybrid and I’m unsure about what to get. I want a yoyo that can grow with me as I gain skill. Good for string technical string tricks, but also good for learning advanced to master tricks. So if anyone could give me an idea to which yoyo I mentioned in my title that would fill some of those categories I’d appreciate it! ---
**Author:** ![Smoke770077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hybrid-x-convict-dm-new-breed-or-hitman/7738/2 "2009-10-25T22:25:32Z")
Is your fave yoyo one that you own? Because if so you dont need one of these. 1. do you mean hybrid as in response? (If so take out X-conVict and New Breed) and if you mean plastic/metal hybrid then I’d say go with an O-ring Hitman or X-con… That way you can start out a little more responsive then Shim and silly it for a more advanced throw… I suggest these because A) I find Hybrid response yoyos snaggy and the New is stock super unresponsive so not alot of growing with you… Good luck ---
**Author:** ![Th3Formula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Th3Formula](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Th3Formula)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hybrid-x-convict-dm-new-breed-or-hitman/7738/3 "2009-10-25T23:24:33Z")
Nope I don’t have a dv888. I just threw my friends around and loved it =P I did mean metal rim/plastic body. I can bind pretty well already. By growing with me I meant having the flexibility to do the kinds of tricks that I feel like doing at that point in time. Also I heard that the X-Con requires modding to reach it’s full capability… True? ---
**Author:** ![Smoke770077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hybrid-x-convict-dm-new-breed-or-hitman/7738/4 "2009-10-25T23:32:25Z")
> [@Th3Formula](#): > > Also I heard that the X-Con requires modding to reach it’s full capability… True? Kind of… I mean… silicone and shims… All of which you can buy here on the site when you buy the X-ConVict… > **[YoYoJam](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/YoYoJam)** > > YoYoJam made some of the best beginner to advanced yo-yos on the market, all exclusively manufactured right here in the USA!  With over dozens of signature series models produced, their yo-yos are designed for the player by the... > **[YYJ Shims](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/yyj-shims)** > > Shims by YoYoJam are built to offer a way to increase the gap width of your YoYoJam keeping it fixed at a larger size than normal. What this does is help make the yo-yo unresponsive since a wider gap means the string is less likely to grab the yo-yo... I think one set of red shims should do the trick… ---
**Author:** ![Th3Formula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Th3Formula](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Th3Formula)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hybrid-x-convict-dm-new-breed-or-hitman/7738/5 "2009-10-25T23:38:48Z")
Okay thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hybrid-x-convict-dm-new-breed-or-hitman/7738/6 "2009-10-31T21:43:31Z")
What’s the advantage of a hybrid yoyo? As in response… never figured that out. ---
**Author:** ![Smoke770077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hybrid-x-convict-dm-new-breed-or-hitman/7738/7 "2009-10-31T22:09:54Z")
> [@Batryn](#): > > What’s the advantage of a hybrid yoyo? As in response… never figured that out. Theres really no advantage or dis-advantage… It all comes down to preference… It plays different than lets say a silliconed yoyo and some people prefer the play you get with a Hybrid where as people like me prefer the silicone…