# If you could only pick one of the new CLYWs, which would you pick? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [November 13, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-could-only-pick-one-of-the-new-clyws-which-would-you-pick/61165 "2013-11-13T04:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![NathanC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathanc/32/891_2.png) [@NathanC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NathanC)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-could-only-pick-one-of-the-new-clyws-which-would-you-pick/61165/65 "2013-12-06T00:35:49Z")
> [@theDunce](#): > > Also - BONFIRE. All of them look amazing (I have the AC2 and Gnarwhal 2, and they’re GREAT players) - but word on the street is that the Bonfire is magical. I’m intrigued! ---
**Author:** ![Tetrahedron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tetrahedron/32/700_2.png) [@Tetrahedron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tetrahedron)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-could-only-pick-one-of-the-new-clyws-which-would-you-pick/61165/66 "2013-12-06T01:54:50Z")
> [@theDunce](#): > > CLYW has one employee on staff - Charles. The entire business operates out of Chris’s house. Chris pays fair prices to his artists, which says a heck of a lot about his character in a world where even huge corporations try to snake free art by hosting “contests” with shitty contracts that cut off any future revenue streams to the artists who win. Or straight up ask for free art by promising “exposure” in exchange. > > Both I and all of you have no idea of the overall profit of any specific Return-top made by CLYW because it VARIES. Signatures have royalties paid out to the sponsored pro, Return-tops with art have commissions paid out to the artists who do them. There are cost every step of the way in ANY business. And when you factor in the hours put in, it gets even harder. > > I’m an artist - I’m lucky to have a very manageable overhead, and low start up costs. However, I still have to spend a few thousand a year in tech and supplies. My biggest overhead is hours. I generally charge a flat rate for work (with limited rights to the images I create to keep the cost manageable to a client), and if a job spirals out of control I can end up making less than minimum wage on it. > > Don’t speculate on something you don’t do, because you’re going to be wrong. Poor Chuck. Chris tried to persuade me to move and work for him. Maybe one day! As for the newest CLYW, I really enjoyed the Puffin 2. I’ve tried all but the Bonfire and I’ll have to say that the Puffin feels the quickest. Based off a Japanese-style V design, the Puffin is roughly at 54mm in diameter and 45mm in width. Weight-wise, I’d guess around 65 - 66g. I’ve given away/sold the 4 I had and I’m sure they’ll go to hands that appreciate it a little more. But I already miss them. (': ---
**Author:** ![Casey888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-could-only-pick-one-of-the-new-clyws-which-would-you-pick/61165/67 "2013-12-06T02:14:08Z")
I really want a bonfire. It looks like something that will fit me as well as a summit. It has key characteristics I look for. ---
**Author:** ![jaf0018](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jaf0018](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jaf0018)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-could-only-pick-one-of-the-new-clyws-which-would-you-pick/61165/68 "2013-12-06T02:52:47Z")
> [@MikeEff](#): > > Oh boy! Another thread that’s bound to be locked and deleted because of petty bickering. This is getting really old. All these so-called hurt feelings isn’t any excuse for the kind of language I keep reading on this website. I come here for friendly talk about yo-yos and this is what I get? The topic of this thread was: If you could only pick one of the new CLYWs, which would you pick? If you don’t have an answer you shouldn’t post anything. I posted a reply in regards to a question that was in this thread. I thought this forum was open discussion so I thought I could do that. I apologize. My reply wasn’t anything personal or negative towards anyone, I was just going along with what was written in here. I guess what I wrote wasn’t about the OP, so I’m sorry, I honestly didn’t know it always had to be. And my feelings weren’t hurt, apparently everyone elses were b/c I thought CLYW made a lot of profit. But it’s cool now everyone, I don’t think that anymore. And Mike, I agree, if you don’t have an answer to the OP, you shouldn’t post anything. Speaking of which, I think you forgot to post yours 😛 P.S. Artic Circle 2, bonfire, gnarwhal 2 ---
**Author:** ![oops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oops/32/683976_2.png) [@oops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oops)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-could-only-pick-one-of-the-new-clyws-which-would-you-pick/61165/69 "2013-12-06T02:59:00Z")
I really enjoy the Gnar2/AC2 but they haven’t really shown me anything I haven’t seen before from CLYW imo. The Bonfire looks interesting (plus I never owned a Campfire), and the Puffin 2 looks fantastic, although nothing like the Puffin from what I’ve seen. So far I’d honestly pick the Yeti over the Gnar/AC2 simply because it has a more unique feel to it but all 3 are homerunslamdunkwhateveryouwanttocallit great. ---
**Author:** ![jaf0018](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jaf0018](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jaf0018)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-could-only-pick-one-of-the-new-clyws-which-would-you-pick/61165/70 "2013-12-06T03:10:09Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > What just happened? :wink: > > I think you’ll discover I have no power… whatsoever… not powertripping, that’s for sure! Although “acting like a d.bag” may be how you interpret what I said. > > I honestly didn’t even reply to YOU directly. And I have no interest in being a hero. Don’t see how suggesting we stay on topic and that we acknowledge that none of us truly understand the business model is “bullying” other than maybe you took it personally (it wasn’t… I wasn’t even replying to a particular person) and your feelings were hurt. Sorry about that. But your feelings being hurt doesn’t equate to someone else being a “bully”, and that’s a pretty harsh accusation to level at somebody. And actually, though I feel you’re overreacting, it makes me feel bad (not good) that someone perceives themselves to be the victim of bullying due to something I wrote. That sucks. > > I am not even particularly a fan of CLYW exclusively though I loooove my Puffin. Most of my yoyos are not CLYW… if anything, I am known as kind of a SPYY fan. What I AM a bigger fan of is common sense, which is why I tend to stick my nose in sometimes when I smell a bit of “fertilizer” being spread around. I’ll own that weakness… it probably doesn’t make me the greatest person in the world, but just as you are claiming the right to do, I will claim the right to be myself and write what I’m feeling. My bad then Grep, I guess I just thought you were directing it towards me b/c I’m the only one that wrote anything remotely close to what you were talking about. And you didn’t hurt my feelings bro, so you can sleep a little easier tonight. By your post, I can tell you would be absolutely devastated if you did happen to hurt my feelings. And that’s fine with me if you stick your nose in whenever you smell fertilizer being spread around, I just think that what you happen to be smelling in that particular case was your upper lip b/c there was no fertilizer being spread around by me ;D [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-could-only-pick-one-of-the-new-clyws-which-would-you-pick/61165.md?page=3)