LightSpeed

[kadabrium (Draupnisfrœðingr)]

@Raptor_T

To go fast doesn’t necessarily mean to do a speed combo…

Watch Zach Gormly. The principles are all similar.

@Pineapple_Jumpsuit

Lighter is faster for direction changes and reacts easier. Heavier yoyos stay fast longer and hold their momentum more.

Granted the second half of each statement sounds about point
‘‘change’’ and ‘‘stay’’ are way too generalized. these depends heavily on playstyle

[rizki_yoist]

@kadabrium

When you move a yoyo around, the force is primarily provided by either your arm or your wrist/finger.
When a yoyo picks up speed, it either rebounds off a string or is pulled along a string.
Examples:
Arm/Pull: Ryota Ogi
Arm/Bounce:Marcus Koh, Paul Kerbel and to a lesser extent Iori Yamaki
Wrist/Pull: Shinya Kido
Wrist/Bounce: Hiroyuki Suzuki
Note that wrist accelerators are often also bounce accelerators due to the limited movement range of the wrists and fingers, and those who are exceptions typically have structurally simpler tricks.
Bounce accelerators usually prefer heavier/solid yoyos to amplify the reflexion by every string hit which is their primary source of control. Pull-types often want their yoyos stick close to the string and move swiftly along with it, hence lighter or more floaty yoyos.
/derp

Wow I never thought about it like that, that actually makes so much sense.
I’m pretty sure I’m mixed but generally when I do wrist-bounce kind of trick I still prefer lighter yoyos for less “bog” upon bouncing, I can see how people may want to amplify this bounce to feel the momentum better but I feel that why not just go even faster and get similar “weight” feel on the bounce anyway. In the end same momentum but faster, if that makes sense.

[Pineapple_Jumpsuit]

@kadabrium

Watch Zach Gormly. The principles are all similar.
Granted the second half of each statement sounds about point
‘‘change’’ and ‘‘stay’’ are way too generalized. these depends heavily on playstyle

Exactly, for MY play style. I completely agree.