Lightweight yoyos comparison

Yo-Yo Reviews Looking for Help/Recommendation
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I think I prefer lightweight yoyos, they just seem to move with less effort and more precision. The one I currrently have is pretty old (YYJ Speeder), without sidecaps it weighs 59.5g. So I’m looking for a metal one that weighs around 60g. The ones that have caught my eye: Smashing Float, YoYoBrothers Voyage, Yoyofriends Hummingbird.

Is anyone able to compare/contrast them? Or let me know if I should rethink a preference for lightweight yoyos, undeniably the people who are winning competitions are doing it with midweight ones.

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the flank is a cool shape at 63 g. you’ll have to do some hunting

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Highly recommend the float if this is what you are looking for.

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Spintime Matador is very light. I think about 61g? I will check when I get home.

Edit: Matador is 61.0g with YYSL Type X cut to my length. Amazing performance from this organic yoyos made of 7068 aluminium

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I have a NMTBS Flank for sale right now for $20.

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The RCS Author weighs 56g and it’s amazing. The G2 Campaign Easy weighs 55.5g and it’s equally as awesome.

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63.64 grams (flank) doesn’t seem that light to me. Isn’t that a pretty average weight?

I have a proto that is 3 grams lighter that plays and feels like nothing else in my collection and is a ton of fun to play with.

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You guys brought up some really interesting options, thanks. Is anyone able to compare the Float and Voyage? They seem very similar but the Voyage is bimetal.

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Smashing Crucible if you can find one. Also the G2 Campaign “easy”.

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If you like light weight the newer Duncan Metal Drifter comes in at 58.5 grams and takes either C size bearings to play responsive or unresponsive. I feel it plays above its price point and is often overlooked. It even comes with a fun counterweight.

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Float is really good. One of my favorite monometals.

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I have a OD Legendary Terrarian with ultra lite side effects weighing in at 61 grams and it plays amazingly.

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Are you able to compare it to the Float? What I’m looking for is something that is lightweight but very stable i.e. doesn’t tilt easily.

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Float is more stable than the original terrarian at least. Not sure how it compares to the Legendary Terrarian.

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So I’m not trying to get you to change preferences, I prefer yo-yos on the lower half of the 60-70g range, but I will say that if you’re trying to push for speed, make sure the light yo-yos you’re after have a lot of rim weight. Hiroyuki Suzuki used heavier yo-yos because pushing light yo-yos too fast can lead to them being a bit out of control. Like some are so fast that it actually limits how fast you can play with them while maintaining that control.

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That’s really helpful, thanks. I’m looking for a very rim-weighted and light yoyo. The reason is I’m not particularly fast, and having a lighter yoyo helps me with getting up to medium speed. I don’t anticipate going super fast anytime soon. But the drawbacks of a light yoyo are spin time and stability from my experience. If there is a yoyo that’s ~60g but extremely stable, that would be perfect.