I’m looking for either a monometal or plastic yoyo that plays well in 5a, prefferably from either a european or hong kong company for shipping purposes. I can’t seem to decide on a yoyo, but the speedaholic XX looked interesting. Any help would be appreciated!
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Any yoyo that you are (already) comfortable with playing 1A should be perfectly good for 5A as well. It is largely a myth that you need a yoyo specifically designed for 5A. I would argue that you get more benefit from a 1A yoyo that you are already good/comfortable with than from a yoyo you’ve never used that someone tried to design specifically for 5A.
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YoTricks Summer Solstice. I have had mine for over a year and a half, and it is the one I am using to learn 5A. The oldest yoyo I own, it’s a great beater (I’ve dropped mine on asphalt three times and it’s fine), wide catch zone, feels great on the catch.
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On the flip side. I have a couple yoyos that i really dislike playing for 1a, but they feel pretty good for 1a. So its honestly worth just trying all your yoyos out with a counterweight and you might find something you really enjoy
And to respond to op, ive been loving the wilderness 7075 as a 5a monometal
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I tend to prefer comfortable semi organic shapes like tp form factor or something like the canopy line up for 5a. Amd i like them a bit heavier so its harder to move them on accident when manipulating the cw. Stark contrast to my 1a preference of light and v shaped like the peregrine or krown series, or socius.
I really love my Aitch, it’s a great 1A YoYo, but man for 5a it’s incredible (imo). Funny how that goes.
Also, Freehand One is a fun choice, but they are responsive out of the package if that matters, and they can sometimes feel a little underpowered. I wouldn’t consider them a high performer by any means, but overall I love them. Fun to chuck around and do some basic stuff with, and they just have character.
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I find that a bit ironic as the Freehand One is what started it all 
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Todd YoyoFox Rollenhagen just posted a video slinging the color changing Freehand One and wowzers - I couldn’t believe how well that thing is slinging around. Sheesh! It certainly doesn’t spin that long in my hands. 
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When you’re good you’re good!!
It for sure rewards clean play lol, pretty unforgiving with us plebs haha
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