# Looking for 5A yoyo **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 20, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854 "2025-07-20T19:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randomguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba8739/32.png) [@randomguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/randomguy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/1 "2025-07-20T19:43:15Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/2 "2025-07-20T20:04:18Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![NuroVolt7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nurovolt7/32/671908_2.png) [@NuroVolt7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NuroVolt7)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/3 "2025-07-20T20:10:20Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Kalic00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@Kalic00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kalic00)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/4 "2025-07-21T14:50:28Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![cmoneylone1999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cmoneylone1999/32/622460_2.png) [@cmoneylone1999](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cmoneylone1999)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/5 "2025-07-21T14:56:06Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/6 "2025-07-21T17:40:22Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/7 "2025-07-22T02:26:24Z")
> [@SlowThrow](#): > > Also, Freehand One is a fun choice,… I wouldn’t consider them a high performer by any means, I find that a bit ironic as the Freehand One is what started it all 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![spyder-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spyder-man/32/599092_2.png) [@spyder-man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/spyder-man)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/8 "2025-07-22T13:47:06Z")
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. 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-5a-yoyo/429854/9 "2025-07-22T14:20:57Z")
When you’re good you’re good!! It for sure rewards clean play lol, pretty unforgiving with us plebs haha