# Looking for advice.
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [August 27, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953 "2014-08-27T05:06:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/1 "2014-08-27T05:06:44Z")
So I’m looking to get a new throw in the next month or so and could use some suggestions. I currently have a YYJ Dark Magic 2 Ghost and Yomega Maverick that I throw daily, and a few throws that need some maintenance (Metal Drifter and Raider).
My want list: more advanced than DM2, all metal, smooth play, good with grinds, \<$100.
A wider gap would be awesome as well.
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### Author:  [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/2 "2014-08-27T05:17:09Z")
DM2 has one of the widest gaps going. You probably mean you want something with more of a “V” shape to it… a more forgiving catch zone. :wink:
For less than $100 there should be lots of great choices. Any of the blasted Yoyofficer throws (Musket springs to mind). 86400, Minute, or Hour by Werrd. There are almost too many great YYF yoyos to choose from. Shutter comes in a blasted version.
Really, with $100 as your ceiling you are still spoiled for choice.
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### Author:  [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/3 "2014-08-27T05:21:03Z")
> **[YoYoFactory](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yoyofactory)**
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> YoYoFactory was born in 2004 with a focus on functional technology to improve the playing experience. This has been a goal of the company which relies on the experience gathered from over 30 years of demonstrating yoyos around the planet. The end...
Giant gap low wall with beadblasting for increased grinds. Seems like the right choice to me
The normal shutter also offers a blasted version
> **[Shutter](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/shutter-yoyo-by-yoyofactory)**
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> Built from the ground up, Shutter features an inner foil design to achieve a weight distribution that offers power, speed, and control! Gentry Stein Signature
The solid color 86400 have an awesome finish and are more oversized. I have a lot of fun with mine
> **[Werrd](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/werrd)**
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> Out of Adelaide, South Australia, one of the driest places in the world, emerges Werrd, an innovative and fresh high-end yo-yo company.
Any of these should be a good choice
I also believe they have blasted kilters but haven’t posted pics yet since they have more colors
> **[YOYOFFICER](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/YOYOFFICER)**
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> YOYOFFICER is a great new yo-yo manufacturer based out of China and they have created some really unique yo-yo designs in the few years they have been around. They are focused on creating high performance competition level yo-yos without the...
Could pick this guy up and still be under $100 after 1 of the others
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### Author:  [@Moise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Moise)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/4 "2014-08-27T05:29:30Z")
I own almost every YYF metal along with many other metals for under $100. My personal favorites are the YYF genesis, superstar, and 888x. Genesis and superstar are fairly similar in the sense that they both are very stable, heavy, and spin for ages. the 888x doesn’t spin for quite as long, isn’t as stable, but is best for grinds, and is super smooth on the string. keep in mind the superstar doesn’t have a good grinding surface. If you want speed and smoothness I would say 888x, but if stability and heft is what you want, the genesis would be perfect. Also you should realize all of the throws mentioned
> [@sparhawk](#):
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> [YoYoFactory – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/1228/YYF-Shu-Ta)
> Giant gap low wall with beadblasting for increased grinds. Seems like the right choice to me
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> The normal shutter also offers a blasted version
> [Shutter Yo-Yo by YoYoFactory – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/1049/YYF-Shutter)
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> The solid color 86400 have an awesome finish and are more oversized. I have a lot of fun with mine
> [Werrd – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/1067/Werrd-Eighty-Six-400)
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> Any of these should be a good choice
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> I also believe they have blasted kilters but haven’t posted pics yet since they have more colors
> [YOYOFFICER – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/1137/YOYOFFICER-Kilter)
> Could pick this guy up and still be under $100 after 1 of the others
all of these would even still outperform a dark magic 2, so really just go for what you think you would like based on reviews
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### Author:  [@Fire\_Penguin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fire_Penguin)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/5 "2014-08-27T05:31:34Z")
You could get a Chief. One of the best yoyos ever, and can be found for under $100 on BST.
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### Author:  [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/6 "2014-08-27T11:47:39Z")
Wait for the ace yo B.T.S? #wide gap
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### Author:  [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/7 "2014-08-27T14:09:39Z")
definitely wouldn’t touch the 888x since it’s undersized and highwalled so it doesn’t perform that well compared to todays yoyos.
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### Author:  [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/8 "2014-08-27T14:17:49Z")
Shutter or Horizon would be good. I don’t think the Horizon comes blasted bit it can grind fairly well if I remember correctly. (I’ve only thrown a Horizon once).
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### Author:  [@FinalFantasy9001](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FinalFantasy9001)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/9 "2014-08-27T22:21:21Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#):
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> Shutter or Horizon would be good. I don’t think the Horizon comes blasted bit it can grind fairly well if I remember correctly. (I’ve only thrown a Horizon once).
Horizon is blasted. At least the splash ones are. Don’t have the other ones. It definitely wouldn’t fingerspin as long as it does if it wasn’t blasted.
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### Author:  [@55379](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/55379)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/10 "2014-08-27T22:37:55Z")
I hate the horizon, it’s hits your hand weird an it’s not solid. Get the torque, yelets, Rex, too hot, or a shutter. Those all are really good yoyos if your looking for a solid throw. Except the shutter.
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### Author:  [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/11 "2014-08-27T22:40:51Z")
What are everyone’s thoughts on the CZM8? I’ve kinda gravitated a bit toward that throw, never tried one but it looks great and looks like a solid throw in the videos I’ve seen.
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### Author:  [@55379](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/55379)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/12 "2014-08-27T22:45:10Z")
> [@SkinnyBNY](#):
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> What are everyone’s thoughts on the CZM8? I’ve kinda gravitated a bit toward that throw, never tried one but it looks great and looks like a solid throw in the videos I’ve seen.
its an ok yoyo. It just plays alittle weird but it’s good for everything else. It’s not very solid though. It’s alittle on the lighter side
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### Author:  [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-advice/68953/13 "2014-08-27T22:54:13Z")
> [@FinalFantasy9001](#):
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> Horizon is blasted. At least the splash ones are. Don’t have the other ones. It definitely wouldn’t fingerspin as long as it does if it wasn’t blasted.
Oh ok.