I want a yoyo that is really good at grind tricks. The more kinds it is good at, the better. Heavier yoyos preferred (65g and up). Suggest any and all you think live up to a great grinding yoyo. It would be even better if it was a very durable yoyo like 7075 or something like that. Thanks again!
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best grinding yoyo ive ever thrown by FAR is the Manatee.
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The manatee is really good at grinding! Iāve been thinking about going that route again 
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Yep manatee rocks at grinding. Horizon is good too. And the soda blast on the markmont classic is phenomenal too.
new Puffin
Iāll have to check that out and see what it looks like! 
Edit: that looks like a really comfortable yoyo! The shape is beautiful!
I want that one, but I have Puffin 1 in Hotfirelava and Puffin 2 in Hotfirelava, so natrually i have to wait until puffin 3 gets hotfirelava.
Tried yesterday that of Blanchard, summertide colorway, really impressive for the grinds
By those criteria, I recommend the Vertas Pro. It has machined Polycarbonate hubs for excellent Fingerspins. Of course there are many yoyos with great Fingerspin centering systems, but what makes the VP stand out is that the 7075 ring creates a nice IGR. The small size makes it easy to do Matador Play (Does that count as a grind?), and pull starts using the dimples.
It doesnāt have the best finish for Finger, Palm, or Arm Grinds; but it has a good finish for them; way better than it looks. It looks like itās too shiny to be good at them.
So, good to excellent at Finger Grinds, Palm Grinds, Arm Grinds, Thumb Grinds, Talon Grinds, Fingerspins, Matador Play, and Pull Starts; all while being a nice playing yoyo. Because of this, itās my usual EDC.
Itās 65g.
Iād like to add that itās one of the highest quality Chinese Machined yoyos I own. Super smooth, unscrews and screws back together nicely, and doesnāt require a bearing removal tool.
Woah! I havenāt seen that before! Dang, you guys are coming up with some good ones! The decisions, the decisions.
Nd ultra
Update: its got durability aswell because it is 7068
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Good call! The shape looks great for it and yoyofactory finishes are almost always pretty darn good for grinds. I liked the d10 but it wasnāt durable enough to me.
I donāt have the ND Ultra, but if itās like the Horizon Ultra, it has an excellent grind surface, that is somewhat negated by itās light weight. They are both 63g or so. Note, Iām not saying itās not a great yoyo!
Also, keeping in line with the āgood for the most types of grindsā idea, you might consider the Space Krown Ultra. I donāt have that one either, but it has that same awesome finish and material, is 65g, looks like it has a decent cup for FSs, and has an IGRā¦
I wish I had bought one instead of the Horizon Ultra.
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MFD Caesar all day!
NINE Dragons lol
But srsly, the Space Crown can finger grind for over 11 secs
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The Yoyofactory Marco grinds for days!
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YYO Vector was designed for grinds. It has axle nubs, so fingerspins donāt work too well. 
It can still handle Talon grinds, finger grinds, and thumb grinds.
My vote is for the ND Ultra
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For me, it has to be a diamond blasted Banshee, Sengoku Coldfire, or YoYoFriends Magpie. While none of these have a specific finger spin indent, all are totally capable of doing them and their profile designs are really good for talon and finger grinds. I think thumb grinds are probably not doable, but I havenāt seen a lot of these recently
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Probably not āThe Bestā but I really like the Surveil for grinds