# Looking to get a kendama but I'm not sure what to get...

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-get-a-kendama-but-im-not-sure-what-to-get/66783
**Category:** Kendama
**Created:** [June 4, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-get-a-kendama-but-im-not-sure-what-to-get/66783 "2014-06-04T03:59:12Z")
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### Author: ![prof\_pwnage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@prof\_pwnage](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/prof_pwnage)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-get-a-kendama-but-im-not-sure-what-to-get/66783/1 "2014-06-04T03:59:12Z")

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I’m on vacation and I’m near a store that sells kendama USA kendamas. Which one should I get? I’m not sure cuz I’m new and I want to get into it. Can anyone help?

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### Author: ![aptdweller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@aptdweller](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aptdweller)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-get-a-kendama-but-im-not-sure-what-to-get/66783/2 "2014-06-04T13:25:42Z")

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Grab a Tribute in the color of your choice and have fun. ;D

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### Author: ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-get-a-kendama-but-im-not-sure-what-to-get/66783/3 "2014-06-04T13:46:42Z")

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Even premium kendamas aren’t all that expensive. Get the first one you see that doesn’t look like a complete piece of garbage (Tribute seems like a fine recommendation!) and have at’er. Once you decide you like kendama, you can broaden your collection with more variety (tackier tamas, fancy woods, whatever).

If budget isn’t a concern, I’d be tempted to go for a Sweets aTack or a Tribute superstick myself. :wink: I can use all the “tacky tama” crutch I can get. But at the same time I can’t see _myself_ getting the aTack Complete at this point.

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### Author: ![DoubleBass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/doublebass/32/1464_2.png) [@DoubleBass](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DoubleBass)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-to-get-a-kendama-but-im-not-sure-what-to-get/66783/4 "2014-06-04T14:03:06Z")

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Go for an ozora  
Theyre cheap and the most balanced kens our there

Learing on a non-sticky ken will help alot in the future