# Manatee vs banana hammock vs core co standard? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [December 17, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684 "2016-12-17T00:15:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/1 "2016-12-17T00:15:45Z")
whats your opinion is and why? ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/2 "2016-12-17T01:54:05Z")
I would personally go with the manatee. I’ve heard so much good about it, yet it’s so different from anything I’ve had. They are all very different yoyos though… tuff decision :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/3 "2016-12-17T03:39:29Z")
It’s a very hard decision! Thanks for your vote 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dturtle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dturtle/32/104502_2.png) [@Dturtle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dturtle)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/4 "2016-12-17T03:57:46Z")
Core co standard because you can change the shape for a cheap price and you don’t need to buy a new yoyo if you want a new shape also if you hit it super hard you can just buy new shells for cheap and the shells it comes with are super fun and the standard feels so nice when you play with it ---
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/5 "2016-12-18T00:30:53Z")
Any other opinions? ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/6 "2016-12-18T01:43:38Z")
Did you read my review on the Manatee? ---
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/7 "2016-12-18T01:49:27Z")
Yep i did and I really appreciate it I’m just trying to get a few more opinions before i drop 80 bucks if you know what i mean. Lol. ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/8 "2016-12-18T01:55:41Z")
If i had experience with the other two I would chime in. I dont have much to add that hasnt been said already. I love mine. I would not hesitate to get a replacement if mine were to somehow disappear. ---
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/9 "2016-12-18T02:04:17Z")
Yeah I’m pretty sure I would like it too it’s just that I probably wont get another yoyo for a really long time after this purchase so I want to make sure it’s gonna be worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/10 "2016-12-18T02:10:57Z")
yoyos are like tattoos. They can be _very_ addictive. I bet youll be on the hunt for a new one in a month tops, regardless of which one you pick. :wink: Where there is a will, there is a way. ---
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/11 "2016-12-18T13:17:15Z")
Amen to that. Lol. Actually for me I get one and then don’t go on the forum or yoyoexperts website at all that way I just don’t know when there is a new one out because I can’t afford it. Lol😉 ---
**Author:** ![omegaweapon56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ec9cab/32.png) [@omegaweapon56](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/omegaweapon56)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/12 "2016-12-18T13:58:09Z")
I feel like people’s opinions are very subjective. They pick a company and then everything is the best in the world. Better yet, it has a cute picture on it and that makes it a good yoyo. Here is another I see all the time. The yoyo was super expensive or rare, now it the best in the world. Don’t buy into that crap. If I offend anyone buy that I apologize. I just call it how I see it. Now to your question. I have no experience with the core standard. The manatee is a well made, different yoyo. But it’s not a yoyo I want to play with everyday. Banana hammock is much more of a solid player than the manatee. ---
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/13 "2016-12-18T14:12:23Z")
Ok thanks for your input. I think I may get the the banana hammock cuz I can get the manatee or standard later but the banana is limited run. Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/14 "2016-12-18T16:26:50Z")
> [@omegaweapon56](#): > > I feel like people’s opinions are very subjective. They pick a company and then everything is the best in the world. Better yet, it has a cute picture on it and that makes it a good yoyo. Here is another I see all the time. The yoyo was super expensive or rare, now it the best in the world. Don’t buy into that crap. If I offend anyone buy that I apologize. I just call it how I see it. Now to your question. I have no experience with the core standard. The manatee is a well made, different yoyo. But it’s not a yoyo I want to play with everyday. Banana hammock is much more of a solid player than the manatee. Having style, art, and good design is a good thing. to say “Dont buy into all that crap” is pretty slanted against most of the market. So if you dont choose based on brand, art, or company style, what do you choose on? That leaves the shape and theres only so many shapes. And if something is limited, it doesnt make it better or worse than mass produced. just harder to get. that difficulty in getting it adds to the final value, and yes, alot of time the ones we fought for, are higher up on the pedestal for alot of reasons. The way it plays is only one part of a much larger equation. ---
**Author:** ![k1mchi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@k1mchi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/k1mchi)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/15 "2016-12-18T20:21:48Z")
> [@Toby2345](#): > > Ok thanks for your input. I think I may get the the banana hammock cuz I can get the manatee or standard later but the banana is limited run. Thanks everyone! I saw a used pineapple fade banana ham for sale in the bst a few days ago. You might wanna hop on that because I’m pretty sure they’re sold out in stores ---
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/16 "2016-12-19T15:22:40Z")
Aw man. That stinks because I don’t have a PayPal account. ---
**Author:** ![Toby2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Toby2345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Toby2345)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/17 "2016-12-19T15:23:42Z")
What about the C3YoYoDesign Hobbit Gungnir? I can’t find any reviews on it. Anybody have any experience with it? ---
**Author:** ![photogeek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/photogeek/32/41072_2.png) [@photogeek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/photogeek)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/manatee-vs-banana-hammock-vs-core-co-standard/82684/18 "2016-12-19T17:06:43Z")
CoreCo standard is an outstanding yoyo. I’d buy another one instantly if I lost mine. That said, I haven’t heard anything bad about the others, though I don’t have experience with them personally.