I totally think playing with the FLEA improves your skill as when you switch to a larger yo-yo there is a change that you can notice. I thought it was just okay when I first got mine with the grey string but I just got some of the official Flea string and oh man does it play amazingly and binds just right now. LOVE it and I’ve already used it in a few performances and it is super funny and people DIG it. YEAH!