I got some good info on bimetals on another thread, so I’d like to hear about monometals you all feel are equal performers to bimetals.
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I am not sure performance is the important difference between the two. Mono-metals tend to be quicker and more nimble than the bi-metal equivalent. The bi-metal, while a bit slower, will generally have superior spin-time and stability.
Good Monos: Wild Wildnerness 7075, any old Yoyorecreation 7075 throws come to mind like the Sleipnir, Gleipnir and E=MC^2.
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I love monos but a few stick out, I would say any clyw double rims so like chief,leaf,boy and so forth, the oasis being d bearing feels it. But my go to as the perfect example would be the shellyoyo 001 monometal. Its extra fat rims has it spinning longer than a few of my bimetals
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Wild Wilderness 7075. The Wildify came after it and shows a bimetal version would logically be heavier in play. They could have gone lighter or the same but it would practically nullify its reason for existing.
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Mowl Aerodynex
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Turning point monos like the st elmo or st tempest are really good as well. Another mono that i pick up often is the dis sybil. All are really good monos
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One mono metal that completely surprised me……. When I got it months ago, still surprises me today.
…I guess, over the years, a lot of us have seen the posts about: top 5 yo-yos…….. Or if you could only have 5 yo-yos what would they be…. Or if you had to narrow down your collection to 10, which would you keep….etc.
Here is another one> what yo-yo is good enough that you would throw it every day and not get tired of it?
What yo-yo plays so well, you don’t feel like you even need a bi-metal?
What yo-yo plays as good or better than most yo-yos you have or have ever owned, regardless of material composition?
What yo-yo plays as well or better than yo-yos that might cost even 5 times more money?
My answer to all those questions, would be the Duncan Evolve(Justin Dauer Signature model).
Easily a benchmark monometal. If you are a ‘regular’ on this forum, you can be my witnesses that I don’t even say the word Duncan, much. Actually, almost never. But, they certainly have some excellent performance bi-metal designs, etc..
But the Evolve is hard to beat, regardless.
It’s a Winner.
PS….. another mono that bows to few… The Sengoku Raijin.
For whatever reason, Julio’s Sengoku yo-yos seem to fly under the radar. it could be any number of reasons. Regardless, Sengoku has released some top shelf performance yo-yos.
The Raijin is a somewhat smaller diameter…kinda wiiide… but the weight distribution could not be any better. it throws down really nice… Doesn’t clunk at the bottom of the string… It’s fast… It’s very stable… And you can push it. It doesn’t have the tilt tendency that some wider yo-yos just happen to have either by nature of just being wide or because of the weight distribution formula.
Another mono metal winner…
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I don’t have a huge and fancy selection of monometals. Most of mine are chill old school throws. But the absolute best mono I’ve ever tried is the Motion Centripetal. Feels like a bimetal with a bit more zip.
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For me, the YJYOYO Time Slip has a crazy amount of power, spin, rim weight, and stability. Plays a lot like a bi-metal in my opinion, but with the mono fun.
I use it a lot for learning and trying out new tricks and such because it just seems to spin forever. Very forgiving.
Anyone tried out the Anima?
How are the Offset monos like the Devient and Xenon? I don’t see them mentioned very much but they look like they might land in this category.
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A mono is inherently not going to perform at as high of a level as a bimetal assuming they both make proper use of their materials/construction advantages. Titanium monos can get closer to replicating the performance benefits of a bimetal but I assume that’s not what you’re asking for.
A couple of very good performance monos imo though would include Wilderness 7075 and the ZGRT Libero. Both have oodles of power and stability while still being very manoeuvrable.
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You’re gonna want a larger diameter mono if you want similar performance. Larger diameter means more inertia.
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Echoing the point that monometals and bimetals tend to “perform” in different ways than one another, monometals with large diameters and weight concentrated on the rims are going to tend to have increased spin times and stability similar to bimetals.
Plastics with metal rims will also tend to work this way, although the lightness of the plastic is offset by the need to keep the walls thicker for strength. Titanium and steel monometals, on the other hand, are stronger and can have more weight distributed to the rims than aluminum monos. (And 7075 aluminum can concentrate more weight than 6061, etc.)
You might want to look into monometals that are recommended for “beginner 3a,” because they’re going to tend to have the spin time and stability you’re looking for.
Edit: Listen to others before me on specific recommendations (I don’t keep up too well with contemporary throws.) but the Top Yo Colossus VI MAX is in stock, affordable, and looks like it has the design qualities I’ve been talking about.
Edit 2: I’m visiting family so I can’t run through my throws to test this, but If I were to name a throw that came to mind that’s actually in my collection, it would be the Positron (In my case, the Auldey version), which is also 7003 Aluminum, half a gram heavier, a millimeter smaller in diameter, and a good 2mm narrower compared to the VI MAX.
It’s also a design from 2010, but maybe that’s another reason I’m thinking of it. Bimetals were barely around at the time, so the real competition to produce power, stability, etc., was still taking place among the monometals. Now that bimetal designs are more widespread, monometal designs in general tend to aim more toward a balance between power and nimbleness.
The xenon is really nice, I have one in my top rotation. It has nice power to it and easier to hit tricks on it
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The shape reminds me of a wide Puffin 2 which was super comfortable
Xenon (not prime), 7075 wilderness, halcyon, crescendo, evolve (maybe not for power but due to it’s maneuverability), aerodynex, scintillator, spotlight ultra are all yoyos that come to mind. Especially scintillator and evolve, for their price points.
Again, it depends on what sort of yoyo you’re looking for, but I feel most comfortable giving scintillator and the halcyon the blind recommendation for performance.
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There so many choices to consider. I posted on Reddit Throwers regarding the W1LD Wilderness 7075 which is 52mm width as a fantastic monometal in comparison to the competition. I would say the GenPop aka Zenpop Ultra gives the Wilderness major competition. The other monometals around the same specs would be the the Julyyoyo Overlap Pro and Jigun Insignia 2.0 but these are not yet sold and available in the US. Both are 7075 monometals. I recommend these 4.
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Mowl Infiltrate and Etc. Cappriccio
Unprld Recognition is a great mono. Plenty of power. Unfortunately its not around anymore beside the redux version. Probably are some available on BST. The Unprld Patience seems very similar to the recognition. Anyone know if they play similar?
For a more modern wider width I hear the wilderness is one of the top tier monos. Too wide for me but I been tempted to get one still.