# New 3a throw
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [June 30, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434 "2014-06-30T23:45:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@ThePSGman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThePSGman)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/1 "2014-06-30T23:45:35Z")
Hey everyone, I just decided to try 3a and am looking for a yoyo for it. I am willing to spend about forty bucks on my pair TOTAL so here are a few things I am looking at:
One protostar (I already have one)
Speedaholic, I have heard that it is unstable for 3a, is this true?
Alpha Crashes?
I know there is the surge but I don’t like it’s shape
Any other pair of plastics that work
Anything helpful is great! Hope you guys can give me some possibilities! And another note, I ONLY want plastics as this being my first time doing 3a.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/2 "2014-07-01T18:59:46Z")
Speedaholics are not good for 3a. They don’t have enough rim weight so spin times aren’t that long, and stability isn’t too great either.
I’m not a fan of the Alpha Crash,I dont think it’s that great, but a lot of people like them.
I’d get another protostar. That’s my setup for 3a and it works fine. And it was made with 3a partially in mind.
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### Author:  [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/3 "2014-07-02T00:58:25Z")
Magic yoyo n5 metal but only 15 dollars.
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### Author:  [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/4 "2014-07-02T03:28:37Z")
Pair of magicyoyos would definitely be the way to go. I’m more of a slimline person with the T8 but go with whatever looks best to you
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### Author:  [@ThePSGman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThePSGman)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/5 "2014-07-02T03:38:30Z")
Thanks guys, but as I said before, I only want PLASTICS for my first pair. But would Strixes work if I decided to continue 3a?
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/6 "2014-07-02T11:32:15Z")
> [@ThePSGman](#):
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> Thanks guys, but as I said before, I only want PLASTICS for my first pair. But would Strixes work if I decided to continue 3a?
The strix is good for 1a, bad for 3a.
If you want a metal for3a at that price range get the shutter
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### Author:  [@ThePSGman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThePSGman)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/7 "2014-07-02T14:03:26Z")
> [@andy569](#):
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> The strix is good for 1a, bad for 3a.
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> If you want a metal for3a at that price range get the shutter
Well, I asked about Strix is because I already have one in my collection but I don’t have a shutter.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/8 "2014-07-02T14:05:51Z")
You’d be better off with 2 protostars then 2 strixes honestly, the strix sucks for 3a
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### Author:  [@ThePSGman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThePSGman)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-3a-throw/67434/9 "2014-07-02T15:28:05Z")
> [@andy569](#):
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> You’d be better off with 2 protostars then 2 strixes honestly, the strix sucks for 3a
Ok thanks!