# New Counterweights from Duncan! **URL:** \ **Category:** YoYoExpert Releases and Restocks\ **Created:** [May 16, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325 "2018-05-16T20:15:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YoYoExpert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpert/32/71258_2.png) [@YoYoExpert](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpert)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325/1 "2018-05-16T20:15:30Z")
RAPID BALL: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/b/99b2c435ead3a8f73f9ea6694efe8bb36c962374.png) The new Duncan Rapid Ball is a fun new counterweight design from Duncan. It is a textured round plastic ball with a string groove around the outside and a hole through the middle. Attach the string by securing it around the string groove or looping it through the hole like a traditional counterweight. > **[Rapid Ball Counterweight](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/rapid-ball-yoyo-counterweight-by-duncan)** > > Ready to learn a new style of play?! Counterweight, also known as Freehand, also known as 5A, uses a dice or ball attached to the end of your yo-yo string instead of attaching the string to your finger. This cool style allows you to "let go"... * * * DOUBLE DICE: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/3/9/f3903591dc4a35178e1e73644af3ad2fe056a08f.png) The new Duncan Double Dice is an innovative take on 5A play. It is a two piece counterweight with one smaller cube fitting inside the larger dice shell. The smaller piece is free moving and can slide along the string independently to add a creative new element to your 5A tricks. > **[Double Dice Counterweight](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/double-dice-yoyo-counterweight-by-duncan)** > > Ready to learn a new style of play?! Counterweight, also known as Freehand, also known as 5A, uses a dice or ball attached to the end of your yo-yo string instead of attaching the string to your finger. This cool style allows you to "let go"... ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325/2 "2019-01-12T02:20:20Z")
I’m curious what you can do in 5A with the double dice that isn’t possible with a typical counterweight? [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/9/5/e95ad40282f66e7282fdc8dd6bff095cbcb64df3.jpeg "Duncan Double Dice YoYo Counterweight Unboxing and Review.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RC2n17yx0w) ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325/3 "2019-01-14T22:35:45Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/f/8/bf8423bf0c77b688eb264f216d9053b5cfc13395.jpeg "5A Snag Stall") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPtTbtKYMVQ) ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325/4 "2019-01-14T23:06:39Z")
I believe there was a skilled double dice player that got a signature yoyo and he had a promo video. I can’t remember the player or company though, but the yoyo was sold on YYE ---
**Author:** ![yomagic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yomagic/32/131_2.png) [@yomagic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomagic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325/5 "2019-01-15T03:58:56Z")
That was Diamont Nior. Forget the name of the player though. Was someone from Indonesia I think ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325/6 "2019-05-11T01:18:26Z")
Wow Diamont Noir is a _seriously_ deep cut. Almost no references to it here, though it has a store listing in YYE (with no entries). Looks like Celestial, Deuxieme, Clarity: > [@Three All New Yo-Yos From DIAMONT NOIR!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/three-all-new-yo-yos-from-diamont-noir/64601): > > Diamont Noir is back with three amazing new yo-yos for you to check out! The Clarity, The Deuxieme, and The Celestial 2.0! Diamont Noir is one of the few companies out of Singapore to make some truly amazing high end yo-yos. Run by Iskandar Shah, former Singapore National 5A Champion, Diamont Noir is a company that really focuses on precision competition-level performance from a yo-yo players point of view. All three new yo-yos are equipped with Dif-e-Yo Konkave Bearings and finished… I also found this, a Diamont Noir Mandala: ![diamant_noirmandala_1489567129_25e9bf78](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/3/d/43dbea23b127904351269ba856bd3c38f8c9f758.jpeg) ![diamant_noirmandala_1489567130_10beee89](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/2/c/c2c25a3cd2c2ce05e8e5c511de255533a83c81fc.jpeg) ![diamant_noirmandala_1489567130_1129b22e](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/f/8/df8051b93654d54719179b061e2b13448578c2d8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325/7 "2019-05-11T02:02:37Z")
I believe this is the yoyo and video I was thinking of. It was not Diamont Noir, but that company was run by the same player I remember the YYE description mentioned it was designed with 5a and double dice play(or it at least mentioned double dice) in mind but I don’t think that page exists anymore [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/a/3/ca38a6238b2589f8ee0d157ab086d30c794f88a4.jpeg "SYBlog: Iskandar X Adegle Comet Promo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF-QVnahCjg) ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-counterweights-from-duncan/289325/8 "2019-05-12T14:49:54Z")
There’s a brief description of each diamont noir model we carried in the old blog post here: > **[YoYoExpert Blog & Yo-Yo News – All New Diamont Noir Yo-Yos Just In!](https://yoyoexpert.com/blog/all-new-diamont-noir-yo-yos-just-in/)** They were really nice yo-yos designed primarily for 5A. The one that sticks out in my mind the most was the Celestial 2.0 - That thing was soooo heavy (76g), but it really didn’t have that overly heavy feel in play.