Hi guys, I’m just getting in to yoyoing because of my friend and I want some opinions on what yoyos are good. I doing the regular 1A (I think?) and responsive or unresponsive works because I’m going to learn the binding as my first thing anyways. My budget is just about anything that isn’t over 70 dollars. I also plan on getting string so it would be nice if people could suggest what type of string. I also want to know if I need lube or should I not bother with it for a while.
Slick 6/8 is a string type - 50/50 cotton/poly blend. Comes in either 6 or 8 strand. 6 strand is a bit thinner. I prefer 8 because it tends not to cut into my fingers like 6 does. In the end it pretty well thins out with use anyway.
Lube keeps your bearing silent and safe from wearing out too soon. You choose. I think you can use sewing machine oil or trumpet lube as an alternatate.
I don’t think a beginner needs to worry about lube, imo. Easier to mess up your yoyo with too much lube than to burn out a bearing, especially if you can barely bind…
A good, functioning yoyo that is (preferably) unresponsive, that will definatley take you through up to (at the very least) the Advanced Part 2 section. You could get a Duncan Freehand Zero, a YYF Northstar, a YYJ Dark Magic 2, a Duncan Freehand 2 (2010 edition with some silicone stickers), a Legacy, or a YYJ Kickside. Also, if you want a metal at a good price, get a Duncan Raptor.
Supplies. You will definatley need some String (100 packs are the best), bearings (They last WAY longer than a string; 1 or 2), responce pads/flowable silicone, and a bearing removal tool. Stuck bearings are annoying and I got quite a few forcing the bearing into the slot.
Other things you may need are: Lube (Thin), a Counterweight (for 5a) and a second yoyo (for 3a).
Some kind of trick list. This is really important for remembering all the tricks. Make this as important or unimportant as you want it to be. You simply list all your learned tricks into a notebook also stating where you have learned them. Or, you can write out the instructions for a trick (even draw them out if you are artistic; I tend to do this!). Simply go over them every 2-4 weeks to make sure you know them. This is also helpful for listing killer combos and new made up tricks. You could even make this like a journal with all of your tricks, achivements, new yoyos, e.t.c.
The things you’ve listed is like a full set of things for yoyoing. I don’t have a removal tool, bearings, and I only have 2 strings to use. But if yo get all the things you’ve listed, you don’t have to buy any new replacement every now and then if you buy them all at once.
Gotta go with either Journey,Kickside, or Dark Magic 2. Dark Magic 2 would be the best choice because it can be both responsve and unresponsive, if you don’t mine the price. A kickside would be decent, Journey is too responsive IMO, after you learn basics it will be too hard to learn advanced tricks with it.