Hi all,
Thanks for a great site. This is my first post. After 30 years, I just rediscovered throwing when I happened upon an old Duncan Imperial yoyo.
Since then, I bought a plastic Sage yoyo from ■■■■■■■■■■. It’s their recommended starter yoyo, and I’ve been slowly working through their “first 50 tricks” list.
I have a stressful job, and I’ve found it a great distraction. I work from home and take a break to throw 4-8ish times per day. I’ve also enjoyed just lurking in this forum.
I’m having enough fun that I’m itching to get a couple of high-quality yoyos. I know I don’t need to, but I enjoy good equipment. I think of it as an investment because I’ll be playing for a long time.
The first thing I’ve thought about is something that doesn’t hurt so much when it returns a bit too fast. I love responsive play, and I’m super thin with a bit of arthritis, so I may be more sensitive than most. I’ve heard that organic yoyos can be better with this, so I’ve thought of getting a hybrid triple zero from Luftwerk.
Since I appreciate the free tutorials on ■■■■■■■■■■, I’m also considering getting a civility. My hope is that with more rim weight, I won’t have to throw it quite as hard and my knuckles will fare better. (In it’s fourth edition, it’s a bimetal - still only $75, though.) Another possibility would be the bimetal ascent, which is H-shaped, but the rims are perfectly flat - might not hurt on the knuckles.
On the other hand, I love responsive, and since looping is featured in the first 50 tricks list, I’ve also thought about learning 2a. It seems like great 2a yoyos can be had for cheap. I was thinking of getting a pair of yyf 720s, hornets, or even YT Oracle/Match.
Finally, and this may seem a bit wacky, but because I like responsive but not the pain when it returns, I’m thinking of getting a Henrys Viper Axys. They are still around and occasionally I see them getting love, even to this day. Perhaps even a viper rewind or a newt, but those seem harder to find.
Anyway, those are some thoughts. What do you recommend?