The ring bearer is priced more than fairly given it’s a bimetal, the licensing fee/additional work to launch an official LOTR licensed product was/is not cheap nor easy.
Additionally as many pointed out, it’s the tricks, your comfort/skill which will help further develop your appreciation for yo-yo design.
There’s no wrong way to enjoy yoyo, some of us collect, trade, design, make new tricks, compete etc…
Would be interesting to see your opinion in a few years, stick with it and remember to have fun!
The mistake is thinking that X more money is an X better yoyo. What you’re paying for is a more expensive construction which gives the yoyo different performance characteristics and feel, but isn’t necessarily objectively better.
For example people pay more for titanium rimmed bimetals than steel ones because titanium costs more than steel. Titanium isn’t better, it’s just different, but some people really like that flavour of different so the cost is worth it to them.
Although these are nice, only one Baryon would suffice, not 11 The titanium Koi is nice, but the Mono exists. I like fades and splashes, but raws and monos are cheapest. To me something looking nice is the most important spec as I tell everyone. It gets me practicing. If you want to try different shapes try some different ones is the biggest change I feel directly. Width changes a lot of how it plays too.
Play what you like, we can’t tell you what you’ll like
Invest your money into string an you might see huge gains in the way the yoyo perform where you are like omg never though that would make a difference.
Right now there’s going to be no more yo-yos being bought. I have one coming right now but that’s going to be it and then I’m just going to focus on what I have now. My work has not been going so well. They shot my shift down so I just took a $6 pay cut because $6 in my pay was $6 differential. I still make good money. I can’t complain but now I just took a $10,000 loss in income.
I can still afford to buy yo-yos but the problem is was I’m not even using the ones I have now so I need to start enjoying what I already own
Not much I can do. For some reason this year’s been a little tough for work. I’m still working so I can’t complain but I’ll say it when you go from $27 an hour to 21. One kid in college. Two going back to school and then everyday life just adds to the stress of every day but it’ll work out in the end.
I’m already stressed far too much this year. I’ve had too much anxiety, I’ve been too depressed, I’ve made myself sick to my stomach and it hasn’t helped just constantly stressing out about stuff so. All I got to do is man. It’s a little different you know. All you got to do is put like $10 $15 a week away. It won’t be that difficult. There is a couple yoyo’s I do want but what I’m thinking about doing. Obviously just putting some money aside and saving for a later time
That’s it for me. I have to plan my purchases and some I’d like, I just miss out on and that’s ok. I’m disabled but I don’t know if I’ll ever get disability. My wife is our sole source of income and I feel guilty getting too much. I can see the stress she deals with in the current work world. It’s tough times for a great many. Hang in there.
There’s other people and wear shoes than me. I will definitely figure it out. I got to start enjoying what I have. You know the problem is I was I get so caught up and I want I. Want. I want and I buy things and I never use them.
I actually don’t need any more yo-yos I just get too caught up in the oh I see this and I want it
There’s build quality/ materials / finishing and then there’s the performance aspect of yo-yos.
Certain design elements and specs are more forgiving and can help u hit tricks a little easier. Certain shapes like organics are often made for the floaty feel and are more relaxed during play.
If you go in blindly and buy a higher priced yoyo, chances are u have a better finished product but it won’t necessarily mean u have one that plays a lot more different.
Choose the yoyo that you like, these are toys after all.
i want and i eant bir i dont realaoy forget my old friends. my new yotos are vool and all but my old ones are my friends ya? theyve been there eith me through sonmuch and im honoured to dtill get to throw rhem to this day
May have to miss out on that pretty Around Square until they make some more… They’re going fast! Oh well. I did just get my Pocket Dog 4 weeks ago, and should spend more time with it before getting another wooden pocket yo. That Around Square looks like it could take more of a beating than my BWW though.
I have a relatively small but extensive collection, mostly what would be considered legacy throws. I’ve sold off a number of them in the passed couple of years. Over the years I’ve added selective items sporadically. In the last 6-7 years I have acquired probably 6-7 yoyos ranging in price from $40 - $80, averaging about 1/year. A couple were “previously owned” At a considerable discount from new.
When I turned to responsive yoyoing my wallet thanked me, tons of yoyos available in the ten dollar area that play phenomenal for 0A. Any yoyo that plays responsive can tear it up at 0A with enough practice. Highly recommend the style
Spintastics Manta Ray is a great one, has a wooden axle
The titanium Koi is nice, but the Mono exists. I like fades and splashes, but raws and monos are cheapest. To me something looking nice is the most important spec as I tell everyone. It gets me practicing. If you want to try different shapes try some different ones is the biggest change I feel directly. Width changes a lot of how it plays too.
