# One Drop Benchmark Series 2013: A High Speed YoYo Review **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Reviews\ **Created:** [February 2, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509 "2014-02-02T22:36:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saintrobyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saintrobyn/32/54_2.png) [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/1 "2014-02-02T22:36:14Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/c/e/6ce7cd4b6cee43fb58c5644d2a239ad60fa9f95f.jpeg) When One Drop told me what their intentions were for the Benchmark series I was seriously intrigued. It is a brilliant idea on paper; build three separate yo-yos around the same base set of specs that represent the three standard variations on the butterfly shape, Organic, H, and V. It is a true study in how just the shape effects the play and the feel on the string. While a shape study was one of the major points of this series, One Drop had also set out to make the lowest priced Side Effect enabled yo-yo and have subsequently priced these at $60 each. It will be interesting to see if these are just a novelty or if the Benchmark series has a place in your collection. **Link to High Speed YoYo reviews has been removed. URL has been hijacked** ---
**Author:** ![GenGunner02](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gengunner02/32/1469_2.png) [@GenGunner02](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GenGunner02)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/2 "2014-02-03T04:46:04Z")
Awesome! I love your reviews, how do you choose what yoyos to review? ---
**Author:** ![saintrobyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saintrobyn/32/54_2.png) [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/3 "2014-02-03T04:55:52Z")
> [@GenGunner02](#): > > Awesome! I love your reviews, how do you choose what yoyos to review? Sometimes a company will ask if I want to review their latest products, other times if a yoyo catches my eye I will contact the company and see if I may borrow a review unit, finally I will buy or trade for what I want and do the review myself. There really is no science to it, while I a have my preferences for certain specs, I love messing around with new throws so I will play just about anything. In fact a company recently asked me if I would like to throw their up coming steel yoyo that will clock in at 100 grams. I said yes even though part of me is calling myself a bloody fool who doesn’t value his own throw hand. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kristiawan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kristiawan/32/366_2.png) [@Kristiawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kristiawan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/4 "2014-02-03T07:00:13Z")
Great review. I kinda question for the purpose of the benchmark series, as they has similar spec but different shape. Your review made it all clear. ---
**Author:** ![GenGunner02](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gengunner02/32/1469_2.png) [@GenGunner02](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GenGunner02)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/5 "2014-02-05T03:22:27Z")
> [@saintrobyn](#): > > Sometimes a company will ask if I want to review their latest products, other times if a yoyo catches my eye I will contact the company and see if I may borrow a review unit, finally I will buy or trade for what I want and do the review myself. There really is no science to it, while I a have my preferences for certain specs, I love messing around with new throws so I will play just about anything. In fact a company recently asked me if I would like to throw their up coming steel yoyo that will clock in at 100 grams. I said yes even though part of me is calling myself a bloody fool who doesn’t value his own throw hand. 🙂 That sounds like one hell of a throw, and I thought my ReXtreme hurt when it knots up XD. Keep up the great work! ---
**Author:** ![lobotomobile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lobotomobile/32/1375_2.png) [@lobotomobile](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lobotomobile)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/6 "2014-02-05T23:18:17Z")
Great review… I bought the “H” a week or two ago, and just received my nickel “O” in the mail today. Both are amazing. I’ve owned many a one drop, and for whatever reason I like both of these much more than all of the others I have owned prior. It does make me want to own all three… different days require different throws, but it’s nice to be able to get used to a certain weight/size. Now I just have one more to go. ---
**Author:** ![saintrobyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saintrobyn/32/54_2.png) [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/7 "2014-02-06T04:18:43Z")
> [@dr yoda](#): > > Great review… I bought the “H” a week or two ago, and just received my nickel “O” in the mail today. Both are amazing. I’ve owned many a one drop, and for whatever reason I like both of these much more than all of the others I have owned prior. > > It does make me want to own all three… different days require different throws, but it’s nice to be able to get used to a certain weight/size. Now I just have one more to go. Awesome. Just remember that nickel adds a gram or two so it will not be a true spec parity but the nickel is too pretty not to have at least one in the collection. I would love to have all three in nickel. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dirty\_birdy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dirty_birdy/32/299_2.png) [@dirty\_birdy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dirty_birdy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/8 "2014-02-06T17:39:00Z")
> [@saintrobyn](#): > > Awesome. Just remember that nickel adds a gram or two so it will not be a true spec parity but the nickel is too pretty not to have at least one in the collection. I would love to have all three in nickel. 🙂 Oh, like these? ;D (ignore the one on the right, that’s not a Benchmark, “just” a nickel Format:C…) [http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg140/theflooper/Misc%202/nickelweekend\_zpsb55b4eef.jpg](http://s247.photobucket.com/user/theflooper/media/Misc%202/nickelweekend_zpsb55b4eef.jpg.html) db ---
**Author:** ![YoYo\_MaN\_2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/839c29/32.png) [@YoYo\_MaN\_2000](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYo_MaN_2000)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-benchmark-series-2013-a-high-speed-yoyo-review/63509/9 "2014-02-21T12:44:23Z")
I just got mine in the mail today an orange v to poor to get all 3