# Pagoda Configuration **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [January 17, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482 "2018-01-17T10:45:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/1 "2018-01-17T10:45:13Z")
What is the purpose of the pagoda configuration for a fixed axle yoyo? ---
**Author:** ![KiLbUcK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kilbuck/32/794_2.png) [@KiLbUcK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KiLbUcK)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/2 "2018-01-17T13:39:10Z")
Marketing! Just to have one more “claimed” configuration for a single yoyo. :🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GrindDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@GrindDude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GrindDude)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/3 "2018-01-17T14:31:15Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/c/5/7c5052121fdedceb12186d0ad9b3de0f9fb5a410.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/4 "2018-01-17T14:37:52Z")
Without it, the TK 3-in-1 would not exists. ---
**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 17, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/5 "2018-01-17T14:49:20Z")
> [@KiLbUcK](#): > > Marketing! Just to have one more “claimed” configuration for a single yoyo. :🙂 Nuh uh! There’s a purpose, but you really need to experience it for yourself… You should buy one and test it out. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KiLbUcK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kilbuck/32/794_2.png) [@KiLbUcK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KiLbUcK)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/6 "2018-01-17T17:09:52Z")
> [@YoYoExpert Garrett](#): > > Nuh uh! There’s a purpose, but you really need to experience it for yourself… You should buy one and test it out. 😃 I have many!..and ever since the 70’s - I still question how ridiculous the pagoda option is! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/7 "2018-01-17T20:34:01Z")
Ok, so it doesn’t look like a serious configuration then. Haha. So another question; do you TMBR or TK owners often change your configuration from butterfly to imperial? ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/8 "2018-01-17T20:44:29Z")
I did once. It was the one in my avatar. Never changed back to imperial or classic shape. ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/9 "2018-01-17T23:18:04Z")
i switched my laminate 3-in-1 and 2016eh to Imperial, for last years fixed axle challenge. The 3-in-1 played fine but not the eh. The inside edge rubbed the string too much. l wasn’t able to get my trick down, and I switched both back. Unfortunately, the string rubbed the foil engraving partially off the 3-in-1. 😢 I wouldn’t normally switch my 3-in-1s as I have both versions. The only reason I switched the laminate one was that I was trying to get more spin time. If I had another yoyo that played nice in both configurations, I would probably switch it from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![GrindDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@GrindDude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GrindDude)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/10 "2018-01-17T23:44:20Z")
I️ switched mine to butterfly once, but it played very snaggy and unpredictable because of the mandala engraving, so I️ keep it in imperial. If I️ had an unengraved one, I️ would most likely keep it in butterfly ---
**Author:** ![FiveIronBrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fiveironbrian/32/451_2.png) [@FiveIronBrian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FiveIronBrian)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/11 "2018-01-18T21:08:23Z")
> [@anon5341354](#): > > So another question; do you TMBR or TK owners often change your configuration from butterfly to imperial? I switched my TMBR Sullivan to imperial once and it definitely loops better. But imperial is really only good for looping so I switched it back because one-handed looping bores me. Most butterfly wood yo-yos work fine for an occasional loop here and there, so all my wood is in butterfly configuration (besides imperial non-take-apart). ---
**Author:** ![WoodRat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/woodrat/32/1651_2.png) [@WoodRat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WoodRat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/12 "2018-01-19T06:30:33Z")
I used to keep my Moxon in imperial and my eh bubinga in butterfly. Now I have reversed their configurations. Variety is good 🙂 We’re not happy until you’re not happy! \*\ ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/13 "2018-01-20T07:44:31Z")
The Pagoda configuration was designed specifically to allow players to successfully complete Pagoda style more easily. Nobody ever really came up with any Pagoda style tricks. But if they ever do; it will be easier to do them with a Pagoda shaped yo-yo. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/14 "2018-07-24T18:17:14Z")
LOL I did not realize “pagoda” was a possible config, and that 3-in-1 referred to these three configs: 1. imperial 2. butterfly 3. pagoda … that’s crazy … can’t stop laughing about it now that I know. WHAT IS SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN > **[Pagoda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda)** > > A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist, but sometimes Taoist, and were often located in or near viharas. The pagoda traces its origins to the stupa, while its design was developed in ancient India. Chinese pagodas (Chinese: 塔; pinyin: Tǎ) are a traditional part of Chinese architecture. In addition to religious use ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/15 "2018-09-02T14:41:23Z")
To make videos like this: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/c/b/6cb4ee2d097101d27080f4ee29ea1bff4b28da15.jpeg "Red and Black Yo-Yos Suck...") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0m6hLqSVOA) ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/16 "2018-09-03T01:49:56Z")
> [@Nathan](#): > > To make videos like this: Nice video, especially like the background chatter instead of some mindless beat. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/17 "2018-12-18T08:37:02Z")
There should be a yo-yo store that _only_ sells yo-yos in Pagoda configuration. The new normal. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/3/8/638e4b6d7f0d7661a68af19266defd6c4105bff7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Fancy-0](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fancy-0/32/282201_2.png) [@Fancy-0](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fancy-0)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/18 "2025-11-05T22:03:56Z")
Im bringing it back, y’all. The thread, and the style. This one is forever Pagoda!! ![IMG_0631](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/c/1/4c18ae5aedeafb29b880b8446520a976ebef2e67.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![CannibalCricket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cannibalcricket/32/665098_2.png) [@CannibalCricket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CannibalCricket)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pagoda-configuration/85482/19 "2025-11-05T22:28:28Z")
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