# Plastic vs Metal?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [October 23, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389 "2012-10-23T22:36:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Raptor\_T](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raptor_T)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/21 "2012-10-24T03:13:42Z")
Yes but which plastics or metals to get?
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### Author:  [@xxjohnsonxx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xxjohnsonxx)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/22 "2012-10-24T03:15:25Z")
Actually jensen won worlds 2010 on a stock northstar. he was out to have fun and look at one of his new videos he’s doing combs on a wooden yoyo. insanity!
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/23 "2012-10-24T03:20:34Z")
> [@Mr\_Yoyoguy](#):
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> Very Wrong. The material and price of the yoyo do not have affect on playability.
I agree. If the yoyo was designed properly, then it’s really up to the ability and mentality of the player.
I can have fun all day long with a Classic as easily as I can with some of my high-dollar throws. I think as a player, our mentality plays a big role. Since I’m into this for fun and enjoyment, price is not a factor. Well it is, because if I can’t afford it, I can’t get it. Other than that, price is merely a number for the purposes of commerce and trade.
Since I’m not competing, I don’t “need” a special yoyo. I’m not going to knock for one second any competitive player who really needs to have a certain yoyo(regardless of cost) to play at the level they play at. They are at a level I will never achieve. And I’m perfectly fine with that.
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### Author:  [@stookie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stookie)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/24 "2012-10-24T03:52:01Z")
> [@Jake Elliott](#):
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei71ECwHpMI&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei71ECwHpMI&feature=related)
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> Ten years old, $15 yoyo, world champion.
Off topic, but I hadn’t seen that vid before. You know why that’s an awesome performance? Because the kid is absolutely beaming about the feedback he’s getting, and it’s influencing his performance. It’s so much better and more fun to watch than he intended it to be. You’re watching a great player discovering his own skill right there on stage.
This is so the reason why string hits and technicality are the philosophically the wrong way to go. Yoyoing is an art, and this video is proof of that.
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### Author:  [@merger3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/merger3)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/26 "2012-10-24T12:23:31Z")
> [@mls5stokes](#):
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> Metals have a better feel to them, but plastics are cheaper and I don’t cringe as much when they hit the floor.
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> My personal conclusion,
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> 1. Metals are for performance
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> 2. Plastics for letting others use
Definitly. I do like plastic with metal rims though.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/27 "2012-10-24T13:20:13Z")
I really don’t care. I’m not a competition player so if i can have fun with it, i really don’t care how much it cost or what it’s made of. i’ve been putting down my CLYW avalanche for a while to throw my new Yomega power spin. i’ve been having fun playing it and letting others throw it too.
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### Author:  [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/28 "2012-10-25T05:06:13Z")
Today I realized something. Yoyos are like pens. They can be made out of different materials, have different ink cartridges, some are more smooth than others, but everyone has a preference. Buying an expensive yoyo thinking it will make you better, is like buying an expensive pen and expecting to have better handwriting.
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### Author:  [@supbreh1234](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/supbreh1234)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2012, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/29 "2012-10-25T05:09:30Z")
> [@Jagmcool](#):
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> Today I realized something. Yoyos are like pens. They can be made out of different materials, have different ink cartridges, some are more smooth than others, but everyone has a preference. Buying an expensive yoyo thinking it will make you better, is like buying an expensive pen and expecting to have better handwriting.
that is so signiture worthy!
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### Author:  [@stookie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stookie)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/30 "2012-10-25T05:16:24Z")
Does anyone really think buying a more expensive yoyo will make them a better player? You always see this presumption, but I doubt many people are that simple-minded.
I don’t buy expensive yoyos because I think I’ll magically be able to hit more tricks. The reason I pay so much is because I want the yoyo. Either I like the design, the rarity, or something else about it that makes it worth whatever price to me.
…but, I also wouldn’t go so far as to say material or construction has absolutely no effect on play. That is just as far to the other extreme, for me, and does not jive with my personal experience.
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### Author:  [@supbreh1234](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/supbreh1234)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/31 "2012-10-25T05:28:46Z")
i could could spend a week with only a whip and ill be all set! its about the player, not the yoyo! unless your trying spirit bomb woth an imperial…
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### Author:  [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/32 "2012-10-25T05:30:09Z")
Many people think this because that’s how it is with everything else. You get what you pay for. A 70 inch HD tv is better than a dial tv with no remote. Yoyo is preference.
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### Author:  [@Michaeldude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Michaeldude)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/33 "2012-10-25T18:43:18Z")
> [@xxjohnsonxx](#):
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> Actually jensen won worlds 2010 on a stock northstar. he was out to have fun and look at one of his new videos he’s doing combs on a wooden yoyo. insanity!
Omg!!! What new video?!?!
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### Author:  [@Jansen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jansen)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/34 "2012-10-25T18:54:50Z")
> [@Michaeldude](#):
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> > [@xxjohnsonxx](#):
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> > Actually jensen won worlds 2010 on a stock northstar. he was out to have fun and look at one of his new videos he’s doing combs on a wooden yoyo. insanity!
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> Omg!!! What new video?!?!
where have you been broski
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### Author:  [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/35 "2012-10-25T20:36:06Z")
> [@Jake Elliott](#):
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> > [@jsell14](#):
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> > > [@daniel0731ex](#):
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> > > Plastic yoyo have no place in competitions.
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> > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTnWviyGRnw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTnWviyGRnw)
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> > > Pssst 2nd place. Now you see why you shouldn’t waste money on crappy plastics?
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> > Only 2nd? How about first… in the world… with a Northstar.
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> > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oayOIThxdmw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oayOIThxdmw)
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei71ECwHpMI&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei71ECwHpMI&feature=related)
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> Ten years old, $15 yoyo, world champion.
You win.
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### Author:  [@Michaeldude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Michaeldude)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-vs-metal/44389/36 "2012-10-26T18:22:21Z")
> [@Jansen](#):
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> > [@Michaeldude](#):
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> > > [@xxjohnsonxx](#):
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> > > Actually jensen won worlds 2010 on a stock northstar. he was out to have fun and look at one of his new videos he’s doing combs on a wooden yoyo. insanity!
> >
> > Omg!!! What new video?!?!
>
> where have you been broski
Lol…still wanna see it though
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