# Plastic yoyos that play at a competition level **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [October 10, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739 "2018-10-10T00:20:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/21 "2018-10-10T18:30:16Z")
> [@zslane](#): > > Okay, sure. They are hybrids. Their primary material is plastic. I didn’t think that a metal rim disqualified them from being in the plastics family, or from being considered a “competition plastic throw”. Semantics maybe? > ¯\ _(ツ)_ /¯ Personally I’d put up a little fence and keep injection-molded plastics on one side, and plastics turned on a lathe on the other side. As far as competition plastics go, I just had a breakthrough. The best is probably the Loop 2020. > **[YoYoFactory Loop 2020](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/YoYoFactory_Loop_2020)** > > The Loop 2020 is a yo-yo released in Fall 2018 by YoYoFactory as a signature yo-yo of Shu Takada. The Loop 2020 is a next-generation looping yo-yo developed with a modular parts system designed to accommodate the evolution of the player's skills.... ---
**Author:** ![ZaYoBoy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zayoboy/32/40174_2.png) [@ZaYoBoy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ZaYoBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/22 "2018-10-10T18:33:50Z")
For 2A, most are plastic. Most 4A yoyos are plastic or delrin. 3A can be anything, and 1A can be anything. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/23 "2018-10-10T18:34:39Z")
> [@ZaYoBoy](#): > > For 2A. Most 4A yoyos are plastic or delrin. 3A can be anything, and 1A can be anything. Yeah, true! Did you mean 1/3/5a in your original post? ---
**Author:** ![ZaYoBoy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zayoboy/32/40174_2.png) [@ZaYoBoy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ZaYoBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/24 "2018-10-10T18:35:14Z")
I was referring to 1A. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/25 "2018-10-10T18:54:27Z")
Anyhow, here’s another candidate: > **[YoYoFactory](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yoyofactory?variant=18870596548)** > > YoYoFactory was born in 2004 with a focus on functional technology to improve the playing experience. This has been a goal of the company which relies on the experience gathered from over 30 years of demonstrating yoyos around the planet. The end... Plastic with a weight ring, but much cheaper than an iCEBERG. ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/26 "2018-10-12T00:51:06Z")
Yoyorecreation New Diffusion. Best plastic I have played. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/27 "2018-10-12T02:32:42Z")
New diffusion is awesome, but still, after all this time, I’d go with the protostar. I can’t say enough good things about it, it’s so good. I even prefer it over the fingerspin north star which is a great yoyo itself. It is one I can say could absolutely qualify as a competition plastic without any ifs or buts. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/28 "2018-10-12T04:27:27Z")
Well I wouldn’t go _that_ far. It was way ahead of its time for sure! ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/29 "2018-10-12T04:45:19Z")
Yeah I know I speak highly of it but I completely mean it. Maybe it’s just me, but I have the utmost confidence in that yoyo. I hold it’s performance in higher regard than a lot of metals I own. I feel like a lot of the hesitation for some people come from the fact that at the end of the day, it’s a translucent plastic yoyo, so it automatically gets docked points ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/30 "2018-10-12T05:11:25Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Do you have any delrin yo-yos? I’m closing a deal on a Cabal tomorrow. Can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/31 "2018-10-12T05:14:09Z")
I’ve also highly praised the Protostar many times. It’s the best yoyo under $20 imo and it’s probably the only yoyo under $25-$30 I would feel comfortable using in competition. All of the other budget plastics lack the stability and spin time that $30+ metals have. And don’t even talk about how it was released in 2009. For $35 it was wayyyy ahead of its time, no other yoyo could compete at that price for years after its release. As for the topic, almost anything can be used at a competition level for an experienced pro but I don’t think any pure plastics that don’t incorporate metal weight rings are competition-ready like metal yoyos are. ---
**Author:** ![Z\_Car](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/z_car/32/72879_2.png) [@Z\_Car](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Z_Car)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/32 "2018-10-12T11:20:23Z")
I myself do not play at a competition level, so i cannot have a truly accurate opinion. To put that aside, i love the feel of my POM diffusion, it plays better for me than some metals i own. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertEric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexperteric/32/602379_2.png) [@YoYoExpertEric](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertEric)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/33 "2018-10-12T13:06:15Z")
#yyfnorthstar : Used to take the 2010 World Title by Jensen Kimmitt \<3 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oayOIThxdmw&t=23s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oayOIThxdmw&t=23s) & #yyfreplaypro : Used to take the 2015 U.S. National Title by Gentry Stein \<3 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/d/7/8d73b20c18cdb9115f4549968c8a855ffe8fb65d.jpeg "Gentry Stein - 1A Final - 1st Place - 2015 US National Yo-Yo Contest") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoLaHKfVRkQ&t=105s) ---
**Author:** ![ZaYoBoy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zayoboy/32/40174_2.png) [@ZaYoBoy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ZaYoBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/34 "2018-10-12T15:59:11Z")
sOMEThING has been on my radar for quite awhile. The Crazy-D looks awesome! > **[sOMEThING](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/something?variant=18872730756)** > > sOMEThING is Japan's latest yo-yo brand presented by the world famous Japanese yo-yo store YoYoAddict, owned and operated by world champion player Hiroyuki Suzuki! ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/35 "2018-10-12T17:45:30Z")
> [@andy569](#): > > I’ve also highly praised the Protostar many times. Doesn’t its metal ring technically make it a hybrid? I only mention it because @codinghorror is keen to make that distinction very clear. ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/36 "2018-10-13T06:43:22Z")
Well I did say no pure plastic is comparable competition wise to any decent metal yoyo ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evan_the_yoyo_boy/32/65657_2.png) [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/37 "2018-10-13T18:14:17Z")
I would say the Wdge yoyo is the best plastic yoyo ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/38 "2018-10-13T18:40:14Z")
I have owned both. I find the performance of the Diffusion superior to the Protostar and Northstar; even though they have weight rings. The Diffusion is the only plastic I still own. I do, however, own more than a few Delrin throws that I love to play. I particularly like the Japan Technology Origin. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/39 "2018-10-13T20:12:10Z")
This defies all logic, I know, but I’ve never played a delrin yo-yo that I’ve loved. I can’t really put my finger on what it is about them, and I’m certainly not saying they’re all bad (although some are not that great), but I just don’t mesh with them I guess ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739/41 "2018-10-14T20:49:58Z")
I think I know what you mean. Delrin has to be done right. Otherwise, it is just slow, ponderous and has marginal performance. Try the JT Origin if you can. It is shaped much like the Northstar and Protostar; but unlike many Delrin it is relatively quick and has good spin-time and stability. The best I can say (ironically…) is that it plays much like a metal. I use mine at work where plastic is less threatening. The other one I would recommend is the Yoyorecreation Golyat. It is essentially a Delrin Sleipnir. How can you possibly go wrong with that? [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plastic-yoyos-that-play-at-a-competition-level/293739.md?page=3)