# Popular yo-yo that you just couldn't get into?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [December 15, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295 "2018-12-15T00:15:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/1 "2018-12-15T00:15:10Z")
> [@Popular yoyo you haven't tried?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yoyo-you-havent-tried/296155/57):
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> I had an SK and I just wasn’t that into it.
I actually agree, I think the SK is kinda meh. But it is a great value and the machining quality + pedigree is fantastic, so I don’t really see a need to complain about it. That made me think… what popular yo-yo have _you_ tried that you “just couldn’t get into?”
For me it is these two:
- SF Bliss, plays like a bog-standard, unremarkable bimetal V to me. But some people worship this thing.
- Offset Outlier, I think it’s way too narrow and it reminds me of the Horizon in being large in diameter but fairly narrow. I have tried for days and this one just doesn’t fit my play style at all for whatever reason. I literally… _can’t get into it_ :wink:
Note that you don’t have to list any yo-yo you have ever tried and did not like, just the ones that are perceived as somewhat popular, and other people seem to like it?
(For the record I’d say 80% of the yo-yos I get, I pretty much like! [Truly bad yoyos are exceedingly rare](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-very-rare-worst-yo-yos/291563), there are indeed some which after using for a while I find don’t jibe with my personal preferences, but aren’t “bad” by any means.)
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### Author:  [@kksimon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kksimon)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/2 "2018-12-15T00:19:46Z")
The marco was the yoyo I could never get into. I normally love V shapes and bimetals but whenever I play the marco I wish I was using something else.
Edit: I picked it up again the other day and was surprised by how well it performed. I’m going to give it another shot for the next week or two
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### Author:  [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/3 "2018-12-15T00:33:54Z")
So far, there are four on my list:
- **YYF Wedge**. Just too wide and bulky for me. A lot of folks love it, but I find it unwieldy.
- **YYF Replay Pro**. Maybe it’s the semi-organic shape, but it just doesn’t deliver the stability of, say, a ProtoStar.
- **Ko’olau Wedge**. Just not enough performance for my tastes I guess. I mean, I know Evan can wring plenty of performance out of it; hell, he could probably win Nationals with it, but he’s Evan Nagao and I’m not. Next!
- **SF Cadence**. Seems to be very evenly weight-balanced. Too evenly for me. It lacks the spin time and stability I need/want by quite a long shot.
I’ve learned that if I am going to throw a monometal, it’s going to be a One Drop. They spin longer than any other monometals I have, and they are also very stable, even the MarkMont Classic with its O-ish shape. I also have come to realize that I don’t like wide (46mm+) throws. They just aren’t comfortable in my (small-ish) hand and they make learning tricks like Rewind diabolically hard.
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### Author:  [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/4 "2018-12-15T02:20:57Z")
For me it is the G2 Banshee, just meh to me.
It is a great yoyo, spins gewd, but I don’t find myself reaching for it very often.
OG or B18 version.
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### Author:  [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/5 "2018-12-15T03:01:45Z")
A few years ago I tried the pulsefire after hearing pretty good things about it. One of the few yoyos I don’t care to throw again.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/6 "2018-12-15T03:04:22Z")
Wow I have heard literally nothing about this yo-yo, possibly ever. Axis sure flies under the radar.
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### Author:  [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/7 "2018-12-15T03:06:00Z")
Really? I feel like it was pretty popular for a while. Maybe it was just the people I listened to.
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### Author:  [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/8 "2018-12-15T03:06:20Z")
The Grail for me. It’s smooth and all, but I tried 2 different ones and they didn’t feel good to me at all
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/9 "2018-12-15T03:07:28Z")
Ok look man now you’re just in “y’know Led Zeppelin wasn’t a very good band” territory, I suggest you check yourself before you wriggedy wreck yourself my friend :wink:
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/10 "2018-12-15T03:09:35Z")
So… uhh, whats up with those Grails? Do you still have them?
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### Author:  [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/11 "2018-12-15T03:10:26Z")
^^^ yeah, this ^^^
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### Author:  [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/12 "2018-12-15T03:19:42Z")
Haha I tried them at different contests, never owned one. They just felt wayyyy to fast for me. I like a more relaxed feeling in throws and when I threw them it always felt that they wanted to go a lot faster than I wanted to and it just didn’t feel good to me.
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### Author:  [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/13 "2018-12-15T03:23:35Z")
Oh man, I was about to say… I _know a guy_ who might be able to take one of those off your hands.
Lol, oh well 🙃
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### Author:  [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/14 "2018-12-15T03:31:36Z")
Haha I’m sorry! I like all of the other A-rt yoyos that I’ve tried, and even lighter yoyos, that one just rubbed me the wrong way.
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### Author:  [@mrciurleo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrciurleo)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/15 "2018-12-15T04:07:10Z")
Honestly wasn’t a fan of the Chief. I’ve owned a few 6061 and 7075 and never could get into it🤷🏼♂️
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### Author:  [@photogeek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/photogeek)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/16 "2018-12-15T06:27:25Z")
Most any Duncan Freehand. Never clicked with me. The newer versions are a bit better. But still, not really my thing.
YYF Replay Pro. A fine yoyo. I dunno why, just not for me.
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### Author:  [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/17 "2018-12-16T03:46:30Z")
> [@hobbygod](#):
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> Haha I’m sorry! I like all of the other A-rt yoyos that I’ve tried, and even lighter yoyos, that one just rubbed me the wrong way.
I had the Grail and traded it! I kinda wish I had given it more of a chance. Some of you may remember that I posted on here that I’d lost it. Well when I posted that I’d found it, @yoyodoc PMed me with an offer to trade for it. He had wnated one, but hadn’t been able to catch one.
I had gotten the Grail sort of by accident, and had really wanted the 420. So, I traded it for that. I do like the 420 better, but maybe the Grail would have grown on me. My first impression was that it was similar to the MMC, but I preferred the MMC.
I love my other A-RT throws: Woodboy, Peon, Orphan, and Quail!
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/18 "2018-12-16T03:50:03Z")
Haha and I traded an extra half swapped 420 to @yoyodoc for a Sparrow!
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/19 "2018-12-16T04:23:18Z")
I want to reiterate that not liking the Grail and/or Chief is … so wrong and bad 🤣
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### Author:  [@gcoomans](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gcoomans)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2018, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/popular-yo-yo-that-you-just-couldnt-get-into/296295/20 "2018-12-16T05:58:10Z")
Pretty much the whole Edge lineup, just meh when I tried em.
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