# protostar vs counter attack 

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-vs-counter-attack/13400>\
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [April 16, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-vs-counter-attack/13400 "2010-04-16T03:21:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MikeMonster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mikemonster/32/365_2.png) [@MikeMonster](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MikeMonster)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-vs-counter-attack/13400/1 "2010-04-16T03:21:33Z")

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i know its all about preference and what you like but i just wana hear some opinions on which you like more and why 🙂

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**Author:** ![MaxL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/maxl/32/460_2.png) [@MaxL](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MaxL)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-vs-counter-attack/13400/2 "2010-04-16T11:40:50Z")

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I’ve never played a Counter Attack but it just looks like a Grind Machine without stacks(also Counter Attack has a center-trac bearing)… and I do have a Grind Machine!

I personally like the Protostar more just because of “dat H”. I like how CA/GM can grind nicely but I find the Protostar spins longer and it also has a center trac bearing (which isn’t a big deal because if you’ve got a decent throw it shouldn’t matter).

LOTS of people like Protostar and at $30 IT IS A FREAKIN’ STEAL. Lots of people (myself included) say they would have paid like $60 for it just because it performs so well.

But some people really don’t like that H shape so if you know your preferences then you might want to follow for a shape you like. If not just pick one based on the facts everyone gives you here on the forums!

HAPPY YOYOYING!

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**Author:** ![hidas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hidas/32/486_2.png) [@hidas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hidas)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-vs-counter-attack/13400/3 "2010-04-16T12:07:23Z")

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I have a Protostar and it has an extremely wide gap, wide enough people with big hands to hold comfortably. I don’t have a Counter Attack but it seems like a Protostar with a more rounded gap and less wide. I still prefer a Protostar.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-vs-counter-attack/13400/4 "2010-04-16T16:10:43Z")

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I have both and I like the protostar more. I never have liked the PGM shape.