# Protostar? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [August 14, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474 "2012-08-14T20:15:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wabuwama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wabuwama/32/1023_2.png) [@wabuwama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wabuwama)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474/1 "2012-08-14T20:15:20Z")
Is the protostar a good yoyo? Does it give long spin times and good unresponsive play? ---
**Author:** ![Eastfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eastfield/32/1158_2.png) [@Eastfield](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eastfield)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474/2 "2012-08-14T20:17:51Z")
It does give decent spin time. Its a totally unresponsive yoyo, yes. Great yoyo for the price! ---
**Author:** ![wabuwama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wabuwama/32/1023_2.png) [@wabuwama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wabuwama)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474/3 "2012-08-14T20:19:54Z")
Is this yoyo good for grinding? ---
**Author:** ![Eastfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eastfield/32/1158_2.png) [@Eastfield](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eastfield)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474/4 "2012-08-14T20:25:06Z")
I wouldn’t say so, no. Most plastics doesn’t grind very well! ---
**Author:** ![Trace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trace/32/620097_2.png) [@Trace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trace)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474/5 "2012-08-14T20:31:14Z")
Great yoyo but it’s no good for grinds it can do IGR (Or thumb grinds) but it’s not good for it by any means. But honestly unless you’re big into grinds it’s worth getting. ---
**Author:** ![wabuwama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wabuwama/32/1023_2.png) [@wabuwama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wabuwama)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474/6 "2012-08-14T20:39:23Z")
I am planning to get this YOYO for my dad, who has been yoing with me from the beginning. He had a Hitman pro and it is almost broken. He isnt that interested in grinding, so that shouldn’t be a problem. I just wanted to see what this yoyo’s strengths are. Thank you for all of the feedback! I think he’ll have a pleasant surprise later in the year. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474/7 "2012-08-14T22:53:32Z")
> [@wabuwama](#): > > I am planning to get this YOYO for my dad, who has been yoing with me from the beginning. He had a Hitman pro and it is almost broken. He isnt that interested in grinding, so that shouldn’t be a problem. I just wanted to see what this yoyo’s strengths are. Thank you for all of the feedback! I think he’ll have a pleasant surprise later in the year. Why is the Hitman Pro almost broken? If he can break that, a Protostar will be his next casualty. Got some photos of the Hitman pro. The Protostar is great. Sucks for grinds, great for everything else. ---
**Author:** ![wabuwama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wabuwama/32/1023_2.png) [@wabuwama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wabuwama)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar/41474/8 "2012-08-15T01:00:27Z")
He unscrewed the yoyo while trying to get out a knot and dropped it. It fell on the cement and it just hasn’t played the same since. We don’t up quite understand why.