# question on hubstacks

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-on-hubstacks/48267>\
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [January 18, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-on-hubstacks/48267 "2013-01-18T08:04:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![nolascoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e68b1a/32.png) [@nolascoboy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nolascoboy)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-on-hubstacks/48267/1 "2013-01-18T08:04:24Z")

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So yeah…what are they exactly and what to they do/what purpose do they serve? I see b/s/t that mentions yoyos with hubstacks and stuff, but I don’t really know anything about it.

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**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-on-hubstacks/48267/2 "2013-01-18T08:40:40Z")

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they’re things some manufacturers put on yoyos so you can hold the yoyo while it spins. They have small bearings on a post, covered with the stack. There are a lot of different types of stacks (z stack, jimmy hats, tatas, hubstacks, rice stacks, RSMs, synergy caps) but they’re all for the same purpose.

A lot (aka most) people will say they’re gimmicky and get boring after 5 minutes, but some people love them. An alternative that’s more well liked are matador spikes, which are just pointy spikes that you can grab without slowing down the yoyo much. I don’t really think they work nearly as well, but that’s just me. They won’t slow down your yoyo at all though, so that’s a plus.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jF-9XM94oLE/maxresdefault.jpg "G5 by YoYoFactory") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF-9XM94oLE)

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/a/d/ead4dc4d90d01bbc1a9388dfedc5c636cb9917ec.jpeg "5 Reasons Why Hubstacks Are Cool!!!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPL6Nh_v5BI)

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**Author:** ![nolascoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e68b1a/32.png) [@nolascoboy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nolascoboy)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-on-hubstacks/48267/3 "2013-01-18T08:50:46Z")

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Oh ok. Thanks for the info. Seems interesting to try out. Maybe eventually I’ll get a yoyo with hubstacks. Maybe…lol

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**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-on-hubstacks/48267/4 "2013-01-18T09:10:44Z")

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if you do, I would recommend a metal. perhaps an 888, g5, epic…  
basically, a yoyo that will play well even if you end up not liking the stacks. The pgm is an okay introduction to stacks, but it plays like a rock on a string.