On Facebook someone asked me if the Edge Beyond is worth the price. Figured this forum might appreciate some quick thoughts comparing it to the Overdrive Draupnir.
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As with all yoyos, it’s very dependent on your preference. It’s a very nice yoyo, no doubt. It feels premium and plays very well. Smooth on string but not perfect glass smooth. For me, it’s also unique… I’ve not played with a yoyo with such extreme rim weighting pushed so far out to the sides. The design is performant, fast, agile and supremely stable. It’s more technical and not what I would describe as floaty. I can’t throw horizontal so not sure how good it is at that, probably awesome.
Compared to my other high end throw purchase recently, the YYR Overdrive Draupnir, it feels faster and more powerful, but for me personally I prefer the Overdrive. The Edge Beyond has a smaller catch zone, made trickier by the fact that the yoyo is so wide… If you catch on one of the big steel rings, you can knock it off balance. Also the response system takes more conscious effort to bind than the YYR. If you’re a competitive player maybe this doesn’t matter to you, but I’m a casual player and tend to prefer fun, floaty, organic.
I knew that the Edge Beyond is the complete opposite of what I tend to like but that’s why I wanted to buy it. Try something extreme, new and different.
So, is it worth the price? Depends on you. It could be a divisive yoyo, at least it is for me… I’ll probably keep it because it diverges from my collection. My advice is to try it first unless you already know you like these types of designs.