# Smaller width = more accuracy? 

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [May 12, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157 "2014-05-12T02:47:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![CrawfishYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@CrawfishYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CrawfishYo)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/1 "2014-05-12T02:47:58Z")

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Would a throw with a smaller width be a good way to gain accuracy? Obviously, practice is the best way, but I’m wondering if it’s a worthwhile approach? (I’m thinking Yelets)

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/2 "2014-05-12T03:03:07Z")

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Yes it will. If you want a real challenge use a Yomega Raider for a bit. If you can hit your tricks on that, you should never miss on a butterfly shape.

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**Author:** ![Shai\_Hulud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shai_hulud/32/1521_2.png) [@Shai\_Hulud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shai_Hulud)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/3 "2014-05-12T03:05:11Z")

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It would help. I know people do that a lot for 4A.

I mean theoretically just getting the worst performing yoyo and mastering really hard tricks on that would probably help tremendously, but who wants to do that?

I’d try something relatively thin like a Laser or a Phenom, 38 - 40mm zone, but that still performs well. I don’t know much about the Yelets but the width looks right. It’s a bit undersized though so may lack spin power. I’d rather have something more like 56/39 to get more power out of it but that’s just my opinion.

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**Author:** ![N8dogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@N8dogg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/N8dogg)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/4 "2014-05-12T03:08:04Z")

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I felt really good about myself after I learned Brent Stoles on my Popstar and they were significantly easier to hit on full size yoyos.

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**Author:** ![paul\_dang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@paul\_dang](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/paul_dang)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/5 "2014-05-12T04:26:24Z")

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Playing with small YoYos definitely gives you an edge in sharpening your consistency and accuracy. I personally play with smaller throws at time. When Gentry was on One Drop, he told me that he would practice his freestyles with a Dingo in preparation for a contest.

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**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/6 "2014-05-12T04:34:29Z")

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> [@paul\_dang](#):
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> Playing with small YoYos definitely gives you an edge in sharpening your consistency and accuracy. I personally play with smaller throws at time. When Gentry was on One Drop, he told me that he would practice his freestyles with a Dingo in preparation for a contest.

Wait whaa? Gentry was on OD?!

I’m bad at knowing things haha.

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**Author:** ![Yo\_2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yo_2/32/219839_2.png) [@Yo\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_2)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/7 "2014-05-12T04:38:39Z")

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> [@Shai\_Hulud](#):
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> I’d try something relatively thin like a Laser or a Phenom, 38 - 40mm zone, but that still performs well. I don’t know much about the Yelets but the width looks right. It’s a bit undersized though so may lack spin power. I’d rather have something more like 56/39 to get more power out of it but that’s just my opinion.

The Yelets is nearly perfect for that. It is really stable and a nice width. I can’t recommend it enough.

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**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/8 "2014-05-12T04:44:22Z")

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Of course it does! It forces you to keep the YoYo straight more. Yelets is perfect for this, a Monkey Finger Forte is a good choice too, and if you can get your hands on them, the Walter or ILYY Trvth.

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**Author:** ![basepi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/basepi/32/620611_2.png) [@basepi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/basepi)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/9 "2014-05-12T05:24:11Z")

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Yep! It’s nice to have my Dingo in my pocket all the time – I always have a yoyo, and when I play it I feel like it’s definitely helping me improve. =)

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basepi

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**Author:** ![Gambit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gambit/32/1358_2.png) [@Gambit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gambit)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/10 "2014-05-12T09:18:46Z")

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The Yelets is indeed a great yoyo, and it comes in some gorgeous colourways. Can also recommend it highly. 🙂

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**Author:** ![CrawfishYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@CrawfishYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CrawfishYo)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/smaller-width-more-accuracy/66157/11 "2014-05-12T13:37:11Z")

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Thanks everyone. Yelets on the way.
