# Starter Yo-yo **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [October 18, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198 "2016-10-18T03:38:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cypher\_Knots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Cypher\_Knots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cypher_Knots)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/1 "2016-10-18T03:38:09Z")
My little brother wanted to start practicing 1a tricks and i was wondering what would be a good starter Yoyo for him He is 10 yrs old Already knows how to throw a strong sleeper and knows majority of the picture tricks. From Nexus 6P ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/2 "2016-10-18T03:51:35Z")
YYF Replay Pro is probably the cheapest quality option if he wants to jump right into unresponsive. If not you could just get the regular Replay and when he’s ready for unresponsive just let him use one of your bearings ---
**Author:** ![VyVyTheYoYoGuy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vyvytheyoyoguy/32/7980_2.png) [@VyVyTheYoYoGuy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VyVyTheYoYoGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/3 "2016-10-18T03:56:52Z")
I’d go with the Skyva for unresponsive starter because that’ll do just about everything you need, including fingerspins (which the replay pro can’t do, and frankly the Skyva feels more high quality than the replay to me at least) PM Me if you have a B!ST Tondo F/T ---
**Author:** ![Cypher\_Knots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Cypher\_Knots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cypher_Knots)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/4 "2016-10-18T04:20:33Z")
> [@andy569](#): > > YYF Replay Pro is probably the cheapest quality option if he wants to jump right into unresponsive. If not you could just get the regular Replay and when he’s ready for unresponsive just let him use one of your bearings Heavily considering getting him a regular replay I have a replay pro and I’ve let him throw it a few time and he handles it well so there is a 90% chance I’ll get that for him but I’m just waiting for a few more options From Nexus 6P ---
**Author:** ![oscar\_chuntonov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oscar_chuntonov/32/119055_2.png) [@oscar\_chuntonov](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oscar_chuntonov)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/5 "2016-10-18T11:13:32Z")
YYF Velocity ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/6 "2016-10-18T17:51:50Z")
> [@oscar\_chuntonov](#): > > YYF Velocity my only concern with the velocity is there is a lot more center weight than rim weight. I love the ability to take the same yoyo and change it from responsive to unresponsive by turning the dial, but, I think a dedicated tool will do each job better. That said, we have a Velocity, both my son and I can do just about any trick we can do on the Velocity. I’ve seen YYF pros do amazing things with the Velocity…but, I’m sure they could do amazing things with almost any playable modern yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/7 "2016-10-18T18:00:43Z")
> [@French](#): > > my only concern with the velocity is there is a lot more center weight than rim weight. I love the ability to take the same yoyo and change it from responsive to unresponsive by turning the dial, but, I think a dedicated tool will do each job better. That said, we have a Velocity, both my son and I can do just about any trick we can do on the Velocity. I’ve seen YYF pros do amazing things with the Velocity…but, I’m sure they could do amazing things with almost any playable modern yoyo. It does train you to execute your tricks more cleanly, however. Some of the best pros learned on FHZ’s and Dark Magic’s-those things have high walls and aren’t very stable compared to todays standards, but they’re very rewarding. Replay’s great though. ---
**Author:** ![GregB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@GregB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregB)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/8 "2016-10-18T20:07:07Z")
> [@oscar\_chuntonov](#): > > YYF Velocity At our local yoyo club we tend to recommend the Velocity because it can be both responsive and unresponsive. However, like many tools which try to do many jobs, it tends not to do any job really well. I found the velocity to be a good starter yoyo which I grew out of quite quickly. If you’re sure you want to jump right to a non-responsive yoyo then I think the Replay Pro or Skyva are both good suggestions. But remember, this is for a beginner so starting with a non-responsive yoyo could be really frustrating. It may very well be that the Velocity is still the best starting yoyo. Just realize that as his skill set grows he will outgrow the Velocity. And that’s fine, that’s why there are so many yoyos to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![Siggy-06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/siggy-06/32/182279_2.png) [@Siggy-06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Siggy-06)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/9 "2016-10-22T13:26:35Z")
Replay Pro, Onestar, Skyva…all under 20 bucks. ---
**Author:** ![theflamethrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@theflamethrower](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theflamethrower)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/10 "2016-10-25T10:17:12Z")
YYJ classic ---
**Author:** ![CooltazDK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@CooltazDK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CooltazDK)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starter-yo-yo/82198/11 "2016-10-25T11:06:21Z")
On my job and home all the kids is very happy with the yyf Dv888 it’s good for small hands, stable and have a great sleep time