# starting 5a **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [October 11, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895 "2012-10-11T19:58:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![augmentedloyalty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/augmentedloyalty/32/1218_2.png) [@augmentedloyalty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/augmentedloyalty)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895/1 "2012-10-11T19:58:01Z")
i have a dibase and useing some small object like a mlp blindbag figure and it not working, also can you reccommed what counter weight to use like a dice or a ball also if you can show me how to make one out of house hold object, also if i can get it here or somewhere plz and thank you ---
**Author:** ![TheRyanFace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theryanface/32/910_2.png) [@TheRyanFace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheRyanFace)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895/2 "2012-10-11T20:19:15Z")
Do you have a bouncy ball? Try (carefully) poking a hole through it with a nail, while wiggling to make the hole larger. That might suffice as a counterweight. You can also probably find a Duncan 5A yoyo at Toys R Us. Those come with a counterweight and are pretty good for starting out. ---
**Author:** ![DrAwesome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drawesome/32/1139_2.png) [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895/3 "2012-10-11T20:43:05Z")
If you go to toys r us they should at least have a freehand 2. i recently bought a metal drifter and it came with a counterweight and it is lots of fun to play with ---
**Author:** ![Lorayn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Lorayn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lorayn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895/4 "2012-10-13T17:06:13Z")
Legos 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895/5 "2012-10-14T01:56:03Z")
I find that two 16mm dice with holes drilled in them are a pretty good weight for 5a. A little heavy, but hey. You can find them pretty much anywhere. Other than that, you might as well place an order for a set of duncan counterweights off of YYE. You get two dice and a bouncy ball. While I personally prefer the dice, you might like the bouncy ball. You wouldn’t use a makeshift yoyo, so don’t use a makeshift counterweight! ---
**Author:** ![mozartm99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mozartm99](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mozartm99)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895/6 "2012-10-14T05:21:33Z")
I like the squirrel head from the Duncan flying squirrel and the dice. ---
**Author:** ![augmentedloyalty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/augmentedloyalty/32/1218_2.png) [@augmentedloyalty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/augmentedloyalty)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895/7 "2012-10-14T21:09:40Z")
so would a bouncy ball with a hole dill and the hole lined with a pen tube work ---
**Author:** ![supbreh1234](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/supbreh1234/32/1131_2.png) [@supbreh1234](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/supbreh1234)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-5a/43895/8 "2012-10-14T22:40:59Z")
> [@augmentedloyalty](#): > > so would a bouncy ball with a hole dill and the hole lined with a pen tube work cant hurt to try! :wink: and yeah it should work.