# The benefits of each yoyo shape? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 24, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137 "2018-08-24T19:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/21 "2018-08-25T02:07:28Z")
You still get surprised every now and then though lol ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/22 "2018-08-25T02:10:56Z")
Thats where we trust our reflexes. I know I jerk and wig out from time to time when they sneak up on my. Man, the other day i went to breakaway to trapeze, like ive done a million times, and I missed my NTH finger and I flipped out. My body convulsed hard, my arm spazzed out and I pulled really hard away from it, accelerating the yoyo into my ceiling and gashed it fierce. As soon as it smashed into the ceiling, i cover my head and try to dive out of the way. So ungraceful. Still need to fix the ceiling too haha! ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/23 "2018-08-25T02:20:40Z")
I know right? I have this one yoyo that is sketchy as hell when it comes to binding. I actually have to spin a special thicker string just for it. This one time I tried to do a sky behind with it like I’ve done a million times, it didn’t bite on the way up, and on the way down it decided to snag right about waist level. Which sent it flying right up into my eye socket. I literally saw black and blue for several seconds. There have been a couple of other really close calls with that one, in fact that yoyo holds the record in my collection for being the most violent towards me lol Turning Point Houska Dry I love the way it plays, and I’ve learned how to work with its sassy personality, but those sketchy binds… it definitely keeps me on high alert. I play that one _reeeal_ safe lol ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/24 "2018-08-25T02:42:19Z")
> [@Dust](#): > > Thats where we trust our reflexes. I know I jerk and wig out from time to time when they sneak up on my. Man, the other day i went to breakaway to trapeze, like ive done a million times, and I missed my NTH finger and I flipped out. My body convulsed hard, my arm spazzed out and I pulled really hard away from it, accelerating the yoyo into my ceiling and gashed it fierce. As soon as it smashed into the ceiling, i cover my head and try to dive out of the way. So ungraceful. Still need to fix the ceiling too haha Haha, Ive done this too! I’m glad noone was watching!.. ---
**Author:** ![JWaugh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jwaugh/32/42366_2.png) [@JWaugh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JWaugh)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/25 "2018-11-30T16:33:18Z")
How do you explain the Spectacle? ---
**Author:** ![Blieske](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Blieske](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Blieske)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/26 "2018-11-30T20:45:36Z")
My opinions are based on mono-metals. Bi-metals are able to have more extreme weight distribution making them possibly play less characteristic of their shapes. V Shaped yoyos have larger catch zones making them normally better for faster tricks but may not have as powerful spins as other shapes. W Shapes are a hybrid of the H and the V-shape. W shapes have a lot of rim weight but still a decent amount of center weight. This makes them have strong spins, but still maintain a decent amount of maneuverability. W shapes tend to have large catch zones and normally feel larger in the hand than H or V shapes. H Shapes have extreme rim weight, so they usually have the strongest spin and longest spin times, but because of a lack of center weight, they can be less maneuverable than H or V shapes. O Shapes are the enigmas of the group. Because the weight is usually more evenly distributed, they have greater potential to have a unique feel. Normally O shapes are harder to catch on the string but could be fast or slow, rim weighted or center weighted, and light or heavy. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/27 "2018-11-30T23:07:46Z")
In my head, I have two different O categories. The laid back O, like a Grail or Overture. Then the performance O, like an MC or Monocle (lemme know if you want to sell your monocle) or the Triton, possibly the greatest example ever of the performance O. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyosampler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyosampler/32/50693_2.png) [@Yoyosampler](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyosampler)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/28 "2018-12-01T03:33:39Z")
I remember seeing a series of tutorials for the type of play called Moebius: where you expand the slip knot that normally keeps the yoyo on your finger and do 1A style tricks with that expanded loop. I thought they were on here, but I didn’t see them when I looked a moment ago. Anyway, they recommended using an organic shape for that style when I watched the intro video… wherever it was when I saw it. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/29 "2018-12-02T05:03:24Z")
> [@Yoyosampler](#): > > I remember seeing a series of tutorials for the type of play called Moebius:… I thought they were on here, but I didn’t see them when I looked a moment ago… Looks like they are still here: [The Moebius 101: Sunset 1-6-13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-moebius-101-sunset-1-6-13/37806) Search for “Moebius” to see more. ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/30 "2018-12-02T06:19:03Z")
There’s also a section under the “learn” tab now. I think it was added in the last year or so. > **[YoYoExpert](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/#Moebius)** > > Watch free yo-yo trick videos, learn from professional yo-yo players, and buy yo-yos from the YoYo Expert! ---
**Author:** ![Yoyosampler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyosampler/32/50693_2.png) [@Yoyosampler](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyosampler)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137/31 "2018-12-02T11:38:14Z")
Ok, I missed it when I was glancing through there last. I’m glad it’s still there. I messed with it once briefly and found the throwing style of having the loop around two fingers rather uncomfortable, but I’d like to try it again sometime. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-benefits-of-each-yoyo-shape/292137.md?page=1)