# The Difference?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-difference/51560
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [March 31, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-difference/51560 "2013-03-31T12:16:55Z")
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### Author:  [@iane200](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/iane200)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-difference/51560/1 "2013-03-31T12:16:55Z")
What’s the difference of v-shape and the h-shape and what are the other kinds of shapes out there? I also saw other shapes such as inverse round, straight, step round, step straight, round, and inverse round. What are the specific differences in every shape out there and does it affect play?
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### Author:  [@augmentedloyalty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/augmentedloyalty)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-difference/51560/2 "2013-03-31T12:45:44Z")
Well v shapes or for horizontal tricks and usually do fast play, h shape are for long combos due to the rim wighting.
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### Author:  [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-difference/51560/3 "2013-04-01T02:47:21Z")
> [@augmentedloyalty](#):
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> Well v shapes or for horizontal tricks and usually do fast play, h shape are for long combos due to the rim wighting.
That’s too general to be true. There were V shapes before there was much horizontal play, and there are players that do horizontal (and win competitions) with H-shaped yoyos.
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### Author:  [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-difference/51560/4 "2013-04-01T02:56:47Z")
Here’s some examples…
V Shape:
> **[C3yoyodesign](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/c3yoyodesign)**
>
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H Shape:
> **[YoYoFactory](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yoyofactory)**
>
> YoYoFactory was born in 2004 with a focus on functional technology to improve the playing experience. This has been a goal of the company which relies on the experience gathered from over 30 years of demonstrating yoyos around the planet. The end...
Classic Shape:
[http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/918/YYF-Ricochet](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/918/YYF-Ricochet)
Inverse (sometimes called stepped):
[http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/718/Avant-Garde-2](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/718/Avant-Garde-2)
Stepped:
> **[YoYoFactory](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yoyofactory)**
>
> YoYoFactory was born in 2004 with a focus on functional technology to improve the playing experience. This has been a goal of the company which relies on the experience gathered from over 30 years of demonstrating yoyos around the planet. The end...
High Wall (Refers to how far the response system wall goes out before curving out into a butterfly shape):
> **[YoYoJam](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/YoYoJam)**
>
> YoYoJam made some of the best beginner to advanced yo-yos on the market, all exclusively manufactured right here in the USA! With over dozens of signature series models produced, their yo-yos are designed for the player by the...
Low Wall:
[http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/666/SPYY-Dynamo](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/666/SPYY-Dynamo)
Bell Shaped:
> **[One Drop Yo-Yos](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/one-drop-yoyos)**
>
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As for how shape effect play… There’s probably more variation within each shape than there is between them. Shape can certainly effect how a yoyo plays, but there are much more important factors.