# Things I can use as a counterweight **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [October 24, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272 "2023-10-24T22:54:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K1LCr09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/k1lcr09/32/268600_2.png) [@K1LCr09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/K1LCr09)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/1 "2023-10-24T22:54:29Z")
Hey! I want to get into 5a yoyoing but I don’t have a counterweight, and I do not exactly want to buy one yet… does anyone know anything I can use that is an everday household item that I can use as one? ---
**Author:** ![OhDavidBowie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ohdavidbowie/32/149966_2.png) [@OhDavidBowie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/OhDavidBowie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/2 "2023-10-24T22:59:31Z")
If you live in CONUS I can send you a couple ---
**Author:** ![K1LCr09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/k1lcr09/32/268600_2.png) [@K1LCr09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/K1LCr09)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/3 "2023-10-24T23:00:58Z")
I don’t, thanks for the offer though. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/4 "2023-10-24T23:01:26Z")
Just drill a hole through something then slip your string through the hole and then through a small bead and tie a knot. If you can find something that is roughly 1/5 the weight of your yoyo that’s ideal. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/5 "2023-10-24T23:01:39Z")
Really anything can be a cw. Maybe not a pair of scissors but if the string can be tied to it it’ll work. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/6 "2023-10-24T23:02:38Z")
> [@Captrogers](#): > > a pair of scissors Scissors or knife as counterweight sounds like a new style entirely almost! Not only is it dangerous you risk cutting the string and sending everything flying. Good fun. ---
**Author:** ![K1LCr09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/k1lcr09/32/268600_2.png) [@K1LCr09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/K1LCr09)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/7 "2023-10-24T23:09:55Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/4/2/b4260ba8bdecf0019db25d2033309eb57b8ad790.jpeg) do you think this would work? ---
**Author:** ![SML](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sml/32/221290_2.png) [@SML](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SML)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/8 "2023-10-24T23:13:33Z")
Yeah. Put guitar picks in the clip to adjust the weight as needed. ---
**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 24, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/9 "2023-10-24T23:29:19Z")
Ah this thread brings me back to when I used an eraser to learn 5a. Forgot about that ---
**Author:** ![Benthrowsyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benthrowsyoyo/32/300522_2.png) [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/10 "2023-10-25T00:42:32Z")
Clay brick for 5a. Really toughen those knuckles up ---
**Author:** ![Yodaddyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yodaddyo/32/602050_2.png) [@Yodaddyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yodaddyo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/11 "2023-10-25T01:02:41Z")
Bouncy balls make decent counterweights from what I’ve heard. Just drill a hole and you’re good to go. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/12 "2023-10-25T01:22:40Z")
I mean I’ve seen folks use acorns, pine cones, ball of dry playdoh or clay, erasers various things as long as they had the weight and aren’t like hard or painful to hit yourself with. ---
**Author:** ![Beverchakus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beverchakus/32/177225_2.png) [@Beverchakus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Beverchakus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/13 "2023-10-25T02:39:34Z")
2 table top D6 dice with holes drilled is a nice weight. Even 2 normal size dice would be ok. On the heavy side though. 2 table top D6’s are real close ---
**Author:** ![CanniBal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cannibal/32/138835_2.png) [@CanniBal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CanniBal)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/things-i-can-use-as-a-counterweight/387272/14 "2023-10-25T11:46:16Z")
A small eraser works the best