# Unpopular Yoyo Opinions **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 23, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554 "2018-12-23T05:37:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 43
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/913 "2019-08-02T18:33:37Z")
> [@hobbygod](#): > > @anon5341354 I’m gonna try and buy one of your magic acetals sometime after worlds Thanks mate! That’s of I can any any time these days to actually make one. ---
**Author:** ![hobbygod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobbygod/32/120997_2.png) [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/914 "2019-08-02T18:35:18Z")
That’s okay! I’m not really going to start thinking about it until summer is over. Edit: there is one idea that I’ve had for a while that is basically an 888 with punchline rim’s ---
**Author:** ![RyoCanCan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryocancan/32/163437_2.png) [@RyoCanCan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RyoCanCan)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/915 "2019-08-02T18:36:26Z")
I knew what it was before I clicked the link. Does this make me old? 😃 Jk. Really like old eurobeat and bubblegum pop. ---
**Author:** ![yoneda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/46a35a/32.png) [@yoneda](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoneda)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/916 "2019-08-04T14:50:02Z")
“3D tricks” are lame both to see and to perform. 1A play is saturated with filler tricks. Dinging up a yoyo does not, “give it character.” Ryosuke Iwasawa has perhaps the coolest and most memorable playstyle of all time. Yoyos have finally eaten themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Durfee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/durfee/32/593280_2.png) [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/917 "2019-08-04T14:55:46Z")
> [@yoneda](#): > > 1A play is saturated with filler tricks. A lot of people will agree with you but I don’t. Not every trick can be a crowd pleasing banger. And there needs to be some standard scoring system, and that will always result in certain trick styles being in routines to capitalize on the given scoring system. These tricks still demonstrate proficiency and can still lead to innovation within those particular types of tricks, and they serve as a way to get a decent baseline score to then supplement with riskier, more complex and impressive tricks that ultimately end up deciding who wins. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/918 "2019-08-04T15:06:35Z")
I agree. There’s tons of room for both. I love to see each individuals unique take on what might be considered “filler tricks” ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/919 "2019-08-04T15:32:44Z")
The types of routines that have the same obligatory front-style and horizontal sections just for the clicks they get. I swear that half of yoyo competitors use the same front-style speed combo. > [@yoneda](#): > > Dinging up a yoyo does not, “give it character.” No, but a dinged yoyo is much more relaxing to play with when you arent playing over carpet. A yoyo with a handful of small dings that is still smooth is an ideal EDC, since even if you ding it again, it won’t matter. A perfect condition yoyo always has a bit of anxiety attached to it when playing over hard surfaces. ---
**Author:** ![yoneda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/46a35a/32.png) [@yoneda](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoneda)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/920 "2019-08-04T15:44:10Z")
Agreed. Even horizontal play can start to become boring. Also, I’m with you on the EDCs. I prefer to designate a yoyo as a dingable EDC before buying it, and there’s no anxiety whatsoever about throwing over a hard floor. ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/921 "2019-08-04T15:50:27Z")
Problem is that I like expensive (~$100+) yoyos, and it is really hard to say ‘I don’t care about this yoyo’. However, I bought a Shutter WA a few weeks ago and have designated it as a yoyo I don’t really care about and one I throw when im drunk and don’t want to ding my more premium throws. Not. A. One. Ding. ---
**Author:** ![yoneda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/46a35a/32.png) [@yoneda](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoneda)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/922 "2019-08-04T16:04:33Z")
The same happened when I bought a Kuntosh. It’s supposed to be my beater, yet it looks mint because there are so few dings and those that do exist blend in with the uncolored aluminum. I’ve even walked the dog on smooth stone tiles. ---
**Author:** ![MoosaK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moosak/32/116955_2.png) [@MoosaK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoosaK)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/923 "2019-08-04T16:19:00Z")
What vibe does is it allows you to see how fast the yoyo is spinning. A lot of comp players say it helps. I don’t think many people believe vibe gives “character” ---
**Author:** ![yoneda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/46a35a/32.png) [@yoneda](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoneda)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/924 "2019-08-04T16:40:04Z")
I like vibe for that reason; I was referring to physical gashes and scratches. ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/925 "2019-08-04T16:46:34Z")
I never thought I liked a slight vibe until I played on a completely smooth yoyo with a properly lubed bearing. Without a fade or a splash, you can’t even tell how much spin you have left, and can easily over/under-estimate the spin. Slight vibe and bearing noise can offer valuable feedback while having no consequences. I sometimes like quiet yoyos, but they have to be a readable fade or splash. ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/926 "2019-08-04T17:41:00Z")
I can tell how much my yoyos are slowing down by the pitch of their dry bearings. A silent (or nearly silent) lubed bearing is a wee bit too unnerving for me. I don’t like vibe, and would prefer there to be none, but my technique is still grungy enough that most vibe comes from my throw, not the yoyo, and so vibe is something I live with as a constant no matter how smooth the yoyo is. When it comes to beaters, I have always had a hard time designating a yoyo as an EDC throw that I didn’t care if it got dinged up or scratched. Any yoyo with the performance I want/need to really enjoy throwing it is also going to be too valuable to let it get damaged as the “price for playing it”. However, I just snapped up a pre-loved Top Deck on the BST from @shatterFX and I intend for that to become my EDC banger at work. _(I also have a dinged up Cadence I got from Kieran, but I don’t play it cuz, well, it’s a Cadence…)_ ---
**Author:** ![Marm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marm/32/46204_2.png) [@Marm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marm)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/927 "2019-08-04T23:43:41Z")
I like some vibe on YoYos ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/928 "2019-08-05T05:28:46Z")
> [@yoneda](#): > > “3D tricks” What do you consider a 3D trick? ---
**Author:** ![MoosaK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moosak/32/116955_2.png) [@MoosaK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MoosaK)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/929 "2019-08-05T05:53:11Z")
Aren’t all tricks 3D technically? ---
**Author:** ![beezy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beezy/32/161690_2.png) [@beezy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beezy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/930 "2019-08-05T06:40:26Z")
All posts in this topic with likes should be removed. (because they are, by definition, NOT unpopular) :wink: ---
**Author:** ![yoneda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/46a35a/32.png) [@yoneda](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoneda)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/931 "2019-08-05T12:58:51Z")
They’re tricks in which the yoyoer deliberately moves the yoyo out of the plane of its spin, often orthogonal to the body. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/932 "2019-08-05T13:23:33Z")
> [@zslane](#): > > _(I also have a dinged up Cadence I got from Kieran, but I don’t play it cuz, well, it’s a Cadence…)_ What? [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554.md?page=42) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554.md?page=44)