# 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:** 82
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1704 "2020-10-13T18:29:04Z")
Nah dude, your reviews are completely on point for those of us who just throw casually. When it comes to review clichés, I think reviewers like throws and brews tbh. ---
**Author:** ![FrankieJR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/frankiejr/32/74848_2.png) [@FrankieJR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FrankieJR)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1705 "2020-10-13T18:29:52Z")
> [@zslane](#): > > Reviewers are wonderful people Absolutely. I appreciate what they are doing. Some people like reviews I’m sure. At the end of the day though I feel like I would need to throw the yoyo myself to establish any sort of opinion that has use to me. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1706 "2020-10-13T18:33:49Z")
Also, reviewers typically do their reviews with yoyos set up more or less as they come out of their boxes. However, I don’t usually leave stock bearings in, I sometimes replace the response pads immediately if the stock pads are slippy, and I have very specific string (and string length) that I like to use which may be very different from what the reviewer uses. Consequently, my experience with a yoyo will likely be quite different from that of reviewers, making it almost pointless to make any decisions based on what they show/say. ---
**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 13, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1707 "2020-10-13T18:55:58Z")
> [@eternalmetal](#): > > yoyo with a frickin spike in it can be fingerspun, and at that point I already know that it isn’t a fingerspin friendly yoyo. Some of the friendliest fingerspins are on YoYos with spikes. All you lose is the centering effect, which gets boring to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![Throwto100](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwto100/32/87184_2.png) [@Throwto100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwto100)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1708 "2020-10-13T19:01:34Z")
Grinds and fingerspins are some of my favorite tricks, and I like to think I’m better then the average thrower with fingerspins. All I need is a yoyo without caps. That being said, I’m still somewhat searching for a yoyo which can finger grind, thumb grind, and fingerspin equally well. It is surprisingly difficult. ---
**Author:** ![lumanasty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lumanasty/32/80550_2.png) [@lumanasty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lumanasty)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1709 "2020-10-13T19:31:43Z")
Ooh here is my unpopular opinion. The warthog is the best g2 throw! ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1710 "2020-10-13T19:33:41Z")
What is the Warthog like? I’ve been curious about it for a while now. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1711 "2020-10-13T20:08:21Z")
It was just an observation. Nothing personal! ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1712 "2020-10-13T20:11:05Z")
@Roy_Dodge does reviews with yoyos set up with his preferred string. I never use stock string. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1713 "2020-10-13T20:34:33Z")
I think most of us put on our favorite strings. And the chances that a reviewer will use the same string and the same string length that I do is miniscule. So the chances are good the yoyo is going to feel perceivably different for each of us. ---
**Author:** ![Roy\_Dodge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/roy_dodge/32/99408_2.png) [@Roy\_Dodge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Roy_Dodge)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1714 "2020-10-13T20:39:04Z")
Of course. Same applies to my response! ---
**Author:** ![Roy\_Dodge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/roy_dodge/32/99408_2.png) [@Roy\_Dodge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Roy_Dodge)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1715 "2020-10-13T20:41:40Z")
Yeah, I usually use stock string if it’s boutique string. If it comes with bulk stuff or nothing (maybe it was a secondhand purchase), I use whatever I like best with it from my stash. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1716 "2020-10-14T04:27:22Z")
> [@Durfee](#): > > I’d counter that larger companies have the resources to make the final product exactly what they would like through multiple prototyping stages that would likely not be cost efficient for boutique brands. Not only that, they have years of experience and the resources to pay outside people to consult on design. They can have multiple product lines in place at a time because they don’t need to immediately recoup expenses from designing that product. > > Boutique companies are often 1 person at the helm without access to the same resources and often are much less experienced than the bigger, proven brands who may have been boutique themselves at first. They often can’t reach the same price point as bigger brands. They don’t have the resources to support the community to the same extent as brands like YYF and Duncan, who support some of the most talented contest yoyoers. > > I get the appeal of boutique stuff feeling more significant and unique due to that boutique, limited run status, but how many yoyoers wouldn’t exist if the big brands didn’t exist and put out cheap but quality products? > > Edit: want to add that I appreciate boutique brands and they make some of my favorite yo-yos (@MarkD @chaosgow ), and didn’t mean to imply that they can’t make yo-yos that are better than bigger companies, I just wanted to defend them because they are crucial to the community) Wanted to update my previous post because in re-reading it I felt like it came off as a little negative towards boutique stuff and that was not the intent in any way, sorry if it came off that way. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoben/32/141955_2.png) [@yoyoben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoben)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1717 "2020-10-14T04:39:02Z")
Nah you’re cool, if anything I came off waaayyy too negative to non-boutique companys. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1718 "2020-10-14T04:43:15Z")
Nah I thought you were hyperbolic intentionally since this is the unpopular opinion thread. Also there are people who see more appeal in boutique stuff due to its nature and to them other stuff is “bad” in the sense that it doesn’t possess the qualities they feel make a yo-yo “good,” not necessarily due to how they play. And that’s a completely legitimate take. I just used it as an opportunity to point out how important the big guys are even in this era of unprecedented numbers of smaller yo-yo companies. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoben/32/141955_2.png) [@yoyoben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoben)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1719 "2020-10-14T04:48:23Z")
yep I was trying to make it as unpopular as possible to provoke discussion but then got a couple negative responses and felt I had to backtrack lmao, big companys are definitely essential, I just feel their QC could be a little better, and maybe some smaller drop sizes as well ---
**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:** [October 14, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1720 "2020-10-14T04:50:27Z")
Unfortunately some of the nuance of conversation is lost online and by the time you realize what you said might be misinterpreted the damage is often done. No worries though I got what you were going for. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoben/32/141955_2.png) [@yoyoben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoben)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1721 "2020-10-14T04:51:24Z")
yeah, thanks man ---
**Author:** ![Roy\_Dodge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/roy_dodge/32/99408_2.png) [@Roy\_Dodge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Roy_Dodge)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1722 "2020-10-21T21:11:53Z")
Maybe the opinion that more yo-yos should have identifying engravings is unpopular? I really don’t know. Just published the first video in a new series a bit ago and it’s one of the things I discuss: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/6/99666c55cf69db92e154d11c5a7d6d978062e7c8.jpeg "Slightly Unstable by Casual Throw, Episode 1: Yoyo Engravings and A Rich Market") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ijUK71IO4I) ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554/1723 "2020-10-21T21:24:16Z")
get off my lawn @Roy_Dodge!!! did you ride in on that broom in the corner for the commentary you grumpus!!! nah, good stuff man… keep it comin bud!!! [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554.md?page=81) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpopular-yoyo-opinions/296554.md?page=83)