I kind of figured the idea of commuting to a job would infer rush hour traffic, but ok. There are times in rush hour traffic where the HP of a race car could help, but in the end it is mostly a distraction and an annoyance. The point of the analogy was that you don’t always demand performance when yoyoing, and sometimes just want a bit of luxury slow flow. Im more like one of those ‘smoke a bowl and yoyo’ kind of guys rather than someone practicing to win a contest. The same reasons make me enjoy fixed axle play.
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Do both at the same time
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Organics should be called Hemisphericals
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Well, I do.
Your analogy doesn’t really work because while I don’t always get to dictate my circumstances when driving, I do when yoyoing. The tricks I do (and am learning) don’t make “comfort in the hand” much of a consideration, while maximum spin time and stability are, and so organics are simply not the best yoyo for the job. Similarly, if I had the same control over my commute as I do over my yoyoing, I would always choose a route that let me enjoy driving a race car.
Side note: I have never fit in with the “smoke a bowl” culture, so that may also explain my ambivalence towards organics.
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You can still shred after smokin a bowl y’all imjussayin
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Did you mean Jensen Kimmitt
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I find my organics very stable competent and long spinning and i hate weed…maybe it’s all in your head
I agree with the above, but I love 
Maybe not very stable but competent and long spinning for sure 
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U should get a cliff or a spectrum!!!
No, nope, not possible. My wife agrees with you.
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Interesting, the same exact thought crossed my mind the other day while playing my iyoyo two.
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I personaly like organics for the aesthetics. All the odd slopes and angles found on most modern yoyos isnt as elegant too me. They also do feel nice in the hand. I just like everything about them. Sure they might not be the best shape performance wise but if you only limit urself to competitive throws theres a whole bunch u miss out on
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I have zero interest in a bimetal Shutter.
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I see where you and @hobbygod are coming from on this, I get that feeling from the old yyf h-shaped throws. 888 → OG Genesis/GM 2 → G5 → Super G and G Func, this may not be chronologically correct, but if you play them them together you can definitely see how they were trying different designs from more organic to more extreme H shapes to optimize different aspects. They are still playing around this with the new genesis, new DNA, Ti 888, etc. I just really love all the yyf throws from that 888 to Super G time frame.
The OhYesYo hearse is another modern H yoyo that feels like a great compromise between organics and W shapes. It is a very fun yoyo.
Here’s some various YYF yoyos around that theme.
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H shape is the best shape. That’s just facts, man!
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I think the H-shape is a little outdated at this point. I really like what the Shutter does by having the rim slope down instead of extending into the catch zone a little, which is my main criticism of the H-shape.
I personally think the current popular v-shape catch zone with flat rims shape is the best yo-yo design for 1A purposes. I love this design when it includes some slight organic elements to the shape as well.
I think the H-shape is probably the best for 5A still though.
I think W-shapes are gross looking to the point where I can’t even justify buying one to try.
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I think naming all of the yoyo shapes is almost useless. For me there is (speaking only of “butterfly” shapes) only round or angled. The shapes of the yoyos themselves are nearly always available to look at to see the variations. My opinion, probably unpopular.
For example telling me these yoyos are H shaped really tells me nothing that I can use.
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I think there is more overlap in design than there are differences. I don’t think picking the most extreme h shape that’s ever been made and comparing it to one of the most subtle is the best way to argue that a given shape name covers too much ground to be useful. You’re giving examples at the furthest ends of the spectrum.
And ignoring that, the shapes give a base to build a more accurate description from. When picking colors of paint, you can use a basic color as an overall description of the paint you’re picking, with a specific name giving you a better idea of the exact hue.
“What color are you painting the living room?”
Oh some shade of green, maybe hunter or forest.
Green gives you a general idea of possible choices, with further description narrowing it down.
Right… like round and angled does.