Except that’s more like saying “oh it’s a primary color, not a secondary color.”
Lol. Not to me. I’ve seen so many yoyos described as H, W, V… it’s crazy. Angled and round works just fine for me.
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The hobby has sort of polarized to the point where most yoyos appear to be designed to fit into one of two broad categories: “chill and easy-going,” and “competition performance”. Sure, there are quite a few that sit somewhere in the middle of that spectrum, but it seems to me the majority are intended to fall into one of those two categories pretty clearly.
In effect, I don’t buy a yoyo based on its shape but rather on it design intent, and I think the companies market them that way as well. Most of us, I suspect, get an idea of what to expect from a yoyo by understanding which of those two categories it falls into, irrespective of its shape.
The top one is not an H though. Inverted (opposite of organic) angle from response pads to rim determines H.
I’m with you, sir. Rounded and angled is good enough for me. Most of the time I just see myself as a dummy. I’ve been into yoyos for 2 years now and I cannot tell the difference in all the shapes. All I know is I am not really into anything angular.
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You’re missing out on some of the best most fun Yoyo tricks out there man. Get out of your comfort zone. Throw a competition yoyo focused more on actually performing well than having than that “organic feel”, and learn some more advanced tricks!
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I have fun yoyoing the way I like, so what’s wrong with that? Though I actually like to throw all kinds of yoyos, so im not just only throwing on organics. I just typically prefer throwing casually with less competition oriented throws. And I will break out a V or an H when I learn new tricks.
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It really makes sense if you consider organic a shape, which it certainly is! Invert the organic curve from the rim to the response pads and bam, that’s an H.
↑ ↑ See that negative white space on an organic, which I’ve flood filled in the above pic with black? So you have either a blue O or a black H here 
So technically H is the literal opposite of O. There is no opposite of V because it’s a straight line. Inverting a V results in… a V.
(No, “response bumps” don’t make something an H, otherwise the 2016 benchmark O would be an H )
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colder yoyos are smoother
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Based on what?
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SS = super saiyan
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After selling off most of my “collection” I now currently have 3 yo-yos, one full size organic, mid size H/W, undersize organic
I feel more streamlined and not as gluttonous in my yo-yo consumption, it feels good to de-clutter and have throws that i pickup rather than just look at
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I’m working on this right now. Not as low as 3, but I’ve been working my way down to just having a single case of 8 yoyos + my Burm and fixie, so 10 total (which is pretty good considering I was up to around 30 within the first year of throwing lol)
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I’m not a fan of yoyo crowd control. I never regulate the size of the family. Some new arrive and some find new homes, it’s a natural process of sharing what I love. Sometimes there are more additions to the family while at other times, yoyos have to make it out in the wild, they are ready for that next step. 
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I’m not quite there but working on it to a lesser degree. Sold 5 yo-yos recently, and I’ve only got my eyes on new Good Lifes and duplicates or iterations of yo-yos I already have.
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I love variety in yoyos way too much to sell off my yoyos. I always like to match my yoyo to my mood, and it is always slightly different. I can understand yoyo collection minimalists, but ill never be one.
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Small bearing Delrins are the gluten free IPA’s of yoyos.
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On a related note:
Delrins serve no purpose and I don’t understand why they’re still a thing.
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Nah, pizzaexpress is the best