# Unresponsive Plastic for Practice

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-plastic-for-practice/455282>\
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [October 19, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-plastic-for-practice/455282 "2026-10-19T22:02:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![dogapusrex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dogapusrex/32/707167_2.png) [@dogapusrex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dogapusrex)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-plastic-for-practice/455282/1 "2026-10-19T22:02:01Z")

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Help! Completely overwhelmed with choices on my return to throwing, looking for a good unresponsive plastic for practice - delrin/ poly carbonate. Maybe with metal rims, any advice/suggestions appreciated! Oh yeah, can you grind a frosted poly yoyo?

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**Author:** ![fradiger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fradiger/32/66850_2.png) [@fradiger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fradiger)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-plastic-for-practice/455282/2 "2026-10-20T06:05:34Z")

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you can definitely grind on a frosted polycarbonate yoyo, the popular polycarbonate plastic recommendations for beginners are:

- c3 speedaholic xx
- recess first base
- iyoyo shooting star
- yoyofriends RIO
- topyo faceless