# V shaped yoyos (update on my opinions) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [October 18, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829 "2023-10-18T03:24:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/41 "2023-10-19T12:51:34Z")
> [@Throwhand1](#): > > Maybe I will get a GF or someone’s attention lol. You mean I can pick up chics with these things!!!😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![Throwhand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Throwhand1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwhand1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/42 "2023-10-19T12:53:35Z")
I bet so, lol. It’s worth a try. ---
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/43 "2023-10-19T12:54:25Z")
Do let us know how this works out. Inquiring minds want to know…🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Throwhand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Throwhand1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwhand1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/44 "2023-10-19T12:55:49Z")
Ok, sure! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/45 "2023-10-19T13:27:39Z")
My wife didn’t fall for me for the yo-yos I can guarantee that much ---
**Author:** ![mrJames](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mrjames/32/236865_2.png) [@mrJames](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrJames)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/46 "2023-10-19T14:02:17Z")
Yeah, mine was _in spite_ of the yoyos. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/47 "2023-10-19T15:00:52Z")
That’s great!! Welcome back and GL in the GF front!! She’s out there!! If you do find a V shaped yo-yo you like don’t let the knots scare you. You could always do what the comp kids do and have a tray of 3. Just swap’um out when you get that stupid knot. ---
**Author:** ![Throwhand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Throwhand1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwhand1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/48 "2023-10-19T15:08:42Z")
lol, she probably hates the hobby. ---
**Author:** ![Throwhand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Throwhand1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwhand1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/49 "2023-10-19T15:09:33Z")
Lol. I only enjoy the SF Motive V shaped yoyo. If I competed, it would probably be with the R type. I own two. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/50 "2023-10-19T15:22:46Z")
I really feel like this v shape causes knots thought is off a bit. Personally I get knots regardless of the yoyo. I’ll note certain gap sizes might be impacted by different string thickness and often that difference in play between what I’m familiar with and what I’m not can result in failure to execute tricks properly and getting more knots on my side. That’s still a skill issue I’m not able to compensate my behaviors to match the play of the yoyo. Similarly different bearing cuts can change how easy it is to maintain plane control resulting in failed trick execution. I tend to do different style tricks on different shaped, sized and weighted yo-yos. Because I like heavy organic yo-yos this tends to result in poor trick execution on my part when I play lighter more aggressive V shaped yo-yos as the differences force a faster pace I’m not used to. The yo-yos not the problem though I just haven’t learned to use the equipment effectively. I think the skill issue folks have a point they just aren’t articulating why very well. This is all coming from someone who all my problems are skill issues lol. ---
**Author:** ![Throwhand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Throwhand1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwhand1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/51 "2023-10-19T15:35:07Z")
Ok. Appreciate it! ---
**Author:** ![mrJames](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mrjames/32/236865_2.png) [@mrJames](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrJames)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/52 "2023-10-19T15:58:34Z")
> [@Captrogers](#): > > That’s still a skill issue I’m not able to compensate my behaviors to match the play of the yoyo. That seems to indicate it’s a function of the hardware. If one performs identically from one yoyo shape to another, but one gets more axle knots than the other, then it’s not the player, it’s the yoyo. The tool is meant to suit the player’s style, not the other way around. In MotoGP, for example, a bike is tailored to the rider, not the other way around. Sure there are some riders who can win on almost anything, but the engineers’ job is to adjust the bike to better work with the rider’s style. What a lot of folks failed to understand in Jon’s original post is he’s not knocking V shaped yoyos. He wasn’t (and I’m not) saying they’re bad or inferior to O’s or H’s or anything else. The point is they’re different, and I got the impression he was looking to see if anyone else had the same experience. Clearly everyone agrees that they definitely _are_ different, they just can’t agree that it all comes down to personal preference and play style. And as Honda is always slow to realize, there’s no such thing as one-size-fits-all. Just ask Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez. ---
**Author:** ![Throwhand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Throwhand1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwhand1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/53 "2023-10-19T16:01:41Z")
Thanks for supporting my analysis, James. Different yoyo shapes exist for a reason: diversity in design thinking and creating choices for different consumers in the yoyo market. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mrJames](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mrjames/32/236865_2.png) [@mrJames](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrJames)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/54 "2023-10-19T16:04:38Z")
> [@Throwhand1](#): > > _diversity in design thinking and creating choices for different consumers in the yoyo market_ You nailed it. Every player doesn’t have to use every shape of yoyo for every trick or routine they do. Use what _you_ like for how _you_ play and what works best with _your_ style. ---
**Author:** ![Throwhand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Throwhand1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwhand1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/55 "2023-10-19T16:06:08Z")
Amen to that! Case closed, lol. ---
**Author:** ![bigstupidbees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigstupidbees/32/210638_2.png) [@bigstupidbees](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigstupidbees)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/56 "2023-10-19T19:28:07Z")
I just wanted to apologize for my post in here the other day. I did not consider the actual question of the thread enough and posted without thinking. I am still pretty inexperienced and I can get a knot doing anything on any shape yoyo I have so its just not a correlation I made. Are you talking about the axle knot from when you’re trying to do any kind of bind and the tail loop gets around half the yoyo and into the gap? ---
**Author:** ![Throwhand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Throwhand1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwhand1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829/57 "2023-10-19T20:34:17Z")
I appreciate and accept your apology. My V yoyos were getting little surprise axle knots where the string would not reject or possibly slip into the bearing from stupid and simple tricks or mounts. Just something I noticed while playing with different shapes. I prefer H the most. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/v-shaped-yoyos-update-on-my-opinions/386829.md?page=2)