You mean I can pick up chics with these things!!!
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I bet so, lol. Itās worth a try.
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Do let us know how this works out. Inquiring minds want to knowā¦
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Ok, sure!
My wife didnāt fall for me for the yo-yos I can guarantee that much
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Yeah, mine was in spite of the yoyos.
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Thatās great!! Welcome back and GL in the GF front!! Sheās out there!!
If you do find a V shaped yo-yo you like donāt let the knots scare you. You could always do what the comp kids do and have a tray of 3. Just swapāum out when you get that stupid knot.
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lol, she probably hates the hobby.
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Lol. I only enjoy the SF Motive V shaped yoyo. If I competed, it would probably be with the R type. I own two. 
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I really feel like this v shape causes knots thought is off a bit. Personally I get knots regardless of the yoyo. Iāll note certain gap sizes might be impacted by different string thickness and often that difference in play between what Iām familiar with and what Iām not can result in failure to execute tricks properly and getting more knots on my side. Thatās still a skill issue Iām 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 Iām not used to. The yo-yos not the problem though I just havenāt learned to use the equipment effectively.
I think the skill issue folks have a point they just arenāt articulating why very well. This is all coming from someone who all my problems are skill issues lol.
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Ok. Appreciate it!
That seems to indicate itās 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 itās not the player, itās the yoyo. The tool is meant to suit the playerās 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 engineersā job is to adjust the bike to better work with the riderās style.
What a lot of folks failed to understand in Jonās original post is heās not knocking V shaped yoyos. He wasnāt (and Iām not) saying theyāre bad or inferior to Oās or Hās or anything else. The point is theyāre 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 canāt agree that it all comes down to personal preference and play style. And as Honda is always slow to realize, thereās no such thing as one-size-fits-all. Just ask Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.
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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.
You nailed it. Every player doesnāt 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.
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Amen to that! Case closed, lol.
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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 youāre trying to do any kind of bind and the tail loop gets around half the yoyo and into the gap?
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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.
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