# What brands do you recommend? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 27, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408 "2026-05-27T04:09:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [May 27, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/21 "2026-05-27T12:23:08Z")
Freshly dirty, recess, Jake bullock, Mk1, DD, Motion, knot creators , G2 and more recently feather spin. @AudreySickburn with return bottoms is also on my list but very much a brand trying very hard not to be main stream lol but the charity aspect is above and beyond. Freshly dirty I’m biased because I get the pleasure of interacting with the owner often at club and Arthur is just a good guy doing the hobby for the love of it. I’m totally missing some brands but these are the brands I’ve gravitated toward most recently. These are also brands that support the community with very little push. ---
**Author:** ![kretzschmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kretzschmar/32/668707_2.png) [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/22 "2026-05-27T12:30:54Z")
I think the Copper Acorn Mini with the revisions will put them on the map. And if the Plumpy ends up being the next after that, it will definitely be one that people are blown away by with the full size performance for those more into performance ---
**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:** [May 27, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/23 "2026-05-27T12:38:12Z")
Ohh also rich with Boise woodworks for those into wood and fixed axle is a treat. ---
**Author:** ![flyfish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/flyfish/32/673880_2.png) [@flyfish](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/flyfish)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/24 "2026-05-27T13:09:13Z")
a-rt and Markmont (lots of other good ones have been mentioned too). ---
**Author:** ![Micah\_shaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/micah_shaw/32/655664_2.png) [@Micah\_shaw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Micah_shaw)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/25 "2026-05-27T13:57:48Z")
My girlfriend got me a feather spin and it feels like glass. It’s incredible ---
**Author:** ![brix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/brix/32/683738_2.png) [@brix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/brix)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/26 "2026-05-27T14:19:16Z")
yoyorecreation best ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/27 "2026-05-27T14:21:52Z")
Havent seen anyone mention C3 yet but they also have a ton of great stuff out there! ---
**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/28 "2026-05-27T14:28:39Z")
MK1, Motion, Return Bottoms, G2, Edition, Featherspin, Dreamcraft ---
**Author:** ![mjlawless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mjlawless](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mjlawless)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/29 "2026-05-27T18:32:12Z")
Featherspin has the best motif of current manufacturers, in my opinion. Every model is based on a bird and is shipped in unique packaging representative of the species it is named after. The attention detail in the presentation makes the experience even more fun. I can only speak on the Vogelkop, but it has been getting almost all my attention recently. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/30 "2026-05-27T20:30:40Z")
I haven’t played any of their throws but I appreciate their unique and old school inspired shapes. Lot of the competition oriented stuff is starting to feel same-y to me. ---
**Author:** ![CannibalCricket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cannibalcricket/32/665098_2.png) [@CannibalCricket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CannibalCricket)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/31 "2026-05-27T20:43:15Z")
Spinworthy and what everyone else said ---
**Author:** ![Tri4901](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tri4901](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tri4901)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/32 "2026-05-27T23:09:45Z")
I have both and can concur, They are both amazing Throws! ---
**Author:** ![Jobis2020](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jobis2020/32/597392_2.png) [@Jobis2020](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jobis2020)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/33 "2026-05-28T01:39:15Z")
I agree with a lot of what has been said. I’d put the spotlight on Aufheben though! ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/34 "2026-05-28T04:32:09Z")
As for brands I commonly go to: - Boise Woodworks (as of recent) - One Drop - Duncan For us old heads/those looking for something of the 90/00s: - Tom Kuhn/BC - SPYY - SuperYo - Spintastics Honestly I got a pretty diverse collection of throws from many manufacturers. Most are great though some I question why I gave them my money. These days, it’s hard to find a bad yoyo unless you are buying something from the dollar store. Heck, I even got a pretty decent yoyo as a xmas gift a couple years ago that came from Temu…I was pretty surprised how well it handled for its price point. If a manufacturer’s making something unique that’s going to spark my interest, I’m likely going to go after it. ---
**Author:** ![Micah\_shaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/micah_shaw/32/655664_2.png) [@Micah\_shaw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Micah_shaw)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/35 "2026-05-28T13:51:35Z")
Thank you all for the recommendations. I’ve been wanting to ask because I’ve just got back into throwing a few months ago and it’s overwhelming how I’m just geared towards those few brands afraid to get out of my comfort zone. ---
**Author:** ![Number44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/number44/32/696970_2.png) [@Number44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Number44)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/36 "2026-05-28T14:50:09Z")
YYF, One Drop, CLYW. Yes. The canonical three. Every recommendation thread eventually collapses into those names like a string going taut. It is not the community’s fault. It is pattern recognition. It is also a little boring. Here is where to look instead. **Dreamcraft.** Start there. The Asora is not a compromise. It is a considered object. The people making it understand weight distribution in a way that does not get discussed enough because the brand does not have a marketing department; it has a guy who cares excessively about throws **Motion.** If you want to feel genuinely confused about why you have been playing other things, pick up a Motion. **Turning Point** and **C3yoyodesign** if you want to go Japanese or Hong Kong and immediately feel like your entire yoyo budget has been misallocated for years. **Boise Woodworks** for fixed axle. Handmade, intentional, the kind of object that makes you reconsider what fixed axle is supposed to feel like. **MOWL** for when you want something that plays expensive and looks like it was designed by someone who thinks about geometry more than you do. The market is not small. The recommended section of any forum thread is small. Those are different things. Berv throws Dreamcraft, Turner Return Tops, and Return Bottoms on the regular. He is bad with all of them. This is not an equipment problem. This has been established. -– 44 _(I hope by YYF you meant Yoyofriends. YoYoFactory is a separate conversation. A shorter one. I have opinions about YoYoFactory that I will not be elaborating on here because this thread is about brands worth discovering, and that is a different category.)_ ---
**Author:** ![MaximShoots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/maximshoots/32/171131_2.png) [@MaximShoots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MaximShoots)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/37 "2026-05-29T20:28:54Z")
Mowl, YYR, Laid Back Swing, Sense, Dressel, MK1, Turner Return Tops, Unprld, Motion, C3, Hydrangia, Japan Tech, Dream Craft ---
**Author:** ![JEA86](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jea86/32/288088_2.png) [@JEA86](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JEA86)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/38 "2026-05-29T20:45:03Z")
Don’t leave yourself out @MaximShoots Edition YoYo has made some amazing products with really original designs. Don’t overlook their products. Dressel designs, MK1, One Drop, G2, Featherspin, Turner Return Tops, True Arc, so many good brands out there I am sure I left many out that are great. As always as the owner of Motion - we think our products rock! Thanks to everyone who shouted out Motion YoYo. ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/39 "2026-05-29T20:53:00Z")
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**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408/40 "2026-05-29T21:13:12Z")
Hahaha. What does ex-ai even mean man. I remember one of my colleagues wrote a substack and I was like am I just too dumb to understand the point he is trying to make or what. Checked and yeah. 90% AI. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-brands-do-you-recommend/446408.md?page=3)