Finally got to experience the legendary OG Shutter
I would say it definitely stands on its own as a good YoYo, I can see why they sold 500 Billion of them, even aside from Gentry’s influence. Definitely Toyota Camryian. Honda Civice-sque, if you will.
Anyway, this Y Factory is freakin’ sweet, I have never heard of it, but it’s like the 3rd YoYo that One Drop produced, from 2009. It’s small, kinda heavy, and smooth as glass with an OD10b in it. The Smokey brown black anno is sick, apparently this was the debut of Pyramatte, and it’s got the signature grooves down the catch area. I really like it, it’s reminiscent of the 888 for its size and kinda weight distribution, but has the characteristic one drop feel as well, and a killer thumb grind lip. I really like the hub, looks like a predecessor to the Side Effect design, much smaller and fixed in the halves. Perhaps @da5id could shed some more light on it?
Worth the trade I made for it for sure.
@TryCatchThrow was very kind and sent me some counterweights to try, and they are each really good in their own way!
The bullet:
The smallest, but most comfortable for having at the base(?) of your palm. Has a lil squish to it, easy to throw around, easier to catch than a D20, but still modestly sized, and feels surprisingly dense. Very nice!!
The barrel?
Sick fade and really cool design detail, satisfying to hold and catch, very good counterweight, way better than what I’ve been using. Firm material, large size, light feel, ergonomic.
The YYBC Die!
This things awesome, it is fairly large but still feels nice and light, has a good amount of squish, so it will be very forgiving for learning more adventurous 5A! Has all 6 pipped sides and he cleverly used the 4 for the logo, and the front hole in the 5 and 3. Definitely recommended for all you boomer freehanders!!
Thank you @Cyclontz and thank you Keith for a great mail day. The usps delays from the federal holidays actually worked out great because all this fun stuff was perfect to take my mind off things tonight.