# What is one yoyo you feel everyone should have in their collection? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 4, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642 "2024-07-04T01:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [July 4, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/1 "2024-07-04T01:58:52Z")
Perspective is everything (not a reference to Onedrop.) Some of you guys/gals have been around for years and have a wealth of knowledge, share with the collective if you have a minute please. 1. What is a yoyo you would feel confident recommending be in someone’s collection (not as a shelf queen, but actually used?) 2. Why? 3. What is a fair price to pay? It doesn’t have to be something in stock, so question 3 is to help out someone that tries to hunt it down on the BST. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/2 "2024-07-04T02:11:18Z")
I really feel like the Spotlight Ultra is truly one of the best monometals ever made, and I know several people on non-YYF teams that absolutely LOVE it. If you’re looking for a good, cheap, comfortable performance monometal… that’s it. And everyone already knows as far as bimetals go that I can’t not mention the Klondike. I truly feel it’s the best yoyo I’ve ever used, and I’ve felt that way for over a year now, which is probably the longest I’ve ever felt that about a yoyo. Everyone definitely has their own preferences, but that sure as hell is mine lol But a yoyo everyone should DEFINITELY have is a Freehand One. It’s an ALL TIME classic, SO much trick vocabulary was INVENTED on the damn thing, it’s “eh, why not” level cheap, and it perfectly embodies the fun of yoyoing. ---
**Author:** ![sammy\_j](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sammy_j/32/292565_2.png) [@sammy\_j](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sammy_j)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/3 "2024-07-04T02:11:28Z")
Unparalleled Recognition, hands down! It’s such a phenomenal throw, can handle quite literally anything and can take a beating 💪 I haven’t seen any on the BST recently, but I imagine they’ll still be going for around $45 ish? Well worth the pickup if you find one!! ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/4 "2024-07-04T02:17:23Z")
> [@kretzschmar](#): > > - What is a yoyo you would feel confident recommending be in someone’s collection (not as a shelf queen, but actually used?) Duncan Butterfly. > [@kretzschmar](#): > > - Why? Everyone should try fixie. It’s fun, meditative, challenging. It’s a return to roots with yoyo. It’s very affordable. > [@kretzschmar](#): > > - What is a fair price to pay? $5 ---
**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:** [July 4, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/5 "2024-07-04T02:19:11Z")
This will probably be controversial but every single person should have a fixed axle wood YoYo so they can play fixie horse on demand. A simple yyf legend wing would suffice. Alternatively a Duncan butterfly. Simple. Plastic. Fixed. Cheap. It has all the best qualities the hobby needs for simple play. Regardless 5 bucks is the right price. Also Keith apparently beat me ---
**Author:** ![JosiahR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/josiahr/32/251027_2.png) [@JosiahR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JosiahR)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/6 "2024-07-04T04:42:46Z")
Everyone needs to have a shutter. Why? Because it’s a shutter!:joy: ---
**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/7 "2024-07-04T05:04:54Z")
> [@JosiahR](#): > > Everyone needs to have a shutter 100% agree. I think everyone needs a Shutter, and an Imperial. Other “founder” yo-yos that were super influential are often really hard to get ahold of. (Ex: cold fusion, Draupnir, etc) But the Shutter and Duncan Imperial are easily attainable pieces of yo-yo history. ---
**Author:** ![YYdudeman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yydudeman/32/668180_2.png) [@YYdudeman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YYdudeman)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/8 "2024-07-04T08:51:01Z")
Atom smasher ---
**Author:** ![Pun1sh3R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pun1sh3r/32/193125_2.png) [@Pun1sh3R](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pun1sh3R)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/9 "2024-07-04T17:40:05Z")
Butterfly and Wood Fixie have been mentioned. So… A Modern Responsive yoyo should be in Rotation. There are so many good ones, so Ill list a few if people can find one. While a little different, each fits the category. MK1xSW Harbinger DocPop Weekender ZGRT El Mijo or El Mijo Polycarbonate G2 Respawn Zeekio Slim Jim _Coming up - Yoyo Boomer powered by G2 Workhorse_ Modern Responsive yoyos can play the gap between 0A and Responsive 1A. 1 yoyo, 2 styles. They are typically thinner in design. They make great EDC companions. Throw some gravity pulls and forward passes, do some stalls, skin the Gerbel almost anywhere you go. No Bind required. Price= $50 to $100 ---
**Author:** ![Splizacular](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/splizacular/32/640487_2.png) [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/10 "2024-07-04T17:59:22Z")
> [@Pun1sh3R](#): > > Coming up - Yoyo Boomer powered by G2 Workhorse found the vid jake did in jan with the prototypes. that looks super neat! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/11 "2024-07-04T19:30:40Z")
I will agree with Pun1sher. I grew up in the 90s boom, where responsive 1A reigned supreme (and had been since the beginning.) I started on a Duncan Butterfly, moved to a Tornado2, then a Saber Raider, Turbo Bumblebee GT and a Super Spinfaktor. Lost or broke them all by the time I was going to college, so I bought a yoyojam Patriot and played it exclusively for 4 years. Found yoyonation and yoyoexpert after that, learned about unresponsives and that started a new era. My first love was responsive play, and I’d have peed myself to have my hands on a modern metal responsive back in the day. Having one now brings such great joy. When they announced the play one yoyo for the month of July challenge, I went with the Respawn. Most modern responsive are very light, the Respawn has more weight, and since I don’t do 0A, the extra weight really holds perfect for me for 1A responsive. So that’d be my choice. For a Respawn you would probably give $40-$100 depending on colorway. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/12 "2024-07-04T21:02:53Z")
> [@kretzschmar](#): > > What is a yoyo you would feel confident recommending be in someone’s collection (not as a shelf queen, but actually used?) Something they made themselves. > [@kretzschmar](#): > > Why? Because playing a yoyo you made is badass > [@kretzschmar](#): > > What is a fair price to pay? Varies. Could be free. Could be expensive. You choose. ---
**Author:** ![sedanthrows](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sedanthrows/32/287830_2.png) [@sedanthrows](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sedanthrows)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/13 "2024-07-04T21:04:50Z")
Any MFD. It’s like owning a Mercedes, once you’re behind the wheel you can never go back. Honorable mention would be the Terrarian by one drop. ---
**Author:** ![Splizacular](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/splizacular/32/640487_2.png) [@Splizacular](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Splizacular)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/14 "2024-07-04T23:36:01Z")
> [@sedanthrows](#): > > Any MFD. > > It’s like owning a Mercedes, i entered the most recent first timers lottery cuz that one was sick but sadly ill have to keep biding my time…🙈🙉🙊 looking forward to that day tho ---
**Author:** ![CoolYoYo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@CoolYoYo1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CoolYoYo1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/15 "2024-07-06T19:31:49Z")
> [@SR1](#): > > I really feel like the Spotlight Ultra is truly one of the best monometals ever made, and I know several people on non-YYF teams that absolutely LOVE it. If you’re looking for a good, cheap, comfortable performance monometal… that’s it. > > And everyone already knows as far as bimetals go that I can’t not mention the Klondike. I truly feel it’s the best yoyo I’ve ever used, and I’ve felt that way for over a year now, which is probably the longest I’ve ever felt that about a yoyo. Everyone definitely has their own preferences, but that sure as hell is mine lol > > But a yoyo everyone should DEFINITELY have is a Freehand One. It’s an ALL TIME classic, SO much trick vocabulary was INVENTED on the damn thing, it’s “eh, why not” level cheap, and it perfectly embodies the fun of yoyoing. I agree the Spotlight Ultra is one of the best designed monometals on the market where I own every colorway available. The yoyo would have never made the light of day not without Hunter seeing the original prototype an asking to have it modified to his liking. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/16 "2024-07-06T21:04:17Z")
For me it’s an 888 - I think the YoYo is iconic and has a lot of history and iterations. ---
**Author:** ![DaneMartin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/danemartin/32/291735_2.png) [@DaneMartin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DaneMartin)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/17 "2024-07-06T21:08:58Z")
Anything Spintastics. Especially the tiger shark or tornado ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/18 "2024-07-06T21:24:34Z")
The Tornado 2 was my first bearing yoyo back in the 90s, it will always hold a special place in my heart Edit: yep, thank you for the reminder, I gotta pick one up again ---
**Author:** ![SlacKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@SlacKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlacKing)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/19 "2024-07-07T04:21:35Z")
Idk if it’s “classic” or iconic enough, but I have to throw the YYF CzechPoint Pivot in the ring. If you really want to know why, check the link. In short, it’s easily in my top 3 favorites I’ve ever thrown, even over many expensive bimetals. Hands down the best performing & all-around monometal I’ve tried. > [@Favorite Yoyo and Why?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-yoyo-and-why/402400/10): > > YYF Czech Point Pivot. It was the first yoyo I bought when I got back into yoyo after 12 years. But nostalgia isn’t why I like it. I’ve now tried 11 bimetals, and this $55 monometal has held its own against every single one. The only ones I feel come close overall are the Edge 2022 (this will probably beat it out in time - saving it to reward myself after completing a trick list) and the Batsquatch. That’s not to say there weren’t others I thought were good or enjoyable. But, from an objective … You should be able to pick one up on the BST for around $30-35. Edit: thinking about it, the Yoyoball Hendiatris is more underrated and deserving of this slot. Such a unique yoyo, and not even a little gimicky. Appreciation post coming in the next few weeks. ---
**Author:** ![AKYOYOMIKE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/akyoyomike/32/286732_2.png) [@AKYOYOMIKE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AKYOYOMIKE)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-one-yoyo-you-feel-everyone-should-have-in-their-collection/404642/20 "2024-07-07T10:27:16Z")
The more i throw the more i think a wooden fixed yoyo is a necessity for every thrower. I have to second the Duncan FH cause it’s everything @SR1 said… responsive out of the box and gets more unresponsive with play, $25 new with a CW. I throw it multiple times a week, and it’s often in my pocket. I will agree that every collector needs to have a few MonkeyfingeRs in thier collection but there is nothing budget friendly about MFD. 🤨