# What is the best beginning spin top??
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751
**Category:** Spin Tops
**Created:** [December 25, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751 "2016-12-25T01:57:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Caden3211](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Caden3211)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/1 "2016-12-25T01:57:17Z")
So I am getting pretty good at yoyoing so I wanted to get into spin tops. What is the best beginning spin top that is not expensive ($15) and below.
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### Author:  [@FiveIronBrian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FiveIronBrian)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/2 "2016-12-25T03:26:27Z")
I started with a Bearing King and that thing is rocksolid.
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### Author:  [@Caden3211](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Caden3211)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/3 "2016-12-26T00:20:15Z")
Thx I’ll see if I can get that one.
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### Author:  [@Caden3211](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Caden3211)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/4 "2016-12-26T17:16:38Z")
I’m just going to get a Duncan imperial just because it’s cheap and I’m not sure if I want to get into it that much
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### Author:  [@FiveIronBrian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FiveIronBrian)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/5 "2016-12-26T19:13:37Z")
That will work. It also depends if you want to do fixed tip or bearing tips tricks. I don’t do much fixed tip myself. You can learn the throw with either one.
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### Author:  [@Caden3211](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Caden3211)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/6 "2016-12-26T20:11:34Z")
Is a imperial fixed tip?? Is a bearing better?
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### Author:  [@FiveIronBrian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FiveIronBrian)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/7 "2016-12-26T21:30:03Z")
I assume the imperial is a fixed tip top but I’m not sure. Bearing tip is better or easier for many tricks, but there are some kinds of tricks you can’t do with a bearing tip top.
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### Author:  [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/8 "2017-01-06T18:34:06Z")
For fixed-tip, the Short Circuit has been really impressing me for it’s performance-to-price ratio.
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### Author:  [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/9 "2017-01-06T19:07:00Z")
Stay away from the Imperial. It’s just too light to do much.
The Bearing King is a great starter. It has the advantage of coming with an exta fixed tip, so you can try both styles. The YYF Electrik is great, and I’m sure the Short Circuit is nice as mentioned.
My “tip” is to put a wrap of electrical tape around the seam between the cap and base if you get the Bearing King. It will take a beating much better if you do. :wink:
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### Author:  [@Caden3211](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Caden3211)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-beginning-spin-top/82751/10 "2017-01-06T20:51:26Z")
Okay thx for the tips