hi, ive been yoyoing for about 2 weeks now… i have a Yomega Raider. It has an Imperial shape to it, which makes it BRUTAL for string tricks. i need to order a new one, but until i order one from online, what tricks can i learn with it? ive learned (and perfected) the Brain Twister, Trapeze, and Double or Nothing. along with the tricks in the Beginner section (other than that damn UFO!). ive started with the Split The Atom, but the Split Bottom mount is extremely difficult with this yoyo
anyway, i was jsut wondering what anyone suggests i learn with this yoyo before i get a butterfly shaped one.
Honestly bud I think you should check out the tricks in the looping section of you want more than you already know without having to buy a butterfly shaped yoyo
You can do any trick up to advanced level 2 with a yoyo like that (personal experience) after that you might want to upgrade to a Insert winged yoyo here (I prefer the dark magic) if you want to excel much faster and get the tricks down much smoother.
in my opinion, the brain is usless. It’s shape is to hard to do string tricks with, (and once you get it on the string it dies quickly). Everyone says do looping with it, but it’s way too heavy. Plus it breaks really easy. It’s only good for learing to go up and down. Get a some of the ones listed above.
I learned all my string tricks, up through Atom Bomb (Or Barrel Rolls, I think the official name is) on a modified shape responsive style yoyo. Definitely invest in a Butterfly shape, way easier to mount. I’m still old school, and haven’t figured out binding, so my protostar pretty much collects dust.
Getting into a split bottom mount is easier if you seperate the mount into two sections, momentum wise. Throw; then offhand pointer into the string gently setting the yo-yo into motion away from you. <All step one. Then mount with the yo-yo hand pointer into the string as it comes back to you. <Step 2
Get your yo-yo hand pointer really close to the yo-yo (just like with trapezes), and bring the yo-yo as high as you can in front of you. Seeing the gap is half the ball game!
i just bought a Yomega Prospin, its got the wings on it, and i learned the split bottom mount and half of Split The Atom, i also got better at my double or nothings.
i made the yoyo unresponisve to practice binding… >:( grrr. haha. the sleep time isnt very long though.
anybody have experience with the YYF Grind Masters??? im curious about those. i like the pull start feature
Meee tooo!!! I had a fireball haha once i got to the point where i didn’t have enough spin to do the matrix twice, and then i finally purchased a speedmaker! ooooh the memories…
There’s actually a ton of Yoyofactory yoyos with hubstacks. The Grind Masters are discontinued and long gone. If you want a cheap plastic yoyo with hubstacks, get the Plastic Grind Machine Version 2. They sell it here under Grind Machine. Also a lot of other manufacturers have something similar to hubstacks.
I like it a lot better. It has good playability. It’s your preferences though. I like the PGM2 way better in my preferences. What matches your preferences the best? And also don’t get a yoyo just for the hubstacks. Trust me. You’ll learn later.
