# What throws would you put on the Mount Rushmore of yo-yos? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 30, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778 "2019-06-30T02:45:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moby323](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moby323/32/57094_2.png) [@moby323](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/moby323)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/1 "2019-06-30T02:45:13Z")
They don’t have to be the “best” yo-yos, they can be iconic or influential, played a part in a lot of people’s love for the hobby etc. (for this discussion let’s say only throws from the last 10 years) So which four is on your list, and why? I think mine might be: - Draupnir (set the standard for high performance, showed what amazing quality and precision can do to elevate a simple toy, unquestionably one of the best performing yo-yos ever) - YoyoJam Classic (was the intro for thousands of throwers, used a simple and basic design to achieve great results) - Shutter (one of the best all-around yo-yos ever made, is the flagship for arguably the most important and influential company of the past 10 years) - MarkMont Classic (not only the epitome of organic design, but the standard bearer for the beauty and creativity that has been the hallmark of North American YoYo design) ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/2 "2019-06-30T02:52:28Z")
Related topic here > [@Pick five yo-yos to demonstrate yo-yo history from 1950-2019?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pick-five-yo-yos-to-demonstrate-yo-yo-history-from-1950-2019/298657): > > I’ve been [experimenting with yo-yo history](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-heirloom-box-of-six-yo-yo-history/297724) lately which got me thinking. [image] [image] If you had to walk someone through yo-yo history, from 1950 to today in 2019 by having them play five different yo-yos in order… what five “historic” yo-yos would you pick, in order of release? Personally I’d go with all-metal to embody the “rushmore, stone, will last forever” theme maybe? ---
**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:** [June 30, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/3 "2019-06-30T02:53:16Z")
Yeah but which one is Roosevelt? ---
**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/4 "2019-06-30T02:58:54Z")
I want to put MMC with Teddy, just because of the nature/organic connection. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/5 "2019-06-30T03:02:26Z")
But he was a Rough Rider so…YYJ classic?!? ---
**Author:** ![moby323](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moby323/32/57094_2.png) [@moby323](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/moby323)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/6 "2019-06-30T03:04:39Z")
That’s interesting too, I’m sure Duncan would have a couple of those, but I’m talking modern yo-yos, past 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/7 "2019-06-30T03:05:21Z")
He also had a photographic memory, so maybe Shutter? ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/8 "2019-06-30T03:06:14Z")
I was thinking about this from the intial thoughts ti-vayder thread! I’d go Draupnir - Chief - Ti-Walker - Peak This is just my opinion though. OG 888, Fh1, Genesis and Sleipnir all just barely missed the cut. I could see replacing the Chief with any of these. ---
**Author:** ![moby323](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moby323/32/57094_2.png) [@moby323](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/moby323)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/9 "2019-06-30T03:07:56Z")
The only reason I would question the Walker is because so few were made that hardly anyone has ever played one. Granted, the design/shape seems to have been very influential. ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/10 "2019-06-30T03:10:37Z")
Hitman Peak Sleipnir Draupnir Sleipnir and Draupnir are absolute staples for me, I can’t see myself removing those 2 for anything. Peak and Hitman are tossups. Maybe you could say FH instead. Maybe 888 instead of Peak. Definitely some other possible options too ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/11 "2019-06-30T03:10:56Z")
Well you could replace the walker with the vayder then now. Even though the Ti-walker was super limited, it’s popularity can’t be understated. Especially within the first few years of its release ---
**Author:** ![moby323](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moby323/32/57094_2.png) [@moby323](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/moby323)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/12 "2019-06-30T03:15:58Z")
Why the peak? ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/13 "2019-06-30T03:27:43Z")
Basically changed the game for modern yoyoing when it was released. Got people to stop using dif pads and starburst and started to standardize the silicone ring. There had been stuff like it before for sure, but the peak got the designs headed once the right direction. Also one of the first yoyos that was extremely hyped and sought after. One of the few yoyos that has fetched a grand resale! ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/14 "2019-06-30T03:28:03Z")
Hitman is a good one I forgot ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/15 "2019-06-30T03:42:03Z")
> [@JohnnyJ](#): > > Draupnir - Chief - Ti-Walker - Peak I like this but I think the Chief or Peak should be swapped. I would put in 888 over the Peak maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Durfee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/durfee/32/593280_2.png) [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/16 "2019-06-30T04:50:15Z")
Genesis - helped usher in the modern era of yo-yo design Sleipnir- did the same as Genesis, but more specifically helped establish competition based yo-yos design and the use of higher grade aluminum Whatever the first widely used/available bi metal was ( someone help me out here, Draupnir maybe? Berserker? NM5/AI/Phenom?) - obvious reasons Shutter - I believe it was one of if not the first high tier metal at a budget price And to whoever is saying Hitman I thought the OP said around the last 10 years, that would disqualify the Hitman by a wide margin. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/17 "2019-06-30T04:59:29Z")
I can def see either of those changes. I’m partial to old school clyw ---
**Author:** ![moby323](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moby323/32/57094_2.png) [@moby323](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/moby323)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/18 "2019-06-30T06:44:50Z")
So you think Slepnir over Draupnir? ---
**Author:** ![Durfee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/durfee/32/593280_2.png) [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/19 "2019-06-30T07:05:18Z")
Depends what the first popular bimetals were that popularized them. If the Draupnir was one of those yo-yos it takes my third slot. Sleipnir popularized competition design features from what I understand, but the Draupnir took what the Sleipnir did to the next level. If it did that while popularizing bimetals it also deserves a spot, I just was on a yoyo hiatus so I couldn’t tell you which yoyo(s) popularized bimetal design. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778/20 "2019-06-30T08:42:43Z")
Definitely was the Draup that made people realize that bi-metals were no joke. The first yoyo in my opinion to really display the advantages of what bi-metals are capable of. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-throws-would-you-put-on-the-mount-rushmore-of-yo-yos/304778.md?page=2)