# What to look for in a 5a throw

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**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [November 25, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-5a-throw/295503 "2018-11-25T07:41:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![RobertTheShaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/roberttheshaw/32/41482_2.png) [@RobertTheShaw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RobertTheShaw)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-5a-throw/295503/1 "2018-11-25T07:41:51Z")

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What is it that makes a 5a Yo-Yo just that? Why not slap a counterweight on your favorite throw? Is it a certain shape or a certain gap size?

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**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-5a-throw/295503/2 "2018-11-25T08:06:30Z")

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Slap it on whatever and go for it!

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**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-5a-throw/295503/3 "2018-11-25T08:08:37Z")

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> [@RobertTheShaw](#):
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> Why not slap a counterweight on your favorite throw?

Sure, that’ll work. But understand that 5A yoyos notoriously get beat to a pulp. So, if your favorite yoyo is a one of a kind, maybe go for one you’d be willing to beat the tar out of.

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**Author:** ![RobertTheShaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/roberttheshaw/32/41482_2.png) [@RobertTheShaw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RobertTheShaw)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-5a-throw/295503/4 "2018-11-25T08:09:21Z")

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That’s where my thought process is heading.

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**Author:** ![RobertTheShaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/roberttheshaw/32/41482_2.png) [@RobertTheShaw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RobertTheShaw)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-5a-throw/295503/5 "2018-11-25T08:13:51Z")

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Now THAT is good advice. Don’t drop $400 bucks just yet.

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**Author:** ![gcoomans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gcoomans/32/25166_2.png) [@gcoomans](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gcoomans)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-5a-throw/295503/6 "2018-11-25T15:35:56Z")

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I like h shaped for 5a. The yoyo has to be pretty stable, and h shaped doesn’t hurt your body as much as a v shaped when something goes wrong and you take a yoyo to the knee.