# What was your first budget metal? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 17, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361 "2018-12-17T04:16:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![threebearrries](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/threebearrries/32/42073_2.png) [@threebearrries](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/threebearrries)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/1 "2018-12-17T04:16:05Z")
I’m curious to see what was everyone’s first budget metal. For me, it was a black Horizon, which I consider to be my first budget metal (even though I previously owned a MYY N11). The Horizon was my EDC for over a year; it was the first yoyo that I really spent time with. Because of the time committment, I really fell in love with the feel and shape of the HOrizon, which has shaped my preferences to this day. I love H-shaped yoyos now, and I think they’ll always remain somewhat special to me. Has this happened to anyone else? Were your current preferences shaped by your first throws? ---
**Author:** ![Theolodger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theolodger/32/65462_2.png) [@Theolodger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theolodger)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/2 "2018-12-17T04:18:46Z")
The C3 Level 6 and the YYF Pivot B-grade… ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/3 "2018-12-17T04:27:41Z")
My first budget metal was the Duncan Metal Zero. ![Frankenstein_metal_zero](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/6/7/86757ee6c8765043a7c0a93b85bb078e57c50cc6.jpeg) (Not mine) Though given today’s prices probably most of my metals could be regarded as budget even when new. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2018, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/4 "2018-12-17T04:58:16Z")
Sharks honor! ---
**Author:** ![Walker253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@Walker253](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Walker253)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/5 "2018-12-17T05:26:58Z")
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**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/6 "2018-12-17T05:28:04Z")
Duncan metal drifter ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/7 "2018-12-17T05:31:25Z")
One Drop M1 ---
**Author:** ![ClaytonDM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@ClaytonDM](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ClaytonDM)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/8 "2018-12-17T05:37:10Z")
Metal drifter then N12. ---
**Author:** ![Jhonaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhonaker/32/49024_2.png) [@Jhonaker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jhonaker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/9 "2018-12-17T09:43:32Z")
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**Author:** ![MrBist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mrbist/32/48884_2.png) [@MrBist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrBist)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/10 "2018-12-17T09:53:29Z")
First metal was the H-spin Pyro ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/11 "2018-12-17T12:12:25Z")
Duncan Metal Drifter, I still like to play it. ---
**Author:** ![yofanatic05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yofanatic05/32/35770_2.png) [@yofanatic05](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yofanatic05)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/12 "2018-12-17T12:35:52Z")
YYF Shutter ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_man/32/109666_2.png) [@Yoyo\_Man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/13 "2018-12-17T12:52:24Z")
I’ve never owned a budget metal. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/14 "2018-12-17T13:16:47Z")
Within a month of starting I ordered a MYY T9 Rainbow to try binding. I recently told someone it was a Yoyo King because it was in a box since 2015 and I forgot. I hated it. It felt too small and I was used to plastics. When I learned to bind really well I pulled it out, put on a new string and now I love it! ---
**Author:** ![TheYoyoer27](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoer27/32/49058_2.png) [@TheYoyoer27](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoyoer27)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/15 "2018-12-17T14:54:17Z")
Aqua horizon ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/16 "2018-12-17T15:18:45Z")
Mine was the venerable N12 Shark’s Honor. ---
**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/17 "2018-12-17T15:25:36Z")
I love that and was just throwing it in my ever-growing-sweet front combo! Someone is sending me the Node (black!) which is the updated N12! ---
**Author:** ![Dalex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dalex/32/43290_2.png) [@Dalex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dalex)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/18 "2018-12-17T16:32:24Z")
Mine was the TopYo Silenus. Although I had the Yomega Dash a couple years before, I got the Silenus after being introduced to unresponsive play. As a result, I consider the Silenus to be my first budget metal throw. ---
**Author:** ![MastarMash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mastarmash/32/34119_2.png) [@MastarMash](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MastarMash)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/19 "2018-12-17T16:56:08Z")
My first yoyo metal wasn’t really a budget. Two of my cousins went to one of our local malls where they had this really cool science shop that had all kinds of skill toys. They had these 100 dollar yoyos that sleep forever at that time for how yoyos were evolving. Long story short my cousins were trouble makers and both left the shop with some stolen 100 dollar throws. The oldest out of both of them out grew out the yoyo in about a week and handed it down to me. At the time I was about ten or eleven years old. I loved it, but lost it like many things to time. It was an amazing throw. Does anyone own a time machine(by that I do not mean watch/clock)? ---
**Author:** ![anon24651](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@anon24651](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon24651)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361/20 "2018-12-17T17:00:03Z")
My first budget metal yo-yo was YoyoOfficer aura for 44$. In 2013 finger spin yo-yos were not that popular.so I bought this because of its dimples to perform finger spins. ![PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/f/1/3f1ead07a3a6774e00c988cf3017a0b17344f125.jpeg) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-was-your-first-budget-metal/296361.md?page=2)