# What's the thing with fhz?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [February 21, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812 "2013-02-21T01:22:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@yoyoforever3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoforever3)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/1 "2013-02-21T01:22:32Z")
Why does everybody like it so much, and why are there many versions of it?
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### Author:  [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/2 "2013-02-21T01:27:08Z")
Its a classic and very capable yoyo.
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaHn--j5Deg)
And somewhat of a standard set for many yoyos to follow in a sense.
Version wise, its simply because it was a yoyo that such could be done with it, and with it being a very marketable yoyo with a high chance of sale, it was done, has been done, and will most likely continue to be done.
Haru
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/3 "2013-02-21T01:29:19Z")
'cause it’s awesome.
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### Author:  [@yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojoe)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/4 "2013-02-21T02:11:10Z")
because its been around for 10years
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### Author:  [@MYNAMEISZen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MYNAMEISZen)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/5 "2013-02-21T02:18:27Z")
I have a recessed one with a 10 ball and flowable it’s awesome!
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### Author:  [@RGTproyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RGTproyoyo)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/6 "2013-02-21T02:52:53Z")
The general idea is that one, they are OG as one might say, and two they are cheap and great for modifying.
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### Author:  [@TheRyanFace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheRyanFace)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/7 "2013-02-22T06:46:51Z")
> [@RGTproyoyo](#):
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> The general idea is that one, they are OG as one might say, and two they are cheap and great for modifying.
And yet they’re great to play stock too
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### Author:  [@SkyHighYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkyHighYo)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/8 "2013-02-22T08:10:45Z")
mmmmm Zeros…
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### Author:  [@Joeybob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Joeybob)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/9 "2013-02-22T08:31:31Z")
Another reason they are so popular is because sick bastards like me keep buying them…over and over again. I’m still looking for a bionic and yodel one.
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### Author:  [@MattB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattB)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/10 "2013-02-22T08:32:30Z")
Don’t forget Steve Brown! Also, Tyler Severance used it to win Worlds 5A in 2007.
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### Author:  [@SkyHighYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkyHighYo)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/11 "2013-02-22T09:49:02Z")
They are the heart and soul of yoyo’s to me.
They have more soul in that 66\* grams of plastic than any other throw I’ve had.
\*yes, I do infact know it’s not exactly 66 grams of plastic.
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### Author:  [@Adam\_Brewster](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Adam_Brewster)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/12 "2013-02-22T13:19:01Z")
Where’s Brandon Jackson??
anyhow… here’s his collection… [Duncan Freehand Collection | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/yobrandon/sets/72157621585949327/)
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### Author:  [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/13 "2013-02-22T14:07:42Z")
They are just a favorite! Almost any FHZ can be modded to about anything.
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### Author:  [@Bina](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bina)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/14 "2013-02-22T15:11:16Z")
It’s classic, part of yo-yo history and since its so cheap, everyone should own at least one. And it’s really fun to play wiht.
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### Author:  [@Big\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_Yoyo)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/15 "2013-02-22T15:13:00Z")
FHZs are awesome and timeless! And it’s FHZ Friday today!!!
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### Author:  [@chrisbeatsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chrisbeatsyoyo)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/16 "2013-02-22T16:47:04Z")
Yeah, I’m getting my first one soon, it’s going to be a Mongu!!
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### Author:  [@ArchersAxe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArchersAxe)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/17 "2013-02-22T16:58:48Z")
> [@Adam\_Brewster](#):
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> Where’s Brandon Jackson??
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> anyhow… here’s his collection… [Duncan Freehand Collection | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/yobrandon/sets/72157621585949327/)
Got a strange feeling he won’t be running out of counterweights :wink:
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### Author:  [@Adam\_Brewster](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Adam_Brewster)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/18 "2013-02-22T21:02:42Z")
Also… I can’t believe it hasn’t been mentioned yet (or… that I forgot to mention it earlier)
It’s the yo-yo that broke the mold - literally.
But when the Original FH1 was introduced… it set the bar for modern performance yoyo play. It was untouchable. It was smooth, consistent, and could be tuned responsive/unresponsive enough that it pretty much MADE all of the ground-breaking tricks that made the 2001 era of trick innovation possible. (also, much thanks to the Renegade via SuperYo)
BUT! then the mold broke in the factory. (It was only a test mold anyhow…)
Duncan didn’t have the cash for, or didn’t want to put up the cash for the new mold to bust out a set of high-quality yoyos… for a few hundred players. The market wasn’t ready for it.
SO! in 2004 when the FH Zero was introduced - and it was an almost perfect replica of the FH1 in every way, but tweaked w/ some slight improvements… it became an overnight legend.
And I would say that for THAT reason, more than any other, it is the iconic yo-yo that it is.
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### Author:  [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/19 "2013-02-22T21:58:55Z")
i still have about 20. what i love is the extent to which players have applied minor structural mods to give them a really interesting and ‘diverse’ feel. i still have about 20 or so, and almost all of them are set up a little differently. my favorite remains the deep 1-side takeshi recess with kentaro pad.
such a good yo-yo. really overlooked in the days of ‘if it’s not metal it’s crap.’
here’s a fhz video i made years ago.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEvjAA_Uglw)
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### Author:  [@GambinoGirl14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GambinoGirl14)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-thing-with-fhz/49812/20 "2013-02-22T22:01:39Z")
> [@Adam\_Brewster](#):
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> Where’s Brandon Jackson??
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> anyhow… here’s his collection… [Duncan Freehand Collection | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/yobrandon/sets/72157621585949327/)
Brandon Jackson gave me a FHZ of his,too bad I didn’t get it signed
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