# Where do you think beginner yo-yo design is headed?

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**Category:** Colin Beckford\
**Created:** [September 16, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-do-you-think-beginner-yo-yo-design-is-headed/293077 "2018-09-16T20:17:49Z")\
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**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:** [September 16, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-do-you-think-beginner-yo-yo-design-is-headed/293077/1 "2018-09-16T20:17:49Z")

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Howdy Colin,

Since I started yo-yoing again earlier this year, I’ve seen a lot of pretty good starter yo-yos recommended, like the First Base, Sage, or Arrow. However, there’s a big gap between these price-wise and something like the Butterfly XT, which are cheap and very widely available. What do you think might eventually fill that gap? What would your ideal yo-yo for little kids look like?

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**Author:** ![ColinBecko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/colinbecko/32/54758_2.png) [@ColinBecko](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ColinBecko)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-do-you-think-beginner-yo-yo-design-is-headed/293077/2 "2018-09-16T23:23:13Z")

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I may be mistaken but I feel like YYF offers good options in stores nationwide that are slightly cheaper than the yo-yos you mentioned, for example, the Replay. I personally feel like any of these beginner plastics are pretty ideal to people starting out now, especially ones that have decently working bearings. I think the more important part is improving how people are taught the basics.