# Would you consider a YYJ SpeedMaker a good beginner yoyo :)

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**Created:** [May 5, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/would-you-consider-a-yyj-speedmaker-a-good-beginner-yoyo/37470 "2012-05-05T19:41:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![TommyB16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TommyB16](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TommyB16)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/would-you-consider-a-yyj-speedmaker-a-good-beginner-yoyo/37470/1 "2012-05-05T19:41:57Z")

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i bought the YYJ Speed Maker, for like 15$, i can do most beginner tricks, was this yo yo a good buy? or would you recommend a different or better throw? if so please reply and give you’re opinion 🙂

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/would-you-consider-a-yyj-speedmaker-a-good-beginner-yoyo/37470/2 "2012-05-05T19:47:55Z")

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> [@TommyB16](#):
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> i bought the YYJ Speed Maker, for like 15$, i can do most beginner tricks, was this yo yo a good buy? or would you recommend a different or better throw? if so please reply and give you’re opinion 🙂

Sure. I think the YoYoJam Legacy would be a better choice though. It’s got more modern guts though. Swap bearings for responsive/unresponsive play, modern repsonse system.

Then again, you could remove the ring from the Speed Maker and silicone it and shim it out a bit to make it less responsive. I have a Speed Maker. I’m not really liking it as much as I thought I would. It’s not bad, but perhaps it’s just not what I was looking for. At any rate, I like having a bunch of inexpensive plastic yoyos around so if new people want to try, I have stuff handy.

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**Author:** ![TommyB16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TommyB16](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TommyB16)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/would-you-consider-a-yyj-speedmaker-a-good-beginner-yoyo/37470/3 "2012-05-06T17:00:42Z")

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How much does the legacy cost?

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/would-you-consider-a-yyj-speedmaker-a-good-beginner-yoyo/37470/4 "2012-05-07T01:11:35Z")

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$23.85

[http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/500/YYJ-Legacy](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/500/YYJ-Legacy)

I have one.