I’ve bought this yoyo a month ago and since being too busy I completely forgot to write what I’ve felt about the yoyo in YYE XD
Well YJ maybe less popular in YYE forums so it is sorry to write about yoyo that you couldn’t get in YYE this new yoyo is really a brand-new masterpiece they’ve ever made
Of course I loved their high-end yoyos but in the end, I found myself only to having a trade in secondhand. Sword Master and Rimsert, which are two high-ends before Radiance came out, I found it incredible and I decided to put it on my collections forever and I found myself throwing Takeshi’s signature again due to it’s minor issues on performance
So I am really interested to see some topics about Radiance in the forum but are they really good? It would be different for others but asking to me, YES. Not the best yoyo I’ve thrown (I still love Hinemosu the most which is also my best throw in my life) but I could say it is on the 5 best throws I’ve ever thrown.
You could think as it might be heavy yoyo and moves slow as hell since it is a 67g yoyo, and also rim is massive which also makes the yoyo moves even heavier.
I have to admit this yoyo is basically heavy one so when you are not fan of TPs or yoyos that exceeds weight over 67g then this yoyo is not the one you are looking for.
Why you have to buy a yoyo to feel heavier in the sense of control than ASTer you might think it is just heavy and slow so you don’t have reason to throw after buying it over 100$ ?
However the performance of it was really awesome for me. The signature owner of Radiance, Dong-hun Nam, is known for having fast tricks in Korea. So it is really weird to think what I am saying but I really felt it is like a heavier and faster ASTer which don’t make any sense.(The word HEAVY is only in sense of control. A simple throw is lighter than ASTer as you might think )
But what really suprised me was how stable it was. The power, menueverability, or any other factors for you to evaluate the yoyo’s performance are still good enough but really stability is outstanding that you might never think that the yoyo with 47mm width would have. Some would argue that there are tons of yoyos having better stability but again when regarding it is a wide yoyo with the width of 47mm, it is outstanding stability to expect on wide yoyos.
Also even it is a small thing the feeling when you return the yoyo back into your hand is quiet addictive which I loved a lot.
One thing to complain about this yoyo is that Radiance does not fits well in my hands. Because I have been accustomed to the width of 42mm and diameter of 56mm since 2018 when I bought ST.Elmo, they feel slightly awkward for me.
And I don’t think the new systems of Radiance is not that REVOLUTIONARY as YJ are promoting for. This is same with the signature owner, Dong-hun Nam, that I’ve even heard he didn’t know that these new systems have been installed in his yoyo XD
In conclusion I have some disappointment but it is definitely one of the best yoyos from YJ which fixed issues of Sword Master I’ve ever complained for using it and since it has quiet affordable price it is really worth to throw and I wish I could see this great yoyos in YYE