# Yomega Maverick? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [April 7, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918 "2015-04-07T19:16:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Maverick)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918/1 "2015-04-07T19:16:36Z")
I’m looking to get my first metal yoyo, a Yomega maverick. Should i get it or something else? I don’t really know how to bind yet. If it is not for me, can you recommend a metal yoyo that is around 30$? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![\_RTD\_alecto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/_rtd_alecto/32/1336_2.png) [@\_RTD\_alecto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_RTD_alecto)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918/2 "2015-04-07T19:20:54Z")
the yomega maverick is a great beginner i started with the 2011 yomega dash. i still have my dash and it cant take alot of what i throw at it. you would be hard pressed to find a better metal for those prices… i say go ahead and buy maverick it will back you up later on. ---
**Author:** ![EricBell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/aca169/32.png) [@EricBell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EricBell)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918/3 "2015-04-07T19:37:52Z")
Mavericks are great! They come responsive, but they can wear in after a little while to be unresponsive, so I would definitely recommend working on a bind as soon as you get it. Throwing in any string-centering bearing will make it completely unresponsive once you’re ready. I competed with mine in a trick-ladder when I first started, and got 2nd place! It’s still a good yoyo, I don’t use it often as I have many yoyos now, but it can handle any tricks you can do, as long as you can do them well. ---
**Author:** ![SkinnyBNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918/4 "2015-04-08T15:33:33Z")
> [@Maverick](#): > > I’m looking to get my first metal yoyo, a Yomega maverick. Should i get it or something else? I don’t really know how to bind yet. If it is not for me, can you recommend a metal yoyo that is around 30$? > Thanks! The Kilter is in that price range, I’ve never played it, but from what I hear it’s amazing for the price. ---
**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Maverick)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918/5 "2015-04-08T16:34:21Z")
Do you guys know where to buy yoyos in Canada? i chose the maverick because it is sold at a toys ur us. ---
**Author:** ![wiibit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wiibit/32/194_2.png) [@wiibit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wiibit)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918/6 "2015-04-10T03:27:59Z")
> [@SkinnyBNY](#): > > The Kilter is in that price range, I’ve never played it, but from what I hear it’s amazing for the price. The Kilter plays very well for the price as well as the Pause ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918/7 "2015-04-13T11:32:13Z")
If I were you, I wouldn’t bother buying a metal yoyo until you know how to bind. Buy an unresponsive plastic first, learn how to bind well, then buy a metal. There is no need for metal before then. I recommend getting a YYF Onestar, then when you can bind, get a YYO Kilter or Kilter 2. ---
**Author:** ![DVC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@DVC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DVC)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick/73918/8 "2015-04-17T04:12:24Z")
My first metal yoyo was a Maverick a few months back; got it as a gift… I didn’t really get into it. A few weeks later (while in Chico, CA) I bought a (6061 Al) unresponsive Chico Bulldog 225, and I enjoyed every minute of learning to bind and nailing tricks with it. I’d say, get what you like, and have at it : )