Are Yomega Maverics good? or should I go with a YYF Protege??? Help!!!
Protege. Yomega sucks for unresponsive play 
(Generally)
Completely invalid. OP get what you want. They will both play fine, the Maverick just needs a cleaning and a little response wear and it will be great.
i have a maverick and love it! it is a great yoyo! If i were you i would go with a maverick because they have such a nice feel in my opinion and are a nice metal throw! they do need a bit of break in time with the bearing and response but after you have done that it will play unresponsive and very smooth. for 30 bucks id go with a maverick any day. I might recommend you to get the yomega dash though because it is the same yoyo just with a larger gap. good luck!
I know people have beef with Yomega because of a past event (not going into detail, just do a search) and because of itâs proprietary components that can be frustrating for people who want to upgrade (Odd bearing size, and response system). Iâd like to say that I love my Maverick. Mine was more or less breaking in after a week of play. People complained about the mold marks on the rubber pads but thatâs worn off now, just a smooth rubber response. Iâve gotten 2-minute sleepers with this, the finish is nice and âsilkyâ for grinds. Feels like a nice solid yo. Best of all, I got it for $21 bucks at the time.
Also a great throw is the Duncan Metal Drifter. A clean bearing, 1 pad/silicone, some nice unresponsive play!
Maverick is great; Just requires some cleaning and breaking in and it can be a super fast, unresponsive throw. I have never thrown a Protege, but from my experience all the fundametals are good. Just go with what YOU want.
I have a maverick and would greatly reccomand it. For $30 bucks it great, and it does work for unresponsive play, itâs just has a long break in period (took me about a week). I know people complain about the odd parts, but to me thats what makes so fun and unique. The rubber response has lasted a good 5 months at least without going to the point of not being able to bind. It does have a beadblasted finish, it just not that good, but you can fingergrind for maybe 2 seconds. The one thing really to consider is if it fits your preferances. Itâs a very quirky, fast, and undersized yoyo. You should still consider the protege.
the bearing on the dash (assuming itâs the same as the maverick) is smaller and thinner than C-sized bearing found in protege. The maverick/dashâs gap is also smaller than the protegeâs, so it will be more responsive. You cannot fit a C-sized bearing into the maverick/dash.
I can make my dash somewhat unresponsive, but not completely unresponsive. It might snap back if I have a few layers of string and some slack, because the gap is smaller than the protegeâs. The maverick will sleep pretty long, but not as long as the protege.
Bottom line: Maverick is a good yoyo. It sleeps pretty long, nice shape, smooth surface, virtually wobble-free, but it canât be made completely unresponsive by just cleaning the bearing.
You are talking about a dash, making assumptions about the maverick.
You canât play one yoyo from one company, and know everything about all their yoyos. Sorry.
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Not true.
And my maverick doesnât snap at me, its completely unresponsive.
@ first sentence: Are you implying that itâs possible to make a yoyo that has a smaller gap, same bearing, same response, same shape, same brand, and lighter that is less responsive?
@ second sentence: Itâs true that you canât play one yoyo from one company, and know everything about all their yoyos.
No person knows everything about all of a companyâs yoyos.
If you want to argue and not help the original poster, you can say that not all mavericks are the same, and it is impossible to tell someone how the maverick that they will receive in the future is going to play, because every yoyo is unique, and the person to which you are giving advice WILL NOT receive the same yoyo you used. If you look at a yoyo with an electron microscope, you will find this to be true. There is no person alive that can tell you every factory defect that has ever existed in all mavericks. Even ones from the same batch will not be exactly the same. No two A-grade yoyos will be the same. Do you really think this is the type of information that yoyoerzyoyo seeks?
Iâm trying to give my opinion, based on my experience. Who are you to say that Iâve never thrown a maverick? Itâs up to the original poster to decide whether or not they want to use my comments, not you. If you donât have anything helpful, keep your opinions to yourself. He is looking for HELP/RECOMMENDATION on the Yomega Mavericks.
If you are really sorry, you will remove your useless post. Does it make you feel smart to be able to destructively criticize people?
The poster is not looking for someone to tell him that there is no right answer, or all yoyos are good. Get it through your head that these people want HELP/RECOMMENDATIONS. My advice to you is to try reading the posterâs question and respond to it. Always keep in mind that this is the Help/Recommendation section. If your post doesnât help or recommend, itâs probably off-topic.
Hey buddy, Iâm not sorry about the post I made, Iâm sorry you think you know everything.
Yeah, small gaps have relativley little to do with the responsiveness of the yoyo.
In your first sentence, you stated that you assumed that the dash was like the maverick. The fact that in your last comment you went on about useless crap that had no relevancy just proves my point. I could type out paragraphs on the subject, but you said you ASSUMED it was similar, which gives me proper reasoning to say that you HAVENâT played a Maverick. I have, and they are fine yoyos when set up correctly.
Do me a favor, and realize that youâre making a big deal, on a post about a god danged yoyo. There;s no need to get upset because I corrected you. And if you want to keep trying to prove youâre âbiggerâ than me, go ahead.I said that you canât judge one yoyo by other yoyos youâve played, and am I wrong?
NO.
Sit back, relax, and let love rule.
Q
(PS, donât reply to this, Iâd hate to see this thread get locked, if you have anything further to say, go ahead and send me a PM)
Not true. Gaps have a lot to do with the responsiveness of a yoyo. Why else would loop 900 and velocity have an adjustable gap if it has relatively little to do with responsiveness?
Why else would yoyojam supply a slim bearing?
The word assume is not even in my post. I used a / mark. You need to understand the difference.
You do not know which yoyos Iâve thrown, and you are the one making assumptions. A previous poster recommended the dash, so it may have helped to compare the two. Youâve only said that Maverick is a fine yoyo. The OP still doesnât know if you think he should get maverick or protege, based on the information you gave.
You can judge a yoyo from pictures and specs, especially if theyâre good pictures. Yoyo designers/modders know about how yoyo shapes, gap width, etc. will affect a yoyo. If this werenât true, they wouldnât know what to change to improve their design. They obviously havenât yet played the yoyo that they are designing, so they must rely on past experience with similar shapes. You are wrong.
I realize that some people are incapable of giving useful advice, so they resort to criticism. But, I believe that they can change. In the future, please try to help and give advice, while you are in the Help/Recommendation section. If you want to criticize, go to the destructive criticism section.
THEY HAVE ADJUSTABLE GAPS TO MAKE RESPONSIVE YOYOS MORE RESPONSIVE.
I have a X-ConVict that is unresponsive with the widest gap, and the smallest. Adjustable gaps DONâT really matter. No, you canât judge yoyos from specs, youâve showed me that from your replies in this thread. If you want to troll, troll. Youâve already proved to me that you donât really care about getting information correct, and even though you donât think what Iâm saying is right, leave it and move on, no need to get offended by it.
Trust me, Iâm the biggest jerk youâll meet on the forums, get used to it.
Group hug!
I throw a maverick and I love it. Not my main throw- its my âbeat-up, worn down, dinged up, well loved, travel throwâ. I learned more on that yo-yo than any other in my collection. Its so beat up it looks like Freddy Creugers metallic little brother and the little Guy STILL can keep up with my DM1 and the rest of my collection. Its the throw I plan on giving my son when he gets serious about his yo-yo skills. Yomega is trying hard to become a real player in the competition/professional scene.
;D
I would definitely recomend the YYF Protoge. Here is why:
1: Because it is the Smoothest Yoyo you will EVER Play with! NO JOKE!
2: It Never Tips or Turns during Play! (Or atleast it doesnât for me)
3: The Shape is SO Confortable.
4: Sleep time is to the Max!
5: This Yoyo is FRESH!
I have Never thrown a Maverick, but I will say this:
EVERY Yomega I have Ever Thrown wears out in a couple hours, or sometimes minutes. And if you donât have any Lube to put on the Axle, then your Yoyo is Screwed.
Hope this Helped!
-Cody Wright
-hugs!
LOL, that Protege stuff is false. Mine vibes like heck since I got it, and itâs not smooth at all. And it also tilts during play all the time.
But it is fresh?
Lol. Did you trade something for the Protege? If you didn, he probably sent you a bad one.