Actual first was Duncan Imperial, but the one that got me hooked was the Yoyofactory Whip : )
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What was your first Yo-Yo? Mine was a Duncan butterfly in probably 1997 or 98
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Yomega Spectrum
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My first yo-yo ever was a Duncan Neo back in like, 1991-1992. It was the hot orange one. Iâll never forget standing on the couch as a 3-4 year old and attempting to use it, lol.
After that, was the Duncan Butterfly and Imperial, along with YOMEGA Fireballs in grade school in the late 90âs. Having a yo-yo with âa brainâ was also the cool thing.
My first ârealâ throw getting back into it, was the Magic Purple Line.
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I have a hot pink neo around here somewhere!
Edit: also had a blue X-brain that I recently gifted to a friend
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Iâll never get sick of the different variations of the classic Imperial. Neo, Midnight, Glow Special; I love them all.
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I love them too, one of my favorite Yo-Yos in all its forms
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Iâd like to get the new aluminum version eventually
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My first yoyo was a glorious Yoyofactory - Velocity with the return system that goes from responsive to unresponsive just rotating some buttons in the cups, that yoyo took more dings than my life.
It still work and sometimes when I am in Italy I still throw it for the sake of the old days, it lasted me 6 months until it was impossible to use cause the combos grow up too much and needed something more performing, I really keep it with a lot of love and good memories.
The second one that lasted me a year and maybe longer before buy some very performing monometal was the X-con it still work and still throw it when in Italy, good memories!
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First for me in the 90âs was an Imperial and Butterfly, back when tricks were limited and you goal was to get up to the pros with splitting the atom, lol, and you had to have at least 3 knots in the string because we didnât know any better and replacement string wasnât even in our thoughts, haha.
My return to the hobby 25 years later was a MYY V8 and first true unresponsive was an OD Sugar Glider, I still love them both to be honest.
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Dude I remember going to the comic shop in 5th grade with a buddy, and being amazed that they had color/striped strings, lmao. We had NO CLUE. Throwing was absolutely as primitive as it was when it started minus the slight advancements in âbrainâ YOMEGA throws, etc. Thatâs why when I came back to it around 2018 I was like WTF this is incredible now lmao. Ball bearings for the win!
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In the 1960âs, I had a couple of Duncans - Imperial and butterfly styles. My favorite was an unknown brand, orange, Light Up yoyo - with a physical centripetal switch and incandescent bulbs.
Dave
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same here, yoyofactory velocity was a great starter for me.
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As a very young kid in the mid 90s I had a lovely blue Duncan Butterfly. As a teen I had a Tom Kuhn RD2 that I wish I hadnât lost
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Mine was a random crappy wooden yoyo that broke soon after it was purchased 
Then I got a Duncan imperial at a thrift store from a free basket.
I watched a video on how to tie the string to your finger and it also included a couple basic tricks.
That got me hooked and I got a magic yoyo and learned almost all my tricks on that.
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First responsive Yoyo: Spinstar
First unresponsive Yoyo: Atom smasher
First Monometal: Uppercut
First Bimetal: K.O
First 4A Yoyo: YYF Flight
First 5a Yoyo: FreeHand 1
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First: Duncan Imperial. (not sure this counts)
First âyoyo isnât just a toyâ yoyo: TK No Jive.
First unresponsive: 44rpm Blues.
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Deviant from offset
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