Congratulations!!
Welcome to the joys of upkeep!
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@rkalajian I assume I should give feedback for the Proto strings, right?
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Tell your mom she should pick up a yo-yo and join us. 
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I totally should! but she currently has 9 little Gremlins at home to take care of, and is still recovering from the 4 that have moved out. 
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So she needs yo-yo more than any of us!!
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Yeah, You’re probably right. 
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I lied, I’ve put in about 30-40 minutes on each here now since I started thinking about them, haha.
Purple/Pink - Proto 1
- Awesome for slacks, suicides, and whips. Really fun and whippy, gets thrown around nicely. A little abrasive and stiff (though this was wearing in a tad as I played it), also fantastic on response/binds.
Green/Yellow - Proto 2
- I liked this one a bit more, was softer to me and still good all-arounder for play. Binds were a tad slippy on it for my preference but a really good general play string.
Blue Steel Catalyst
- This one for me felt super bouncy. I know some people like that, but it wasn’t quite up my alley as much. I felt at times the string was doing it’s own tricks along with the yoyo, haha. Not bad, and as mentioned, I know some people like a springier string, but personally, was not my favorite of the three.
I think if the Proto 1 were a bit softer, or the Proto 2 were a teensy less slippy and had a tad more whip to it, it would be right in a sweet spot for me. Like a Proto 1.75.
Either way, if I had to pick one, it’s super close between the 1 & 2, but I think I would lean more towards Proto 2. Will still probably use Proto 1 as a dedicated slack play string though, haha.
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@rkalajian When did you get my string sent out? They haven’t arrived yet, and I can’t wait to get them. 
Yours went out at the same time as the rest. Keep an eye out! Should arrive soon.
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So I’ve got a Proto 3 that uses Wooly Nylon and it’s MUCH softer, with similar play!
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Sounds like a winner! Thank you for letting me test these. Will definitely be using them still!
My throws are slowly but surely being converted over to various Throw-Yo strings, haha! 
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Wooly nylon of whatever this is along with the cotton blend are gonna be big deals in my book
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I know I’ve got a lot of blends going on, but I’m hoping I’ll have something for everyone!
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Thank you! 
Updated my strings page to better try and describe each string type, including upcoming strings:
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@rkalajian Forgive my ignorance on this, but for the shirts, which one is the darker grey? I’m assuming it’s the Carbon Grey, but the Charcoal Heather is also making me second guess, lol.
Carbon is darkner
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For those here who have their BST muted… The OG, the Silenus Pay it Forward is on last call, about to return home after 4 years of travel. If anyone is interested in this PIF they need to act quickly. 
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Alright guys, due to string testing purposes. These will be the only ball bearing yo-yos I use until November 27th. By then I will give my feedback.
Edit: for those who may wonder, I am using a Barracuda, and my family’s 2013 One Drop Benchmark O. (I’m really the only one who uses it though)
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You realize that being a Boomer doesnt isolate you to only Fixies and Modern-responsive?
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