# Yoyo for a 4 year old

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-for-a-4-year-old/56267>\
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [July 9, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-for-a-4-year-old/56267 "2013-07-09T16:07:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-for-a-4-year-old/56267/22 "2013-07-10T04:06:36Z")

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> [@Apollo2](#):
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> > [@Jake Elliott](#):
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> > I don’t think the size of the classic will be a problem. Small hands might not be able to wrap all the way around the rims, but you will be able to get a good grip more towards the middle.
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> > Getting a yoyo with a small gap is quite important in this scenario. Not only because the yoyo will be to be responsive, but also because a four year old will have to use a short string, meaning that binds/winding won’t be nearly as tight in a larger gap. The thinner the gap, the tighter the binds. Very important.
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> Maverick…

I don’t think a 4 year old swinging around a metal yoyo is a good idea.

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**Author:** ![Casey888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-for-a-4-year-old/56267/23 "2013-07-10T05:44:01Z")

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If you have a surge and order a classic your little bro will be set for a long time.

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**Author:** ![yoyo143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo143/32/1384_2.png) [@yoyo143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo143)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-for-a-4-year-old/56267/24 "2013-07-10T08:22:44Z")

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> [@andy569](#):
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> Guys, he’s only 4 😛 my cousin is 12 and after 2 hours of practice she still cant do a proper sleeper… She can barely do gravity pull 😛
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> I suggest getting a yomega brain and a yoyofactory ONE. The brain will come up automatically for starting out and the ONE will help him when he gets more advanced. Comes with a responsive and unresponsive bearing.

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**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-for-a-4-year-old/56267/25 "2013-07-10T11:53:52Z")

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> [@iYoyo58](#):
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> > [@Apollo2](#):
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> > > [@Jake Elliott](#):
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> > > I don’t think the size of the classic will be a problem. Small hands might not be able to wrap all the way around the rims, but you will be able to get a good grip more towards the middle.
> > > 
> > > Getting a yoyo with a small gap is quite important in this scenario. Not only because the yoyo will be to be responsive, but also because a four year old will have to use a short string, meaning that binds/winding won’t be nearly as tight in a larger gap. The thinner the gap, the tighter the binds. Very important.
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> > Maverick…
> 
> I don’t think a 4 year old swinging around a metal yoyo is a good idea.

My 4 year old cousin hurts me with a plastic yoyo, forget metal… I dont want to die xD so Ialways put my throws on a high shelf when

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