Yoyo shapes

[vielfras]

I heard of a lot of different yoyo shapes but i don’t know what this means. Could anybody explain to me what yoyo shapes are there and what are the differences between them. Thank you.

[fradiger (the world is a beautiful cat and i must meow meow meow)]

benchmark 2014 series from onedrop is a great rough start:

in order: W, H, O, V shapes

[zaf (john)]

V and O (organic) are pretty intuitive: a funnel and dome respectively. For W just look at the shape of the wedge 2 or wingweaver. H is anything that has an extra cut in the middle of the body that’s steeper than the inner (includes basically anything, cyber crash 2, speedaholic xx, vulture, papercut)

[Son-of-Morris (Collin)]

This also has a pretty good breakdown of the different profile shapes and other info.

A Beginner's Guide to Yoyo

I wanted to put together a little guide that pulls together all the different information into a single location for new players to hopefully find useful. I remember when I started I had to kind of piece these things together as I went. So, here it is… A Beginner’s Guide to Yoyos Table of Contents I - Kinds of Yoyos II - Styles of Yoyoing III - String Materials IV - Yoyo Materials V - Yoyo Shapes VI - Kinds of Bearings VII - Most Commonly Recommended Starter Yoyos VIII - Best Tutorials…

[GTDropKnot (Henry)]

Shape changes the weight distribution and how the string interacts with the walls of the Yoyo. Also how comfortable they are to catch and hold in hand.

[AriGardner]

Is there any way to buy it in 2024? I want these in my collection.

[fradiger (the world is a beautiful cat and i must meow meow meow)]

hunt for them in the BST or beg onedrop to release another benchmark set, these probably won’t be re-run

[AriGardner]

It’s sad enough if that’s really the case. But I won’t give up hope, huh