Yoyo Suggestions?

Yo-Yo Reviews Looking for Help/Recommendation
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I’m looking to buy a new yoyo. The last time I bought a yoyo, ball bearings probably didn’t even exist, so it’s been a while. I actually want 2 yoyos - a looping and a string tricks one. Right now I have a plain duncan imperial style and duncan butterfly.

I have a gift card to a store that sells Duncan and Yomega so I’d like to limit my choices to those two brands (or at the very least, one of the two, as I don’t think the gift card would fully cover 2 yoyos). And I’d like some suggestions as to what to get.

I can do some basic looping tricks, not so great w/ string tricks, and I’m more interested in looping.

I was looking at:
Looping: Duncan Bumblebee, Yomega Raider, Duncan Speed Beetle
String: Duncan Dragonfly, Flying Squirrel, Throw Monkey, Yomega Hot Shot

Of course any other suggestions are welcome.

Thanks

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I would recommend the raider ex

3

I vote Raider for looping. I really like them.

4

Thanks for the suggestion. So the difference between the raider and the raider ex is that you can adjust the spacing?

5

Duncan Pro Z, if available. You can go from looping to string tricks all in a single yoyo. They’re pretty awesome!

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They are selling for around $8 at Toys R Us. If you’re cheap, get 1 and change it between modified and wing mode. If you’re feeling spendy, get 2 and have one each way. If you’re a “big spender”, get one in each of the 4 colors and do with them as you will.

These are way fun and perfect for what the OP is looking for.

7

That yoyo looks pretty cool.

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Pro-z is a great choice it will fill both jobs well. Also speed beetles are ok for looping, I’m a Duncan fan but people due tend to go for Raiders.