# YYF One Star or Grind Machine

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**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [March 17, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-one-star-or-grind-machine/50941 "2013-03-17T13:01:02Z")\
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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:** [March 20, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-one-star-or-grind-machine/50941/21 "2013-03-20T06:01:56Z")

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> I’m looking for a moderate throw, to really hone my skills with and have fun. I made the mistake of getting a Whip for my first unresponsive jam. Just want to get something and go with it. I like the shape of the Stars and the Severe. I have a yomega Maverick, that I love the weight (60g) , but I want to keep it responsive, no mods. All these years, never thought buying a yoyo would be so tough.

That’s why I’m trying to recommend heavier yoyos. The extra weight will translate to better spin times on a good throw. I think your choice of the Protostar or Northstar would be ideal. I really like the Chaser, it’s heavy but plays fast and light, but it is heavy and may wear you down.

While I don’t care for the delrin Severe, I think it would be an awesome upgrade for you. A good quality yoyo doesn’t have to break the bank. It will also be in your best interest to have something pretty decent at this point, so why not spoil yourself a little? You’re only going to benefit from this in the long run anyways.

For me, I like going with a lighter yoyo when I’m trying to refine stuff. I start off on wider yoyos to help land tricks. I’ll move to different shapes and widths to ensure I’m not dependent on the size to land the tricks. Then when I’m working on longer stuff, the lighter stuff throws another challenge at me. That’s how I like to to work.

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**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-one-star-or-grind-machine/50941/22 "2013-03-20T16:45:02Z")

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> > > I’ve looked at the Protostar and that was my initial choice, but I found the OneStar, cheaper and a bit smaller in size. So, Proto over OneStar?
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> > Protostar over anything plastic or delrin all day! Except for a metal.
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> SEVERE…? ProtoStar just looks kinda cheaply made to me…

It isn’t, what’s your budget now? 15-30-35-47

The Protostar is a great yoyo, it is very durable unless you drop it off your roof on top of a two story house. It might crack but not break. I have a friend who owns a cracked one, it plays perfect still.

He’s the Severe is more durable being delrin in all but for you I would go for the protostar.

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