One Drop my a mile imo. Better machining, better quality, better design, NEVER had a problem with One Drop. On the other hand yyf has some VERY nice high end yoyos, but that’s about where it ends. Contradicting what I said about One Drop, their overall quality of their budget yoyos aren’t the best and I’ve had numerous problems with yyf: mostly quality issues and design issues so comprehensively, if you’re trying to decide between the two, I’d personally go with One Drop. (I highly recommend the Downbeat)
I love how it’s made and manufactured in the USA. Is there a significant difference from the stock CT bearing compared to the stock 10 ball bearing from OD? I’ve never tried a flat bearing before… All of the YYFs I got came with Center Trac and I’m used to them.
And is it okay to use thin lube by YYF on OD yoyos? How about response pads as well?
You’re fine, ask away! And yes, to some there is a significant difference. The One Drop 10 ball bearing has (obviously) 10 balls on the inside of bearing instead of what the CT bearing has, which is 8. 10 balls in the center allow the bearing to be almost completely silent, very smooth and extremely resistant to rust, but the One Drop 10bb doesn’t have the curve in the center that the CT (center trac) bb has (this just allows the string to be centered on the yoyo). Both are very nice bbs)
I disagree. Yyf makes as high of quality products as one drop. Their budget yoyos are on par, or better than their one drop counterparts. You’ll likely find nothing wrong with either companies yoyos. Btw the superstar 2016 is phenomenal. In my opinion, much better than any other on that list.
I wouldn’t create an account to bash a company, if you looked up at the rest, I even gave them credit for some of their yoyos. The company itself is nice, just that I own 5 of their yoyos and only 1 is is in mint/functioning condition today due to the issues I mentioned (the Mighty Flea, which was from one of the runs they did in I believe 2012).
*Post-Scriptum, I’ve been yoyoing for a while, I just created an account last year to get in touch with the community.
(I hope not to create trouble) and I’d just go with your gut, if you like yyf and trying to transition, I’d may not be the best help there, I’d like to not call it a bias against yyf, more of a bad experience, but I’d ask someone else on this one.
Would you mind explaining the so called “design issues”? Ben is a fantastic designer, and he runs one of the most successful yoyo companies of all time.
Man tough choice imo you should buy some off the bst I love both one drop and yyf im in love with my burnside and shuta also I’m getting a gaunlet Monday deff check out bst and get some good deals and you can afford more and can try bunch of dif stuff
It isn’t Ben, it might just be my luck. 3 of my 5 stripped within a week of use, and my reply pro just decided to crap out on me and fall apart while I was using it, never having unscrewed before. I fixed it, but there is still tons of vibe. The last 1 was my mighty flea which is just fine.