Like laxdude said it takes about two hours(max) to get used to and its fine. I have played with one, quite extensively I might add and to think that its huge width would prevent super tech combos well cant be all that skilled. I only say that cause I have SEEN the superwide go in and out of more small string wraps and rolls, then most do on a regular full sized yoyo. That statement should not offend anyone as it wasnt a hit at anyone, just saying is all. It offers great stability and seeing it fly around horizontally I think is a sight to see.
Personally, dont knock it til you try it unless your too stubborn to even give it a throw. It is great fun, everyone I know that has tried it finds it exciting.
Counter-productive? Tech tricks we need to do? What’s wrong with a yoyo being good at tricks that require stability and hard catches? And how is that counter-productive? Not every yoyo has to be able to do Kamakazes and Supermans.
My question, and eventually I guess we’ll find out the answer; Lots of people are talking about this massive catch zone. If you land a yoyo right smack on the string, it lands right on the bearing, nothing but net. If you’re off by a little, it lands in the “catch zone” and slides down into the bearing, without upsetting the yoyo. For the sake of explaining my question, let’s say I make a yoyo that’s the diameter of an 888, and a foot wide. If I “land” it way out on the wing, almost 6 inches from the bearing, it’s not going to just slide down into the bearing without upseting the yoyo. It’s going to hit the string and fall. So my question is at what distance from center is the point where that starts happening? Is the Superwide really 57mm of catch zone, like people seem to be assuming?
So I have to admit that I only read the first page and this one. But as someone who has actually thrown a Superwide, I have to chime in, even if my post gets buried in a thousand posts by people who have no fact for their opinions.
The Washington Yo-yo Club was lucky enough to have a member who checks YYF’s website, and got us a preview. They sent us one, and we passed it heartily around at our last meet.
The YoyoFactory Superwide is a very different yo-yo. Not my style, but it had it’s fun points of play. It’s very wide, and Eli Hops are a breeze, as is Boing-E-Boing. Very stable yo-yo. Gyroscopic flops are strange, because the yo-yo starts to flop normally and then just careens through the flops. I didn’t notice very much communication through the string, and I really had trouble gauging how fast it was spinning, more often than not calling it back ridiculously early. So in that regard, it holds momentum exquisitely, making even weak throws last forever when you start to understand the yo-yo.
As I stated, it’s not my style, but I’m the type of guy to like undersized yo-yos. DV888’s are my current favorite. That being said, for a superwide yo-yo, it’s a very reliable and fun throw, a little odd in the hand, and a little less communication than I am used to, but I’d consider getting one to iron out the wrinkles in my eli hops.
I have the steamroller and my friend does have both, the miracle and the superwide
bottom line, these are 3 different yoyos
the steamroller is something else, higher end yoyo, great quality and playability
the miracle is your typical chinese yoyo, it’s fun to play, build quality a little off, epic packaging (and the pirate is even better)
the superwide is clearly the miracle’s cousin, they share approximately the same shape but that’s about it, the second you hold it, you know it’s not an aoda, quality wise they are two different throws.
Despite my little experience, I can say they don’t play the same, the miracle is fun to play but the superwide offers a better overall performance (it might have to do with the quality feel as well)
I for one believe YYF are about to achieve something nice with aoda, as they’re taking good designs with merely acceptable quality and they turn em into genuine good throws
a lot of people only base their opinions on pictures and whatnot, one shouldn’t give an opinion about something without knowing things for facts.
these yoyos look about the same, on pictures, but when you play them both, it’s obvious that YYF definitely did some additional work
Hi I just got this yo-yo a few days ago and I have to say that it works quite well. I had no problem with any double or nothing, 1.5 mount or any other mount. The only thing that might be tricky is moving the yo-yo laterally. For example, if you throw a breakaway and are doing a trick that requires you to move the yo-yo perpendicular to your body to land on the string then you might have a little trouble but after a few tries I got the hang of it. I have a video on the unboxing of the Superwide on my blog, yoyodiscussion.blogspot.com, please check it out and feel free to leave any comments. I will also have a review video of it on my blog as well.
I think the big thing is if you don’t take advantage of the positive attributes of the yoyo and merely focus on the negatives it is very easy to dismiss. BUT if you do play to it’s strengths you will see enhanced performance.
It’s not bad, it’s just different. It’s like comparing a full sized yoyo to an undersized yoyo. It’s just what you prefer, and the SuperWide and Monster are just different. That’s really all there is to it.
