I’m a Concrete Cutter from Seattle and I spend my time learning yoyo tricks. It has been a long time since I saw a yoyo and it seems that they have really changed since I was younger. I didn’t know what non-responsive meant, I thought it meant when you are lame in bed. And Hubstacks were the things that spin on the rims of a lowrider truck.
But anyway, I’m learning the “Split bottom mount” and I’m most of the way through the beginner section of the learning portion of this site.
I recenty heard of this great site and I found 2 yoyo’s I could not live without.
I got the Grind Machine from YoYo Factory and the Dark Magic from YoYo Jam.
The first one is the Grindmachine from the Yoyo factory.
The Good:
—While it’s tough to get used to a non-resonsive yoyo, it really is great yoyo for the price you pay.
A quick review of how to bind and you’re set. Even if you haven’t used a yoyo in 12-15 years ( like me )
I managed to pick it up and with the help of the tutorials I was learning tricks I didn’t even know yoyos could do.
The Bad:
—The yoyo, for some, won’t sleep long enough to learn tricks. You need a long sleeper, but at the same time, the weight of the Grindmachine really helped me as a beginner. A nice heavy yoyo lets you “Feel” it much better. Also if you don’t know how to throw a yoyo ( like me) making a good sleeper is tough since it will wobble or spin sideways unless you throw it like a Pro. (not like me)
The Next yoyo is the Dark Magic from YoYo Jam.
The Good:
— One word. Wow. Crazy long sleep times and great weight for a yoyo in the $40 range. When I picked this one up I was not really into metal yoyos. But after about 20 minutes I realized that its really the better yoyo to learn on. I would suggest anyone that is totally new to yoyos will have a great time with this one. I even got my Wife to do a rock the craddle with it, and she can’t even do a gravity pull lol.
The Bad:
—If you don’t like round things that spin I wouldn’t suggest this at all.
If you know of other great yoyos for people with small wallets, please share your toughts! I don’t think you can change my mind however, I’m too happy with what I have :-).
