Yo-Yo General

>>839364
Yo yo threads never get a lot of attention

I want to get into 2a but it's best to have a solid 1a foundation

Have you seen the yoyojam classic? It's a good inexpensive yoyo

>>839576
I haven't played with it. It's a butterfly shape, right? So it's good for 1a play? I'll look into it.

I can't get a yo-yo until probably after Christmas anyway because there are no stores nearby that focus on yo-yos, and I can't buy one online until I can get to the bank to deposit a check, then order it and wait for it to arrive. In the meantime, I'm watching unboxing videos like a weirdo, and reading as much as I can about yo-yos, how to take care of them, and so on.

>>839364
>Ages 8+

damn... guess i'll have to wait until next christmas

>>839587
Don't worry, buddy. It'll still be there waiting for you. In the meantime, maybe you can use it with Mommy or Daddy's supervision?

Who here /SuperSoaker/?

>>842898
>2,000+ year-old toy that is used in serious worldwide competitions
>squirt gun of a certain brand
Bit of a difference here.

If pressed, I would say yoyo is more like figure skating, competitive dance, and other sports in which one performs and is scored by a panel of judges.

I picked up a Spongebob Stretchy YoYo from one of the machines at my grocery store for my kid but he wanted the yellow one and I got him the pink one. Any tips on how to get the one I want from the machine?

>>843102
Keep trying until the yellow one falls out, I guess. But that could get pretty expensive.

Also, those aren't really yoyos in the usual sense. Posting about them here is like posting about Nerf footballs in a thread about football, or about Nerf or squirt guns in the paintball general thread.

Butterfly first, we had yomega as kids. Glow in the dark imperials. Almost 30 years ago

>>842898
Here
Cannot wait for christmas for my new load out, mum better not fuck up again this time!

>>839364
Anyone remember brainbusters and bumblebees?
I used to spend all my allowance on yo-yos and magic cards when i was a kid

>>844150
I just got two Yomega Raiders, actually. They're pretty good loopers for beginner through advanced, and if you put spacers in them, they're incredible.

Some 2A pros use modified Raiders.

>>842910
>playing with a yo yo is the same as competitive dance or figure skating
>yo yoing is a 2,000 year old serious worldwide competition
Holy shit you're a faggot

>>845951
Yeah but come on. Everyone who posts on 4chan is a gigantic do faggot. No exceptions.

>>845965
Go back to reddit desu

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pic related is my go to, it's balanced as fuck, definitely recommend it.

as for a beginner yoyo I'd say just skip responsive yoyos and go straight to unresponsive. I'd try a yoyo factory DV888 and then you can play it responsive if you want to and then upgrade the bearing when you're ready.

>>851597
I'm having issues with string tension on my looping yoyos. Is this a bigger problem with looping, since every loop tightens or loosens the string? Is it less of an issue when it comes to string trick stuff?

>>844154
Bruh, I saw a random Bumblebee at some store when I was shopping. Bought it that second. I remember having one of those almost 20yrs ago.

I remember having a couple Raiders as well. Those were like the best before spending stupid money. Although I remember the Bumblebee was probably like $50 back in the day and when I saw this one at the store a couple years ago, it was only like $15 or $20.

>update: just went to search for the Bumblebee in my junk drawer next to the Hackey-sack and coldn't find it
It might be in my car. I'm sure it is around my house somewhere.

>>851609
I don't do looping so I'm not sure but I'd assume it's a bigger problem when you do looping, but I still get a lot of string tension just from throwing it repeatedly and when I do slack stuff it's a big problem

this thread should probably be on /toy/