How to Choose Your First Yoyo
How do you choose your first yoyo? With countless yoyo options available, choosing your first yoyo may be overwhelming. This is where we can help you! This is a beginner’s guide on how to choose your first yoyo!
What is Your Level?
How much prior experience have you had with yoyoing? Or are you looking for a yoyo for someone who has never tried yoyoing before? Below are various yoyo options from entry level to slightly more experienced players.
Spinstar: The Ultimate Starter Yoyo
Price: 9.99€
If you are looking for your first yoyo with little to no experience, then the Spinstar is the ultimate starter yoyo to get! This yoyo is ideal for the very beginning stages of learning tricks and for younger ages to learn on.
Pros:
- Great for younger ages
- Very responsive (automatic)
- Low maintenance
- Play immediately out of the packaging
- Durable and shatter resistant
Cons:
- Lower spin time
- Very responsive, more difficult to perform intermediate tricks
Arrow or Axolotl: Transitions into Intermediate Tricks
Pros:
- Great for more experienced beginners
- Fingerspin trick capabilities
- Seamlessly transitions into more advamced tricks when ready
Cons:
- Width may be too wide for smaller hands
Wooden Boho: The Traditional Yoyo
Price: 9.99€
Are you looking for something even more niche? Wooden Boho offers that nostalgic feel for classic style of tricks. This wooden design is a fixed axel yoyo. These are great for learning the most traditional, starter yoyo tricks.
Pros:
- Perfect for learning the basics
- Helps to understand proper throw techniques
- Eco-friendly
Cons:
- No ball bearing to progress to tricks needing a longer spin time
DV888: Metal Yoyo for Beginners
Price: 29.99€
The majority of yoyo players today use metal yoyos. However, most are designed for advanced tricks and unresponsive play. But if you’re looking to jumpstart directly into metal yoyos, the DV888 comes responsive and is the perfect one for you!
Pros:
- Longer spin time due to the heavier metal weight
- Fingerspin plastic caps to do the flashy DNA trick with ease
- Capable of performing more tricks with one throw than other beginner yoyos
- Only for beginners learning responsive tricks
- Does not come with unresponsive ball bearing
Can't decide on just one yoyo?
If you are having difficulty deciding, then we have a variety of Yoyo Packs to choose from! These come with a selected assortment of multiple yoyos and accessories.
