The "First Impressions" Thread

well I went downhill longboarding but I can’t do some trick skating. Kinda suck but I can do kflips, heels. Can do a boardslide on a low rail. But tonight, we went to new haven city to bomb some hills. Pendy slides. 180 standup slides. Bombed 6 story parking garages. City skating is fun.

First impressions of the Evora:

  • wow, that packaging, though!
  • so elegant
  • why am I gawking? Where’s the nearest string?
  • Ermagerd. Feels amazing on the throw. No kickback, yay!
  • What. The. Actual. $%*?? WHY SO SMOOTH?
  • Oh gawd. I’m finally going to be afraid to ding a yoyo.
  • Why is this so stable? I thought the less rim weight would mean less stability, but this thing pwns!
  • Oh man. Still had lots of spin left when I hit that bind. Surprising!
  • Wonder how my finger-grind binds will work out? Oh, oops. I think I need to be more precise on my finger grinds; that catch zone shape isn’t making it brainless
  • Oh there we go. Yeah. Gotta be more precise and careful, but man, this thing actually grinds!
  • This… feels… like it couldn’t reasonably be made with Aluminum. Might be placebo or confirmation bias. Not sure. Just feels… titanium-y…
  • I don’t need moar yoyos. Ever.

Naturally, I will get moar yoyos. It’s inevitable. But yeah. It’s that good.

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First impression for my first unresponsive metal. Yoyofactory Shutter.

Father said youl ding it I said won’t first throw. Ding and is scuffed lol.
Why is it tilting.
Its so smooth.
Wow bind.
Let me try brain twister.
Oh this thing sleeps forever. I can do 100 bts.
Let me switch the bearing with the koncave. Uses plier bearing broken.
Learn mach 5.

Yoyofactory cyborg 2.0

This is so smooth.
This is so smooth.
Wow.
I love it .
This is so smooth.
This is so smooth.
Is it even spinning. Bearing is silent.

Its soSMOOTH. LOVE IT

Luftverk Evora
Purple Glass Dust Anodized

Nice sleeve on the box.
Cool exploded view on it.
Whaaaaat, magnetic box, nice touch.
It looks so cozy in the perfectly cut foam.
Nice certificate of authenticity.
#27 of 35, cool.
This iridescent purple is amazing.
Let’s string this thing up.
Butane flame Ammo fits it well.
Ceramic bearing a bit loud.
But holy crap it’s smooth.
Very comfortable shape.
Nice and airy on the string.
This thing is spectacular.
Actually grinds pretty darn well.
Dat titanium ringing.
Stable and long spinning.
But far from overly rim-weighted.
Very balanced feel.
Can’t stop smiling, too much fun!

I think I may have a new favorite. Outstanding job Mr. Pang. Absolutely worth every penny, the Evora is really something special.

Almost every yoyo I ever get: put stock string on it (always a mistake), play with it a few throws, then decide I don’t like it very much, put it down and don’t play with it for a month. Happens with most yoyos because I usually win any yoyos I get, and I would never buy that particular yoyo. Also because I am used to only one yoyo.

Volt: First Impressions

This doesn’t feel like 67.5g

I thought Bi-Metals weren’t supposed to have float

Spins long though

Lets try some Matador

Ouch… Them spikes gonna take some getting used to

That SS ring is too shiny

The blast on this is silky

Grinds for days…

Is there an anti-gravity machine in this?

It shouldn’t feel this light

I’ll never trust specs again…

Its a nice feel

The Volt is a feather when compared to the Rainfly

Maybe i’ll nickname it feather… or heather… or leather…

Enough nicknames back to the play!

This thing is super smooth!

Only my Shout is smoother… :wink:

Spins only a little bit longer than most single metals

Time for some Matador fingerspin practice

Them spikes gonna take some getting used to

First impression of Gradient: I hate this. This is terrible. But I’ll say I like it cause it’s so expensive. Six months later: I love this. This is amazing. And it’s so cheap!

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Too bad it’s not like the same time I through my Rainfly.

Me:

Dang, THIS LOOKS AWESOME!
Throws
It’s got pulsing vibe
Meh
I guess it’s okay for a used yoyo
Still spinning doe
Not bad
I guess I can keep it

:smiley:

and when I got my CLIFF:

Wow, it’s big, looks cool, feels cool, and…
throws
faints
wakes up
throws again
faints
wakes up
throws again
Is me in heaven?

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You guys all seem to have more colorful first impressions with your yoyos than i do. When i get a new yoyo, my thought process usually goes like this.

Throws

“cool yoyo”

binds

And that’s pretty much it.

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Eh I guess it’s a personality thing?

JohnnyJ, there’s a reason you think “cool yoyo”, though. You genuinely don’t recognize the thoughts that go through your head in a moment or two of throwing? You’re not mindful of the experience?

Not saying yoyos are unique in this. Almost anything throughout the day leaves us with sensory impressions and thoughts if we’re mindful of it. I can say to myself, “What are your next impressions of the keyboard you’re typing on,” and come up with a list of thoughts I have.

Gotta be “present” in this life, man! Think things! Allow the moment to filter into you and recognize it. And I’m not talking hippie crap either, I’m just saying, if you genuinely aren’t feeling the world around you, you’re missing out on… well… everything!

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This.

When I first threw a YYR DreadnaughtG I think my first thought was:

“GraaAAhHgghh!! My fingeerrrr!!”

I think that was the only yoyo I’ve ever been genuinely scared of. When you’ve done a hard throw all you can think is “if this snags… I’m going to hospital”. :-X

It’s just too much yoyo I tell you. Too much.

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I’ll try and look at it more like this from now on then, thank you sir :wink:

First impression Clyw Wooly Marmot 2.
Fools gold.

It doesn’t have vibe.
It so smooth.
It too light.
No it not. Lol.
Do I like it?
I don’t know let’s play more.
Its not that wide.
The blast finish is not good
It isn’t a long sleeper.
Its good.
Well see later.

I’m thinking Brandon Jackson right now.

First impression of my new Armament:

Five seconds in: “Holy cow the surface finish feels amazing!”

First throw: “Sheesh, this is way lighter than I am used to and it really moves!”

Five minutes in: “Yeah I am pretty sure I am not nearly good enough to be worthy of throwing this!”

And two days later: “OK, I am definitely not worthy, but wow do I like this yo-yo!”

:smiley:

Anybody get their Metal Replay yet?