Definitely what jhb is talking about is exactly what I’m talking about. And it applies to breakaways, too, causing a very awkward trapeze unless you’re familiar with (and comfortable with) dealing with it.
Nobody’s saying it completely ruins a yoyo. The Draupnir is proof that you can create a legendary yoyo even if it has kickback. But there are two things:
- There’s no “Myth or Reality” discussion, period. It’s reality. It’s physics. It’s easily demonstrable
- Some of us do not care to get used to it and have an aversion or even a loathing of significant kickback.
But make no mistake… when you play a yoyo with significant kickback, you WILL notice the difference on your throw. If you haven’t noticed it, you haven’t played a yoyo with significant kickback.