Modern Responsive yoyo?

I’m starting to regret letting go of some of my older responsive yoyos. I have a feeling I would appreciate them much more now. Like my Cold Fusion GT…

I have a Tom Cat that I was ready to sell. Maybe I should try it once more first…

This is going to sound kinda weird to many but I wish that yyf would come up with a more up to date velocity/ speed dial. I have both and really enjoy them. I have lots of different yoyos (clyw, yyf, sengoku and so on) and these still get played a lot! If they made one with a bit more rim weight, that would be great! :slight_smile: I like having the ability to play them responsive if I want.

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This might sound even weirder, but I think it be even cooler if they came with rubber weight rings like some yoyos used to have. Lighter and more even weight distribution for responsive tricks like STM, stalls and regens, heavier with more rim weight for unresponsive and longer combo responsive play.

I found some rubber O-rings that fit my Speed Dial, and I enjoy messing around with that.

The sad part is I sold a little over 50 yoyos a few months after college when I had to do an unpaid internship then moved states and was unemployed for 6 months.

:C

As for everyone else - ty for the replies! Ill keep looking around. The basecamp is only $55 so Ill probably snag one of those soon.

Throwback!!!

I tried some of the responsive basecamp throws at a store, I didn’t find them consistent - would sometimes hang when I tugged. They looked and felt nice, but didn’t respond the way I wanted, so I didn’t purchase.

The dv888 is nice and responsive. Though I don’t find it too comfortable.

For relaxing throwing I use a 2a yoyo or silver bullet.

I personally really like the yyf whip. Sounds weird but it works great I think!

Can you tell more about slim titanium?

Luftverk and 2Sick have slim ti yoyos on the way.

Yess

I picked up a new yomega glide from their website, on sale for $34.99, comes with a narrow c bearing and is sold as a responsive yoyo. Extremely smooth and very nice.

We’ve got protos for our slimline responsive and I don’t usually do hype posts but Uri and I are incredddiiibbblllyyyy happy with it. Ed’s is in the mail and Nate Sutter is getting one too. You should have feedback from them soon! We went with small bearing because we feel like no half-spec C bearing options feel right. The wind and regen just feels wrong on them, to us, when compared to classic responsive yoyos. Drew Tetz, Ed Haponik and Nate Sutter all had input into the shape and design. We didn’t want to make a yoyo that plays fine unresponsive and modify it to play just ok responsive, we wanted it to be AIMED at pure responsive play, with unresponsive setups being the after thought. This one winds great, can be smooth and tug responsive and has just enough modern yoyo design into it to make it spin real good.

7075 aluminum, huge axle, takes a beating, walls and dimensions specifically designed to assist in kickflips. Stoked on this yoyo!

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Ugh…Randy this post just made me want this yoyo even more! Sounds like one I’m going to have at least two of ;D

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This sounds like a winner!

Yes this was exactly what I’ve been talking about, in reference to bearing choice!

OK, I’m going to make sure I have funds ready for this yoyo. I am buying it!

20 years ago, we knew we had something special in modern yo-yoing, but were still figuring out what it was going to be. 15 years ago, we were establishing a direction and developing the technology to serve it. 10 years ago, there was an undercurrent of players starting to look back at the trick landscapes we’d overlooked, trying to connect with responsive play again, and find the best of both worlds. 5 years ago, there were players pushing a lo-fi, mid-school style, but most of the attempts at a “modern responsive” yo-yo had something missing.

This year…

If you have been following this thread, you will enjoy playing with this.

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Self plug here! I’ll actually be releasing a small run of these soon, it’s intended to be a lighter, responsive yoyo that anybody can play with. The bearing is recessed, so the gap is much more narrow at 3.5mm, and will use OD 10 ball bearings and General Yo pads. Currently being machined!

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How much?

Alleycat, Wesley’s new yoyo, Theodore, Luftverks, 2Sick’s and possibly another one coming out this year! I love it!

(Luftverk & 2Sick it seems have the ability to use a Large C or half spec, but they’re slim line yoyos, why I added them to this list)

Just got thinking, we had the summer of titanium a little while back, is this year going to be the year of slimline & responsive yoyos?