thanks for being understanding to beginners Brandon! I love vids, please​ make more in the future

OUTSTANDING and very thoughtful IDEA to help a new but forward thinking new hobbyist. Thank you!

2 years ago when i came back i started with a proZ responsive. i started with that because it reminded me of what i had started with back in middle school, the yomega fireball. when i moved into unresponsive play i went with the gfunk (mistake). i then found somebody selling the barracuda (original), prototype genesys, nautilus code 2, and summit. I love the genesys, but it was the barracuda that really thought me how to play. since then i moved on to the orbis, and more recently the rave. I still play with my other throws from time to time, but if it wasn't because i learned what to look for, for myself, i wouldn't pick the throw i have today. so i will agree with other commenters start responsive, then go unresponsive. and honestly i would invest in 4 different throws to see what you will like best. also learn about bearings, those center trac bearings are off the chain! but other players swear by flats.

As a beginner playing with yo yo's most of my life if I followed your advice i would have given up long time ago i feel the best for a beginner is to know that the yo yo will come back so to start with a unresponsive Yo yo i would have chucked it and given up! Growing up none of the information about yo yo's was available as it was today, im 53 still love yoing! Now Im on Tutorial yo yo tricks starting as a beginner and following the information as carefully as i can to learn and enjoy something i always wanted to improve! Just my experience as a yoer! Love watching your videos though you do teach me alot about my hobby!

My first was the Duncan Freehand Zero, then modded it with weight rings, and silicon pads and upgraded bearing. From there, I got a HSpin Good and Evil 2 Poison. The rest is history. I am thinking about getting a C3 Fingerspin.

I would not redo my purchase with the Sage pro pack. Starting with a responsive yoyo helped me a lot with learning to throw straight and avoid tilt. It got me a long way with the beginner tricks and then I upgraded it and bought myself a replay pro. Today I got an Edge for my competitive throw and 15 other solid yoyo's. But the sage and replay still gets good playtime to this day

Had I seen this 11 months ago, I would have had myself a Replay Pro instead of a Whip (stocked with a center track bearing) as my first throw. That's how influential you are to me Brandon. Haha! But personally, I deem the Whip also a good starting yoyo, and it's actually what I bought for Nicole who was hooked when she threw my Whip the first time. It's coming on Monday with my Horizon (I listen to you, it's a 45-dollar metal), and I can't wait to hand it down to her. Since it won't come stocked with a center track bearing, I'll just give her the bearing of my broken Northstar (and a little secret, I'll put it in a proposal ring box). I'll also make sure she gets some of my white Kitty Strings :) did I forget something? Btw, love your content as always!

I've had so many debates on this topic and the only two throws most people can agree are still undisputed from a "price to performance" ratio is the *Horizon* & *Shutter*. They're both inexpensive, have proven themselves in competition, and they're ubiquitous. Which is important because as you improve, you WILL ding your throws a lot. As a huge YYR fan with lots of expensive Bimetal and Titanium throws in my collection, the last thing you want is to ding a $300+ throw. Trust me! Plus, if you do become a serious player and want a set for competing, they are still the best options on the market.

Hey, Brandon! thanks for this video; Right now I'm starting to immerse myself in this yoyo world (I have 30's = D you think I'm too old for this yoyo thing?); I think it is very appropriate your explanation regarding these as it clears the doubts about a world of options to choose, makes it very clear so thank you !. Also the rest of your videos is great, very explicit and also fun, and of course amazing style of yoyoing; A lot to learn but very excited! I'll see you around here ... By the way about those who think that a responsive yo-yo is necessary to begin with, I have no experience in this matter of yoyo, in fact I am a guitar player, but I can see a parallelism when choosing a learning tool; The finer the instrument you have at the beginning, you will learn faster, cleaner, and better the techniques needed, you do not need an instrument that will in fact make it difficult for the aspirant to appreciate the art in question, and discourage him in his learning. So I completely agree with Brandon's recommendation as pro.

I still love the Replay Pro. Its pretty much a "must have" IMO.

When I was a kid, my first yoyo was a Yomega.. I even remembered getting one when you pay a bit extra at McDonald's at the time they'd sell yomegas on the side. Years and years later, I learn about unresponsive play. I skipped all that plastic shit and went straight to the shutter and a one drop H. Was it worth it? Yes! I would recommend getting a straight up metal yoyo. I tried out a yoyofficer kilter 3 and it was amazing for under 30 bucks. To me, a beginner should go for that... plastic can only do so much. I understand you want to learn the basics but think of how much you will be spending on a plastic, then a cheap metal, and then finally to a 25-50 dollar yoyo when you can just buy a 30 dollar one and stick with it for a good while. You may ding it once or twice by accident, but you'll learn to love the hobby with something that doesn't have training wheels.

I am a beginner and I've been told to start on a responsive yoyo because if you can get all the basic tricks down on a responsive yo-yo when you start to play unresponsive you'll become more accurate and smooth

Thanks brother. This is exactly what I needed :)

My situation is a little bit more complicated than just being a "beginner". Back in middle school/early high school, I used to be into yoyo. Late 90s. Maybe they existed, but nobody I knew back then had what is now called an unresponsive yoyo. I never even heard about them until just recently, and apparently it became a thing in the early 2000's. Back then I knew just about all the basic level tricks I could do with a yoyo that would sleep at max for ~20-30 seconds. I decided to buy a Canon (over the Shutter cause I thought it looked a bit cooler tbh). Arrives tomorrow. The extra cost of a metal yoyo (lol they only cost $45) was a non-issue. Should be interesting because I never had to do binds before, but it really doesnt look hard.

I was laughing so hard when you said 'would i get a 250 dollar draupnir?' with a straight face

I'd get a first base by Recess as my first yoyo it comes with a slim and center Trac bearing which is awesome and for the low price of 20 dollars

Would the yoyotricks the sage be a good starter. Great video thanks

first good yoyo I got was replay pro. before that i had duncan imperial. I had to learn to bind, and that was part of what got me into yoyoing. I later got a vosun aethyr which cost 38 dollars. replay costs 16 dollars and is 3 times as good as aethyr.

Can you do a review for the yotricks sage

So basically Skip responsive Learn the bind You're on your way

Quick question: why would you not go straight to the second yo-yo you mentioned instead of getting the first one and then buying the second one afterwards?

I bought a Wedge and going unresponsive off the start was probably a bad move on my part. I can barely bind and when i successfully do, it throw me off and i dont catch the yoyo...

Could you do a video explaining how to make a tech combo or what a tech combo is?

I went from replay pro magic yoyos metal 40$-60$ YYFs. then CLYW and am building from there at the moment.

Will we see an update of this? I'm no longer a beginner but would be interested to see your thoughts.

"Let's say I'm a beginner..." Mate, I can't even master the Eiffel Tower

Um lube my replay pro bearing is making a different noise in a week so I have to wait for lube

I started a week ago with a cheap metal unresponsive zombie yoyo, i bought yesterday the yoyo factory velocity, which im not so happy with. I want a new brilliant metal unresponsive yoyo. But the replay pro does look beautiful

what if i buy unresponsive yoyo rather to buy a responsive yoyo to start yoyoing pls answer ASAP

My recommendation for absolute beginner unresponsive, as someone who's not very far past beginner, is the Skyva. It's a yoyo that kinda grows with you. Has all those same benefits of the replay pro, but also opens up fingerspins. From personal experience, despite having several other, 'better', throws (OD Terrarian, YYF 9Dragons, MYY Stealth...), I still only ever seem to pull out the Skyva to play with.

Wtf should i start with a beginner yoyo? I never yoyo before but i want to buy the shutter from yoyo factory is it fine or should I start with a replay or some?

Better n12 or The m002 april for beginner please answer

Personally, i think there is an inherit flaw within these options. Most people, when they start, pick off of budget over performability. Hell, I did that for a while, starting on a replay. The problem here is that the replay is not designed for the beginner player, but for an intermediate to pro players, for a budget price. It is quite heavy for the market, and is a solid throw, but beginners need a more average throw, as the don't know what kind of yoyos they want yet. They also need a responsive yoyo first, as it is much more comfortable as a throw. So, while the replay and n12 are good throws that i recommend as a buget option, they are not good choices for beginners. I think that the best choice is the yotricks sage, as it is quite average in all respects, fits comfortably in the hand, and comes responsive which is easily fixed, and yotricks offers a pro pack that comes with all the essentials for a player, such as string and lube, as well as an unresponsive bearing so new players are much more comfortable transitioning into unresponsive. It would also be a good transition to the canon, and that option would let new players discover which of the main styles they enjoy most.

Are you able to change the pro from responsive to un responsive?

Thank you this helped me lot

Opinion of the magic yoyo M001 (silencer)?

Should I get an N12 or a Replay Pro?

So... which one should I get?

I started with the yomega maverick and then moved onto a yoyo factory genesis, now I have like clyws

I am a total beginner and I have a replay non pro so a responsive one. I like it but am curious to see how a non responsive yoyo is.

I'm an old yoyo player, I had a playmaxx bumble bee gt, playmaxx fireball and I was planning to get a playmaxx cold fusion which would have been my first metal yoyo. If you had to recommend a yoyo for a person like me would it be worth it to get a new a bearing, string and cork brake pads for about 20 bucks and try to revitalize my old yoyo or should I drop the nostalgia and go for a magic yoyo from amazon for 9 bucks and get a bearing upgrade and possibly better silicon pads?

What sites did you use to go on for tricks ?

Damn time flies so fast!!

now do you do the finger spin ?

In my opinion is that you should buy any good plastic yoyo that is unresponsive and get a responsive bearing change the bearings so that you can practice tricks but will still be responsive then as you progress you would change the bearing back to unresponsive yoyo it’s cheaper that way since all you need to do is change the bearing

Ps. Good taste Brandon, my N12 is the same colorway and mostly rocking a pink string 😅

My replay pro started acting responsive suddenly. I even cleaned the Bearing... But still when I sleep my Replay Pro it makes a little sound and comes back again Like a responsive yoyo. Its only been an week Since I purchased it. Any suggestion would ne appreciated.

is an aluminum yoyo the same as a metal yoyo

What about wedge for first it's really wide for trapeze

What do you think about the n8

Hey Brandon do you know any yoyo contests in Sydney

This vid was very helpful

what about recess first base?

hello sir, any update on 2022/2023 for this topic?

the new respensive magic yoyo is the best as a beginner

I started wit ha metal one. Is that bad

I’m at the point after buying a exodus now I’m buying the n12

This was the first video I watched on the topic. I went on to learn about what an "unresponsive" yoyo is. As an absolute beginner (who admittedly doesn't actually know anything), it seems crazy to me that someone's first yoyo would be an unresponsive one. Total noobs are going to have a hard time learning anything if they have to learn how to bind in order to even get it back in hand, right? Am I not understanding something?

loved the video

Are they responsive?

review on yotricks canon pls 👌

What about the magic yoyo n6??

써본 요요중에 어떤요요가 가장좋았나요?

Do you compete anymore? or just school? your the reason i bought my yoyo factory dream. You know a yoyo is smooth when you get quiet playing with a yoyo. Best yoyo i have ever bought. Still use it today.

why start with plastic is there a reason why i couldn't just by a metal first or is there a skill reason is it harder or something

Why would you get the n12 as the first metal yoyo and not the shutter? It isn't too expensive but can still get you a far way, even to worlds if you can handle it!

no doubt, the shark is the BOMB!

I love your channel

Can you make a review on YoKu Flash?

please review the recess first base

Can you do a review on Ann Connolly edition Conon

What about x point by yoyofficer?

i already got a hubstack ? is it a good begginer yoyo

bro rn on the website 2 or 3 of the colors of the replay pro say there like 2,490,00 idk why but on of the other colors is 15

I got the Duncan xt but I’m growing out of it fast! I just got back into playing with a yoyo but a I need something a little better.

my first yoyo was a magic yoyo k1

Is blazing teens good? Please tell me

Plz do a draw my life video plz

My first yoyo is WHiP. I get it today

PLZ MAKE A ON THE TERRARIAN

When would you say someone's ready to do a competition

Brandon where the hell do you get the n12 for $15 on most Australian shops it's darn around $40 then you gotta pay shipping

Okay!

I bought a yoyo factory replay pro like 5 minutes before watching this video

I would just get a replay pro, shutter trainer, then shutter bimetal. Boom.

Pls make another one of these videos

If i Have gotten a shutter and horizon what budget ($30-$80) metal yoyo should i get? (I also like fingerspins and horizontal play)

review magic yoyo v6 locus

My first is a Duncan limelight (I guess they are bigginer friendly yo-yos?) second is a replay pro

Do you give gifts to turkey

Any particular reason for skipping to unresponsive?

I’m just trying to get one yo-yo 💯

My problem is that I've never really been good at yoyoing (in my opinion compared to players like Brandon here) Yeah, I can do about 75% of the tricks on Yoyoexpert, and I know like one or two of the "master tricks". But, my problem is one, I am in like a 12x12 room with not much yoyoing room (not a big problem but it is a bother) And I have problems remembering a lot of the tricks. Like White Budda, I used to be able to do that trick like it was nothing. I'd probably have to rewatch that video again. Shitty part is, I'm 20, and I picked up yoyoing when I was 7. I just never really kept with it throughout my life. From like, 7-14 I was at it. And from about 15-18 I kinda quit yoyoing until I got a job and could actually afford yoyoing again. Also, budget was a problem for me. Never got much money from my parents to buy any yoyo's or string really.

Magic yo-yo t5

yeah

Where are you buy all that yoyo?

Are you a cuber?

great vid Brandon!

Watching this when this is 6 years ago!

Brandon what is your opinion on the one drop gradient please do review