Choosing a Yo-yo
How you choose a yo-yo depends on several things: your age, your skill level, and how much money you are willing to spend.
- If you are in 2nd grade or older, and you are just beginning, our new top recommendation for a beginner yo-yo is the Duncan Mosquito. It is very tough, can be taken apart when you have a tangle, has a ball-bearing axle, comes back up when you want it to, looks nice, and is cheap too.
- If you are in 1st grade or younger you should go for a yo-yo that is more durable and/or much cheaper. Durable is the better choice, but cheaper is good too since at that age it is not clear how much you will really want to play with your new yo-yo. Our recommendations are the Duncan ProYo or the Spintastics Manta Ray, or Spintastics Technic. This is the only age group where a dollar-store yo-yo would be ok (although it is still not recommended).
- If you have already played with yo-yos some, and are looking for a more advanced yo-yo, our first recommendation is the Duncan Throw Monkey or the Duncan Freehand Zero. A good way to find out what you like is to try out yo-yos that your friends have, or go to a yo-yo club and ask if you can try out their yo-yos.
- If you are an intermediate or advanced player, you should either buy our high end yo-yo, the Speed Dial, or check out our friend Greg’s website: www.yoyoguy.com.
