I’ve just got an alloy one and was using it last night while out chilling in the sun. It’s brilliant, and I still remember and can do, some of the tricks from years ago 😉

Also on a more serious note I think it’s good for eye hand co-ordination and reaction times, as thing flies back at you sometimes.

Highly recommended for some fun.

My kid sneaked £8 into school and came back with a fancy one with some kind of clutch which automatically sends the yo yo back up the string. Sounded like cheating to me.

lol. Sounds great. Mine is pretty basic but interested in the new tech.

I remember having these ones:

I even remember having the gold one! I have no idea what happened to them.

I think I could do all the tricks I could do as a kid… I’ll never try one again so at least I can still think this. 😉

Yup, occasionally play with mine but can’t do half the stuff I used to be able to do..

I still have my fanta one only its blue edged with the white centre. The gold ones were only given out with the golden ring pull. I never had one of those.

There’s a big con job going round the schools, where someone shows off a load of fancy tricks to 8 year olds, then they offer cheapo yo-yos for about ooh, say £8 a go (up to £12 iirc) (You know, ones that can be had for about £3 on eBay).
Parents are supposed to fork out for a fly-by-night trend that the kids will get bored of in a few weeks. Can’t believe the schools fall for it.

I still have my Russell Spinner (green Sprite one) along with a bunch of others.

Timely thread though; I treated myself to a new ball-bearing butterfly one whilst at Glastonbury a few weeks ago. Really struggling with it, it’s a bit of a paradigm shift from fixed-axel.

This is my new one.

http://www.firetoys.co.uk/yoyo-jam-dark-magic-ii-yo-yo.html

I’ve got a small army of yoyos (4 on my desk at work, about a dozen on my desk at home). Bought one of these on Monday which arrived yesterday, haven’t thrown it properly yet.

http://www.yoyoz.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php/dark-sprite-p-1259?osCsid=7k1ccg166b9ivqr8sprrs2nsq0

Latest tricks I have nailed are “Rancid Milk” and “Grandma Kimmett Sandwich”

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAs2MvONL_0[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr-87puDIKk[/video]

Oh my god.

*goes home*

Mummy says I’m not allowed a yo yo since I put one through a glass door…
38 years ago (Still not risking it though)