The different yo-yo playstyles

Active People yo-yos:

The Active People yo-yos are very good entertaining toys. If you want to have fun, we recommend opting for this type of model. They have original shapes and unusual functions that will amuse young and old.

If however you want to get serious about yo-yoing, I invite you to read the rest of this file under this video presentation of ActivePeople yo-yos:

Getting serious about yo-yoing:

Experienced yo-yo practitioners agree that the Lizard yo-yo is one of the most suitable of the Henrys range to discover the 1A yo-yo playstyle. With its butterfly shape, it is ideal for practicing tricks on the string.

This is a ball-bearing model that gets back up the string when given a push. Ideal for children wishing to discover the yo-yo.

To practice the 1A, you have to unscrew the shells of the yo-yo a few turns in order to make it irresponsible. That is to say so that the bearing yo-yo does not go up when you give an impulse. It will be necessary to make a bind so that it goes up.

The 1A style of yo-yo is the most common today. It's sort of the modern yo-yo practice.

This discipline of yo-yo is visually very impressive and can be very technical.

Here is a video made by Xela of what 1A tricks can do. This video is made with a professionnal yo-yo from the HSPIN brand and the Lizard will not achieve this fluidity.

For this type of practice, you can also use the Cobra or Viper yo-yos. Professionals still tend to recommend the Lizard, which offers better performance for 1A. Of course, these first price models are not used by professionals who use all-metal models and cost 3 to 10 times the price of Henrys models.

Henrys yo-yos have the particularity of being comfortable to handle with their plastic or rubber outside rings. This provides good comfort, especially when the yo-yos come up violently and unpredictably in the hand.

Two yo-yos at the same time, or 1 looping yo-yo:

To practice 2A, that is to say when you practice loops, where the yo-yo leaves and comes back very quickly in the hand, you can use the Tiger Snake or the Coral Snake.

Here is a short video of what the 2A yo-yo playstyle looks like when practiced at a high level: