Yomega Brain Yoyo Review and Recommendations
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- Yomega Brain Yoyo Review and Recommendations by YoYoTricks.com
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The Yomega Brain Yoyo is a great yoyo for those who have never been successful with yoyos, and for kids.
Interested in yoyoing? See the current list of our top recommended yoyos:
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YoTricks I recently got a Yomega X-Brain that has a 4-clutch system, but I can’t help but wonder if 2 of em are just for show. How does the X-Brain compare to the Firestorm?
Like potatoes duhhhh
i just got a yomega brain yesterday and it comes up without even being tugged and it wont sleep at all. Any tips?
So, I had a brain back in the 90's when there was a massive yo-yo craze, and I got really good with the Brain, and I was the best in school with it, I used to know all sorts of tricks including stuff that probably has a name that I made up.
Recently a friend got me a real cheap yo-yo that makes noises and, sucks and it made me think of all the fun I used to have with my Yomega brain that burned in a housefire, so I went on Amazon and bought top of the line Yomega Brain XP, started fiddling with it, getting the feel of slinging it again for sweet sleeps (My record sleeper with the old yomega brain was four minutes) and while it felt different I felt it coming along.
So I start looking up other Yoyo's and the Yotricks CZcams channel, just, kinda hurts that my childhood yo-yo that I got so good with is only good for absolute beginners, and isn't that great at all, and a bunch of comments saying how bad the old ones were, maybe I should have done more research... Just kinda, feels really bad like an old friend you used to know is the weird guy everyone avoids and no one talks about.
Also looking at the trick selection feels like I need a degree in physics, these weren't the tricks I used to know and put everything I did and knew of to shame.
I just... I don't know.
Bro you were probably a huge badass with that thing. I had a Brain too, and while I probably wasn't the best, that yoyo became a part of me in 5th grade. They say in swordsmanship to make the sword an extension of your arm, well I did that with my yoyo. Im sure you did too. Whether your yoyo is considered "good" or "bad" doesnt matter if you knew what you were doing. I bet you did. So many kids at my school were great at yoyo, and they used the brain like we did.
@@AugustTheStag Maybe, the internet wasn't a thing in the 90's yo-yo craze so there wasn't much comparison. Yomega was the best at the time and you had three choices and I loved my brain. I was good with my brain, even after training and practicing I still can't do what I used to with a yo-yo. I feel old.
As long as you had fun and created great memories, that’s all that matters. I was in the same boat as you and I remember all my friends and cousins having our own personal styles and tricks we could do with the brain. It’s a beautiful thing to look back and realized how innocent we were for some plastic and a string to bring us such joy. And with what a lot of kids are into today with iPads and other nonsense, I’m glad we grew up in an era where breathing fresh air and experiencing life hands on was the only way a kid should grow up.
I'm right there with ya brother. Just found my X brain wing from the 90s. Good child hood memories from yo yoing.
What country are you from? Yoyos were huge here in Australia in the 90s too. I remember the Brain being $20 Australian and they are still that price.
I had one of these when I was around 10 in 1996 or so and I thought that putting it to sleep and watching it was just amazing. My friends and I would all show each other the "cool new tricks" we had learned during recess and P.E.
Dang it's been forever since I used a yoyo like this I learned most of my beginner tricks on this, like hop the fence and rock the cradle.
What A silly thing to say to me.
Who do you think you're talking-to?
Beginner tricks with a powered yoyo. silly.
You're a yoyo snob too.
Well in America 13 year old girls learn to shoot machine guns.
I saw it on CZcams.
My birthday is National Yoyo Day
That's what got me interested in yoyos
That and my dad was good with yoyos
Cool!
If you keep it lubed it will be responsive enough to come back when you are looping. It will still be able to sleep, but it will also play better for looping.
Thank you so much! Right now we are focusing on trick tutorials, but we will be getting back to reviews later this year.
Thanks! Let me know when you decide to upgrade and I'll see if I can help you get the right yoyo for the tricks you want to learn :)
This was the first yoyo ever i played with . I was probably 7 year old. I am now 22. Seeng it again really made me happy. So, thank you
If those are your only choices I would go with the Raider. However, I suggest you consider getting the Luminator yoyo, which is the yoyo we use to teach most of the tricks in our videos. It is wider than the Raider which will make it much easier to learn string tricks. I suggest you get the Luminator Advanced Kit which comes with lube and everything else you need for getting into string tricks.
I’m just starting yoyoing and I can do a couple of tricks but I got a cheap cracker barrel yo yo so it doesn’t sleep and I’m wondering if this would be a good yoyo for me
Wait, if you only wind the string once does it play unresponsive and require binds? Or does it still pull return?
What kind of string do u use if it is a auto return yoyo
Most likely, yes. It is also important that your throw is straight so that the strings are not touching the sides of the yoyo.
i had that as a child. it was kinda okay to learn to loop, but other than that, i hated it from the bottom of my heart.
in school there was that myth around that the more metal balls the better the yoyo is :D
as in the video said, it is kinda okay if you never had a yoyo in your hand, but most people will learn the basics pretty quick and once u got the basics like spleeping and stuff, the auto return feature is just plain annoying!
amen bro.
TGuyen IDK when this other guy had the thing, but back when I bought this bad boy it was the mid 90s. There was no such thing as researching a yo-yo. We were straight up told at a presentation in school that this was the most advanced and best yo yo to buy!
just remove the o ring lol
@@s10manual right lol wasnt no researching back then, you had to go by firsthand knowledge. I remember everyone walking around with these things. My school banned everything fun tho. lol good times ,i had the fireball im buying another tomorrow lol
Agrre
I got one for my daughter but it won't sleep at all, think I've made it sleep only a few time. I had one when I was younger so I know I'm providing enough force?
What kind of yoyo is it?
Also how do I remove the o ring do I cut it off do I bite it off is the complete thing come off or only half I have so many questions
These got so popular that they ban them from my elementary school. I was devastated. 🤣
Glad the videos are working for you :)
Yes, the 2A pack for the Unleashed is in stock.
You'll find out soon enough :)
I have not yet tried the G5, so it will be a while before we might review it, if ever.
Hey Yotricks, I bought the Sage Starter Kit. If I use thin lube on it, will that make the yoyo unresponsive? Or do I have to buy a new bearing?
To make the Sage unresponsive all you need to do is upgrade the bearing.
yoyotricks.com/yoyo-store/yoyo-brands/yoyofactory/yyf-center-trac-yoyo-bearing/
The brain should be able to sleep. Most likely all you need to do is replace the string. However, if you are looking to move up I would recommend either the Luminator Advanced Kit or the Velocity Yoyo, especially if you are hoping to learn string tricks. Both are available on the YoTricks website.
I have one and I can't seem to catch it on the string when trying to do a side mount. Is there anything I can do to fix it?
I have two questions one is do you wrap the yoyo with the string on every auto return yoyo or is it only for the yomega brain
Second is when you remove the o-ring can you put it back on
I believe you wrap the yoyo with the string on every auto return yoyo that uses a clutch system like the Brain. You can put the O-ring back on.
THANK YOU! I always wondered why this thing was automatically coming back to me. I've played with it off and on since the mid 90s when I bought it, always frustrated with the clutch system. Interesting to see 1 o ring on it, mine had three.
That means your is really old school ;)
@@yotricks wrong again!
You stop lying to us.
Get some treatment for your crazy ideas.
This video is wrong about it being a childish yoyo.
The childish yoyo is the dude in front of the camera.
You have a highly engineered yoyo that required a computer to make it.
Its desired by lots of professional yoyo experts and is worth a lot of money.
@@dreyn7780 it doesn't matter if it was made by computers it's still meant to be for absolute beginners
I removed the O-ring on my Yomega brain, but it makes it a lot harder to wind up as the axle doesn’t stay in place. Any tips?
We are currently working on a yoyo, but it is not finished yet!
So I noticed recently that my yomega brain is spinning out a lot, and when I looked closely, I noticed it was leaning more to the "non"-clutch side, I've tried adjusting my axle and changed my string and still nothing. So after watching this video, I noticed that my yoyo has the screw that the axle slips onto coming out of the clutch side, while in this video is was on the opposite or "non-clutch" side. Is something wrong here? Could that be what's causing the tilt? It wasn't like this when I first bought it a week ago. Please help!
Try to throw it straight.
You guys should make more reviews like this cause they are so good
It depends on the kinds of tricks you want to practice. If you want to learn looping tricks then the Dominator is better. If you want to learn string tricks then the Flipside is better.
When will the luminator be back in stock?
Can we do loop the loop or 2A trick with auto return yoyo??
Yes.
We are planning on doing some contests later this year.
I was just looking at mine and I notice I need a new plastic ring that goes around it because it has like a hole in it do you know we're I can just get a new one not the yoyo but the little stopper
My Brain Yo-Yo fell apart and that plastic piece is missing somewhere. Any idea where you could find a replacement?
I’m ordering one today. Bring back memories.
We address this problem in the video. Have you watched the entire video? Also, you may want to take a look at our video called Why Won't My Yoyo Sleep.
Just brought two fizz yo-yo one for me n one for my son. This yo-yo in the video brings back nostalgia it’s the kind that was around when I was a kid. How they’ve come along since.
Would you recommend a yoyojam lyn fury over it?
Is there a way to send a picture
I haven't read through all the comments but, What I like about this yoyo (and probably all other auto return yoyos is that I can use it to see how good (or bad) my throwdown is. It doesn't matter how good or bad the yoyo is , just counting the sleep time of each throw is a perfect indication of how good my throw is. Also the design of this yoyo means that even a slightly off straight throwdown will kill the spin real quick.
SO if i "break" this yo-yo, like only giving 1 loop on the string to atach to the yoyo its going to work the same as a advanced yoyo ? (sorry for the bad english)
Dude, will the YoTricks Thick Lube work for this yoyo? will it be better to use the Thin Lube? Lastly, when I do forward passes with this yoyo, the two halves sometimes separate. Why is that?
The thick lube will work, the thin lube will not. To keep the halves from separating you should check to make sure they are tightened together every time you catch the yoyo. It is best to get into this habit when using any yoyo that can come apart.
Okay, thanks again.
is the Yomega Xodus 2 good for off string?
Is it okay if I lubricate the metal part with yotricks thick lube instead of medium lube?
Yes.
How do i change it to auto return? how do i take the glass out?
had one of these decades ago in primary school. they spin for ages but cant do no tricks with it. i like doing string tricks and want to learn slack tricks too.
What i tried to say on my second question is that ,if you keep it lubed is not going to sleep and ignore the clutch of the yoyo ?
Would the blended string be good for the sage yoyo?
Kyle Hulse Yes, and the 100% polyester works well too.
hello, i am total new for yoyos,i have this yoyo,but nothing happens as shown it does not even sleep for 15 secs and it does not even come back ,at first when i buyed it it dint not even sleep so i change its string to dominater type string and it slept only for 15 sec, and did not even come back, and after sleeping it used to spin side by side(making circles in place) can you help me with this?
I got one of these years ago at an Eddie Bauer store at the mall. Later I acquired a tiny 1” diameter version of it. Still have them both. Somewhere.
Fantastic!
I'm the world champion and I'm going to buy the newest version of the brain next week to add to my life.
I'm also world champion on other planets.
I'm SO tired of stupid people doing gossip attacks on other people's livelihood.
I'm SO well trained I know what every yoyo can do and what they can't do, just by looking at their design.
I don't need some horrible young yoyo snob to tell ME what to think.
The brain is amazing.
i really hope u reply to this i have a yomega brain yoyo and i throw it so hard it just comes back , and i have a wood tile floor and im scared it will shatter, will it?
What do u prefer to me to buy i dont have much money so keep it cheap like 20 or less please, Baically i just want one that is easy to do tricks on, ive watched all your vids on sleeping it did help but but enough I basically love sleeping the yoyo but ive only done it like 2twice or 3 times and my friends and that family think its awesome got suggestions or tips? ik this is a old video im very sorry );
MitchellTheCritic thanks!
i have the exact same yoyo exempt it is called the Duncan reflex
Same
jacksonjbd same
Same
Same
It’s not the same
We are working out way in that direction as far as carrying gloves, cases, etc. :)
I was like, 10 and wanganui had a comic store. This yoyo made my late childhood years fun to sleep it in peoples faces when you learn the distance
I just ordered one from you guys for my 6 year old daughter. She's so excited!
And now she's older and you've disowned your comments.
I believe the original Brain is just less expensive, and, as we show in this video, you can disable the clutch for the regular brain as well. In my opinion that just makes the Brain XP unnecessary overkill.
So you're WRONG again!
That's 3 wrongs in 1 video, you're OUT!
Is the Yomega brain good for beginner looping tricks ?
adam, would you rather be a wotter bottle, or a Gatorade bottle?
I remember when these came out back in the mid 90s and they were so awesome cos they made you look good at yoyoing lmfao
This is the yoyo that started it all for me in 2011 6th grade it was really fun to use I had a lot of friends that yoyo then and they taught me the basis of yoyo all in all best yoyo i have for practice besides my magic yoyo
I never owned the regular version but I had the X-brain Wing a long time ago. I might pick up a new one if they still make them just for the nostalgia.
Thank you for this video. I have a very very cheap yoyo that I got for free at a zoo (it was very bad, * cough * golddiggers * cough *). It already cracked a bit, but I have the same exact one, so right now I will use this to mess around.
I tried to explore the clutch by myself, then wanted to put it back together correctly. So I opened the second one. I didn't even put much pressure on it and I heard a crack. The little rod that held the one part of the clutch broke off. Later I noticed more cracks. Finally, when I was finished with everything, I went to screw the yoyo together. It broke even more. So I picked this cracking one to rock out with it.
The real catch is, I bought a even cheaper yoyo (the zoo one had the price tag on it, so I knew how much it was, even when getting it for free, because a school I was with, as an assistant, was paying for it) and it is a tank. I accidentaly dinged it many times, it hit me right in the elbow, "walked" it on concrete. Not a single visible crack or scratch.
where can i get one of those
I was looking at the patents for this mechanism the other day and my god I forget just how EXTRA old yoyos used to be.
This yoyo style is why I never got very far into it until learning abouv unresponsive just a few weeks ago.
Ive gotten this yo-yo for my younger brother but neither of us (my dad included) can get it to sleep. I tried redoing the string but when it slept it wouldnt come up even when the sleep was done. I got the yotricks edition any help
Once the yoyo is put together properly the only way to make it sleep is a very powerful throw. If often seems as though these yoyos cannot sleep at all at first, but it just takes a little more power and technique and it will be sleeping every time.
If i keep it lubed is not spin faster ?
Is the velocity plastic? If it is I will probably get it.
Although definitely a definite beginner yoyo this was all the rage on the playground back in the day. When the Yomega brand and peak yoyo craze started reaching an apex around the turn of the new millenium the "yoyo with the brain" was seen alongside the fireball at playground during recess. I only knew one kid who had a Raider and once they got bored I was able to trade it off them. I think they had lost the ball bearing or the ball bearing was broken so I didn't realize how great of a beginner ball bearing yoyo it was until later. The Fireball is really the ultimate beginner yoyo. The iconic Fireball logo design has held up through the ages and the art of it combined with the classic semi trasparent opaque jelly like red and the matte black center with the Fireball font emblazened on it with the comet like fireball burning behind it make it instantly recognizable.
During Quarantine and being on Furlough for 3 months due to the virus I have been looking for things to do inside and have had this hyper fixation on nostalgia from my childhood. I watched Jonah Hill's debut film called Mid-90s about being a skater looking for identity growing up in the 90s. While skateboarding I started as soon as I could walk, Yo-Yos were a part of my mid 90's story and I played them for years. Somewere along the way yoyos just faded from my interests probably because of growing up and some fear of being nerdy for holding onto something that was viewed as a craze to so many. I remember I would yoyo around the house every so often but not consistently. It's funny to think I cared so much what other people thought about me in general. There was a sort of unspokenness about wanting to be cool and doing grown up things like party and act tough. I think it's normal to fear being judged and trying to find out who you are during that coming of age part of your life. I love to see my nephews and nieces who wholeheartedly are themselves and aren't so trepidatious in sharing their interests at school or online. All that to say I got back into Yoyo playing during quarantine. It's been great as a means of mild exercise, a creative outlet like skateboarding in it's technicality, and even some therapeutic use spending so much time working on the computer it feels great to throw a yoyo and loosen up my wrists. I've also found that picking the yoyo back up has been super easy and I've learned tricks I never knew before. I've been "inventing" string tricks that probably have a name but have never heard of them and doing all sort of things I never thought possible. I also started buying up a collection of yoyos like hotcakes. Besides the new Fireball, which I mainly keep in my backpack, I also have a Yomega Xodus II on order next plus have a script requesting a Yomega Raider & Yomega Maverick. It will be awesome to go from this plastic axle fireball to a metal ball bearing yo-yo.
I was on the search for a Fireball at 3 different stores during quarantine and it was my first time being in the toy section of any stores in the longest time I can remember. That along was a strange feeling but also a trip down memory lane. I feel like as many, including myself, get older we forget how to play and life can get so serious. Alas I did not find the Yomega Fireball at any store but on Amazon from Yomega Corp and it arrived very quickly. I did find a more modern Duncan Butterfly with a plastic transaxle for about $5 that was next to the classic Butterfly at Target. I figured I would humor myself and try it out for a video series I'm filming and to my utter amazement it spins great and is even superb for spin tricks. It has more weight to it, is less responsive than the fireball so it spins longer, and the wing shape on this model is more curved than the classic butterfly and it makes it super easy to catch string tricks. The string is much shorter and must be a different blend from the Yomega string because it has a rougher cheaper texture and hurts my finger a lot more after a shorter amount of play. I know that heavier yoyos will put more tension on the string but the Fireball just sleep so smooth and effortlessly. Anyhow this comment is wayyyy too long already and I was going to write an entire story about my childhood and and my 3rd grade birthday at the bowling alley where I got my first Yomega Fireball and a Brain on the same day and felt like a million bucks with all my friends there but thats pretty much it. So glad I rediscovered yoyo again as an adult and can appreciate both the simplicity and complexity of it.
Jesus Christ...
@@SonicTheFrenchHorn lmao
Can you help me how to open the grindmachine,so i can get the bearing lubed.
The Grind Machine will unscrew like most yoyos do.
Which yoyo better,Flipside yoyo or Dominator yoyo?
I skipped right over this and got a fireball but I took a look at the Oracle and I love the style I'll definitely be getting one of those
It is not a bad yoyo for learning beginner looping tricks, just make sure you keep it lubed.
I have one of these, and it doesn't come up when I tug on it. It auto returns, but no matter how hard I tug, it won't come back. Do you think it's the lube, o-ring, or the string?
You most likely need to lube it or change your string.
I bought Omega fireball but it tilts after sleeping for a few seconds it starts to go crazy spinning sideway.i checked tension but still does it
We address that problem in this video:
czcams.com/video/2IdYEUsSUS8/video.htmlm25s
Picked one of these up earlier today, mostly out of nostalgia. Wanted one of the more advanced yoyos, but opted out of spending an extra $5-10 and went for one I was a bit more familiar with even if I am, I would like to think, a bit more than an absolute beginner. It's been fun to mess around with, but I definitely can feel wanting a bit more out of it than it can offer. Will have to look into upgrading sometime though. Glad I found the channel and site.
So, you actually bought 1 , 9 years ago.
This is a really bad attempt to be social, from you.
@@dreyn7780 congrats on insulting someone over a near decade old comment on a niche CZcams channel?
I think I still have a couple of these in my old juggling gear trunk. Been using a saber raider and Henry Viper when I rarely pull them out to play
Foolish.
I'm buying more next week.
Your other yoyos are silly.
Nothings smarter than the brain.
Everyone loves the Henry Winkler.
you think you can put Yomega raider and fireball yoyos and more accessories like spare axles, cases, and yoyo glove? just throwin out ideas
Thanks man Adam,4 the CONCISE & SPECIFIC details of this yoyo!!!XD 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It is currently back in stock.
So basically i would be able to wrap the string around only once to turn it into a normal non auto return yoyo?
Just bought one and it has like little circle dents around the hub is that meant to be normal? I see your yoyo has it aswell.
That is normal.
What about the yomega gamma brain with smart switch?
I have that yo-yo and I can’t get it to sleep ? Could I be some advice or help anyone
I'm getting into yoyoing I got pretty good because I got this but I want this to sleep longer am I doing something wrong and when I'm done
when yo-yo was trending in japan a few years ago that yo-yo was sold with the name "Cross Dragon" and it was my first ever yo-yo. the only problem I had is it breaks easily when you hit it hard against something, which I did twice lol. I was probably like 8 yrs old back then.
Can we add ball bearing instead of transaxle
It will not work in this yoyo.
I have 2 questions number one is that can you use a debit card instead of a credit card and can their be a payment on delivery ( I live in Pakistan)
Yes and no.
how long does it take to ship to your house after you order it?
depend on your location and what shipping you did.
Fedex take only 2 days but if you do basic free shipping your get in 7 days a bit more.
Is there a chance ya can do a review on the Yomega Raider. I heard it's a very popular yoyo, for it has won many competition and it's a top favorite amongst tricksters (pardon my ignorance in the yoyo lingo). A review on it by you guys would be very helpful in what you can and can't do with it.
+Flufferican The Raider is often used by 2a players for looping. The reason we do not sell it or recommend it is because it needs to be modified in order to play right, and the modification can easily break the yoyo in the process. Since there are so many great yoyos for 2a that do not require any modifications, we decided to not carry (or review) the Raider.
yoyotricks.com/yoyo-store/tag/looping-yoyos/
Will do.
If you are just getting into learning tricks I would recommend you checkout our Luminator Advanced Kit (on the YoTricks website) this is the yoyo we use to teach most of our tricks, and it is a great option for those just getting into yoyoing.
Do you guys think that the magic T6 is a good starter yoyo??
Ho and I live in italy how do I buy your stuff??
Thanks (:
Thomas Clench We ship to Italy. We do not recommend the magic yoyos.
yotricks but if I order i have to pay lots of money for the customs and the VAT
yotricks question, I have a yomego POWER brain. when looking at the clutch system it looks a lot more complicated the the one in this review. are the yomega brain and yomega power brain different?
They are different.
is it possible to do string tricks with this yoyo with out the ring
+sunita bhikhai Yes.
+yotricks no more
+Joege Ferreras no, you can do string tricks.
Is there a way to change a beginner beginner yo yo to a starter yoyo
There is not.
Mine doesnt sleep that long do i have to throw harder
Dude when are u gonna get tohse yoyos I went out to check them out and it said out of stock
Those*
+Jakov Dooric They should be in stock by the end of the week.
yotricks k tnx
whats the name of it and can you review the G5 By YoyoFactory?
The Eiffel tower was my favorite trick!!