Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)This is our 2nd Yoyo for the kids and the adults can't help but play with it as well. The attractive feature is the lights which makes you want to spin it and play with it often. This yoyo is considered Intermediate because it has a trans-axle. Our first yoyo is a Yomega Brain XP which is considered a beginner yoyo because it has the auto switch feature. The two yoyo's don't feel much different but the Lightbeam does seem to sleep a tad bit longer (by 3 to 5 seconds). I was expecting the trans-axle to spin noticeably longer but not so. We're expecting another Yoyo from Yomega (Maverick) which is in the Advanced category and has a bearing.
No negatives so far for the kids...the tricks that come on the DVD will be difficult to achieve with this yoyo. You really need an advanced or wing shaped yoyo for most string tricks such as the brain twister. The problem with string tricks and this yoyo is that there isn't enough space between the two sides of the yoyo for free spin. The friction is too great and the yoyo will quickly loose spin. I'm thinking a Wing shaped yoyo might be better.
We were a little disappointed in the color (nothing major but for a kid that's a big deal) as we were expecting a blue yoyo and we received an orange yoyo.
Overall the construction of the yoyo seems solid but if you hit it in the ground too many times as you release it you're bound to bend/break it. Our Yomega Brain XP is slightly bend around the axle and aside from a metal axle and lights there doesn't seem to be much difference in construction between this and the Yomega Brain XP.
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Yomega LightbeamTM 4 LED Light-Up Yoyo With Lube Pen & DVD - Yomega 225W.
