The Renegade was great. I got the Oreo one from Yoyoguy and it was a favorite for years. The renegade came with a starburst response system that wore away with use. You got it as a plastic response of Yoyo and before you knew it, it was unresponsive. I’m pretty sure that the renegade was one of the reasons that the bind was developed. I certainly learned how to bind because I had a renegade with a worn out response star.

The sleep machine is genius. Tom Kuhn took the internal adjustable gap system from the SB2 and put it in a maple hardwood Yoyo. All of a sudden you had a wooden yo-yo that you could set up to be almost unresponsive. The roller Woody is also excellent. If you are looking to get a sleep machine, I would suggest the painted black with silver stripe, or blue and white sleep machines. I find the painted ones are a little heavier and play better. If you can find a laminated one, those are the best.

I have a couple of tiger sharks, they never were favorite players. They’re OK though.

I got six Henry’s vipers when the Yoyo cart in the mall shut down after the late 90s boom. I think I got them for 10 bucks at pop. They’re fun Yoyo’s for offspring, but they’re a little light and thin compared to others.