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Worst Weights

Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by James Hoang, Dec 2, 2017.

  1. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    All said and done Chad is the man and it is all getting taken care of. Off weights with top notch customer service, not a bad thing. I think I just got a couple flukes that were off weight.
     
    Dec 5, 2017
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  2. ttocsic

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    ya, probably so. My walnut stripe seems to be weighted well, even tho I don't have a scale.
     
    Dec 5, 2017
  3. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Sol Kendama is legit...thanks to Chad, 10 for 10 would buy again. Customer service lvl 1000
     
    Dec 11, 2017
  4. xplodit

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    Krom Ash Slaydawg Bonz Mod - 83.4g tama with 70.5g ken (12.9g difference)
    This effects playability way more than I expected, especially with hand rolls and throwing tricks . I have had much better luck with Maple Slaydawgs opposed to Ash. They always have less of a weight disparity in my experience.
     
    Dec 17, 2017
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  5. thoplard

    thoplard Member

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    Worst weights ?

    KROM,

    bought 3 Bday (1 6years and 2 7years)
    1) Ken 77g Tama 67g
    2) Ken 85g Tama 76g
    3) Ken 83g Tama 67g

    a Kamo
    Ken 71g Tama 87g

    Nice to spend 50$ on a Kendama !
     
    Dec 19, 2017
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  6. xplodit

    xplodit Slayer

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    Anybody ever tried correcting the weight? Like pinewood Derby style lead weights added to the serrado, maybe drilled holes in the center of each cup and pouring in molten lead.
     
    Dec 19, 2017
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  7. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    No pix of some sarado mods done a while back but do you consider sticking a 3cm long bolt in the ken to make it heavy enough to do lighthouses easily a "correction" then yes, done that. ;)

     
    Dec 21, 2017
  8. Vuong Thai

    Vuong Thai Member

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    The lavender krom pop, all the pops Tamas are weighted different, I have the yellow, blue, sky blue, and lavender and the tama weighs mad heavy compared to ken
     
    Dec 21, 2017
  9. Andy Dama

    Andy Dama Honed Member

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    I had a 1 gram air kendamas tama and a 200 pound metal sarado
     
    Dec 22, 2017
  10. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Loons.
     
    Dec 23, 2017
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  11. Andy Dama

    Andy Dama Honed Member

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    It has insane lunar balance, but an airplane yank destroyed my wrist, which is why I play with my feet
     
    Dec 23, 2017
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  12. Ricky Røge

    Ricky Røge Slayer

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    Time to mix the setups
     
    Dec 24, 2017
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  13. cpthangover

    cpthangover Slayer

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    I've got a prime with a 20g heavier tama, though I've found I don't mind the Tama being a lot heavier than the ken. It still plays really well. If the ken is even a little heavier than the Tama it throws me off a bit, but the opposite is fine even with large spreads.
     
    Dec 25, 2017
  14. ttocsic

    ttocsic Slayer

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    disclaimer: I don't have a scale
    but, I got a terra pill today, and as soon as I picked it up I could immediately tell that the weights were wack. the male sad is super heavy and the female really light. Like when I try to do a handroll, the entire things flys off my hand. kinda sucks cuz I can't do string flow on it and thats kinda the main point of the pill:(
     
    Dec 25, 2017
  15. thoplard

    thoplard Member

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    Yeah sure but I find really weird to play a Slaydawg tama with a Bl shaped Ken
    Like each tume you do a big cup the tama make the cup dissapear ahah
     
    Dec 28, 2017
  16. ttocsic

    ttocsic Slayer

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    so I have a scale now, and I was right about my pill. the weights are 48-77!!!
     
    Mar 25, 2018
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  17. Sirwillcode

    Sirwillcode Slayer

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    I have an old school shin Fuji, talking about weird weights. The tama is 54g. The ken was around 80. It was weird. Like pulling up air when you played with it for a while.
     
    Mar 25, 2018
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  18. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    Wow! Thats actually pretty wild, I don't think I've ever seen a pill half that light.
    Did you get it through the Terra online shop? Or somewhere else?
     
    Mar 25, 2018
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  19. ttocsic

    ttocsic Slayer

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    kendama usa store.
     
    Mar 25, 2018
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  20. Matteo Schulz

    Matteo Schulz Member

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    Matt Ballard Mod: 93 gram ken, 81 gram tama
     
    Mar 26, 2018
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