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Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by htimSxelA, Oct 15, 2016.

  1. Tighe

    Tighe Honed Member

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    Location:
    Minneapolis, MN
    I like to have a slightly heavier tama. Im not sure why exactly, but i just like it. I also have a keyaki ozora mpls painted that is 55g ken and 69g tama and it shreds.
     
    Jan 25, 2017
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  2. Austin Donovan

    Austin Donovan Member

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    Location:
    Long Island, NY
    Not too picky on the weight on the whole Kendama but I like my tama to be 8-12 grams heavier believe it or not
     
    Jan 25, 2017
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  3. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    Location:
    Vancouver
    Been testing out a new setup: 65 ken, 91 tama. Weird but it works lol :confused:
     
    Jan 25, 2017
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  4. Stuart Barron

    Stuart Barron Slayer

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    Wow that's some serious weight difference there! I bet spacewalks and hand rolls get a bit funky!?

    I had a 68g ken and 86g tama and it just played on my mind too much. The tama is now in hibernation and I bought a 68g one to put on the ken. OCD?
     
    Jan 25, 2017
  5. Stuart Barron

    Stuart Barron Slayer

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    Oh yeah, I like around 70g for both ken and tama. But I have bigger variances that play just fine.
     
    Jan 25, 2017
  6. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    Yea, spacewalky tricks are weird with it, doable but not ideal. Otherwise it plays okay, but I do prefer them to be within ~8-10 % weight of eachother
     
    Jan 25, 2017
  7. Claire Dama

    Claire Dama Member

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    Chicago, IL
    Definitely 70-80 for me, those are my sweet spot weights. But the tama and ken gotta atleast be somewhat close in weight, 10 grams difference is when I start really telling a difference.
     
    Jan 25, 2017
  8. azleonhart

    azleonhart Moderator Staff Member

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    Location:
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    I received a Mugen sometime back, 72.40 ken, 90.58 tama.

    Took me some time to get to terms with it, but it does work!
     
    Jan 25, 2017
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  9. maxdesu

    maxdesu Honed Member

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    I've been on the heavy tama game lately! like 85+ tamas. Feels like the earths are slower.
     
    Jan 27, 2017
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  10. Aura Kendama

    Aura Kendama n00b

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    i dont play so much kendama but i do like a Maple Kendama around 67g / 67g dead on.....
     
    Jan 27, 2017
  11. Almostgets

    Almostgets Slayer

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    not that picky. as long as the tama is reasonably the same weight or heavier.
     
    Jan 27, 2017
  12. Alice

    Alice Member

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    Location:
    Sweden
    69g - 76g
     
    Feb 16, 2017
  13. kendama duke

    kendama duke Honed Member

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    I'm prefer 70-75 for both ken and tama. I do really many lunars so I like a really heave sarado.
     
    Feb 16, 2017
  14. Blake W.

    Blake W. Honed Member

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    Honestly don't care. Heavy and light are both so fun in their own way. I can honestly go from jamming my bonsai keyaki to my KUSA ghost silk cherry and they both are super fun. However dead-on is just truly the best. No contest. Lunars just slap at that point.
     
    Feb 16, 2017
  15. Congarranza

    Congarranza DS Legend

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    Location:
    Camarillo, CA
    130-145g setups I can play all day and I travel well as a light setup. My heavyweights150+g are the ones I leave behind when I'll be walking all day.
     
    May 19, 2017
  16. Duke Dean

    Duke Dean Member

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    Location:
    Indianapolis
    I like it in the 70s
     
    May 19, 2017
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  17. Jasper B.

    Jasper B. Slayer

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    Location:
    San Diego
    ken ~ 78
    Tama ~ 81
     
    May 21, 2017
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  18. Jasper B.

    Jasper B. Slayer

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    San Diego
    Yust wondering. Did you make a company for money?
    Or to spread kendama?
    Or because it was trending?

    Usually non-dama playing sellers aren't as well regarded. :p
     
    May 21, 2017
  19. Sam Strohmyer

    Sam Strohmyer Slayer

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    I have an additional question on weight, between the cups and the spike, how much of a weight difference do you prefer when going for balance tricks ie:lunar/ luanr flip.
     
    Nov 5, 2017
  20. Kendamamami

    Kendamamami Member

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    I went crazy weighing all my damas and trying to match them all. I still swap them from time to time it’s fun.

    BUT I was just jamming a 3D Don Maple Slaydawg and it felt great! Then I weighed it and the ken was 85.3 and the tama was 68.4!!! 16.9 grams off!! I didn’t do any space walks but LH and Lunar and cup n spike stuff was great. Might just be in our heads

    My C Fraser came perfectly balanced at 72.4. It might be my fav
     
    Aug 12, 2018
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