First Natty Kendama

My first natty was a KendamaUSA Zebrano. That thing got so grippy with use. Such a honed wood.

 

These need to come back in 2.0

 

Sup guys,
I’ve been thinking about investing in a nice natty Kendama to truly break in and hopefully play for a long time, but I really have no idea what to look for. I live in Canada, so shipping is pretty expensive from almost anywhere and the USD conversion is brutal lol. So I guess I have a few questions, if anyone could give me a hand I’d appreciate it. I’m also a bit of a noob so I don’t know a ton about different shapes and woods and all that.

A KUSA Craft would be about 100$ to my door, is it worth it? If so, what wood would will last me the longest?

A Terra Prefect would run me like 140$ (ish), is that worth it?

If neither of those are worth the price tag, what are some other less expensive options?

thanks to every and any reply

 

@Rowan.h I've never had a Craft before but I've heard nothing but good things about them. I've got a few friends who have them and they all really like theirs.

On the other hand I have a few different Terra products and I LOVE each one. Its also cool to support a Canadian company rather than pay duties and such from the border crossing. They also ship really fast from what I've experienced.

 

I personally like the Prefect shape better than the Shift. I've owned several of each, but it's personal preference. If you go KUSA, I recommend ash or birch, maple can be more difficult to break in. If you go Terra, I would recommend the hickory. It has a real solid feel to it, although not as grippy out of the box as red elm. Red elm is light but very grippy. Good luck!

 

I won a hickory Shift and haven't put it down since

 

The only thing I've ever won was the chance to play again. So I envy you