embryo ForTune Pad (1pc)
(This is a machine AI translation from Japanese. We will replace it once the English description done by our staff is ready.)
Sold individually (1 piece). If you need enough for one complete yo-yo, please order a quantity of "2."
A slim-size silicone pad made from custom domestically-produced (Japanese) silicone.
Manufacturer's Review
"SWEET"
The successor to "Hardness 40" (hardness not disclosed). This isn't simply a recolor of Hardness 40—it retains the same return while offering improved slip. Perfect for frontline competitive play, of course, but also pairs excellently with play-oriented yo-yos such as plastic models. It's also recommended for the X division, where short strings tend to cause binds to slip. You'll get an even more refined and gentle feel than the old 40.
"BITTER"
The successor to "Hardness 60" (hardness not disclosed). We've brushed up the slip and firm feel that Hardness 60 users want, all while keeping the good return intact. We believe most users want a pad that "returns well and slips well." Setting aside poor return, is there really anyone—outside of a few specialized uses—who actually wants a pad that doesn't slip? Sweet was based on the old Hardness 40, whose strength was its good return, and developing it was simply a matter of making it slip more (easy to say, of course). Bitter, however, has a poorer return than Sweet, and its development began by redefining the ideal hard pad from scratch. If we simply wanted to amplify the poor return and good slip that characterized the old Hardness 60, we could have just gone to a harder durometer like 70 or 80—but it's plain as day that that's not the case here. It's a connoisseur's pad that combines excellent slip with a complex feel, while also being—like Sweet—the definitive entry point into setting customization that we can confidently recommend to everyone.
"SALTY"
The successor to "Thin Hard" (hardness and dimensions not disclosed). Thin Hard has many devoted fans among our pads, but rather than the precision silicone sheets often used for DIY pads, it used selected thinner pieces of roughly 1mm sheet intended for other applications. Thin Hard was already an easy-to-use pad, but by using the same custom silicone from the same manufacturer as the previously released Sweet pad, its quality improved dramatically. This product is not merely a thickness variation of Bitter—we've also adjusted the hardness. Salty is the slipperiest of the ForTune series with the poorest return, giving it a somewhat distinctive character. Although the numbers aren't much different from Bitter, including the thickness, the feel in use is greatly different. Salty is the product that most embodies the ForTune series concept: that you play with your own pure sensibility, without being too bound by the numbers given by the maker. Because it's a pad with quite a poor return, we recommend first trying it as a half-set paired with another pad. It comes into its own after 10–20 minutes of use, once the sheen has worn off the surface.
Usage Notes
- Depending on the yo-yo, the inner and outer diameter may feel loose, but this is by design, not a defect. The size was dialed in to achieve the ideal feel, but as a side effect, the pad fits most models even those with small grooves that are picky about pads. Even when small, there are no durability issues.
- The adhesive on this pad uses a film-based type (made by a major domestic chemical manufacturer) that degrades little and is easy to replace. Compared to paper tape, it's durable and peels off cleanly, but in some cases only the silicone portion peels away, leaving the clear film on the yo-yo body (this happens with any pad). When replacing, make sure the film is completely removed; if any remains, fully remove it with a needle or toothpick before applying the next pad. Since the film alone is about 0.1mm thick, if you want to fine-tune toward a better return, you can deliberately layer a new pad on top of the residual film.
