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Archives for May 17, 2013

Fixed Friday: Ed Vs. Drew Creep-Off

May 17, 2013 By Drew Tetz

This Fixed Friday, we’re ditching the in-depth trick theory in favor of a bareknuckle no-holds barred… creep off! Huh?

In case you didn’t know, the creeper is a classic trick  based on the walk the dog, with the critical difference of having to kneel down and touch your hand to the ground when catching it. Sound simple? Maybe, but its simplicity makes it one of the most fun elements to revive for a little friendly showdown. Ed has graciously agreed to battle me, even knowing that I would be a full week late (sorry Ed!), and you can view the fruits of our labor below. Check ’em out, read Ed’s comments, vote for your favorite, and be sure to let us know who you voted for and why in the comments.

Ed sez:

“That’s right boys and girls (ok, sadly, still mostly boys). We promised it, and we delivered. Ed and Drew have been going hard all year long, dropping bomb after harmless, mentos-soda bomb onto your digital doorstep. Pushing fixed axle yo-yoing into places they said SHOULDN’T be explored (or, more often, into places that just didn’t occur to anyone). But the past 5 months of back-and-forth tit-for-tat beg the question…

Who. Is. Creepier?

No stranger to ferocious catfight-throwdowns, Drew and Ed have dropped gloves several times over the years. Many (of the few) who check this column will be familiar with their first epic battle, which ended up too close to call. It’s also worth noting that they have squared off in no less than four iterations of the esteemed Fixed Axle Championship Of All The World (Drew took home the title in 2009, while Ed hoisted it in 2012). They say you don’t know a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes. These warriors might argue you don’t know him until you’ve received more shoe-votes than he.

For this battle, the theme is Creeper, a classic move which can be found in trick books dating back to the 40’s. Though it might resemble Walk the Dog, controlling the yo-yo’s response and the path it takes back to the hand can be dicey. You have to lower yourself to do Creeper properly (both figuratively and literally), and often scratch the bajeezus out of your yo-yo. Sadly, most modern players consider it the province of novices, if they ever bother to learn it at all. This outmoded stigma makes it the perfect proving ground for fixed axle battle. You’ve got to step off that pedestal to do an old-timey trick like this, and to doing something new with it takes a certain audacity. It’s like having a best-trick skate session in Barcelona… but at the Sagrada Familia instead of at the X-Games park.

So who won? Who has left the more indelible mark on this hallowed ground? It’s on you to decide. Vote, tell your friends, and then get up and go breathe some new life into a classic trick.”

 

Filed Under: Battle, Fixed Friday, Players, Video Tagged With: battle, creeper, drew tetz, Duncan, ed haponik, fixed axle, spyy

Piotrek Śmietana x Adrian Koniecki – Team YoYoJam Worldwide

May 17, 2013 By Steve Brown

Backspin YoYoJam

Looks like YoYoJam has added two new members to their Polish team…congrats to Piotrek Śmietana and Adrian Koniecki! Backspin did a great job with the video, be sure to follow them on Facebook.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Adrian Koniecki, backspin, europe, featured, Piotrek Śmietana, poland, YoYoJam

Extreme YoYo Colombia

May 17, 2013 By Steve Brown

Here’s a promising video from some yoyo players in Colombia…no idea what their scene is like but it’s great to see so much talent popping up all around the world.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: extreme yoyo colombia, video

YOYOFFICER & 9.8YoYos Present – ASYYC 2013

May 17, 2013 By Steve Brown

Check out this great clip video from the Amateur Spring YoYo Contest in Moscow last weekend, featuring Konstantin Moskvin, Anton Vinokurov, Ilya Shaposhnikov, Andrey Tridchikov, Konstantin Uvarov, Yuri Karpinskiy, Mikhail Kotsilov, Petr Aminev, Maxim Pankin, Maxim Gruzintsev, and Bogdan Bezugliy. The yoyo scene in Russia is DESTROYING right now!

 

Filed Under: Contests, Video Tagged With: 2013, amateur spring yoyo contest, Andrey Tridchikov, Anton Vinokurov, Bogdan Bezugliy, Ilya Shaposhnikov, Konstantin Moskvin, Konstantin Uvarov, maxim gruzintsev, Maxim Pankin, Mikhail Kotsilov, moscow, Petr Aminev, Russia, Yuri Karpinskiy

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