Fist Salud brings us a video from Japan Nationals, featuring YoYoFactory’s Japanese talent blasting through more than four minutes of mind-blowing tricks. The level of play at Japan Nationals is always incredible, and this video gives us a great snapshot of some of the most creative minds at the event.
Archives for May 13, 2014
YoYoFactory x SLUSNY – Matous Tomes
Slusny dropped a new video to promote the release of YoYoFactory’s ICON Collection, with Matous Tomes rocking the iconic blue Protostar from the collection. Available now from retailers worldwide, the ICON Collection includes the Protostar, Loop 1080, FAST 201, ONE, Velocity, and the G5.
Backspin Apparel
Backspin just launched their new t-shirts, and as you would expect they came with the single most epic promotional video ever made for a t-shirt.
Get your shirt at http://www.back-spin.eu/.
5a May – Jake Elliott Tutorial – Fencing
Fencing is one of my go to tricks while performing to a non yoyo crowd. It’s big, it can be fast or slow, looks cool, and always gets a reaction. It has a ton of amplitude while performing and contrasts well with complicated 5a tech.
CYA TABOR – Room 4
Check out this crazy blacklight yoyo video from the Czech Republic featuring some great tricks by Tomáš “Kogy” Vondra, Tomáš Dvořák, Michael Malík, Lukáš Pokorný, Pavel Dietrich, Kryštof Kindl, Ráfa Dvořák, and David Stejskal.
YoYo Spotlight – One Drop Format C
One Drop Format:C Specs:
Diameter: 56.75 mm
Width: 42.18 mm
Gap Width: 4.35 mm
Weight: 65.1 grams
Bearing: One Drop 10 Ball Bearing (.250 x .500 x .187)
Response: One Drop Flow Groove
PLAY
The Format:C by One Drop was designed to be a competition killer of a yoyo, and it lives up to that ideal. This full-sized throw is remarkably stable, and fully capable of performing at the top level of modern yoyo competition. It holds spin through any and all styles of play or tricks, and the combination of tremendous rim weight and One Drop’s 10 Ball bearing makes the Format:C feel almost unstoppable at times.
Weighing in at only 65 grams, the Format:C moves fast through any style of tricks and spins perfectly true out of the box, as you would expect of One Drop’s premium offerings. One Drop’s reliable 10-ball bearings spin smooth and nearly silent, and only get better as you break them in. Their Flow Groove response is some of the longest-lasting response on the market, and once broken-in it holds that “sweet spot” for a long time.
LOOKS
The One Drop Format:C features concentric machined silver rings on the outer rim and inner rim wall, giving it an incredibly stylish and unique profile. It’s easy to fall in love with the simplicity of this yoyo…at first glance you see great solid colors and immediately identifiable machined rings, and the effect is quite fetching. The lack of overwhelming splash anodization is a welcome change of pace…while we love fancy finishes, the Format:C is a workhorse and gets right to the point!
VALUE
The Format:C retails for $120, and is a fantastic investment for a serious competition player. Made of incredibly durable 7075 aluminum, if cared for properly the Format:C should have no problems leading you up through multiple years of contest play.
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BONUS – WIN THIS YOYO!
Comment on this post and tell us why you deserve to win this yoyo, and we’ll pick one lucky winner at random to win it! Winner will be chosen Monday, May 19th at 9 am EST and announced shortly after. Good luck!
And the winner is Cory with his comment:
I will put a dice on the end of this thing and destroy it.
Congratulations, Cory! We’ve emailed you, please respond with your mailing address and we’ll get your Format:C in the mail!
This post sponsored by One Drop YoYos.
5A May – Siomai Sessions
Filipino players Cyrel Oregano and Martin Desamito drop some counterweight play for 5A May in this new video, presented by FlipSpin. Nice work!
C3YoYoDesign Presents: Dymension w/ David Molnar
Accidental 5A May! Yeah!
C3YoYoDesign dropped a new video from EYYC Champion David Molnar, featuring his new signature model, the Dymension. David is one of those “all bangers, all the time” players…tons of high-risk moves and the skill to pull them off.
Yoyo used is the Dymension by C3YoYoDesign.