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Archives for November 18, 2014

CLYW Announces The Scout

November 18, 2014 By Steve Brown

CLYW - The Scout Box Art

CLYW has dropped photos, specs, and release details for their new signature model for 5x Czech National Champion, Petr Kavka. In an interesting twist, CLYW will be releasing a single production run of the prototype version of The Scout before releasing the final design in 2015. Check out full details below!

We’re pleased to announce that the final Scout design enters production in early 2015. The Scout is the new signature model for 5-time Czech National Champion Petr Kavka. Box art (shown above) by Jason Week.

For the design of The Scout, Petr wanted to blend two of his favorite return tops, the Chief and the Bonfire. We took the outer rim of the Chief and combined it with the profile of the Bonfire, then made some adjustments to the inner cups and weight distribution. The result is the return top that Petr won the 2014 Czech Nationals with, and something that we’re really happy to add to the 2015 CLYW lineup.

The prototype that Petr has been using for the past few months is a fantastic return top, one of our favorites! But Petr wanted to make some changes to it that make great sense for his play needs. We’ve made the changes, and the final design will be available early next year.

CLYW - The Scout - Advance Scout

The current prototype of the Scout (shown above) is an amazing return top, and it’s exactly a half-way point between the Chief and the final Scout design. We love it, and we think that you will too. So we’re trying something a little crazy; for the first time ever, we’re going to release a production run of a prototype design.

The Advance Scout is limited to 300 pieces and we’ll never make them again. It will be available in solid colors only, direct from CLYW on our website, in early December. We’ll announce a release date soon.

We’re really excited about this release, and we’ve got some really excellent surprises planned…get ready for the Scout!

Advance Scout Specs

Diameter: 56.48mm
Width: 43.5mm
Gap: 4.2mm
Weight: 67.07 grams
Response: Snow Tires
Bearing: 10-ball flat

(Note: Specs for the final version of the Scout may be different)

Filed Under: Manufacturer, YoYo Drop Tagged With: clyw, featured, Petr Kavka, the scout, yoyo drop

In The News – Nathan Martsolf

November 18, 2014 By Steve Brown

Nathan Martsolf

G-Squared player Nathan Martsolf got himself a nice write-up in the Columbus Dispatch. Congrats, Nathan! Click the image above to check out the video.

Walking the dog and rocking the baby bore Nathan Martsolf.

He prefers the challenge of some jazzed-up alternatives to the classic yo-yo tricks.

“Instead of on the floor, I like walking the dog on my arm,” the Whitehall resident said during a recent demonstration, whipping his aluminum green yo-yo and moving it smoothly across his forearm.

“And then I call this trick ‘dizzy baby,’  ” continued Martsolf, rapidly flipping the yo-yo up and over the string between his fingers like a rope jumper gone haywire.

Even more impressive, though, is the sight of Martsolf executing dozens of tricks consecutively — thumb grinds, finger spins, gyroscopic flops — in routines that span several minutes.

“The potential for new tricks is limitless,” he said. “I’m constantly creating new things.”

With his talent, Martsolf has attracted a sponsor. G Squared, a yo-yo maker in North Canton, provides him with free yo-yos (high-end models costing more than $100 apiece) in exchange for promoting the company and the hobby — which he does largely through Facebook and Instagram as well as online video tutorials.

Beyond his role as a yo-yo ambassador, though, Martsolf enjoys the pastime strictly for the fun and relaxation.

“It’s a very contemplative, stress-relieving creative outlet,” he said. “I’m 30, married with two kids, and I work 50 hours a week (as a chef at the Northstar Cafe at Easton Town Center). So, to me, it’s necessary to have something where I can just relax and not take life too seriously.”

As a child growing up in Butler, Pa., he showed a natural talent with yo-yos (the inexpensive plastic types), but he gave up the hobby as a teenager.

“I outgrew the basic tricks and got discouraged because I didn’t think there was anything else (to learn),” Martsolf said.

Five years ago, his interest was renewed purely by chance.

Newly married, he and his wife, Lindi, participated in her family’s traditional Christmas Eve gift exchange, which mandates a $5 gift limit. Unaware of Martsolf’s history with the toy, Lindi’s brother, Daren Wells, gave him a yo-yo.

Martsolf amazed his wife as he started doing tricks.

“He had said he used to yo-yo,” she said, “but I didn’t realize exactly what that meant. I was like ‘Oh, you really used to yo-yo.’  ”

Doing research online, Martsolf caught up on the latest yo-yo technology. He joined online forums, watched videos of others doing tricks and began posting his own videos.

In 2012, in the hope of being sponsored, he contacted Jake Gross, owner of G Squared. After viewing Martsolf’s videos and talking to him, Gross agreed to add Martsolf to his team of six sponsored yo-yoers.

Several members of the team, Gross said, are competitive yo-yoers — focused on the speed and technical skill needed to do well in contests such as the Ohio State YoYo Contest, conducted in June in North Olmsted.

Martsolf is more of an educator.

“Members like Nate are really good guys who go out of their way to help bring new people into the (yo-yo) community,” Gross said. “If he wanted to compete, he would have to get a lot faster. Nate’s style is very artistic and visual.”

Martsolf has no designs on becoming a world yo-yo champion. Through his videos — or in person, when people come across him practicing outside — he enjoys passing along his knowledge.

“I just like educating others,” he said. “In high school, I played a little bit of sports. I wasn’t great at them. But something like yo-yoing, I clung to because I was good at it. It gave me some encouragement.

“And I know a lot of young kids are like that, too. You see a lot of the fringe kids who are interested in these sort of things, and it’s sort of a gateway for them to get some self-confidence and know that they can be good at something.”

 

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: columbus dispatch, nathan martsolf

2014 Pennsylvania State YoYo Contest Winners

November 18, 2014 By Steve Brown

Results are in for the 2014 Pennsylvania State YoYo Contest! Congratulations to Colin Beckford on taking home the win in both 1A and 3A. Philip White took first place in 4A, and David Kane won 5A. Check out freestyles from all the winners below.

1A Freestyle

1st Place – Colin Beckford

2nd Place – Ky Zizan

3rd Place – Jesse Christe

Dual Freestyle (2A & 3A Combined)

1st Place – Colin Beckford

2nd Place – Stuart White

3rd Place – John Wolfe

4A Freestyle

1st Place – Philip White

2nd Place – Mike Durdak

3rd Place – David Kane

5A Freestyle

1st Place – David Kane

2nd Place – John Wolfe

3rd Place – Darnell Hairston

 

Filed Under: Contests, Video Tagged With: 2014 pennsylvania state yoyo contest, Colin Beckford, video

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