Archives for September 2015

Marcus Koh Presents: Throw Revolution

September 30, 2015 By Steve Brown

If you’ve been following along on Facebook you would know that 2011 World YoYo Champion Marcus Koh is starting up his own company called Throw Revolution. Today he released a teaser trailer for his first yoyo, the Vertex! I got a chance to take a peek at one of these at US Nationals and the quality is top notch. Available worldwide on October 15th, check out pics and specs of the Vertex below.

Throw Revolution Vertex specs:

Weight: 65.6 grams
Diameter: 56mm
Width: 42.7mm
Material: 6061 aluminum + stainless steel rims
Bearing: Size C Concave

Harrison Lee – HKYC Recap Video

September 29, 2015 By Steve Brown

Harrison Lee brings us another great contest recap video, this one for the Hong Kong YoYo Contest. One minute of “wish you were here” from everyone’s favorite micro Canadian.

Chris Makita – Unknown

September 29, 2015 By Steve Brown

More new tricks from Chris Makita! Chris is one of the most unsung players of the modern era, and every video of his is pure gold. Enjoy.

Yoyo used is the new Duncan Freehand.

YoYoing in Abdali Boulevard

September 29, 2015 By Steve Brown

This one comes to us all the was from Jordan! Check out some tricks from Mohaned Abo Salah, Ahmed Nidal, and Haitham Al Halabi. And like their team page on Facebook, YoYo Jordan, to keep up with this young group of players.

Yuji – Null Set

September 29, 2015 By Steve Brown

All the way from Russia, here’s a minute worth of the good stuff from Yuji!

Yoyo used is the Summit by One Drop x CLYW.

Axis Tutorial – Shooting Star

September 29, 2015 By Steve Brown

Looks like James Reed is kicking off his Axis company with the good practice of well-shot yoyo tutorial videos. Should all yoyo manufacturers be doing this? Yes, yes they should.

Yoyo used is the Axis Pulsefire.

2015 US National YoYo Contest – Winner Video

September 29, 2015 By Steve Brown

We’ve got the video of the winners from the 2015 US National YoYo Contest! All the rest of the contestants will be uploading soon…subscribe to YoYoNews on YouTube to catch them all.

1A Division

1st Place – Gentry Stein

2nd Place – Andrew Maider

3rd Place – Nate Dailey

4th Place – Michael Kurti

5th Place – Evan Nagao

2A Division

1st Place – Grant Johnson

2nd Place – Connor Scholten

3rd Place – Tyler Hsieh

3A Division

1st Place – Alex Hattori

2nd Place – Elliot Ogawa

3rd Place – Donald Hodgkinson

4A Division

1st Place – Philip White

2nd Place – Michael Nakamura

3rd Place – Zac Rubino

5A Division

1st Place – Jake Elliott

2nd Place – John Wolfe

3rd Place – Chase Baxter

FIST SALUD – Autumn Night Tokyo ft. John Ando

September 28, 2015 By Steve Brown

John Ando is one of the most influential players of the modern yoyo era and if you don’t know why, this video should clear it up. His unique trick construction showcases the very best of the modern era…truly unique moves and transitions that catch your eye immediately and on closer inspection are simple enough that you can’t imagine why you didn’t think of them yourself. His form and technique are flawless, and it’s no wonder that top level players all over the world cite Ando as a major influence on their play.

Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Genesis.