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Duncan Toys Opens Vault to help the Koloski Family

November 30, 2015 By Johnny Le

Duncan Toys

One of the most well known faces in the yoyo community, as well as charming smile, is Augie Fash. As many of you know, Augie works for Duncan Toys and they have partnered up to send some true Duncan love to the Koloski family.

Do you know Eric Køløski?

If you don’t, you should. Eric is one of the greatest guys I know. Eric and I go back about 10 years. Even though he’s got multiple jobs and a mountain of responsibilities, he still finds time to teach kids, to volunteer his time, and to help keep this yo-yo community going.

He’s got a big heart and has shown a lot of love to the yo-yo world over the years. I’m hoping we can do the same for him in return.

To make a long story short, Eric’s mom has run into severe health problems. She could really use our help.

As many of you know, I work for Duncan Toys. In the back of the Duncan warehouse is a small room known as “the cage”. The cage is an archive of rare Duncan products and prototypes. Duncan has agreed to open up the cage and sell some of the items, with ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the proceeds going to Eric’s family.

You can purchase these rare yoyos here:

www.duncantoys.bigcartel.com

If you can’t buy anything, you can still help by sharing the link. Alternately, if you would like to do a straight-up donation, please head here: https://www.gofundme.com/Love-To-Koloski

Augie will be updating the website over the course of the next few weeks with even more rarities, so be on the look out. Big props to both Augie and Duncan Toys for doing this.

Filed Under: General News, Manufacturer Tagged With: augie fash, donation, duncan toys, eric koloski, koloski, rare

Augie Fash – Metal Racer

August 3, 2015 By Steve Brown

Duncan Toys’ mastermind Augie Fash shows off the Metal Racer, another budget metal yoyo from Duncan designed for specialty play at mass market prices.

(Side note: This video was filmed in the workshop and warehouse at Flambeau, the parent company of Duncan Toys. Nearly every single Duncan yoyo release from 1998 – 2006 went through that workshop in one way or another. Kinda neat, right?)

Yoyo used is the Duncan Toys Metal Racer.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: augie fash, duncan toys, metal racer, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Duncan Toys IYYC Profile – Augie Fash

July 21, 2015 By YoYoNews

Duncan Toys International YoYo Championship

Duncan Toys is hosting their second International YoYo Championship on Saturday, August 8th at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California!

RSVP for the event on Facebook, and join the Duncan Crew and other fantastic yoyo players as they compete for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes!

ESPN and Duncan Toys have co-produced a series of player profile videos of the Duncan Crew to promote the event; check out this profile of National YoYo Champion Augie Fash.

THIS POST SPONSORED BY DUNCAN TOYS.

Filed Under: Contests, Sponsor News Tagged With: anaheim, augie fash, disney land, downtown disney, duncan toys, featured, international yoyo championship, sponsor news, sponsored, yoyo contest, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

C3yoyodesign Presents: Chen Gung

January 5, 2015 By Steve Brown

Chen Gung from Team C3 China breathes some new life into the Electric Flash, the signature yoyo of former C3YoYoDesign team member (and current Duncan Marketing Coordinator) Augie Fash. Great tricks and top notch production value, just as we’ve come to expect from C3YoYoDesign!

Yoyo used is the Electric Flash by C3YoYoDesign.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: augie fash, c3yoyodesign, chen gung, electric flash, video

Augie Fash – Freehand MG

December 2, 2014 By Steve Brown

Duncan is finally retiring the Freehand MG (and at a doorbuster price of only $100 each on their website!), and Augie Fash has released his first counterweight video in a while to celebrate!

 

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: augie fash, duncan toys, freehand mg, video

Duncan Toys Announces New Sales & Marketing Coordinator Augie Fash!

May 14, 2014 By Steve Brown

Augie Fash

 

Duncan Toys has announced their new Sales & Marketing Coordinator is US National YoYo Champion Augie Fash! Augie has resigned his position with C3YoYoDesign, and will be starting at the Duncan office in Middlefield, OH next week! A HUGE congratulations to Augie…we look forward to seeing what he’s able to accomplish with the Duncan brand. Check out the full press release below.

Duncan® Toys, a division of Flambeau® Inc., has hired industry recognized Augie Fash to be its Sales & Marketing Coordinator. Augie will be responsible for marketing and sales support, team management, and assisting with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Alliance initiatives. Augie comes to Duncan with a wealth of “yo-yo industry” experience, most recently serving as a demonstration team member for Hong Kong based company C3 YoYoDesign.

“Watching Augie rise up over the last 10 years has been extremely impressive”, said Mike Burke, National Sales & Marketing Manager. “Not only is he USA Duncan National Yo-Yo Champion, but he has demonstrated terrific leadership in developing players, domestic and international tours, and all facets of web based marketing and social media. He is one of the most known and highly regarded yo-yo players in the community today. I am eager to work with him, and have him utilize his skills in helping Duncan meet our growth initiatives.”

While North America is Duncan’s core region, Duncan markets and sells to over (25) different countries wordwide. Duncan also has yo-yo demonstration teams in (12) countries. Augie’s leadership will aid in immediate improvements and efficiencies in communication, team development, and domestic and international promotions.

Follow Augie on his first Duncan / Disney tour this August through September, from Walt Disney World (Orlando, FL) to Disneyland (Anaheim, CA). The Duncan 85th Anniversary Celebration Tour will span (10) U.S. cities, include community events, Radio Disney entertainment, and Duncan skill play excitement.

Augie’s accomplishments include:

  • US National, 5-time Regional, and 6-time California State YoYo Champion
  • Performance Tours across ten countries including China, Russia, and Europe
  • 6 Signature Model yoyos
  • Guest appearances on ABC, ESPN, Comedy Central, and NPR

Visit www.yo-yo.com for more information on the history of Duncan Toys, information about the current Duncan product line and upcoming events, or call Duncan Toys at Flambeau, Inc. at 1-800-457-5252. Building on “The Original. World’s #1” yo-yo, Duncan is focused to be the brand leader in high quality toys for learning and fun.

Duncan Toys Company and its parent company, Flambeau, Inc. are members of the Nordic Group of Companies. Nordic Group of Companies, Ltd. (headquartered in Baraboo, Wisconsin) is a privately-held holding company consisting of subsidiaries with 22 facilities, and 24 marketing units around the world with over 2,400 associates. Nordic Group member companies manufacture and distribute plastic, seating and transportation products worldwide for industrial, commercial and consumer markets. For more information or catalog, write Nordic Group of Companies, Ltd., 715 Lynn Avenue, Suite 100, Baraboo, WI 53913 USA or visit www.nordicgroup.com.

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: augie fash, duncan toys, featured

Interview – Augie Fash

January 17, 2014 By Matt McDade

Augie Fash

Augie Fash is a name that most yoyoers will instantly recognize, partially because he’s been yoyoing for so long but mostly because he has serious skill and is (in my opinion) one of the best yoyoers of our time. Sponsored by C3YoyoDesign, Augie competes, releases killer clip videos and generally inspires many with both his attitude and tricks that I genuinely wish I had the ability to come up with. Augie agreed to do an interview and we talked Spindox, tricks, his new signature throw and more!

       Augie, thanks for doing an interview! You’ve been yoyoing for over 15 years now and have several 1st place titles and signature yoyos to your name. Not only that, but you are one of the most well-known faces in the yoyo community. How did it all start?

I started playing yoyo in the 5th grade. I randomly found a Klutz yoyo and book kit in a teaching store while my mom and brother were out shopping. I pored over the book and started collecting every yoyo I could find. We didn’t have internet back then, so I would scour every store we went into, trying to find spare strings, and any sort of yoyo material I could get my hands on. I read and watched everything I had so often, I literally had a lot of books and video material memorized by heart.

For example, I still remember reading that Alex Garcia dreamed of someday owning a VW Passatt. I still remember reading about how Jon Gates and Dave Shulte’s yoyo tour van got broken into in Marseille, France. I dreamed of someday traveling the world and living their lives. It’s what I really wanted. I’d walk out to every recess with my shorts stuffed full of every yoyo I owned, and I’d spend all day practicing. I was addicted.

Augie Fash

I can totally relate to being absolutely obsessed with yoyos when first starting, for me I think it was a lot of “right place, right time” that led to me being able to practice for hours each day just for fun and it totally payed off. When did you start to get really good, and what were some of your favorite tricks early on?

It actually took me an awfully long time to start getting good. I started getting noticeably good around the summer of 2003, so I’d already been yoyoing for about 5 years. My favorite tricks from back then are still my favorite tricks now – Breath, Kwijibo, Iron Whip, and Boingy Boing.

Nice! I remember hearing that you went to Spindox meetings back then too right?

Yes, I did! I think my first Spindox meeting was in 2000.

What kind of yoyos were you throwing?

Some of my favorite yoyos from back then are still some of my favorites: SuperYo Renegade (Original black, and later, the marble generations) and Bumblebee GT I threw back in 2000. 2003, I was throwing Freehand 1’s and the Night Moves 1 exclusively. I collected hundreds of spent friction stickers (“friction biscuits”) and used my Night Moves so much that I wore the starbursts off of the sides.

That’s so awesome, such a different time as far as the yoyos go. Is there anything you specifically miss about back then that’s different now? 

I think, as with most hobbies or art, you definitely miss that magical feeling of being fresh and inexperienced, where everything seems so new. Lots of nostalgia for those early times. Many of my favorite players, tricks, and even memories date back to that first 4-5 years of throwing.

When did you start competing, and when was your first 1st place win?

My first contest was the 1999 US National Contest, Sport Ladder. My first freestyle was California State Contest 2002, and my first win was California State Contest 2003.

How did you originally end up getting sponsored?

I originally got sponsored in 2004, when Dave Bazan invited me to join Team Buzzon, the crew for the new company he was starting at the time.

I’d met Dave earlier the year before at BAC 2003. Like every other year (and every other contest) beforehand, I had failed to pass the compulsory round. I had only gotten to freestyle once at that point. I was super bummed out about not making it in, but Dave saw me yoyoing and decided that there was enough time to let every single person freestyle. So that became my big break in professional yo-yoing, and I got to join Dave’s team the next year. It was a dream come true.

I’ve never thrown any Buzz-On’s but I really like those kinds of throws that were popular then. With some signature throws under your belt, what are your favorite qualities in a yoyo and what is the process like in designing your own?

I tend to prefer heavy yoyos (they slow me down) with minimalist design and clean contours.

The first yoyo I’ve really had a hand in designing has been my new yoyo, the Electric Flash by C3YoyoDesign. Unfortunately, with my last sponsor, I didn’t have an opportunity to give input on my signature yoyos. With C3 though, it’s been great. I started with sending some weight, shape, diameter, and width preferences to C3. Then we mailed prototypes and emails back and forth between Hong Kong and the US, with me giving feedback on every new prototype. The whole process was pretty quick – around 3 months or less. I’m proud of the result.

That sounds sweet, I would personally LOVE that opportunity and I think it would be cool to see everyone like a throw that is exactly what I like too. As a professional yoyoer that’s admired by many, who are some of YOUR favorite yoyoers?

Oh man, I’ve got so many favorites.

As far as contemporary 1A players go, my favorites are Riccardo Fraolini, Anthony Rojas, Charles Haycock, Isaac Sams, Janos Karancz, and Gentry Stein.

Of all time, I’d also add in: Jason Lee, Justin Weber, John Ando, Jensen Kimmitt, Yuuki Spencer, Sid, Kota Watanabe, Hidemasa Senba, Johnnie Delvalle, Vashek Kroutil, Mateusz Ganc, Brent Dellinger, Gary Longoria, Paul Escolar, Mark Montgomery, and Spencer Berry. (Hope I’m not forgetting anyone!)

I’m also a 5A player, but my favorite 5A players of all time is a short and easy list: Shingo Terada, Rafael Matsunaga, and Sterling Quinn. I pretty much love everything they do.

Lastly, John Higby is a huge inspiration to me, both on and off stage. He was an early influence for me and still a huge one. Performing with him in Dubai was one of the best experiences of my life.

Good call on Justin Weber and Kota Watanabe, those are two yoyoers that probably wouldn’t pop straight into my head but I would have to add to my list of favorite players too. We actually share almost all of the same favorites!

That’s so cool. I think that means we have good taste 🙂

Yes! From a trick standpoint, what are your some of you favorite elements to work into tricks?

Probably my favorite elements are Eli hops, whips, and off-plane. I love the impact and immediacy of hops and whips. Off-plane/plane-bend I love because it’s flowy and beautiful and weird.

Do you have any advice for any aspiring yoyoers out there?

Yes I do! Absorb and digest as many different styles and trick concepts as you can. But most of all, stay true to your own style. It will make you memorable and take you from being good to being great.

I agree, that’s advice that you’ve definitely followed. Thanks for taking the time to do this Augie, and good luck on your future endeavors!

Augie Fash - Electric Flash by C3YoYoDesign at YoYoExpert.com

Augie’s newest signature model, the Electric Flash by C3YoYoDesign, is available now at YoYoExpert.com 

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: augie fash, featured, Interview

Augie Fash – Cutting Room

December 20, 2013 By Steve Brown

Former National YoYo Champion Augie Fash has been working on a new video for a while, but couldn’t quite get it to come together. But the tricks were just too damn good to scrap it, so instead of a full-length we get an EP.

One of the hallmarks of Augie’s play has always been a degree of thoughtfulness that is sometimes hidden under his tremendous speed. With this video Augie slows it down a little, and we get a better look at how beautiful his tricks are when he isn’t showing us ten of them at once.

Yoyo used is his signature model from C3YoYoDesign, the Electric Flash. (It’s electric. Boogie woogie woogie.)

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: augie fash, c3yoyodesign, electric flash, video

C3YoYoDesign Presents: Augie Fash – Shredding

October 21, 2013 By Steve Brown

C3YoYoDesign superstar Augie Fash rocks out his new signature yoyo, the Electric Flash, in his first full-length video since last year’s “Hometown Hero“. Augie is in top form here, and I got a chance to try his new yoyo at Nationals…and it’s a great throw! A perfect throw for his super-fast style, the Electric Flash and C3YoYoDesign are a solid fit for this new chapter in Augie’s yoyo career.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: augie fash, c3yoyodesign, electric flash, hometown hero, shredding

First Look – C3YoYoDesign Electric Flash

October 3, 2013 By Steve Brown

C3yoyodesign Electric Flash Augie Fash

C3YoYoDesign has unveiled the new signature model for C3 Team member and former National Champion, Augie Fash!

Starting with Augie’s favorite C3 throw, the Trident, they increased the diameter and redesigned the weight distribution to Augie’s specs to make sure the yoyo felt solid but still played fast and smooth. Designed to handle front style, chopsticks, horizontal play, and pretty much everything else, Augie will be throwing these at the US National YoYo Contest this weekend, and have samples for people to try. The first release will be Saturday, both at the YoYoExpert table and online at YoYoExpert.com.

C3YoYoDesign Electric Flash Specs:

Weight: 68.6grams
Width: 43.35mm
Diameter: 55.76mm
Gap width: 4.320mm
Bearing Size (Inside x Outside x Width): .250 x .500 x .187 in
Bearing : Center Trac Bearing
Gap Type: Fixed Response: Silicon sticker / flowable silicon

C3yoyodesign Electric Flash Augie Fash

Filed Under: Manufacturer, YoYo Drop Tagged With: augie fash, c3yoyodesign, electric flash, yoyodrop

Augie Fash Joins C3YoYoDesign

May 12, 2013 By Steve Brown

Augie Fash C3YoYoDesign

Should we congratulate Augie on landing C3YoYoDesign as a sponsor….or congratulate C3YoYoDesign on landing Augie as a player!?

It’s too close to decide! Congratulations to C3YoYoDesign and Augie Fash on finding each other, falling deeply in love, and pairing up to blow a massive pile of awesomeness into the universe!

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players Tagged With: augie fash, c3yoyodesign, featured

Augie Fash Will Rock Your Face Off

May 11, 2013 By Steve Brown

We got a teaser for a new Augie Fash video!

THERE’S A NEW AUGIE FASH VIDEO COMING!

This means that in spite of leaving YoYoFactory, Augie did not quit, die, become a monk, move to Guatemala, lose a limb in a freak accident with a rice picker, or fall prey to any other whims or catastrophes of the universe.

New Augie Fash video…coming soon!

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: augie fash, teaser, video

R.I.P. – Nathan Dewitt

December 27, 2012 By Augie Fash

[EDITORS NOTE: On December 25th 2012, we lost yoyo player Nathan Dewitt. The exact nature of his death is still under investigation, but Nathan suffered gunshot wounds and crashed his car while presumably fleeing his attacker(s), just before midnight on Christmas Day. All information we have has come from the video above. I asked around for a friend of Nathan’s to reflect on his life, and Augie Fash came forward and asked to say a few things. I didn’t know Nate at all, but it’s always a shame when we lose someone so young. Rest in peace, Nate. – Steve]

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Over the years, Nathan and I would meet off-and-on at yo-yo contests.

The first memory I have of Nathan will always be one of my favorites, though. We first met at the Y3A Yo-yo Contest in last Vegas, nearly ten years ago. Back then both of us were relatively unknown players but we both shared a similar enthusiasm and love for yoyo.

Late at night, after the contest, all the yo-yo players gathered for a yo-yo battle. Everyone packed into an empty room and took turns going head-to-head, throwing down their best trick.

I remember Nathan getting on stage in front of everyone and effortlessly doing this crazy eli hop. He would launch the yo-yo, whip his body in a 360, and then the yoyo would land on the string in this completely impossible way, where I could barely even see what was going on.

I screamed like crazy for that trick.

I came up to Nathan after the yo-yo battle and asked him to show it to me again. He gave me a HUGE smile and then proceeded to try to teach me. Being big and uncoordinated, I knew I couldn’t spin in a 360. Not without months of practice at least.

Nathan wouldn’t be deterred though.

Every time I would give a half-hearted attempt, every time I told him no, every time I told him there’s no way I could spin a 360…
He would just stand there, flash this huge, ridiculous smile, and then tell me that of course I could. He would not be deterred. One hundred percent of me thought that I could never do that trick. One hundred percent of him though, knew that I could.

He would just smile again and say to just keep trying.

It’s kind of funny, because nearly 10 years later, I still remember seeing that trick. I’ve been going to yoyo contests for 14 years. I’ve seen world champions and trick innovators. I’ve traveled. I’ve demoed. I have seen a lot in the yo-yo world.

That trick though, I still remember it. And that’s kind of a weird thing. Because with as long as I have been involved in yoyo, very few tricks stick with you like that.

At first, I wasn’t sure why I remembered that trick, but now, I think I realize. In many ways, for me, that trick represents Nathan. A few things always stuck out to me about Nathan, and a few things stuck out to me about that trick.

Both Nathan and that trick had an incredible energy. No matter what, every time you saw Nathan, he was always so upbeat. He had this awesome, youthful enthusiasm that was at once both passionate and hopeful. Not many people are able to carry those kinds qualities into the difficulties faced with adulthood, but Nathan definitely did.

Looking back, that memory may have been a small part of both of our lives, but it is one that will always stick with me. I took a lot away from that chance encounter. Our paths may have never gotten the opportunity to cross very often, but I am very happy for the few times that they did.

Thank you for the inspiration Nathan.

Rest in peace, my friend.

Augie Fash

Filed Under: Goodbyes Tagged With: augie fash, featured, nate dewitt, nathan dewitt, yoyo

Victor Gravitsky wins Russian Yo-yo Contest!

December 5, 2011 By Rafael Matsunaga

Team YoyoFactory Russia’s Victor Gravitsky maintained his 1A dominance in Russia and scored yet another title in Moscow yesterday. The ever-growing Russian scene held its 6th national contest over the weekend, including a strong open international division.

In 1A, right behind champion Gravitsky were Aero-Yo’s Sergey Bukanov and Cold Metal Strike Force’s Dron Glukhov. The Aero team also got first place in 3A with Stepan Kosintsev, and 4A with Rodion Sigov. 5A winner was this year’s EYYC runner-up Alexey Nemchik, also from team Cold Metal (thanks, RSFSR).

The open international division saw Singaporean World Champion Marcus Koh from Turning Point win the title, followed by YoyoFactory’ Augie Fash (USA) and Duncan Crew’s Kohta Watanabe (Japan).

Check out some clips from the contest, courtesy of 9.8 Yo-yos.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: augie fash, kohta watanabe, Marcus Koh, Russia, ryyc, victor gravitsky

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