I do not understand Keiran’s outfit, but that trick is fantastic.
Yoyo used is the SF Cadence ES.
Keiran Cooper – What’s Your Setup?
What’s Your Setup? is a new feature for YoYoNews where we ask your favorite players about what they’re throwing with. Today we catch up with Keiran Cooper – sponsored player for SF YoYos, design nerd, and all-around nice guy.
What are you throwing?
I’ve been using a modified version of the Cadence ES recently. I wanted to mess around with the functional benefits of laser engraving to see if we could create a different weight distribution without having to change the design itself. It worked, and the yo-yo plays great.
What response are you using?
I don’t really have a preference in response pads. In 2017, I bought a couple hundred of these pink pads with a gift certificate I won. They seem to do the job.
What bearing are you using?
I don’t really use any specific bearings. I have an assorted collection of concave, CT, and flat bearings that I rotate through. When a bearing of mine dies, I just throw in whatever bearing spins well enough. I also for whatever reason tend to not perform any maintenance on my bearings beyond using a little bit of YYJ thin lube here and there.
What string are you using?
I’m currently rotating between Zipline’s KC24 and PH22 blends. Both differ in terms of thread count but feel pretty similar in use. Each string lasts me up to three days of heavy use and a week of casual use.
Basecamp Pariah
One of the biggest hits of the new Basecamp lineup is the Pariah, a collaboration between SF YoYos and CLYW that combines elements of the Akita (CLYW signature model of Mark Mangarin) and Cadence (SF signature model of Kieran Cooper). So what better way to promote it than to smash Mark’s face onto Keiran and vice-versa and make everyone super uncomfortable?
First release of the Pariah was at the 2019 World YoYo Contest, but more will be available soon. Check out full specs below.
Basecamp Pariah (SF x CLYW) Specs:
Diameter: 55.3 mm
Width: 45.5 mm
Weight: 65 grams
Response: Snow Tires
Bearing: Centering Size C
Michael Kurti – Canada Is Wavy
A-RT dropped a new video for Michael Kurti and it’s everything you hoped for. Amazing play from Chef Kurti, non-sequiturs, Sunshine Jimmy, the vague sense that the temperature is unbearably low, a stylish garage, heavy sighs, and clogging.
Yoyo used is the Good Life Gully.
Keiran Cooper – 100
Keiran Cooper gives us the goods in this video…two and a half minutes of pure, perfect tricks and some Sleigh Bells for good measure. Put it on repeat for the rest of the year.
Yoyo used is the SF YoYos Cadence, maybe? There’s a quick flash at the end that says “Cadence Transmission Coming 2019” so he’s probably throwing a proto of that.
Keiran Cooper – I Build Brands
Keiran Cooper destroys with the new collaboration between SF and A-RT. I’m still surprised they didn’t just go with S-FART but I dunno, maybe there’s a fart joke coming later. Anyway, here’s a great opportunity to just watch Keiran slay for like three and a half minutes. Yoyoing starts at 3:50 if you’re impatient.
Yoyo used is the SFYOYOs x A-RT Door Knob.
Keiran Cooper – KCSS18
Keiran Cooper had one of the most anticipated (and generally awesome) freestyles at the 2018 World YoYo Contest in Shanghai, and now we get a full three minutes of new tricks? We don’t deserve him.
Yoyo used is the SF YoYos Cadence.
Harrison Lee – Assorted Confections
Harrison Lee drops all kinds of new goodies in this long overdue video, shot and cut by Keiran Cooper.
Yoyo used is the CLYW Orca.
Scales Collective – Scales Live Episode 2
The guys at Scales Live spent an hour of their Monday nights talking about their predictions for 2018, what exactly is “meta”, different styles, and more!
Featuring Andrew Bergen, Andrew Maider, Colin Beckford, Keiran Cooper, Patrick Canny, and Mark Mangarin.
Audio version can be listened to here.
Keiran Cooper – Tangerine
Keiran Cooper had one of the most loved freestyles at the 2017 World YoYo Contest in Iceland, and now we get a solid trick dump video. Perfect.
Scales Collective – 2017 World YoYo Contest Recap
Scales members Keiran Cooper, Colin Beckford, and Patrick Canny discuss some of their favorite moments from the 1A finals at this year’s World Yo-Yo Contest. Players featured are: Andrew Bergen, Gentry Stein, Yuki Nishisako, Ethan Cheung, Keiran Cooper, Michael Ferdico, and Nate Dailey.
Credits to yoyovideoarchive for the video. Thank you to Scales Collective sponsors: YoYoExpert, CLYW, Recess Intl.
The Works ft. Keiran Cooper & Colin Beckford
Keiran Cooper and Colin Beckford are nigh unstoppable in their latest video, throwing a Recess Intl. prototype of something new for Keiran. Finally. No word on a release date yet but we’ll keep harassing Recess team members and will update when we have something.
2yo April
I have no idea what the video title means, but the video itself means we get a minute of play from Keiran Cooper, Michael Ferdico, and Daniel Kim so that’s good.
California State YoYo Championships 2017
Josh Yee brings us a great highlights reel from this past weekend’s 2017 California State YoYo Championship. Featuring a ton of players, including Alann “Hotpocket” Herrera, Daniel Flaherty, Zac Rubino, Michael Ferdico, Keiran Cooper, Ernest Kahn, and more.