YoYoNews

YoYo Related News From Around The World

Bryan Jardin – What’s Your Setup?

By

Today we catch up with Bryan Jardin – Marketing Specialist for Duncan Toys and 7-time Philippine National YoYo Champion!

What are you throwing?

Barracuda X and Yoshicuda X. They’re just so powerful! The spin-time is what I needed for both 1A and 5A. Barracuda X is for 1A: it’s light and I can easily control it. Yoshicuda X for 5A: As I grow old, I’m liking undersized yo-yos for 5A. Both share the same shape, but the dimension and weight are perfectly designed on each discipline.

What response are you using?

Default Red Duncan Pads. Not available for retail stores yet, but coming soon. It makes my yo-yo snappy…I kinda like old school feeling when I throw. I want my yo-yos to bind easily without thinking I have a knot, you know what I mean? I’m picky, I also change these depending on how many hours I play. But if it doesn’t bind the way I wanted to, I change both sides.

What bearing are you using?

Dif-E-Yo Konkave for more than a decade now. Everday carry, I don’t worry much about it. As long as it binds and the bearing is working, I’m all good. Contest season is a different story. If I’m serious about winning, I have a different formula. I break bearings because I throw so hard. I tried cleaning it in different ways for many years, then I got tired. So I change bearing if I feel like it doesn’t spin the way I wanted to. I don’t throw out the bad ones, I just switch them to my EDC.

What string are you using?

Kitty Fat – it’s fat, and tension is consistent. I also like the economical price string. I change strings frequently. When I’m practicing for a contest, I change strings every after 2 freestyle practice. Since I throw hard, I stretch the string so fast. I don’t throw them out, I just set them aside and then use them in my everyday carry yo-yos.

Mark Montgomery – What’s Your Setup?

By

Today we catch up with Mark Montgomery – trick innovator, graphic designer, philanthropist, and one of the most stylish trick creators in the history of yoyoing.

What are you throwing?

Clear Markmont. Classic. Favorite thing is the weight distribution and comfort of shape

What response are you using?

One Drop response pads – not overly grabby and smooth in play w/o any slipping.

What bearing are you using?

One Drop 10 ball factory lubed. Silent and smooth.

What string are you using?

Markmont. Formulas Draken – stiff, fast and tactile. I can really ‘feel’ what I’m doing because of the texture and weighted feel it has. When it’s hot and sticky outside I use MF Copernicus (Copi) – it’s very bounce, soft to the touch and great against humidity and hand sweat.

Simpson Wong – What’s Your Setup?

By

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 Simpson Wong – co-owner of C3yoyodesign, fashion mogul, and one of the absolute nicest people in yoyoing.

What are you throwing?

My throw of the month is Berserker MAX. Because it is speedy and yet just heavy enough for doing tech-ish combo.

What response are you using?

I am using C3 JP response pad. It has a nice spin power in the beginning, a smooth feeling even mounting on multiple strings, and can still binds smoothly even when the spin starts to lose its momentum.

What bearing are you using?

Dif-e-Yo Konkave bearing, clean it with Zippo lighter fluid, and then add a touch of Revolution BB.
Also, I replaced aluminum axle with a titanium axle. This makes the centre a bit lighter, which in turns adds even more speed and power to Berserker MAX.

What string are you using?

Kitty String Fat Orange or Original Throw Fat Pink. Kitty String Fat Orange is the easiest to see on stage; Original Throw Fat Pink is a slack trick cheater!

Keiran Cooper – What’s Your Setup?

By

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.

Colin Beckford – What’s Your Setup?

By

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 Colin Beckford…sponsored player for UNPRLD, yoyo judge, SCALES COLLECTIVE member, and all-around nice guy.

What are you throwing?

Currently throwing the ReCognition by UNPRLD. Just got some new colors for the 2nd run of it and I’ve been really digging them, but besides that my favorite thing about it is the momentum of the yo-yo in play. It’s pretty much perfect for me from a control perspective with my tricks as it doesn’t move super fast to the point where it feels flimsy as well as does not feel too hefty when I try to push it.

What response are you using?

I’ve been using Sochi Pink Pads for response. They’re very soft and nice.

What bearing are you using?

I use the Sochi Centering bearings, I’ve always been a fan of that shape style because it just feels ‘right’.

What string are you using?

I’ve been using Sochi Fat as of late. I’m about to compete again for the first time in nearly 8 months so I took some time to really figure out my ideal setup, and string is definitely the most important to me besides the yo-yo. Fat has been working well with me as of late from a tension & feeling standpoint. I also use a prototype of some new Sochi string made for Tyler Vienneau that is super fun and whippy, you’ll hear more about that soon.

Doc Pop’s Popcast – Yoyo Emojis & Flopsicles

By

Doc Pop is back with another Popcast, and in this episode we get the amazing news that his proposal for a yoyo emoji has been ACCEPTED! Highest of fives to you, Doc!

Check out the latest from everyone’s favorite mad happy genius yoyo player.

Cyber Monday Sale At YoYoExpert.com!

By

It’s here! YoYoExpert’s Cyber Monday sale happens all day Monday AND Tuesday! Save up to 50% (or even more) on products from YoYoFactory, YoYoRecreation, Duncan Toys, Something, C3yoyodesign, Turning Point, and more!

Plus, buy ANY Side Effect yoyo from OneDrop and get a pair of Side Effects for just $3.99!

Head over to YoYoExpert.com and take advantage of these deals while supplies last!

Shop YoYoExpert’s Cyber Monday Sale

C3yoyodesign x Magic YoYo Vapor Motion

By

C3yoyodesign and MagicYoYo have teamed up for a new collaboration, the Vapor Motion! This plastic/aluminum hybrid design is the next evolution of C3yoyodesigns amazing fingerspin yoyos, and another leap forward for Magic YoYo collaborations.

Following the success of last year’s Fingerspin release (a dual signature model for Ethan Wong and Kohta Watanabe), C3 wanted to try out some new ideas. The result is a polycarbonate plastic body with 6061 aluminum fingerspin caps with great weight distribution and a ton of rim weight, and the seal of approval from fingerspin pioneer Ethan Wong.

Check out full specs below and then head over to YoYoExpert to pick up one now!

C3yoyodesign x Magic YoYo Vapor Motion Specs:

Diameter : 57mm
Width : 42.70mm
Weight : 64.5grams
Gap width : 4.3mm
Bearing : Size C Grooved bearing
Response : C3 Blue pad

Metal Skyva

By

You asked for it, you got it! Check out this great behind the scenes video of the making of the Metal Skyva, the latest passion project from Jeffrey Pang. Available now at YoYoExpert!

Metal Skyva YoYo

Diameter: 58.08 mm
Width: 43.38 mm
Weight: 64.2 grams
Response: 19mm LuftPad
Bearing: Center Trac
Material: Aluminum w/Delrin caps

First Look: Luftverk – Daytona Slimline

By

Jeffrey Pang, owner of Luftverk, dropped details for his next titanium yoyo release and for fans of responsive pocket yoyos, it’s just what you’ve been waiting for. Taking design cues from a bunch of mid-school designs, the Daytona is the latest masterpiece from a guy who has gotten really good at creating masterpieces. Specs and pics are below, and you can head over to the Luftverk site for Jeffrey’s full write-up of the project.

 

Luftverk Daytona (Slim-Line) Specs:

Price: 280USD
Material: Titanium (Grade 5)
Width: 33.5 mm
Diameter: 53.0 mm
Weight: 62.5 grams
Bearing: Size C flat/ Size C Half Spec (Includes both)
Response: 19mm LuftPAD
Non-Numbered

Japan Technology – Gull Wing

By

Japan Technology’s newest offstring yoyo, the Gull Wing, looks like a real masterpiece of a design and they’re promoting it with one of the most beautiful and delicate offstring videos we’ve ever seen. I’m terrible at offstring, and this video makes me want to get up and work on it right. now.

Japan Technology Gull Wing Specs:

Diameter: 83.6mm
Width: 68.2mm
Weight: 74.2g
Bearing: C Size (Flat)
Response: Ring
Made in Japan

Scales Podcast Ep. 5 – Save Deth

By

Scales Podcast

The Scales Collective is at it again with another podcast that brings an influential force in the yoyo industry to the front. Seth Peterson talks with Keiran Cooper and Patrick Canny about Save Deth, the first lifestyle brand in the yoyo industry and a huge creative force in the “mid school” period just after the Hyper YoYo boom died out.

Seth Peterson is one of the most influential yo-yo players of all time, but unlike most, it’s for more than just his tricks.

Seth led a very inspiring yo-yo movement called Save Deth, in which he had travelled with Dave Poyzer all over the United States and filmed amazing yo-yo content, whether it be at contests or just in a casual scene. On top of this, Seth’s attention to design and detail in all aspects such as clothing and content is something that lots of people worldwide learned and stemmed off of. To call him an innovator is an understatement; he is a pioneer.

Interview by Keiran Cooper and Patrick Canny
Introduction by Mark Mangarin

Scales Collective

 

First Look – Throw Revolution Kaiser

By

Throw Revolution Kaiser yoyo

We’ve got a look at the newest release from World YoYo Champion Marcus Koh’s brand, Throw Revolution!

The Kaiser is a monometal yoyo made of 7075 aluminum, and designed to perform to Marcus’ exacting standards. His goal with the Kaiser was bi-metal performance in a monometal yoyo…not the easiest thing to accomplish, but we look forward to trying one and seeing how close he got. Check out Throw Revolution’s info below, along with more pics and full specs. The Kaiser is available March 14th at 8 pm SGT at the Throw Revolution store, and hits retailers soon after.

When the Kaiser was made, It was designed to bring out a Bi-metal performance in a mono-metal yo-yo. This Yo-Yo was made for the aspiring competitor, not just any competitor. But for the one who dares to be a champion.

We wanted a Yo-Yo that is able to comfortably return to your hands. This is an important aspect which is often overlooked, as it ensures that your next throw will always a good one. Specially for freestyles when you have to bind from a strong spin due to a music cue.

The Kaiser was designed with step curved Rims to rest perfectly on your hands.

The Kaiser needed to be a yo-yo that stands out. We experimented by introducing a new twist to the way its being anodized by giving it a raw finished cut around the hub of the Kaiser.

The end result was Stunning. It was a design that stood out immediately, which made the Kaiser uniquely identifiable.

With the Kaiser’s release approaching, we’re staying true to our company’s mission.

“To unleash the greatness in you, and provide the highest standards of excellence at ThrowRevolution.“

And you’ll be the first one to receive the “Revolutionary Experience”, a special 1-on-1 coaching session with Marcus Koh when you purchase a Kaiser today.

Throw Revolution Kaiser Specs:

Finish: Smooth Beadblast
Weight: 65.9g
Diameter: 56.11 mm
Width: 44.59 mm
Bearing: 10 Ball Concave
Price: $89 USD

YoYos Banned In Syria

By

YoYos Banned In Syria 1933

So apparently, on January 21st, 1933, yoyos were banned in Syria by superstitious Muslims who believed they were causing a drought.

Luckily, nowadays we have things like The Weather Channel to clear up the causes of such things. So while our favorite toy is still referred to erroneously as an “ancient hunting weapon” by people who swear up and down they learned it in school, at least we can be sure that yoyos don’t chase away rain and kill crops. Thanks, science!

And thanks to Ben McPhee for finding this gem of an article and passing it along.

Recent Posts

Follow Us

Posts By Date

March 2023
M T W T F S S
« Feb    
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  

Tags

1A 4a 5A 5a may 2013 2014 c3yoyodesign cabin tutorial charles haycock clyw contest counterweight Czech Republic drew tetz duncan toys eyyc featured freehand gentry stein Harrison Lee japan kendama offstring one drop recess results Russia tyler severance video Werrd world yoyo champion world yoyo contest yoyo yoyo contest yoyo contest results yoyodrop yoyo drop yoyoexpert yoyofactory yoyofficer YoYoJam yoyorecreation yoyo tricks yoyo tutorial yoyo video