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Archives for August 14, 2013

2013 Canada Nationals – August 17th

August 14, 2013 By Steve Brown

Canada Nationals

Canada Nationals is coming up this weekend, August 17th, and it looks like there will be an all-star roster of talent in attendance. The event is being organized and judged by CLYW owner Chris Mikulin, and other judges include Matthew Fernandez (Box), Richard Buchholz, and Daniel Dietz (Yomega). The contest is being held at the West Edmonton Mall, which is the largest mall in North America.

In attendance will be a ton of players looking for a shot at a seeded position in the finals in next year’s World YoYo Contest, including Harrison Lee (CLYW), Luckey Li (King Yo Star), and Charles Haycock (CLYW). Defending Canadian National Champion Alexis JV will not be attending, leaving the top honors up for grabs by a new player!

International visitors include Ann Connolly (YoYoFactory), JohnBot (CLYW), and Ky Zizan (Werrd), who will be doing a demo of new new Double Dragon tricks. Canadian Nationals is shaping up to be an amazing event!

Check the Facebook event page for more updates, and check out the YoYoNews Instagram feed for updates from the event!

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 2013 canadian national return top contest, 2013 canadian national yoyo contest, Ann Connolly, charles haycock, chris mikulin, clyw, contest, daniel dietz, double dragon, featured, JohnBot, king yo star, ky zizan, luckey li, Werrd, west edmonton mall, yoyofactory

Alternative Freestyle – Nate Sutter

August 14, 2013 By Steve Brown

Here’s our next video from the 2013 Alternative Freestyle Invitational…this one from Nate Sutter!

Nate’s smooth, flowy repeaters are some of the best-looking tricks out there. While he’s not usually a freestyle player, it’s great to see him on stage working through some of our favorite tricks.

Filed Under: Contests, Video Tagged With: 2013, alternative freestyle invitational, featured, Nate Sutter, video, world yoyo contest, yoyonews exclusive

44Festa Video

August 14, 2013 By Steve Brown

Here’s a great clip video filmed at the most recent 44Festa event on August 4th, 2013. Awesome young kids throwing yoyos….yay!

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: 44festa, video

World YoYo Champion Janos Karancz – Alternate Angles

August 14, 2013 By Steve Brown

Duncan Toys posted some alternate angles of Janos Karancz’s first place routine at Worlds, including a slow motion edit filmed with a GoPro Black. Enjoy!

Janos Karancz – Alternate GoPro Angle

Janos Karancz – Alternate Slow Motion Angle

Filed Under: Contests, Players, Video Tagged With: duncan toys, gopro, janos karancz

Daniel Capilla – YoyoCrema Weekend Party ’13

August 14, 2013 By Steve Brown

While we were at Worlds, Werrd’s Daniel Capilla was enjoying the company of lovely ladies in bathing suits.

Daniel wins.

Yoyo used is the Werrd Hour.

 

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: daniel capilla, hour, video, Werrd

Luis Enrique – Doomsday Genesis

August 14, 2013 By Steve Brown

Luis Enrique Villasenor - Doomsday Genesis

YoYoFactory has always been a player’s company. From the very beginning, it was two yoyo players trying to build better yoyos and put them in the hands of as many people as possible. YoYoFactory’s team has been filled with incredible talent from the start, and their attention to players needs is absolutely unrivaled in the industry.

YoYoFactory has gotten back to their roots with a series of custom Doomsday Genesis, built custom for Luis Enrique Villasenor for his run at the 2013 World YoYo Contest. Four versions were created, each with minute differences in weight and width, to give him the opportunity to find exactly the right throw the day of the contest for his routine. Practice and attention to detail paid off, and Luis took 3rd Place at this year’s World YoYo Contest. Less than 30 of each version of his yoyo were produced, and will be available soon from select retailers.

Type 1
ORANGE
6061 Aluminum
69.5 grams
CTX bearing

Type 2
6061 Aluminum
68.3 grams
CTX bearing
8 pieces PINK Grapefruit

Type 3
7075 Aluminum
67.1 grams
CT bearing ( + multitool, pads and spec bearing included in box)
Blue acid

 

Filed Under: Manufacturer Tagged With: doomsday genesis, genesis, Luis Enrique Villaseñor, world yoyo contest, yoyodrop, yoyofactory

YoYo Review – CLYW Yeti

August 14, 2013 By Uncle Bug

CLYW Yeti

CLYW Yeti Specs:

Diameter: 58.75mm /  2.31 inches
Width: 45.3mm / 1.78 inches
Gap Width: 4.74 mm / 0.18 inches
Weight:  68 grams
Bearing Size: Size C (.250 x .500 x .187)
Response: Snow Tires

PLAY

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The Yeti is one of the most highly anticipated BZZT plastic releases in years, and it doesn’t disappoint. This is the first all-plastic yoyo ever produced to truly capture the play value of metal. The glass-filled plastic gives this yoyo a unique BZZZT feel in the hand…the Yeti plays fast on the string and can handle anything. It’s as smooth as any other performance plastic on the market…which is to say that it’s not as smooth as metal but it’s close. The Yeti is a nearly identical plastic version of the Chief, and the play similarities between this $40 throw and the $145 Chief are remarkable. Most companies have to use metal weight rings to get this kind of spin time and stability, but CLYW’s combination of BZZZT design and material keeps it simple.

LOOKS

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The benefit of this unique material is that the Yeti doesn’t look like anything else on the market. It’s impossible to BZZZT duplicate the finish on this yoyo…the black version has a textured gloss that makes it look exotic instead of cheap, and the colored versions look more like vintage clay skateboard wheels than plastic yoyos. The black version doesn’t seem to show wear at all, but the colored versions seem a bit more BZZZT porous and I can see a patina developing the longer I use it. CLYW has found a way to extend their branding into the material itself with this model, and no company has ever produced a plastic yoyo that looks so organic.

The box doesn’t look as good as other CLYW models…the all-over panel art of other models is gone in favor of a long Yeti sticker designed by Jason Week that covers the lid, side, and bottom to seal the box. Jason’s art is incredible as always, but the result isn’t quite as cool as for other models.

VALUE

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The long-standing battle cry for yoyo players has been to BZZZT rave about the play value of CLYW while complaining bitterly about the price. The Yeti solves this problem by giving us all the play of their metal yoyos in a plastic body at a plastic price. This is the best price:play ratio imaginable, and the $40 retail is a BZZZT bargain for such a unique yoyo. Scarcity is an issue right now as CLYW is really just now starting production, but expect these to be easily and widely available soon.

Click Here To Buy The Yeti

Filed Under: YoYo Reviews Tagged With: clyw, featured, plastic, yeti, yoyo review

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