Fun in the sun, filmed after the 2014 South East Regional YoYo Contest! Featuring Sebastian Brock, Isaac Sams, Tucker Holland, and Reid Paul Johnson.
Yoyos used are Duncan Barracuda, Strix, and Torque.
Archives for April 2014
YoYoFactory Pulsar Collection
YoYoFactory has given us a partial unveiling of their Pulsar Collection, which will have its first release this weekend at Japan Nationals on May 3rd & 4th. Featuring a yoyo string remix of the iconic Joy Division cover art for the album “Unknown Pleasures“.
The collection includes the Shutter, the OneStar, the Superstar, and the new 2014 Genesis. All four models feature the Pulsar/String artwork, although the Superstar is the only one that comes in a color other than black. And as a nice touch, it actually looks like the Superstar comes in a blue color that references the Scientific American article showing the pulsar waves, published in 1971. The new Genesis’ most striking featuring is a stainless steel weight right, added in just below the step in the inner gap of the yoyo.
This new collection is super limited, although we haven’t gotten confirmation of full numbers for each model yet. We have heard that the 2014 Genesis will be limited to 50 – 60 pieces and retail for $130+, although that’s unconfirmed. We do have full specs for the new Genesis, though, and a review on the way!
YoYoFactory 2014 Genesis Specs:
Diameter: 56.40 mm
Width: 41.73 mm
Gap Width: 4.69 mm
Weight: 67.6 grams
Bearing: Size C (.250 x .500 x .187)
Response: 19mm Slim Pad
Material: Aluminum w/ Stainless Steel Weight Ring
Duncan Torque ft. Isaac Sams & Sebastian Brock
We still haven’t gotten our hands on a Duncan Torque yet, but it looks pretty good in the hands of Isaac Sams and National Champion Sebastian Brock.
YoYofficer Musket Promo
Last week we got the promo video for YoYofficer’s new Lava yoyo, and now we get one for their other new release, the Musket! Both yoyos are retailing in the $45 range, and both are quite nice performers. Available soon at your favorite retailers!
Video features Frantisek Bina and Ondrej Horak.
Grain Theory Kendama Presents: The Prospects
Grain Theory is proud to present..
The Prospects
-Kristian Aynedter
-Nick Yturralde
There’s so much great kendama play in this new video from Grain Theory. And heads up, their next batch is dropping on the site TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 29th.
2014 North YoYo Contest Results & Video
Slusny posted results and video of the winners from the 8th Annual North YoYo Contest, held recently in the Czech Republic.
Advanced 1A Freestyle
1st Place – Jan Paprstejn
2nd Place – Petr Kavka
3rd Place – Matyas Racek
4th Place – Robert Kucera
5th Place – Tony Sec
X Division Freestyle
1st Place – Petr Kavka
2nd Place – Jan Bubak
3rd Place – Matyas Racek
2014 Utah State YoYo Contest Results
Results are in for the 2014 Utah State YoYo Contest, the first time this contest has been held in fifteen years. Congratulations to Spencer Walker, the new Utah State Champion! Full results for all divisions are listed below.
1A Championship Division
1. Spencer Walker – State Champion
2. Alex Gallimore
3. Dennis Cinquegrani Jr.
4. Jace Briggs
5. Talia Jamison
6. Kyler Yazzie
7. Kyle Bird
8. Will Prater
9. Jason Gartling
10. Lincoln Morris
11. Andrew Jewell
12. Aaron Larsen
13. Matt Peart
14. K.J. Costich
15. James Lance
16. Tony North
17. Cadell McDonald
18. Austin Morris
19. Andrew Hulterstrom
20. Noah Hinton
21. Nate Pendleton
22. Steven Bateson
23. Brandon Merrill
24. Michael Glasner
25. Isaiah Racule
26. Xander LaFleur
Open Championship Division
1. Shannon Jackson
2. Tony North – State Champion
3. Daniel Walling
4. Spencer Walker
5. Matt Peart
6. Lincoln Morris
7. Talia Jamison
Best Female Player
Talia Jamison
Intermediate Division
Age 10-13
1. Ammon Bullinger
2. Zachary Smith
3. Alexei Muromcew
Age 14-16
1. Asher Smith
2. Eric Bell
3. William Cox
4. Justin Bowles
5. Andy Orton
Age 17+
1. Jacob Lewis
2. Goose Mangome
3. Scott Nybo
Beginner Division
Age 8-11
1. Henry Santos
Age 12-16
1. Cameron Zeltner
2. Kurtis Chadwell
3. Teight Jamison
4. Travis Jamison
Age 17+
1. Rick Brough
2. Kate Zhao
Ryosuke Kawamura Presents: Touru Miyazaki
Ryosuke Kawamura treats us to some more talent from Japan in this new video featuring Touru Miyazaki.
Yoyo used is the Laser by YoYoRecreation.
Acquaintance: Christopher Chia – Come And Get It PV
Here’s a new promo video for Christopher Chia…it’s made of older footage, but we can watch Christopher throw all. day. long. so we’re good with that. Thanks to Jayson Lim for the video!
Yoyo used is the Anglam ver. CC by sOMEThING.
Chase Baxter – All The Time
Chase Baxter leveled up! Check out some burly 5A play from him in this new video…really nice work!
Yoyo used is the Bonfire by CLYW.
The Unofficial Selfie Video
Aaron Bendich, Wilson Van Gundy, and Daniel Flaherty drop bombs in this new video. Tons of great tricks in here from some solid up-and-comers!
Yoyos used are the CLYW Bonfire, Canvas, Puffin 2, Arctic Circle 1 & 2, and Werrd Fruiture.
Carlos Braun – Spring 2014
2014 European Champion Carlos Braun is all set to roll through the rest of the contest season, and his new video gives a solid look at the tricks he’s going to be using to kill every other contest he enters this year. Not a lot of new stuff from his EYYC performance, but it looks likes he’s refining and polishing his tricks. If he can hit all of this as clean on stage, he’s definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with at this year’s world championship!
Yoyo used is the Werrd Irony.
2014 MA State YoYo Contest Results
Today was the 10th Annual MA State YoYo Contest, organized by André Boulay and YoYoExpert, with special guest Ed Haponik! Players from five different states gathered to compete for top honors, and at the end of the day Tyler McCallumore took the win in the 1A Division and the title of MA State Champion! Check out full results from all divisions below.
Beginner Division
| Ages 10 to 15 | ||
| Name | Age | Score |
| Jake Sullivan | 11 | 48 |
| Ages 16 and up | ||
| Name | Age | Score |
| Eileen Hiew | 19 | 39 |
| Nat Duranceau | 20 | 38 |
PICK YOUR TRICK |
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| AGES 11 and Under | |||
| NAME | AGE | SCORE | PLACE |
| Dylan Ostrowski | 11 | 46 | 1st – TIE |
| Hunter Smith | 11 | 46 | 2nd – TIE |
| Jackson Hannon | 10 | 42 | 3rd |
| Miles Lance | 11 | 41 | 4th |
| Jake Mcjuary | 11 | 34 | 5th |
| Russell Kosovsky | 11 | 34 | 6th |
| Mitchell Powers | 11 | 11 | 7th |
| Ages 12 to 17 | |||
| NAME | AGE | SCORE | PLACE |
| Brian Smith | 12 | 46 | 1st |
| Jake Lerman | 14 | 41 | 2nd |
| Evan Cole | 15 | 36 | 3rd |
| Tanios Abisaad | 17 | 35 | 4th |
| David Schudrich | 15 | 11 | 5th |
| Tennessee Weeks | 14 | 8 | 6th |
| Ages 18 + | |||
| NAME | AGE | SCORE | PLACE |
| Christopher Coffelt | 30 | 36 | 1st |
| Jeffrey Dibeneditto | 39 | 30 | 2nd |
| Ryan Munden | 35 | 26 | 3rd |
| Brian Gill | 37 | 25 | 4th |
SPORTS 1A
Ages 11 and Under |
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| Players Name | Age | Overall Score | Place |
| Jackson Hannon | 10 | 97.50 | 1st |
| Max Callan | 10 | 73.63 | 2nd |
| Dylan Ostrowski | 11 | 67.55 | 3rd |
| Joshua Melford | 9 | 29.06 | 4th |
| Case Welch | 9 | 22.60 | 5th |
| Josh Lerman | 10 | 15.12 | 6th |
Ages 12 to 17 |
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| Players Name | Age | Overall Score | Place |
| Jake Lerman | 14 | 78.41 | 1st |
| Charles Barton | 15 | 72.96 | 2nd |
| Payton Manente | 15 | 70.68 | 3rd |
| Rebecca Grusby | 15 | 68.66 | 4th |
| Justin Sullivan | 14 | 63.72 | 5th |
| Evan Cole | 15 | 53.98 | 6th |
| Evan Slack | 15 | 49.55 | 7th |
| Chris Thibeault | 15 | 38.41 | 8th |
| carson beach | 15 | 37.13 | 9th |
| Harrison Isaac | 16 | 28.72 | 10th |
| Justin Slater | 14 | 22.01 | 11th |
| Devon Harrigan | 12 | 17.53 | 12th |
Ages 18 and up |
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| Players Name | Age | Overall Score | Place |
| Ian McGaunn | 19 | 49.75 | 1st |
| Matthew Giroux | 38 | 46.32 | 2nd |
| Peter Fuller | 40 | 34.24 | 3rd |
| Christopher Coffelt | 30 | 27.45 | 4th |
| Brian Gill | 37 | 6.75 | 5th |
| Ryan Munden | 35 | 6.43 | 6th |
1A FINALS
| Place | Name (First Last) | Locale | Tech | Eval 1 | Eval 2 | Eval 3 | Eval 4 | Deducts | Final Score |
| 1 | Tylor McCallumore | MA | 65.0000 | 4.1500 | 4.4000 | 4.0000 | 2.3250 | 0.0 | 79.8750 |
| 2 | Andrew Maider | NY | 60.4788 | 3.7500 | 4.0000 | 4.2500 | 2.1250 | 0.0 | 74.6038 |
| 3 | Philip White | NY | 56.9851 | 4.7500 | 5.0000 | 4.9000 | 2.4500 | 0.0 | 74.0851 |
| 4 | Michael Ferdico | MA | 54.3663 | 4.7500 | 4.2500 | 4.9000 | 2.3000 | 0.0 | 70.5663 |
| 5 | Michael kurti | NJ | 49.4575 | 4.0000 | 3.2500 | 4.1000 | 1.9500 | 0.0 | 62.7575 |
| 6 | ky zizan | PA | 49.7042 | 3.1000 | 3.0000 | 3.4000 | 1.7500 | 0.0 | 60.9542 |
| 7 | Andrew Bergen | NY | 50.9724 | 2.7500 | 2.6000 | 3.0000 | 1.6250 | 1.5 | 59.4474 |
| 8 | David Kane | MD | 50.9548 | 3.2500 | 2.7500 | 3.1500 | 1.7500 | 3.0 | 58.8548 |
| 9 | Nick de Valpine | MA | 45.7173 | 3.2500 | 3.9000 | 3.0000 | 1.8250 | 0.0 | 57.6923 |
| 10 | Daniel Dietz | MA | 38.5655 | 3.3500 | 3.0000 | 3.1000 | 1.6750 | 0.0 | 49.6905 |
| 11 | Doug Kapinos | MA | 37.0741 | 2.6000 | 2.8500 | 2.5000 | 1.5500 | 1.0 | 45.5741 |
| 12 | David Ospina | MA | 37.5556 | 2.5000 | 2.2500 | 2.0000 | 1.2000 | 0.0 | 45.5056 |
| 13 | Brian Melford | NY | 32.8934 | 2.5000 | 2.7500 | 3.0000 | 1.3750 | 0.0 | 42.5184 |
| 14 | CJ Atkinson | NJ | 30.6739 | 2.2500 | 2.5000 | 3.1500 | 1.2500 | 0.0 | 39.8239 |
| 15 | Michael Maddeaux | NY | 31.2552 | 2.6000 | 2.5000 | 3.1500 | 1.3750 | 3.0 | 37.8802 |
| 16 | Erik Bjork | MA | 29.1883 | 2.0000 | 2.7500 | 2.0000 | 1.2500 | 0.0 | 37.1883 |
| 17 | Jason Couture | ? | 28.1079 | 2.0000 | 2.2500 | 2.0000 | 0.8750 | 1.0 | 34.2329 |
| 18 | Remy Baskin | MA | 30.0280 | 2.2500 | 2.1500 | 2.2500 | 1.1750 | 4.0 | 33.8530 |
| 19 | Michael Gleockner | PA | 26.4697 | 2.2500 | 2.2500 | 2.2500 | 1.1250 | 1.0 | 33.3447 |
| 20 | Daniel Franco | NH | 28.3487 | 2.2500 | 1.8500 | 2.1500 | 1.1250 | 3.0 | 32.7237 |
| 21 | Cody Krug | NY | 24.9783 | 2.0000 | 1.9000 | 1.8500 | 1.0500 | 0.0 | 31.7783 |
| 22 | brandon hodges | NY | 24.0154 | 2.1000 | 1.7500 | 2.2500 | 1.1750 | 0.0 | 31.2904 |
| 23 | nick frisbie | NJ | 25.5068 | 1.7500 | 1.7500 | 1.2500 | 0.8250 | 0.0 | 31.0818 |
| 24 | Shane O’Donnell | MA | 24.4675 | 2.1000 | 2.6000 | 2.0000 | 1.0000 | 2.0 | 30.1675 |
| 25 | aaron finch | NY | 23.3930 | 1.7500 | 1.5000 | 2.0000 | 0.9500 | 0.0 | 29.5930 |
| 26 | Jack Demaree | NY | 24.7141 | 1.7500 | 1.7500 | 2.0000 | 0.8750 | 3.0 | 28.0891 |
| 27 | Stuart White | NY | 29.5524 | 2.5000 | 1.0000 | 2.2500 | 1.0000 | 9.0 | 27.3024 |
| 28 | Nick Jennings | NJ | 20.2398 | 1.5000 | 1.5000 | 1.5000 | 0.8250 | 0.0 | 25.5648 |
| 29 | Ben Gates | NJ | 21.4435 | 1.9000 | 0.5000 | 1.1000 | 0.5500 | 2.0 | 23.4935 |
| 30 | ryan connolly | MA | 14.2096 | 2.0000 | 1.6500 | 2.2500 | 1.0000 | 3.0 | 18.1096 |
| 31 | Michael Bazzinotti | MA | 14.9788 | 1.9000 | 1.9000 | 1.5000 | 0.8000 | 4.0 | 17.0788 |
| 32 | Lando Finkelsteign | NY | 13.8690 | 1.6500 | 1.4000 | 1.2500 | 0.7500 | 3.0 | 15.9190 |
| 33 | Evan Pillow | NJ | 12.8884 | 1.3500 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.6250 | 2.0 | 14.8634 |
| 34 | Alex Martin | MA | 9.9995 | 1.3500 | 1.2500 | 1.3500 | 0.8000 | 0.0 | 14.7495 |
2A FINALS
| Place | Name (First Last) | Locale | Tech | Eval 1 | Eval 2 | Eval 3 | Eval 4 | Deducts | Final Score |
| 1 | Christopher Castro | NY | 65.0000 | 2.1667 | 2.5000 | 3.0000 | 1.3333 | 2.0000 | 72.0000 |
| 2 | Alex Martin | MA | 18.6389 | 1.1667 | 1.6667 | 1.5000 | 0.8333 | 6.0000 | 17.8056 |
| 3 | Brian Melford | NY | -7.3981 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.1667 | 1.0000 | -6.8981 |
3A FINALS
| Place | Name (First Last) | Locale | Tech | Eval 1 | Eval 2 | Eval 3 | Eval 4 | Deducts | Final Score |
| 1 | Donald Hodgkinson | MA | 65.0000 | 4.0000 | 3.6667 | 4.0667 | 2.0000 | 0.0000 | 78.7333 |
| 2 | Stuart White | NY | 41.0091 | 3.1667 | 2.8333 | 2.5000 | 1.4167 | 1.0000 | 49.9258 |
| 3 | Brian Melford | NY | -0.4727 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 6.0000 | -5.1394 |
4A FINALS
| Place | Name (First Last) | Locale | Tech | Eval 1 | Eval 2 | Eval 3 | Eval 4 | Deducts | Final Score |
| 1 | Philip White | NY | 65.0000 | 3.6667 | 3.3333 | 3.8333 | 2.0000 | 8.0000 | 69.8333 |
| 2 | Tylor McCallumore | MA | 50.7671 | 4.0000 | 4.0000 | 3.1667 | 1.7500 | 3.0000 | 60.6837 |
| 3 | David Kane | MD | 51.3107 | 3.0000 | 2.6667 | 2.8333 | 1.5000 | 9.0000 | 52.3107 |
| 4 | Stuart White | NY | 48.1194 | 3.0000 | 2.6667 | 2.6667 | 1.3333 | 10.0000 | 47.7861 |
| 5 | ryan connolly | MA | 25.7471 | 2.3333 | 3.1667 | 1.6667 | 1.1667 | 2.0000 | 32.0805 |
| 6 | Jason Couture | MA | 20.0399 | 1.3333 | 1.1667 | 1.8333 | 0.7500 | 13.0000 | 12.1232 |
5A FINALS
| Place | Name (First Last) | Locale | Tech | Eval 1 | Eval 2 | Eval 3 | Eval 4 | Deducts | Final Score |
| 1 | Michael kurti | NJ | 61.3889 | 3.1667 | 3.5000 | 3.6667 | 1.7500 | 0.0000 | 73.4722 |
| 2 | Andrew Maider | NY | 52.6820 | 3.3333 | 3.0000 | 3.0000 | 1.6667 | 1.0000 | 62.6820 |
| 3 | David Kane | MD | 49.4041 | 3.3333 | 3.1667 | 3.8333 | 1.8333 | 0.0000 | 61.5708 |
| 4 | Philip White | NY | 43.5912 | 3.0000 | 2.6667 | 2.8333 | 1.4167 | 5.0000 | 48.5078 |
| 5 | Ethan Bein | MA | 41.3985 | 2.6667 | 2.3333 | 2.6667 | 1.5000 | 3.0000 | 47.5651 |
| 6 | Michael Ferdico | MA | 34.5637 | 3.6667 | 2.8333 | 2.8333 | 1.4167 | 0.0000 | 45.3137 |
| 7 | Brian Melford | NY | 14.0724 | 1.3333 | 1.3333 | 1.0000 | 0.6667 | 1.0000 | 17.4057 |
| 8 | CJ Atkinson | NJ | 16.5577 | 1.6667 | 1.3333 | 1.8333 | 0.6667 | 5.0000 | 17.0577 |
| 9 | Michael Gleockner | PA | 12.3275 | 1.3333 | 1.0000 | 1.6667 | 0.5000 | 2.0000 | 14.8275 |
2014 Japan National YoYo Contest Trailer
The 2014 Japan National YoYo Contest is coming up next week, and they’ve released a trailer showcasing last year’s champions to get us ready for this year’s event.
Who do you think will win this year? Be sure to enter Rewind’s Japan Nationals Prediction Contest for a chance to win some sweet prizes.
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