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Simpson Wong – What’s Your Setup?

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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?

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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.

C3yoyodesign – Simpson Anodizes YoYos

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Simpson Wong from C3yoyodesign gives us a look at how he personally anodizes all the yoyos for C3yoyodesign. Not a lot of companies have this level of creative control over their final product, and it’s deeply heartening to see how much joy Simpson gets from making sure that every C3 yoyo looks exactly the way he wants it to.

Colin Beckford – What’s Your Setup?

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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.

PLSTC ft. Leonid Nemchik

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The new plastic release from SF YoYos, called simply “PLSTC”, is inspiring a ton of creativity among players who are thrilled to finally have a true beater from SF, who has quickly become a powerhouse in the yoyo community.

Leonid Nemchik is the latest to get stoked on this yoyo, and watching what he can do with it…well, we’re pretty stoked too.

Yoyo used is the SF YoYos PLSTC.

Second Family – SF YoYos WYYC 2019 Team Video

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I see Remy and I see Remy’s dad so I don’t think this is a “second family” I think that Remy just has a crapload of siblings. I will fight anyone who disagrees. #SFYoyos

Duncan Toys Presents: Isaac Sams ft. Exit 8

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Duncan Toys brings us some quality yoyoing from Isaac Sams, someone we haven’t heard from in a while. Isaac has had a huge impact on the technical yoyo scene, and he’s the kind of guy that is your favorite player’s favorite player. Nice to see him in front of the camera again!

Yoyo used is the Duncan Toys Exit 8.

Original music by Isaac Sams.

 

Basecamp Pariah

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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

In The News: YoYoExpert

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Friends Quentin Godet, left, of Conflans, France, and former Massachusetts state yo-yo champion Tylor McCallumore of Northampton look through the collection of yo-yos at the YoYoExpert.com headquarters and warehouse in Easthampton on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Godet was on a return trip home from his fifth-place finish in the 4A (offstring) Division of the 2019 World YoYo Contest in Cleveland the previous weekend.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette ran a great piece on YoYoExpert, highlighting owner André Boulay’s long-standing commitment to and involvement in the yoyo community. Always great to see members of the community getting some good press!

Hit this link to read the article: YoYoExpert in the Daily Hampshire Gazette

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