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SPACESHIP Titanium YoYo

February 7, 2019 By André Boulay

Guest post by André Boulay and sponsored by YoYoExpert.

Every now and then a yo-yo comes along so unique and so special that it just makes you go ‘WOW’. Unscrew the capsule to reveal the new titanium SPACESHIP and you will understand why everyone is excited. Every element of design has so been carefully thought through including the artwork, the logo, the packaging, the extras. Not to mention the actual yo-yo design. This is a masterpiece.

As the story goes:

In the year 2088, our solar system will be under siege by the Nactaria: the most advanced alien species in the known and unknown universe. The Nactaria will have begun to devour the planets of our Sun the moment they reach the Kuiper belt. The only hope for Earth’s survival lies with the Eljasek alien species. Although out-smarted by the Nactaria on several occasions, they have finally discovered their Achilles heel weakness – TITANIUM! This rare precious alloy is fatal to the Nactaria upon contact which causes an instant spontaneous adverse reaction.

The SPACESHIP was developed after an extensive research collaboration with the Eljasek and a gift to humanity. With 40 Titanium SPACESHIP yoyo’s deployed to earth, you can help protect our planet and improve your own game in doing so. The Nactaria have an acute sensitivity to old school yo-yo shapes. This prompted the Eljasek to design the SPACESHIP with classic influences of the yo-yo boom in the 2000s, pulling inspiration from the RecRev Bad Rep and Yoyofactory 401k.

The SPACESHIP is made of premium Grade 5 titanium (Ti6-Al-4V), the only known titanium alloy that is able to trigger an anaphylactic reaction in the Nactaria upon contact. What does that mean to you? Absolutely nothing unless you happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time during the Nactaria invasion. And if you are, you’ll be glad the SPACESHIP is your throw of the day. So will the good samaritans around you. The durometer of hardness and thermal resistance of the alloy ensures that zero damage occurs after contact with the Nactaria, so humans like yourself concerned with sustainability will be able to reuse the SPACESHIP infinitely. In laypersons terms and those who don’t want to think so hard, it’s that durable!

Holding the delrin capsule just immediately feels magical.  It’s smooth and slick and as you unscrew the top the excitement builds and doesn’t disappoint.  Inside you will find a circular badge showing the number (1 of 40), a USB Flash Drive containing an actual SPACESHIP ‘alien font’ they designed just for the yo-yo, a small container holding nylon string and response, and then of course the yo-yo wrapped tightly in a nice cloth.

The art on the capsule was done by the amazing Jason Week.  Someone who appreciates a good yo-yo just like the rest of us.

Each side of the SPACESHIP is engraved with really neat planetary style art and the SPACESHIP logo font for a package is truly out of this world.

The Spaceship release Thursday night at 8PM EST at YoYoExpert.

Filed Under: Featured, YoYo Spotlight Tagged With: featured

Help SPYY Owner Steve Buffel Fight Cancer

October 17, 2016 By André Boulay

SPYY Steve Buffel Cancer

Please consider making a donation to support Steve.  Any amount (no matter how small) is greatly appreciated!   In addition we have a limited number of TYY-01 Titanium Yo-Yos available as a donation reward!  Thank you for sharing your love & support with Steve and his family.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

Steve Buffel (age 43) was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in November 2015. Since then he’s undergone a long battle that’s consisted of daily radiation treatments & chemotherapy (while working) and an extensive surgery in May. Steve’s surgery went very well and he now continues his fight, but is struggling through the follow up chemotherapy. The doctors described post-surgical chemotherapy like this: “The surgeon pulled the weeds and now we’re going to spray the lawn to make sure none grow back”.  With this protocol Steve’s prognosis is good and has an 80% chance of being cancer free for the rest of his life. That being said, living with the side effects of the chemo can feel are far worse than the cancer itself.

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With the help of friends and family, Steve and Suzanne have done their best to help maintain a normal routine for their household and kids, but unfortunately it’s a becoming struggle. Steve has been off work since his surgery in May and his insurance coverage has been exhausted. Steve looks forward to going back to work as a design engineer soon as he can, but in the meanwhile he has to rely on his wife’s extra efforts to support their family.

Steve recently lost his father to brain cancer.

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Up until his surgery, Steve enjoyed family life, his pursuit of the perfect pair of jeans and immersed himself in the craft of jean making… and titanium yoyo production! Steve also competed at the local BMX track with his kids. Steve is looking forward to getting back to these hobbies once his body heals and hands are free of nerve pain that’s caused by the chemotherapy. To follow Steve and his interests, here’s his Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/spyycanada/

A kind message from friend Ed Haponik:

“It is difficult to find a bad yo-yo these days. Pretty much every model seems to play pretty smooth, spin a long time, and respond consistently… 10 years ago this was NOT the case. Not only were performance metal yo-yo’s expensive; there were giant disparities in quality from one model to another and amazing variation in their features, right down to the basic structure of the response systems and bearing seats. It was during this time, when precision-crafted yo-yo’s were few and far between, that SPYY came into its own.

Steve Buffel is a true craftsman. And when he gets it in mind to pursue a project (whether a yo-yo, pair of jeans, or a skateboard for his kid), he goes at it with an obsessive drive to complete it as well as it can be done, with no allowance shortcuts or mediocrity. His yo-yo’s were touted as the smoothest out there from the very first protos released on eBay. And as the SPYY line grew in the mid 00’s (from the Radian to the Addict, Spyder, and Pistolero), the company became synonymous with this level of quality. Even when Steve made the somewhat agonizing decision to start selling discount rejects, the purchasers of his “STAR-grades” remarked that these seconds spun far truer than most companies’ A-grades.

When he decided to build a team, Steve did so as patiently and deliberately as he developed his yo-yo line. Jon Rob, Guy Wright, Nate Sutter, Alexis JV, Sebastian Brock, Joey Fleshman, myself… The players he picked were out of the box and all over the map. It seemed like the only thing we had in common was having nothing in common, and yet it was more a “team” than any I’d seen. Being generous to a fault, Steve would send me tons of yo-yo’s, even though he knew I wasn’t interested in competition. And when I tentatively approached him about wanting to dedicate a year to playing fixed axle, he didn’t just give me his blessing – he gave me the tool for the job in the form of the sweetest wood yo-yo ever.

In time, SPYY folded, partly under the weight of the high expectations Steve maintained for himself. When he emerged last year to drop a titanium bomb on the community, everybody seemed thrilled, both at the prospect of the yo-yo and for SPYY to be back on the scene at all. The TYY-01 proved to be everything I’d hoped for: a modern competition-friendly profile, a 4mm gap giving tight winds and great regens, and smoothness worthy of the SPYY brand. Unfortunately, it dropped just as the market was at its most Ti-saturated, and for reasons I don’t understand, they remain available.

As most reading this will already know, Steve has been battling colorectal cancer for the past year. He has fought like hell through surgeries and several grueling rounds of chemotherapy. Being one of the most stoic people I know, he has never once complained about it to me. But I know it wears on him not having the energy to chase his kids all over creation on their BMX bikes or throw himself into his various crafts.

Steve has been a great friend for a long time. He is a true family-man, one of the most giving people I know, and he has had a legitimate and positive impact upon modern yo-yo’s and upon our little community. He has had a rough run lately, to say the least, and it would be amazing if our community could show him that we’ve got his back as he continues to recover. This is an opportunity to support a guy who, like so many of us, has thrown much of himself into this strange little passion (and to earn some pretty slick rewards while you’re at it). This is not the kind of thing he would ask for, so it falls to his friends to do so on his behalf. I hope you’ll join me in throwing some support to one of the best among us.”

Please join us for showing love and support to an amazing friend and a person who has been a true ‘force of good’ in our yo-yo community!

All donations are greatly appreciated and welcome.  Donate $185 and receive a SPYY TYY-01 yo-yo!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

 

Filed Under: Featured, General News Tagged With: cancer, fundraiser, gofundme, spyy, steve buffel

R.I.P. AJ Kirk

October 28, 2015 By André Boulay

AJ Kirk

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of AJ Kirk. A true force of good in the yo-yo community who we will never forget.

AJ’s impact on the yo-yo community and the friendships he made will be forever eternal. His passion for the sport and for enjoying life to its fullest was obvious from the minute you met him. A mentor in so many ways he personally devoted his time to trying to make others happy wherever he was. From teaching new kids their first throw at YoYoJoe’s Yo-Yo Club to his amazing work in hospitals – putting smiles on people’s faces who needed love and hope more than ever. The minute he walked into a yo-yo contest you knew he was there – high energy and so much fun. He touched so many lives and the world is a better place because of him.

A member of Team YoYoJam from the early days he had a long competition career even placing 3rd in 5A at the 2006 World Yo-Yo Contest. Locally he worked hard to support the local scene at Mitchell’s (and later YoYoJoe’s) and co-hosted the YoYoRadio Internet Show with Joe Mitchell. He helped judge contests across the east coast and was always willing to help out wherever & whenever he could. He was also an avid juggler and performer – balancing chairs on his head and pulling off a 5 ball cascade. Most recently he helped create the Tiki Tiki YoYo Club in Delaware and had an amazing following of people. His signature series yo-yo the Ring Master was everything he had hoped for in a design and I can still remember how happy he was the day that became a reality.

His presence in our community will be forever missed. RIP our friend and thank you for the memories.

Filed Under: Goodbyes Tagged With: AJ, aj kirk, Andrew Kirk, featured, goodbye, obituary

Spin Dynamics Presents the Alter Ego

October 22, 2015 By André Boulay

Spin Dynamics new Alter Ego releases tonight!

Great video released by Daniel Dietz and edited my Michael Ferdico showing everyone what the Alter Ego is capable of!

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Alter Ego, daniel dietz, featured, spin dynamics, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Please Welcome Florentina Louise Juan Brown!

July 7, 2015 By André Boulay

Florentina Louise Juan Brown

Please join us in a BIG congratulations to Steve Brown and his wife Jenni!
(Just in case you didn’t know Steve is the co-founder of YoYoNews, main-editor for all YoYoNews (aka everything and anything on this site), and Marketing Manager for CLYW! Plus a TON of other things. Seriously… a ton of other things.)

Florentina Louise Juan Brown was born on July 6th. Picture perfect baby!

Cheers to Steve and Jenni!

Updates to YoYoNews coming soon – we appreciate your patience while we give Steve some time to be with the family!

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: birth, featured, steve brown, welcome

Daniel Ickler – Recovery

January 12, 2015 By André Boulay

Few can argue that Daniel Ickler has some amazing tricks not to mention Moebius.

Impressive stuff in his new video Recovery.

Yoyo used is the Helium by YoYoTrap.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: clip video, daniel ickler, Moebius, Recovery

Never Surrender – New Moebius Video by Daniel Ickler

September 23, 2014 By André Boulay

Daniel Ickler shows off some amazing new Moebius tricks in his new video Never Surrender.

The technical difficulty shown off here is very impressive!

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: daniel ickler, Never Surrender, Yo-Yo Tricks

Five More Tutorials from Tyler Severance for 5AMAY!

May 23, 2014 By André Boulay

To celebrate 5A May YoYoNews, YoYoExpert, and Tyler Severance have teamed up to bring you some exclusive tutorials with motivation to learn!

Here is Round TWO!

Buddha Redirect, Floating Beesting, Danny Rejection, Danny Front/Back Door, Dana Bennett Mach 5!

If you learn any of the tricks you can score an exclusive discount on a SuperNova via YoYoExpert. (Tyler’s signature yo-yo!) See Bottom of Post!


Dana Bennett Mach 5


Danny Front/Back Door


Danny Rejection


Floating Beesting


Buddha Redirect


5A May YoYoExpert Tyler Severance

Details on how to score the discount is here:
http://yoyoexpert.com/blog/5a-may-supernova-discount/

5A May ‘Trick Challenge’ for SuperNova Discount

Sponsored by YoYoExpert

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: #5AMay, featured, Learn, supernova, Tutorials, tyler severance, yoyoexpert

YoYoExpert Presents: Why We Throw (2014 Cal States)

May 17, 2014 By André Boulay

We are YoYo Players and we throw for different reasons.

We throw because it brings us happiness and flow to our lives. Our meditation. We throw for the experience. For the friends and people we meet. We throw for the personal satisfaction of hitting a trick on and off the stage. The accomplishment and drive to always learn. We throw with meaning and cause. This is our art and our passion and an expression of who we are.

This. Is. Why We Throw.

YoYoExpert was a proud sponsor of the 2014 California State Yo-Yo Contest and we teamed up again with the amazing Dennis Barahona to bring part of the contest experience to you.

Get a feel of what it is like to be at a contest and why we throw. What it means to the players. What it feels like to watch history in the making. Whether you are there to observe, learn, or just be part of what is pushing our sport into the future. We thank all of you who attend these events and urge more to keep an eye out for a contest near you.

Thank you and enjoy.

 

SPONSORED BY YOYOEXPERT

Filed Under: Contests, Sponsor News, Video Tagged With: 2014 california state yoyo contest, video, yoyoexpert

5A May – Tyler Severance – NEW 5A Tutorials & YoYoExpert SuperNova Deal!

May 11, 2014 By André Boulay

To celebrate 5A May YoYoNews, YoYoExpert, and Tyler Severance have teamed up to bring you some exclusive tutorials with motivation to learn!

Throughout the rest of the month Tyler will be releasing 5A tutorials and if you learn any of the tricks you can score an exclusive discount on a SuperNova (Tyler’s signature yo-yo!)

Details on how to score the discount is here:
http://yoyoexpert.com/blog/5a-may-supernova-discount/

5A May ‘Trick Challenge’ for SuperNova Discount


Punching Bag


Infinite Redirection


Atsuhi Yamada Tangler Variation


Underwhip Repeater


Seth Peterson Body Trap

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: 5a may, featured, Learn, supernova, Tutorials, tyler severance, yoyoexpert

Official Freestyle Videos – 2014 MA States Yo-Yo Contest

May 1, 2014 By André Boulay

You can now watch ALL the freestyles from this past weekends 2014 MA State Yo-Yo Contest.

Special thanks to TAB for all the great filming!

Find the full Freestyle Playlist here.


Tylor McCallumore – 1st Place – SINGLE A


Michael Kurti – 1st Place – 5A


Philip White – 1st Place – 4A


Donald Hodgkinson – 1st Place – 3A


Chris Castro – 1st Place – 2A

Filed Under: Contests, Video Tagged With: 2014, chris castro, donald hodgkinson, Freestyle Video, MA States YoYo, michael kurti, Philip White, State YoYo Contest, tylor mccallumore

Pacific Northwest Regionals 2014 – PNWR – Final Results

February 23, 2014 By André Boulay

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Pacific Northwest Regionals at the Seattle Center was a HUGE regional this year. Some big names competed and the results are in! Props to Michael Nakamura for winning BOTH 1A and 4A! Talk about skill!

Some videos being posted via KingYoStar YouTube Page:
https://www.youtube.com/user/KingYoStarVideo



PNWR 1A Final Results 2014


PNWR Final Results 2A


PNWR Final Results 3A



Final Results 4A PNWR 2014


5A Final Results PNWR 2014

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 2014, featured, final, Pacific Northwest Regionals, pnwr, results

Georgia State Yo-Yo Contest | 2013 Results

October 28, 2013 By André Boulay

Georgia State YoYo Contest
Results have been posted from this weekends Georgia State Yo-Yo Contest!

Congrats to the new official State Champion Charlie Byers.

And congratulations to the winners of the major divisions: Eric Koloski for his win in 1A, Samm Scott in 5A, and Alex Curfman for the Open Division.


Georgia State 1A Finals

1 Eric Koloski 92.67
2 Sebastian Brock 90.70
3 Joe Wilson 78.64
4 Alex Curfman 77.04
5 Charlie Byers 70.43
6 Noel Kunz 69.68
7 Spenser Davis 68.65
8 Andrew Robinson 67.61
9 Samm Scott 62.95
10 Gee Cheung 59.85
11 Arthur Foley 54.32
12 Uri Gottschalk 53.62
13 Anthony Greer 46.34
14 Max Jones 41.75
15 Darren Tan 41.50


2013 Georgia YoYo Champion

Charlie Byers


5A Results:

Scott, Samm 86.54
Brock, Sebastian 80.74
Kunz, Noel 60.53
Pond, Jarrett 56.11
Foley, Arthur 41.34


Open Results:

Curfman, Alex 100.00
Davis, Spenser 66.94
Kinder, Steven 60.96
Gottschalk, Uri 35.44
Zerkel, Jake 17.03
Byers, Charlie 10.00


1A Preliminaries:

Brock, Sebastian 88.10
Koloski, Eric 82.82
Curfman, Alex 73.72
Wilson, Joe 72.20
Cheung, Gee 63.80
Davis, Spenser 61.59
Kunz, Noel 60.68
Greer, Anthony 59.06
Byers, Charlie 59.03
Robinson, Andrew 55.70
Tan, Darren 51.05
Scott, Samm 48.27
Jones, Max 47.39
Foley, Arthur 46.94
Gottschalk, Uri 46.77
Fuentes, Stephen 44.15
Gronberg, Evan 42.81
Alonso, Tony 42.52
Beland, Nicholas 42.27
Zerkel, Jake 42.12
Fairhurst, Alex 38.46
Johnson, Reid 38.06
Knox, Jeffrey 35.13
Tran, Dao 34.11
Rogan, Joe 33.62
Kinder, Steven 32.14
Wright, Madison 30.14
Harris, Turner 29.92
Phillips, Caleb 29.13
Holland, Tucker 24.05
Rifenburg, Shannon 23.53
Pond, Jarrett 23.03
Marie, Matthew 20.26
Garay, Ian 17.57
Lambert, Gavin 6.71
Mehaffey, Chris 2.61

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: GA, georgia, results, State, yoyo contest

Alex Fairhurst – Pride Test Video

September 30, 2013 By André Boulay

New video from Alex Fairhurst – MidWest Player with some great skills and tricks.

Throwing a new soon to be released yo-yo from DeadlySpins – the PRIDE.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Alex Fairhurst, deadly spins, DeadlySpins, pride

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