This is just a short, single combo trick dump of a video but Owen Ekblad rocked it, and it got my attention.
Yoyo used is the Rockefeller by Square Wheels YoYo Company.
Robbie Graham – Resonance
Robbie Graham drops his 3-year anniversary video, and has some nice trick concepts and composition. Robbie is definitely coming along as a player, and in another year or two could become a serious contender.
Yoyo used is the Rockefeller by Square Wheels.
Owen Ekblad Double Feature
We’ve got two videos from Square Wheels player Owen Ekblad.
First up is a new video showing off some of Owen’s new 1A tricks. He’s one of our favorite up-and-comers, and this video should tell you why. Yoyo used is the Square Wheels Rockefeller.
And Owen also did a video for Terra YoYo Tutorials, of his trick “Bizarre Star”.
Owen has been putting out some great content lately…he’s definitely someone to watch out for in the 2014 contest season.
Owen Ekblad – Suctioned Cup Stalls
Owen Ekblad just blew my mind. Never NEVER would this have occurred to me. So good!
Cpt Merica – Owen Ekblad
Owen Ekblad drops a nice little video part with a Square Wheels Rockefeller. Lots of promising talent here…another couple of years and Owen could be a real contender.
Killer – Owen Ekblad
Owen Ekblad drops some nice moves with a Square Wheels Rex and Rockefeller.
But really, he had me at “Snape”.
YoYo Review – Square Wheels Rockefeller
The Square Wheels “Rockefeller”
Specs
Diameter: 54.86 mm / 2.16 inches
Width: 45.20 mm / 1.78 inches
Gap Width: 4.35 mm / .17 inches
Weight: 66.4 grams
Bearing Size: Size C (.250 x .500 x .187)
Response: 19mm Silicone Slim Pad
PLAY
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Overall, the Rockefeller is an paradigmatic modern metal yoyo. It’s machined satisfactorily, anodized properly, plays agreeably, can handle most everything I threw at it, appears winsome on the shelf, and feels copacetic in the hand. It is not remarkable in any way, although players will find that it throws a bit ponderously and hits the hand with a solid THWACK when it returns. Players looking for something “floaty” should look elsewhere, as this 66-gram yoyo assuredly plays heavier than you would surmise.
LOOKS
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The yoyo is machined and anodized exquisitely! Players who are quick to grieve about anodizing flaws are not likely to find any here. The receptacle for this fine metal bandalore is a lackluster brown card stock box, as is typical of most small-run metal manufacturers these days. The logo and model name are printed on the lid of the box, but rather matter-of-factly. There is little to no reason to retain the packaging for the Square Wheels Rockefeller unless you’re obsessive compulsive or have a strong tendency towards flipping your yoyos within a fortnight.
VALUE
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At a retail price of $135 USD, the Rockefeller is not going to win any accolades for value. But to be fair, the cost of machining something in the United States when you don’t own the machine shop can get out of hand expeditiously. Add the cost of a 3-color anodized finish and that hobby yoyo company you started becomes very expensive, very quickly. I don’t find the cost of the yoyo to be prohibitive or unreasonable, but that doesn’t make it any more economical.
The Square Wheels Rockefeller is a dependable throw made by excelsior people here in the United States. They sponsor and organize contests, they sponsor players, they support the yoyoing scene. If you like the appearance of this yoyo and prefer a hearty, solid throw, do endeavor to purchase one!