Tomáš Bubák shows off the Duncan Strix in this new promo video from Czech yoyo retailer, SLUSNY. We’re expecting Tomáš to be a serious competitor at the 2014 World YoYo Contest in Prague, so get a good look at the competition now. Music is NSFW, so headphone it up.
YoYoFactory x SLUSNY – Vashek Kroutil / Shutter
Vashek Kroutil, the undisputed king of the Czech contest scene, drops a great video in support of the new YoYoFactory Shutter. I wish I spoke Czech because I’m pretty sure the first 40 seconds is hilarious, but I’m pretty content with the 40 seconds of play that follows.
Petr Kavka – Slusny Avalanche 2013
Slusny has some CLYW Avalanches still in stock, and Petr Kavka has a new video part to promote them. We never get tired of watching Petr throw…enjoy!
Zdenda Hýbl – God-Tricks Pegasus
SLUSNY and Barely Legal team member Zděnek Hýbl playing new offstring yoyo Pegasus by God-Tricks in front of the SLUSNY yoyo shop in Prague.
Veronika Dlesková – Czech Mate
Here’s a promising video from an up-and-coming Czech player, Veronika Dlesková. She’s only been throwing a little over a year, and is showing a lot of skill for such a short time. There are so many good players in the Czech Republic…thanks to our friends at Slusny for sharing another with us.
Petr Kavka – Slusny Summit 2013
Petr Kavka just blew my mind this morning with this solid video of new repeaters, using the CLYW x OneDrop Summit. Petr is one of the smoothest players in the Czech Republic, and considering how much talent is in that scene that’s saying a LOT. Really nice work, Petr!
SLUSNY – Just Friday 2
Here’s another “slice of life” video from the Czech Republic, giving us an idea of what it’s like to hang out at the Slusny shop on a sunny afternoon. The Czech yoyo scene is so damn solid! Thanks to Slusny for all the work they put in, and for sharing this video.
SLUSNY x YoYoFactory – Vashek Kroutil
Vashek Kroutil playing June edition of Czech Mate by Yoyofactory in Prague streets close to SLUSNY yoyo shop. Thanks to Petr Kavka for shooting the video.
Time To Move x SLUSNY
Zdenek Hybl, David Kreibich and Matthew Tomes from the SLUSNY team throw down a little during the opening of YoYoStore’s new location.
Slusny Tutorials ft. Ann Connolly
Slusny Presents – Duncan YoYo Contest
Slusny just posted some freestyle videos from a Duncan YoYo Contest they held on June 1st at Albert Hypermarket Pruhonice. Don’t have any details beyond that, but here are the Top 4!
1ST – ROBERT KUČERA
2ND – KRISZTIAN KALUZSA
3RD – DAVID KREIBICH
4TH – MATOUŠ TOMEŠ
Slusny Presents: Nimbus
Slusny.net just dropped a really fun video to promote the YoYo Empire Nimbus offstring yoyo, featuring Petr Kavka and Zdenek Hybl.
Slusny YoYo Players In Music Video
News – Prague YoYo Scene
Expats.cz posted a nice “outsider view” of the yoyo scene in Prague…definitely worth the read!
While yo-yos can typically be found in hobby shops alongside juggling pins and frisbees, it is incredibly rare, even in a major city, to find a store that exclusively sells yo-yos. Slusny and the Yo-Yo Store are not just Prague’s only brick-and-mortar yo-yo stores, but the only ones in Europe.
Located on either side of the Vlatva river, the shops are rivals—the Montagues and Capulets of yo-yo, but without the messy violence. Both stores opened up around the same time in 2010—first the Yo-Yo Store, and then four months later, the Slusny store. Also, both are sponsored by rival yo-yo manufacturers—the Yo-Yo store by Duncan, Slusny by YoYoFactory. “The kids take the rivalry more seriously than the owners,” says Hank Freeman, an American Yo-Yo champion living in the city. “It’s not like West Side Story, though.”
Click through for the rest of the article: Prague’s Underground YoYo Scene (via Expats.cz)