YoYo Related News From Around The World
Check out this episode of the Crew Racing podcast, a triathlon training podcast run by Caitlin and Drew Sapp, where they interview Gentry Stein about his yoyo practice and training regimens. Neat to hear about Gentry’s competition prep and mindset from such a different perspective!
Be sure to check out Gentry’s winning routine from the 2014 World Yoyo Contest!
Doc Pop sits down with fixed axle evangelist Edward Van Haponik and talks about modern fixed axle play, trick theory, his new Bandalores project with Drew Tetz, and why he and Drew totally bombed out on Fixed Axle Friday here at YoYoNews (we miss you, come back).
Doc Pop is back with another Popcast, and in this episode we get the amazing news that his proposal for a yoyo emoji has been ACCEPTED! Highest of fives to you, Doc!
Check out the latest from everyone’s favorite mad happy genius yoyo player.
Scales members Mark Mangarin and Keiran Cooper recap their favorites from the 2017 JOYC. Check out the video episode below, or if you want to listen to the audio-only version click here to listen on Soundcloud.
(Plus, here’s a link to all of the freestyles: JOYC 2017 Freestyles)
Thank you to the sponsors of Scales – YoYoExpert, CLYW, and Recess Intl.
The Scales Collection dropped a new episode of their podcast, and this one features a rowdy interview with the infallibly wonderful Tressley Cahill. Tressley is a well-known mid-school yoyo player from the East Coast, as well as an accomplished graphic and UX designer, drummer, and 2014 winner of the “Best Smile In Skinny Jeans” award from someone who was looking over my shoulder at a photo of him on Facebook one time. He’s responsible for tons of artwork in the yoyo industry, including logos for two projects that are near and dear to me: 365yoyotricks.com and PurpleYoYo.org. Dig in and enjoy!
The Scales Collective is back with two more episodes of their podcast…a mini episode discussing the first two events of the 2017 Japan YoYo League, and an interview with…well, with me. Neat.
2017 has already proven to be one of the most competitive years of yo-yo of all time, and Japan is at the forefront of it. Scales members Patrick Canny, Colin Beckford, and Keiran Cooper discuss the first two contests of the 2017 Japan Yo-yo League – East Japan A Block and Central Japan – and analyze some of their favorite freestyles from each, as well as predictions for what the rest of the year will show for yo-yo in Japan.
Steve Brown is one of the most important yo-yo players of all time – from being an inventor of a world-renowned division, a National Master, yo-yo news website leader, contest organizer and more, it is safe to say that his impact on the community has been something worth noting. In this episode of the Scales Podcast, member Andrew Bergen interviews Steve on some topics such as running the 2016 World YoYo Competition, his insight on people who are interested in running competitions, and more. Listen to this episode and gain some knowledge from one of the industry’s best! Thank you to our sponsors: YoYoExpert, Caribou Lodge, and Recess International!
The Scales Podcast is quickly shaping up to be a great resource for yoyo players to dig deeper into the intricacies of this glorious little subculture we’ve created for ourselves. Check out two new episodes!
In episode 2 of the Scales Podcast, team members Andrew Bergen and Mark Mangarin interview one of the industry’s most intelligent minds in the realm of social media, team management, and design; Chris Mikulin! Some topics that are mentioned in this feature are future plans for Caribou Lodge, sub-brands of CLYW such as Heaven Sent and Pool Party, Basecamp, and more!
For new players, sponsorship can be seen as one of the most daunting and confusing aspects of yo-yo. Scales team members Andrew Bergen and Mark Mangarin reflect upon their experiences as sponsored players, talk about what they feel as though the true definition of being sponsored is, as well as even give prime examples of great representatives of this generation. Give Episode 3 of the podcast a listen in order to enhance your perspective of what being sponsored really means! Thank you to our sponsors: YoYoExpert, Caribou Lodge, and Recess International!
The Scales Collective dropped a mini-episode, dedicated to breaking down the recent Japan Open YoYo Contest and discussing the freestyles and judging system. Featuring Patrick Canny and Colin Beckford, this is a really great episode for anyone who is really into the technical side of competition…dig in and enjoy!
Here are the links they mention near the end:
Japan Open YoYo Championship – japanyoyo.com/
International Yo-Yo Federation Rules – iyyf.org/rules/
Japan Open Freestyles – www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQ6lHXqRiWq9xj0muz6-OQ
The Scales Collective bring us a new yoyo-related podcast called Scales, and it’s off to a solid start. The Scales Collective is made up of Andrew Bergen, Andrew Maider, Colin Beckford, Dennis Cinquegrani, Ethan Cheung, Keiran Cooper, Mark Mangarin, Patrick Canny, and Zafran Aqil.
If you’ve ever spent even a few minutes talking to Bergy or Mark or any of the rest of the Scales crew about yoyoing then you know those guys are some of the most thoughtful yoyo players in the scene, with perspective beyond their years and a desire to move the scene forward.
Episode 1 finds Bergy sitting down with Nehemiah Peterson, a self-described “tech innovator” who is passionate about the more technical aspects of modern yoyoing.