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Sponsor News – Releases & Restocks at YoYoExpert.com

January 21, 2013 By Steve Brown

Our excellent sponsors, YoYoExpert.com, have had some great new releases and restocks…take a look!

The ANGLAM CC is the new signature edition produced together under Hiroyuki Suzuki’s brand sOMEThING and their new team member the amazing Christopher Chia. Christopher took the ANGLAM to a new level by modifying the overall shape and changing the weight distribution to increase playability.

The ANGLAM CC is a mid sized 6061 aluminum yo-yo that fits wonderfully in the hand and just feels like a perfect. Christopher took the ANGLAM to a new level by modifying the overall shape and changing the weight distribution to increase playability. With an all new weight ring system made from a secret heavy metal that not only makes the yoyo cheaper in price but doesn’t lose any play in the process.

ANGLAM CC is equipped with a large CBC Center Trac Bearing and 19mm slim pads for tight binds. Features ANGLAM logo engraved on both sides as well as Christopher Chia’s signature right below it.

Frizzy hair, members only jackets, shoulder pads and of course leg warmers, all the awesome fashions of the 80’s are back and printed in living color on the new Madhouse RAD.

This Extremely loud looking yoyo comes in perfect examples of the 80’s era, with radical cheetah print and heavy metal plaid. This is the look that hair bands would die to have on their set and it plays better than one of their finely tuned guitars. With a smoothed outer soda blasted surface for those rocking grinds and a polished center giving it a glamorous look, this yo-yo bring the 80’s back to life.

For just 19.99 the Duncan Flipside is worth getting excited for. Go responsive to unresponsive with just a flip!

Includes a KONKAVE Bearing and patent pending flippable spacers to switch to a small bearing at ease!

Huge thanks to our sponsor YoYoExpert.com, your one-stop shop for yoyos, parts, and accessories.

365yoyotricks.com – Weekly Roundup

January 9, 2013 By Steve Brown

I post a lot of videos here, but with 365yoyotricks.com putting out a new trick every day it seems a little much to repost those every day. So instead I’m going to do a weekly round-up, which should keeps things more manageable!

The 2013 season features myself, Spencer Berry, Rafael Matsunaga, Jake Bullock, and Darnell Hairston…in addition to as many guest tricks as I can fit in there.

First up we’ve got some early tech 5A from former Trick Innovator of the Year, Jake Bullock.

Spencer Berry brings back Magic Drop with this super flexible repeater

I make things needlessly difficult with this awkward and mostly pointless suicide:

Up-and-comer Darnell Hairston gives us a new trick inspired by Zach Gormley:

I pop in again to take one of Jason Lee’s best-known tricks and make it about 2/3 as cool:

Ed Haponik drops in for a guest spot to make us all reach for a wooden yoyo:

Brazilian National YoYo Master Rafael Matsunaga drops a 10-year old mount and makes it look good again:

And Jake Bullock brings it all down with a crazy-long tech 5A construct that leaves you with a lot of homework to do.

Remember to follow 365yoyotricks.com on Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr for the daily updates. See you next week!

CLYW Toques

December 18, 2012 By Steve Brown

CLYW decided that their rad collection of 5-panel caps just wasn’t enough for our heads, and now they’ve announced these amazing toques! Available in two colorways, “Hulk Smash” and “Gold Nugget”, these head-warmers are made in the USA and are guaranteed to make you feel at least 63% more like a lumberjack. Expect to see these super-limited noggin cozies show up soon at YoYoExpert.com.

New Releases from C3 YoYoDesign

December 17, 2012 By Steve Brown

YoYoExpert just dropped some great throws by C3 YoYoDesign…well worth checking out!

Alpha Crash is a high end plastic yo-yo based off their flagship model the Berserker. The angular shape focuses on aerodynamics and stability. This yo-yo screams speed and high performance play. Excellent for the player who has just perfected their bind return all the way to the freestyle player who wants to prove plastic can play as good as metal.

The Glitter take a similar shape to C3′s flag ship model the Berserker. Strong angular design but a little smaller diameter making for a comfortable mid-size throw with a lot of stability and a lot of WOW factor.

This is a one time only production of 100 yo-yos in honor of the exclusive 44CLASH event in Japan!

And another in honor of 44CLASH edition yo-yo – the amazingly priced Capless! A black body with yellow and red flecks and the 44CLASH logo engraved in honor of the amazing contest in Japan.

2013 YoYoExpert Trading Card Series & Giveaways

December 12, 2012 By Steve Brown

YoYoExpert has officially announced the full line-up for their 2013 trading card series, as well as details for a pretty massive series of giveaways, hidden inside packs of the cards. They’ve managed to relay this in what is possibly the tallest yoyo-related graphic ever posted online, but lemme tell you…it’s totally worth all the scrolling.

There are a total of 65 cards this year, including players from YoYoFactory, Yomega, Duncan, YoYoJam, CLYW, SPYY, C3 YoYoDesign, 365yoyotricks.com, OneDrop, Werrd, and more…including three very special 3-D Legend Cards featuring Jason Lee, Paul Escolar, and John Higby.

Special “Winning Ticket” cards are mixed in randomly to the foil packs that each contain 3 random trading cards…and you get one of these foil packs with every single order of $50 or more placed at YoYoExpert.com. If you find a Winning Ticket…you win the prize associated with that ticket…it’s just that simple!

Full details are online at YoYoExpert.com. The list of prizes is kind of insane, and really tall, so get that scrolling finger ready and…..GO!

2012 Malaysian YoYo Championships (12.15 – 12.16)

December 11, 2012 By Steve Brown

The 8th Malaysian Yo-Yo Championship (MYYC) is our club’s biggest annual event after the Central Malaysia Yo-Yo Championship where we unite the yo-yo players from all over Malaysia under one community to compete for the Malaysian Yo-Yo Champion Title in 4 different divisions. These divisions are Single A Division, Double A Division, Off-String Division and Freehand Division.

MYYC 2012 will be held on December 15th & 16th at Fahrenheit88, Kuala Lumpur. This is an open contest to where families are free to attend and watch the competitors compete for the Malaysian Champion title as well as join in the fun we have in store for them. In addition, we will hold a yoyo workshop for those who are interested to start yo-yoing free of charge.

This contest has attracted a lot of new players & yo-yo enthusiasts from 8 different states in Malaysia to compete in respective division to be crown the next national yo-yo champion which will represent Malaysia in the upcoming international contest (Asia Pacific yo-yo contest 2013 & Worlds yo-yo contest 2013). MYYC 2012 is recognized & sanctioned by the World Yo-Yo Organization and it is also supervised & organized by M-YO (Malaysian Yo-Yo Club)

Full details and schedule are posted on the contest website.

Sneak Peek – YoYoExpert 2013 Trading Cards

December 10, 2012 By Steve Brown

YoYoExpert has posted a peek at their 2013 trading card series…and this year’s lineup is 65 cards, their biggest yet!

I’m incredibly proud to also tell you that a few players will have special 365yoyotricks.com cards in the series…I’m literally grinning from ear-to-ear right now just typing about it. This year’s series is shaping up to be fantastic, and I can’t wait to get my set.

More info at www.YoYoExpert.com.

YoYoFactory Loop 1080

December 5, 2012 By Steve Brown

Tonight at 10:00 PM EST the LOOP 1080 releases at YoYoExpert as part of Wave 2 of the YoYoFactory Champions Collection. Retail price is $23.99 each.

This highly anticipated yo-yo was designed with input from World Yo-Yo Champion Shu Takada and was already used to win the 2012 National Yo-Yo Contest by Patrick Mitchell. The Loop 1080 has improved weight distribution and a fully centered adjustment mechanism, giving it a completely different feel and improved performance from the much-vaunted (and highly impressive) Loop 900.

YoYoFactory seems to have finally cracked the secret of the perfect looping yoyo without requiring modification…how many world and national titles do you think the Loop 1080 will bring in 2013?

YoYoExpert and YoYoJam Present RING MASTER

December 3, 2012 By André Boulay

From YoYoExpert:

|| YoYoJam RING MASTER || We met up with AJ Kirk to film an official video for his upcoming yo-yo release of the YoYoJam Ring Master! This is a great new yo-yo coming soon from YoYoJam!

A Sleuth Of Bears by Ed Haponik

December 3, 2012 By Steve Brown

Ed Haponik, showing off another amazing fixed axle trick on the EH yoyo, which sold out immediately upon release at YoYoExpert.com. Congrats to Ed, SPYY, and TMBR Toys on a great #yoyodrop!

YoYoFactory Winter 2012 Capsule Collection

December 2, 2012 By Steve Brown

YoYoFactory has announced their Winter 2012 Capsule Collection…two new 5-panel hats, a new t-shirt, and YoYoFactory beanies and scarves! Available soon at YoYoExpert.com and other select retailers.

SPYY x TMBR EH

December 2, 2012 By Steve Brown

Coming soon to YoYoExpert.com!

SOLD OUT!

The EH is a run of ~40 pieces. Designed by SPYY and TMBR to match the model that Ed Haponik has thrown exclusively all year. Flat-sawn red oak, walnut axle, and type 10 cotton string….each one hand-twisted by Ed Haponik from his “Cones to Balls” cone of string. WOW. Only $35 each, and they’re moving fast!

YoYoFactory Champions Collection Wave 2

November 14, 2012 By Steve Brown

YoYoFactory presents the 2nd wave of Champions Collection signature model yoyos. They’ve put together a great range of Yo-Yos, from the bright pink Paul Han ONEstar to the silky matte black Miguel Correa Genesis+. They have new, original models like the machined plastic Severe for Tyler Severance, Harold Owen III’s H.O.T.or the game changing Shu Takada Loop1080. They’ve even brought on a new twist on a classic with the Victor Gravitsky Protostar, as well as a new yo-yo with an old friend, the Proton with Kentaro Kimura.

Check out YoYoFactory’s individual posts of each model for the full story on each model, plus specs and detailed photos. Expect the YoYoFactory Champions Collection to hit YoYoExpert around the 1st week of December!