Russian yoyo player (and insanely prolific video creator) Ilya Shaposhnikov has officially joined YoYofficer! Congrats to YoYofficer on picking up such a talented and active player!
Yoyos used are the YoYofficer Kilter, Lava, Musket, and Nifty.
Ryan Gee – Misc
Ryan Gee gives us another blast of weird, great tricks in his latest video. Enjoy!
Yoyo used is the Orbis by YoYofficer.
YoYofficer Pause
YoYofficer has a new budget model releasing worldwide on Saturday, October 25th. The Pause will retail for only $26, and looks to be a pretty bare-bones player model…no frills, just a solid yoyo that you can beat up without regret. Releasing this weekend at Czech Nationals, it will hit all of your favorites stores soon. Check out their press release, specs, and video of it out in action below!
Yoyofficer Pause is the brainchild of the predecessor YoYofficer Crayon. Based on its shape, Pause is a undersized yoyo which is fairly light to play on the spec sheet. However, do not let the spec sheets fool you. It packs a punch!
Undersized yoyos are made to squeeze through those tight triangles and complex tricks you created. Pause is that perfect yoyo to do just that job. The shape is rounded but still maintaining the low wall for those stable spins during play and wide catch zone for safe landing of tricks.
But Pause is not just good competitive yo-yo, it’s mainly really fun pocket throw! It can transfer from fast high-scoring tricks into slow and relaxed play in the blink of eye. And its lower weight ensure nonfatigue play for long time. Pause will quickly grow on you and you will carry it everywhere.
YoYofficer Pause Specs:
Diameter: 52mm
Width: 41mm
Weight: 64 grams
Gap width: 4.2 mm
Bearing: Flat C size
Surface: Glossy
Retail Price: $25.90
Release Date: October 25th, 2014
YoYo Spotlight – YoYofficer Orbis
YoYofficer Orbis Specs:
Diameter: 55.5 mm
Width: 45 mm
Weight: 64 grams
Gap Width: 4.3 mm
Bearing: Large Size C (Grooved)
Retail Price: $50 USD
PLAY
The YoYofficer Orbis is big, wide, and built for modern play. This full-sized yoyo features heavy rim-weight for long spins and great stability, a concave side area for finger spin tricks, and an angled and minimized response wall for long spin times and horizontal play. The Orbis design is pretty much a “greatest hits” of all of the design elements that modern players demand for competition-grade yoyos, and with a budget price of only $50! Yoyofficer has made a name for themselves with high performance at low prices, and the Orbis is the latest model to uphold that ideal.
LOOKS
YoYofficer creates budget models for modern players, but they don’t cut corners on their anodizing. The color and finish quality on their yoyos is fantastic, and some of the best we’ve seen coming out of China factories. Multi-color fades and splashes are done well, and their color choices look great in the hand and while spinning. The Orbis doesn’t have any engraving, making it a no-frills yoyo built for players, not collectors.
VALUE
The Orbis hits shelves for only $50, making it a great deal for players looking for that perfect competition yoyo for their play style. The Orbis is a great player for the price, and is a great option for 1A and 5A players.
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Congratulations to our winner, Jason!
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First Look: YoYofficer Orbis
Chinese yoyo manufacturers YoYofficer have announced a new competition model, the Orbis. They owners of YoYofficer were on-hand at the 2014 World YoYo Contest, talking to players and getting feedback from their team and went home with the goal of refining their line to better suit modern players and creating new models with improved performance. Their first attempt is the Orbis, which should be hitting stores soon. Check out their press release and full specs below.
Introducing the Yoyofficer ORBIS.
Design of the Orbis is based on feedback from our team and mainly on many long talks with players from all around the world, that we met at the World Yoyo Contest. When we combined this great feedback with our designs, we created one of the best yo-yos we have ever made.
The specifications meets today‘s standards for competition throws, with almost full-size diameter and more width. We really focused on weight distribution, to achieve lower weight for better feel and faster play, while keeping good stability and spin timeAs always, Orbis comes in range of acid wash finishes with bead-blasted surface. And it will be shipped with our new premium bearing.
YoYofficer Orbis Specs:
Diameter: 55.5 mm
Width: 45 mm
Weight: 64 grams
Gap Width: 4.3 mm
Bearing: Large Size C
Retail Price: $50 USD
Yoyofficer Tutorials – Ersatz Triangle Kick
Ryan Gee dropped another tutorial for YoYofficer, this one for his trick Ersatz Triangle Kick.
Yoyo used is the Musket by YoYofficer.
YoYofficer – After Worlds
YoYofficer had a good chunk of their team in attendance at the 2014 World YoYo Contest, and took some time after the event to do some sight-seeing and filming! Check out some tricks from Hong Ziliang, František Bína, Ma Halin, Ondřej Horák, and Ryan Lim.
Yoyos used are the YoYofficer Musket, Lava, Nifty, and Hatchet.
Ryan Gee – Lazy Holiday
Ryan Gee, the first American on YoYofficer’s sponsored player team, dropped a new video filled with weird tricks in his trademark style.
Yoyo used is the Lava by YoYofficer.
Konstantin Moskvin – New Combo
Here’s a shortie from YoYofficer and Konstantin Moskvin…clocks in at less than a minute but there’s a lot going on in here.
Yoyo used is the YoYofficer Hatchet.
YoYofficer at YoYo Camp
Ondrej Horak – NIFTY
Ondrej Horak dropped a new, low-key promo video for the recent YoYofficer x Barely Legal collaboration. It’s a quick one, but there are a couple of fun tricks in here.
Yoyo used is the YoYofficer x Barely Legal Nifty.
YoYofficer Lava ft. Stepan Strelov
Russian player Stepan Strelov just dropped a new video with the St. Petersburg YoYo School, and there’s some solid play in here. If you haven’t tried the Lava yet, it’s a really good throw at a budget price!
Yoyo used is the YoYofficer Lava.
Ryan Gee – Lazy Edit #1
Ryan Gee dropped another minute+ of tricks, so get ready for more weirdness and that weird face he makes where he kinda purses his lips like he just took a hit of lemon juice.
Yoyo used is the YoYofficer Lava.
First Look: YoYofficer x Barely Legal – Nifty
YoYofficer and Barely Legal have released a new collaboration yoyo, called “Nifty”. This might well be the first collaboration between a Chinese manufacturer and a European brand, and it looks pretty good. The video features Barely Legal team members Robert Kučera, Zdeněk Hýbl, Adam Hutchinson, Daniel Hotový, and Ondřej Dolejš.
Check out pics, specs, and full details below.
Barely Legal is small Czech brand, run by Czech national champion Robert Kucera and former CLYW team member Zdenek Hybl. Yoyofficer joined forces with Barely guys to make our first collaboration model, NIFTY!
Nifty was designed in close cooperation between our two companies and than manufactured by Yoyofficer, to ensure great build quality, beautiful colors and smooth blasted surface.
We all love Nifty’s performance, it offers great combination of lower weight and powerful spin. It can play really fast and agile, but still has good stability and spin time for long combos. And thanks to open stepped V-shape, landing tricks is as easy as it gets.Nifty is beautiful design, competition beast that is yet really fun to play and costs just 70$!