Toxic Yoyo Proto
So if you look back at this, you will remember that Toxic String was working on a few yoyo designs. Well Evan sent this to me today.
Specs coming soon.
After the Jump Yo-Yo Videos – January Week 3/4
Welcome to our weekly feature called “After the Jump Yo-Yo Videos” where great yo-yo video’s throughout the week will be collected and shown in one big post. The BEST way to get me to notice a video of yours is to post it on the YoYoSkills.com Facebook Page.
Catching up. Missed last week due to being busier than I would like to be.
This weeks videos:
The Doctor’s Office: Throwing in Denver
Sunday Night
One Drop Drop-In #2 – Paul Dang
Haystack
European YoYo Championship 2012 – Clip Vid by Wrooclyn
Andrés Celis
Petr Kavka- Practice
SLUSNY x Yoyofactory – Vashek Kroutil GoPro Cam
sOMEThING – FRESH KID Amane Okubo – by YoYoAddict
9.8 video for eyyc 2012
CLYW- Cowboys and Indians by Ernest Kahn
Pick of the week
yoyorecreation x Benson Fok 2012
sOMEThING – Angle
Saw this on Hiroyuku Suzuki’s Facebook. Spring 2012. I don’t want to wait.
I can’t figure something out ( no pun intended)
I think that sOMEThING is a line by YoYoAddict, but I am not sure. When I try to run pages through translation bits an pieces get lost. Does anyone have any situation awareness on this?
revYOlution – Kahiji V2
I stumbled across this on the facebookhole (Hi Doc!) It is called the Kahiji V2. Revyolution has a few yoyos out. Here is the manufacturer website. Check them out. Some of the designs look really cool!
LYNE
EMY
K-2
Slithering Hippo – The Paperweight
Andrew Donnelly, owner / proprietor of the new yo-yo design company “Slithering Hippo” sent me a picture of their prototype “Paper Weight” yoyo. if the design looks a bit familiar, it should. Landon Balk of 3yo3 was signed to do the machine work for Slithering Hippo. With that kind of machine work wizardry, we should expect some good product.
The Paper Weight (Working Title)
Diameter – 50mm
Width – 38mm
Weight – 40 Grams
Wow, this is a light one. Looks to be a really unique and fun throw! Full size diameter, a tad thin, and really light. Count me in!
The Royale by Square Wheels Yo-Yo Company-Update
Awhile back we at YoYoSkills mentioned a new company based out of Kansas City, The Square Wheels Yo-Yo Company, and their first upcoming release, the Royale. Well, here’s a little update with some pictures to go along with it. These are photos of the prototype version 2.
They are aiming for an early March release and are hoping to have these first available at California States, so look for them there. There will also be a few of these floating around various midwest contest for you to try out.
While you’re at their Facebook page, check out some of their other cool ideas for finishes, including an artist series they’re doing. And a potential give away! Let me tell you, I’ve played this guy, and it’s fantastic to the max! You’re not going to want to miss it!
sOMEThING – SUPERFLY (YoYoAddict )
| Diameter: | 54.86 mm / 2.16 inches |
| Width: | 41.07 mm / 1.62 inches |
| Weight: | 68.7 grams |
| Bearing Size: | Size C (.250 x .500 x .187) CBC Center Trac Bearing |
| Response: | “Slim Pad” Size 19mm OD YYF K-Pad Response |
Saw this drop at YoYoExpert. This is the first I am seeing the Superlfy by sOMEThING. According to the YoYoExpert sales page :
sOMEThING is Japan’s latest yo-yo brand presented by the world famous Japanese yo-yo store YoYoAddict owned and operated by world champion player Hiroyuki Suzuki. The Superfly is the first in the line, and features a design with appeal to a broad range of players.
Pretty cool.
Review | The MVP by YoYoFactory
This is overdue. A year ago, I picked up a new in package MVP in a trade. I have been enjoying it off and on and have wanted to fit it into my review schedule when a gap came up. Well I don’t get gaps often. This week, I was supposed to review the TMBR Irving Pro. After a quick chat with Colin, we figured out that the version I had was a beta, and the new versions are a bit different. He asked that I hold off, which opened up my week to a review yoyo of my choice! The MVP was the first on my mind, and after a year of haunting my yo-yo wall, it was time to review the little bugger.
Read the rest of this entry »
All the EYYC Freestyle goodness
Posted by Dr. Yo-Yo in Contest Reports, News on January 23rd, 2012
The Feed for EYYC was awesome, but it was being slammed by viewers and for those of us on the west coast, was being broadcasted way to early for us. Luckily, the awesome folks at c3yoyodesign captured almost every single freetyle in the finals division.
Including this gem
YoYoFactory – The new One
I “think” this was the yo-yo formally known as (i.e working title) the Prime. I tried a proto of this last year at Cal States and was really impressed.
Source >> Yo-Shop.de
Micro Review | Twisted Stringz – Feed Thy Yo-Yo
Posted by Dr. Yo-Yo in Micro Reviews on January 21st, 2012
For the last month, I have been working through seven sample bags of Twisted Stringz. These designer strings are hand made in Seattle Washington by Jen Jenn. I am sure you have heard of Twisted Stringz, because everyone is raving about their designs. All are bright, eye catching, and very durable. Here are some thoughts on each type.
Type A – Polyester Nylon: Heavy, and stiff. Big open looks on whips. Great for whips and revolutions.
Type A1 – Polyester Nylon: Heavy, good whips, same benefits as Type A but softer.
Type B – Polyester
Personal favorite in the entire sample batch. Long durability, fresh feel, Heavy weight. Goldilocks of the Twisted String line. Not to rough, not to soft, just right.
Type C – Polyester
All the love and benefits of Type B except thinner and lighter weight.
Type D – Polyester
Really thick, really heavy, really soft, and really fast. Type D has a long string life and decent durability.
Type E – Polyester
The most like a traditional poly. A bit rougher than the rest of the line but holds tension well and lasts longer than traditional poly
Twisted Kevlar Polyester
Heavy heavy heavy string. Rougher than other types but softer than mist Kevlar string. Great for fast play and big whips. A bit rough on the hands. Extra care should be made to maintain tension because it got a little squirrely for me, but most definitely the longest lasting of all available Twisted Stringz types. If you like heavy and rough string, this is your food of choice.
Honestly that is a lot of string formats. 7 formats, all with a different play feel, and at varying whip speeds. My favorite of the bunch is Type B. First off, I dug the colorway. When it comes to strings, the brighter the better. I also love the feel. I am kind of a texture freak. Anything that feels like velvet or satin can die in a fire because it literally makes my fingertips itch. Goldilocks, that is Type B, is wonderful. Just rough enough to have texture, but soft enough to not be sand paper. I am also really impressed with the durability. I have started leaning towards heavy yoyos in my play time and you can shred a cheap string pretty quickly when you go on a regen binge. Type B is my enabler.
You can get Twisted Stringz at a few store fronts or directly from Twisted Stringz via the Facebook Page.
Cold Metal Yo-Yo – Ice Cream 2
- Diameter: 52.40 mm
- Width: 35.93 mm
- Weight: 66.5 g
- Response System: YoyoFactory Pad / Aero-Yo Pad
- Bearing Size: Size C
Awesome looking yoyo. *WANT*
Source >> Throw-YoYo
Vulto’s “World of Grind”
This is pretty cool:
Calling all players! We are going to make a compilation video with the best grinds from all around the world.
Submit a video of your favorite grind trick to participate. The deadline is January 31st.
After we receive all the footage we are going to produce the World of Grind video with a killer soundtrack. This is your chance to collaborate in our first global project of the year.
Nice, Can’t wait to see the video.
Click HERE for the full details
European Yo-Yo Championship 2012 – Tweetfeed / Live Stream #eyyc
Posted by Dr. Yo-Yo in Contest Reports on January 20th, 2012
Contest Home Page – http://eyyc12.cya.cz/
I can’t embed the live stream, you can watch it HERE.
The EYYC starts at 11PM (PST) / 2AM (EST) – The Live Stream should start at 3AM (PST) / 6AM (EST)
Note: if you are on a Mac, and can’t get the feed to work, try downloading VLC (its free) and put this address: http://89.185.235.165:2659/OBV into Media / Open Network Stream.
SPYY Spyder 2
The Spyder 2 by SPYY has finally been unveiled. From SPYY.ca:
We’re back from a long break in yoyo production and are excited to tell you of our first release for 2012, the new (and highly anticipated) Spyder 2! This yoyo is an all new and modernized version of the popular Spyder, which was originally released at the 2009 World Yo-Yo Contest. We decided to reintroduce this undersized yoyo after many requests from loyal SPYY fans.
The new version maintains it’s distinctive wide profile shape that makes the Spyder so fun, but also includes many improvements to suit today’s style of play, plus one extra and unique feature… a DUAL THUMB GRIND LIP! Now players can hone their grinding skills with this yoyo’s awesome profile and fun dual lip!
California State Yo-Yo Championship – 2012 – 1st Place Prize Plan
Posted by Dr. Yo-Yo in Contest Reports, News on January 19th, 2012
Want to know the 1st place prizes for the 2012 California State Yo-Yo Championship? Based on current sponsor pledges:
1a – $1000
2a – $500
3a – $500
4a – $500
5a – $750
and as more sponsors come on board, these could possibly go up!
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