Skill Toy Network Highlights
Review: Rain City Skills and Eternal Throw Gamer by WAYLON CRASE
I don’t get excited about new drops. I just don’t. I’ve always been pretty patient about getting the yoyos I…Tregleri – A New Wearable Skill Toy
Tregleri seems to skirt the line between a fidget toy and and a Skill Toy. It wears like a necklace…Ringdama – A unique Skill Toy Inspired by the Kendama
The Ringdama was invented by professional juggler, Daniel Holzman. With its unique cup design, tethered wooden ball (like a kendama)…World Spin Top Contest – August in Reykjavik
World Spintop Contest: August 10th to 12th, and the 18th Reykjavik, Iceland (in conjunction with the World Yo-Yo Contest). It consists of a freestyle to music of 3 minutes where the players add points for difficulty, originality and number of tricks. The International Top Spinners Association, ITSA (www.spintops.org), a non-profit corporation, certifies the results. Here…
Review: yoyo Zeekio Flare Ultra by Waylon
YOYOZEEKIO FLARE ULTRA: A REVIEW BY WAYLON CRASE *I am a member of the YoyoZeekio team. This does not mean I will automatically love every yoyo the company brings to market just because I get one for free. If anything, I am more critical of the product because as a team member I am…
Begleri, the newest old skill toy – Interview with Matt Hiebert
Matt Hiebert is the designer of Monkey Knuckls, a skill toy licenced to Yomega in 2013. He has been developing toys for over a decade, and started Aroundsquare in 2007. His first successful design was a set of unusual wooden building blocks called TwigI. In addition to his passion for begleri, he is working…
Begleri Tutorials by Matt Hiebert
Begleri Tutorial 1 – String Length (Beginner) Begleri Tutorial 2 – Basic Rebounds (Beginner) Begleri Tutorial 3 – Basic Grips (Beginner) Begleri Tutorial 4 – Basic Transitions Between Grips (Beginner) Begleri Tutorial 6 – Outside Rolls (Intermediate) Begleri Tutorial 7 – Inside Rolls (Intermediate) Begleri Tutorial 8 – Low Grip Basics (Beginner) Begleri Tutorial 9…
2016 WYYC: Highlights
2016 WYYC: Highlights YoYoSam was the crystal sponsor of this year’s 2016 World YoYo Contest. YoYoSam is located in Fairview PA, just about an hour and 20 min from downtown Cleveland. When I first heard that the WYYC was going to be in Cleveland, I was both exited because it was so close to YoYoSam…
Film Review, Throw. A documentary about a Yo-Yo Player
I recently saw Throw, an award winning short film made by Early Light Media. It’s shot in Baltimore and documents one of the more popular and colorful characters on the Yo-Yo scene, Coffin Nachtmahr . Throw is a documentary about Coffin, but it’s really about so much more. They present the city of Baltimore in a…
The International YoYoSlam August 3rd in Cleveland
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I’m thrilled to announce that the first ever, International YoYoSlam, will be on August 3rd at 1:00pm in Cleveland, OH. The first day of the World Yo-Yo Competition. Just to be clear, this is not part of the World Yo-yo Competition, it is an entirely separate event that is being held on the first…
YoYoSkills is Now Skill Toy Network
YoYoSkills was started by Chris Allen, aka Dr. YoYo and has been a staple in the yo-yo community on and off for the past 6 years. We are changing the name of Yoyoskills.com to Skill Toy Network. We think this is a notable event and a good time to reflect on YoYoSkills and the years…
Review: The Little Evil 2 by Brent
The Little Evil 2 – Review Yoyo Zeekio is at it again with another amazing throw. After the success and feedback of the first release, YYZ has decided to revisit their collaborative design with HSpin just to bring to you the Little Evil 2. A very undersized yo-yo (A little bigger than a quarter) that…
YoYoSam Tutorial: Juggling Ring Grinds with Josh Horton
YoYoSam presents Josh Horton, one of the premiere jugglers in the world, as he takes you step by step in this easy-to-follow video, teaching you to master this fun and impressive juggling skill.