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…
YOYOZEEKIO BERN: A REVIEW BY WAYLON CRASE When photos of YoyoZeekio’s latest offering surfaced on Facebook, some small amount of controversy ensued regarding the name of the yoyo and the image YoyoZeekio elected to display on the hub. I will not address that issue any further in this review. Anyone who wanted to discuss it…
Bahama Kendama has teamed up with Grunt Anodizing to create this amazing kendama! We’ve seen Bahama Kendama continue to promote their line of Aluminum Kendamas and to continue to develop them to make them better and better. One of the early models required a hex wrench to tighten the Sara to the Ken, which…
The Bern has been a big hit, even though it hasn’t been released yet. We did bring it to a juggling festival in Rochester and sold out the few we brought. The feedback there was great. This bi-metal sells for $75 and plays better than yo-yos selling for much, much more. The Bern has also…
Check out the latest episode of Let’s play Yo-Yo Would love to hear your thoughts on the new format. In it I mentioned getting rid of the whole episode concept so that if I get stuck on one trick for a while I can move on to another an release another LPYY while I’m figuring…
If you happen to see any of the YoyoFactory guys at an event or trade show or something, you will notice that they are wearing shocking pink sneakers. At first it might strike you as a little surprising (they are very very bright pink), but that’s kind of the point. Pink and Black is YoyoFactory’s…
This is the first really hook you should learn. It really isn’t too tough and you can always implement it into a freestyle. It puts you in a good position to keep going with other tricks. Practice makes perfect. FacebookTwitterGoogle+
This might be your first full length string trick. It takes a while to get it right, but its a huge accomplishment to be able to work through all these steps. Take it slow, just learn it one step at a time. FacebookTwitterGoogle+
The first time I saw this trick I was like…whaaaaaaaaat??? But for how cool it looks it really isn’t that hard to learn. Just be sure and use an unresponsive yoyo otherwise this trick would just be called, “the flop” FacebookTwitterGoogle+
Wrist mount is one of the first tricks you’ll learn that will really start to give you knots. So grow your fingernails out! Because you’ll surely be picking some knots after this trick. This trick is the first step in many tricks to come, so don’t skip it! FacebookTwitterGoogle+
