The Monsoon is a big throw. The largest diameter in my collection, as a matter of fact. Upon unboxing it, I was a bit intimidated, wondering how it would feel in my hand. After stringing it up and giving it a throw, my fears were gone. An organic shape with a diameter of 63.0mm and…
The Monsoon is a big throw. The largest diameter in my collection, as a matter of fact. Upon unboxing it, I was a bit intimidated, wondering how it would feel in my hand. After stringing it up and giving it a throw, my fears were gone. An organic shape with a diameter of 63.0mm and…
I knew going in that the RippleDrop was going to be light. I did not fully appreciate what that meant until I threw it hard and it sailed off the end of the string and hit me in the side of the head. Lesson learned. A softer touch, and this thing is wonderful. There’s a…
The plastic category is absolutely packed, stuffed, and filled with yoyos that do what every company claims they do: be just as good as metal yoyos. 9 times out of 10, this tends to be somewhat true, but with the caveat that it’s one of the geriatric gentleman’s yoyos meant for a cool, calm, and…
Dressel Designs dropped the Musubi and Musubi SS at the same time, and I’ll be honest, my first instinct was to wonder if one was just a novelty version of the other. A simultaneous dual release of the same shape in two different materials can feel like a cash grab. Spending time with both quickly…
A new review? Hell yeah. No, this thread isn’t dead. A quick update in general: Good morning gang, it’s been a few months since I’ve posted anything regarding yoyo, and that’s mostly because I’ve been busy with school, training for an out-of-state job that I’m very excited for, and properly getting into cars. You oldheads…
While I’ve certainly played my fair share of MK1 yo-yos, this is the first time I’ve played a Yoyofriends release. This collaboration is a tri-material beast, comprised of 7075 aluminum, stainless steel, and polycarbonate. The Heron features a V/H hybrid shape with a “lock-in” finger spin dimple, and is designed to be a “play all”…
What got you into throwing, how did you find the hobby? My dad! I grew up a 90s kid and this was a bond we shared since I was a child. I stopped and picked it back up around 2005 when I saw a video of Hiroyuki Suzuki and continued to play until about 2010…
What got you into throwing, how did you find the hobby? I had a yoyo or two in the 90s, but it was really just a toy for me back then. Around 2003 I found the skill toy Astrojax through their commercial and got into that. Through Astrojax I discovered that there were more advanced…
Instagram What got you into throwing, how did you find the hobby? I first got started during 90s yo-yo boom like most millennial throwers I know. I have no idea what got me into it at the time, but I have a ton of memories of yo-yoing in elementary school — performing at a talent…
If you ask the average person on the street what a yo-yo is, they will likely picture a wooden toy simply going up and down. But for those in the community—and those browsing the records here at YoYoArchive—the modern yo-yo is an instrument of complex physics, high-speed choreography, and boundary-pushing innovation. Competitive yo-yoing has evolved…
JIGUN is a competition-focused yo-yo brand operating under Lab Exploration Program (LEP), based in Kanagawa, Japan with ties to China’s competitive scene. The brand is known for signature throws for Chinese champions Wu Congcong and Luckey Yulin Li, as well as Zhang Suze, spanning aluminum, bimetal, tri-material, titanium, and magnesium construction. JIGUN also collaborates with…
Japan Technology is a yo-yo manufacturer founded in 2009 by Atsushi Yamada in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, initially specializing in precision-machined Delrin offstring yo-yos for professional 4A competition. The company’s debut model, the Kamui, was revolutionary for being machined from a single block of Delrin — unlike the molded plastic competitors of its era — and…
ilinx Toys (doing business as Hollywood Modern Yoyos) is an independent yoyo brand based in Hollywood, California, founded by Ross Levine. The company focuses on thoughtful, theory-driven design—prioritizing flow-arts playability, off-axis capability, and everyday carry—over competition-spec conformity. ilinx is also the home of the Kill Your Yoyo podcast, a bi-weekly conversation series about yoyo improvisation…
Henrys GmbH is a juggling equipment manufacturer and distributor based in Karlsruhe, Germany, founded in 1984. The company began producing yo-yos in the late 1990s, starting with the Viper — a large-diameter aluminum-hubbed yo-yo designed for stage visibility that became a pioneer of offstring (4A) play. Their AXYS interchangeable axle system, introduced in 1999, allowed…
Damian Puckett is an independent American yo-yo designer who began commissioning custom designs through FPM (Yoyofriends’ parent manufacturer) around 2018. Known for performance-focused bimetals and titaniums, his releases favor heavier, larger throws with a preference for the W/wing shape. All designs are produced in limited runs and sold through third-party retailers; Puckett has no personal…
Custom Products (originally Mesa Custom Machining Corporation, also known as Custom Yo-Yo) is a precision machining company based in Gilbert, Arizona that produced a line of all-aluminum yo-yos starting in 1998. Founded in 1987 as a machine shop, the company entered the yo-yo market at the height of the late-1990s yo-yo boom, offering CNC-machined aluminum…
This post is originally from the YoyoExpert Forums, and is republished here with permission from Cody (Pun1sh3R.) It is posted here in its original format, with no editing from The Yoyo Archive Team. As memtioned above, I purchased the ‘Merica Edition. I also opted for the “Delivery In Person”. “The author will take a paperback…
Andre Boulay posted this story from World’s 2024: Later in the thread he references this article, which is an excellent read, followed up by this amazing video. Overall, some amazing yo-yo history here!
Popular online yo-yo reviewer, Gingie, has released a video documentary about the CLYW Chief. “Super proud to finally be able to say this The Chief Documentary is done, at long last! After nearly two years of work, it’s my magnum opus and the single longest video on my channel. This video explores the lead up…
