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”…
Whether you are a seasoned competitor throwing 1A string tricks or a beginner looking to land your first “Walk the Dog,” you probably know that not all yo-yos are created equal. Aside from material, two crucial elements define a yo-yo’s performance: its response system and its shape. Before we dive into the geometry of yo-yos,…
About Auldey Auldey Toys was founded in December 1993 by Cai Dongqing in Chenghai, Shantou, Guangdong, China — the region known as “China Toy and Gift City.” The company initially rose to dominance by producing and selling unlicensed copies of Tamiya Mini 4WD cars, establishing a massive distribution network across China and Southeast Asia. In…
Cheerio Yo-Yo & Bo-Lo Company Ltd. was a Canadian yo-yo manufacturer based in Kitchener, Ontario. Founded in 1931 by Wilfred Schlee, Sr., the company produced wooden yo-yos and bo-los through the 1950s. In 1954, Duncan Toys acquired Cheerio, continuing the line under the Duncan brand until approximately 1963. Known for quality wooden construction and decorative…
Italian yo-yo manufacturer known for exclusive, limited-run high-end aluminum models. Small yet ferocious operation producing groundbreaking, original designs with extremely limited production runs.
Hummingbird Toy Company, Ltd. was a wooden yo-yo manufacturer founded in 1982 by furniture maker Brad Countryman in Arcade, New York. Starting from a woodshop using scrap materials, Hummingbird quickly gained attention for high-end, handcrafted wooden yo-yos. The company’s first commercial run of 10,000 units caught the eye of major retailers including L.L. Bean, Eddie…
Gorham Manufacturing Company was one of the largest and most prestigious American sterling silver manufacturers, founded in Providence, Rhode Island in 1831 by Jabez Gorham. Best known for flatware and hollowware, Gorham also produced sterling silver yo-yos as luxury gift items across multiple production eras from approximately the 1910s through the 1970s. Their yo-yos feature…
Axis YoYos was a US-based yo-yo brand founded in 2015 by James Reed and Tyler Hsieh, launching with the crowdfunded Pulsefire bimetal. The brand quickly gained attention for a novel quasi-multi-step stainless rim profile that optimized weight distribution in unconventional ways, and signed Yuki Nishisako — introduced via Yoshihiro Matsubara of Japan Looping Solutions —…
This is a project that I’ve been working on for a few years now, but with protos now in the wild and getting shared around at a few clubs, I figured it was time to actually talk about it. The Cerasus started as a simple vision, simply wanting a large diameter yoyo that actually had…
As memtioned above, I purchased the ‘Merica Edition. I also opted for the “Delivery In Person”. “The author will take a paperback copy of the book to the gun range, shoot a hole in, then take it to a burger joint where he will eat the largest burger on the menu with fries and get…
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…
