The journal.
Longform pieces on the craft, the players, and the materials. A monthly essay since Vol. I.
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Archive number: 3788Article
Beefcaking: The Double-Bearing Mod That Rewired Modern Yo-Yo Play
“Beefcaking” is the yo-yo scene’s term for stacking two bearings side by side on a single axle. It sounds like a minor bit of hardware trivia, but the…
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Archive number: 3768Article
We Are Throwers: The Documentary Yo-Yoing Made About Itself
A 2017 feature-length documentary, shot by yo-yo players across five countries, tried to answer what throwing means from the inside.
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Archive number: 3750Article
Spinworthy Yoyos: Keeping Fixed Axle Moving Forward
From handmade wooden fixies in Adelaide to the tiny MR85 bearing at the heart of the RBC, Harbinger and Flying Lemon, Spinworthy has spent nearly a decade exploring…
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Archive number: 3610Article
Two Yo-Yos, One String: The Rise of Hydr0A
Born from a late-2024 experiment by Australian maker Nic Conrick, Hydr0A transformed an obscure two-yo-yo concept into a teachable, evolving style built around fixed axles, responsive play, and…
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Archive number: 3495Article
A-RT, Provocation, and Controversy in Modern Yo-Yoing
One of modern yo-yoing’s most influential boutique brands built its identity on creativity, irreverence, and provocation. Eventually, the controversy surrounding A-RT became as difficult to ignore as the…
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Archive number: 597Article
Yo-yos Used by World Champions
This is a list of all the yo-yos used by World Champions in their world-winning routines for yo-yo styles 1A-5A, and some other categories. If you have additional…
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Archive number: 3359Article
The Eugene Disruption: Dissecting the Lineage, Retail Politics, and Ideological Feud Between YoYoFactory and One Drop YoYos
Executive summary The rivalry between YoYoFactory (YYF) and One Drop YoYos is among the most consequential cultural and industrial conflicts in modern yo-yo history. Originating during the transition…
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Archive number: 3178
The Evolution of Spin: The Grip That Brings It Back
For a yo-yo to actually be a yo-yo, it has to come back. While spinning at the end of a string is a beautiful display of physics, the…
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Archive number: 3171
The Evolution of Spin: The Threads That Tie It All Together
A yo-yo without a string is just a beautifully machined wheel. While collectors and players often obsess over the latest aerospace-grade alloys and bimetal weight distributions, the string…
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