Recently someone asked what the deal was about Schoove Grooves on the YoYoExpert Forums. There were plenty of great answers, but the best would be the genius behind the Groove, Doc Pop's, own explanation . As @fradiger mentioned, this page has some good info on...
This article comes from a post on the YoYoExpert forums in reply to a question about why O-rings were abandoned for use in yo-yo response. André drops a fair bit of lore here that is an extremely interesting read, and a fantastic look into yo-yo history So response in...
The following is a list of all yo-yos released in collaboration with Failure is Unknown. It is kept up by Ajolivarez on the YoyoExpert Forums. Below is a list of MAKE and MODEL and Year Released. I have also included the Totals for each throw that I have been able to...
Exmime put together this list on the YoyoExpert Forums. It was last edited on September 29, 2024. It details the historical releases of the Duncan Butterfly. This is my first stab at listing a chronological order off the top of my head, and will probably need to...
The American Yo-Yo Association (AYYA) was an organization promoting yo-yo in the US. A membership organization, it sanctioned contests, sponsored web sites, had a Yo-Yo Hall of Fame, and published a printable online newsletter. You can find many of these newsletters...
Offstring yo-yoing traces its roots back to 1958, when Duncan introduced its first wooden Butterfly yo-yo. Visionaries like Wayne Lundberg, Ken Filary, and Dale Oliver began experimenting with off-string techniques in the late ‘50s…
This article is brought to you by GnarlyCharlie, and was originally posted on the YYE Forums. Hey everyone! This morning I decided to repair my Yoyo Factory BoHo and thought I would share the process since I’ve seen this topic come up a couple times. It should be...
Browse archived newspaper articles, and advertisements, on the yo-yo. The earliest article we have found was from 1888. New Volumes will be added as they are completed. Feel free to download a copy. YoYo Newspaper Articles Vol 1Download
For those that don’t know, back in a time called the nineties internet wasn’t as accessible as it is today. Believe it or not, not everyone had the internet in their home, or even had a computer! So things called “newsletters” were produced. This is how we got a lot...