Reviews

A Look at the Freshly Dirty Fluke

A Look at the Freshly Dirty Fluke

I recently received a box from Freshly Dirty containing a Featherweight Canary and their latest yo-yo, the Fluke. After finally putting the FC down, I spent a fair amount of time throwing the Fluke, and it felt SO different from the FC that it took a bit of getting...

A Look at the Freshly Dirty Featherweight Canary

A Look at the Freshly Dirty Featherweight Canary

Freshly's Dirty's Featherweight Canary is a bit of an oddity in my collection. It is an inner-ring bi-metal yo-yo with a diameter of around 54mm and a weight of only 55g. It also sports a D-size bearing. Light and unassuming, it looks and feels smaller than it is. It...

Review: Caribou Lodge | Swan | C-Tier

Review: Caribou Lodge | Swan | C-Tier

Specs: Diameter - 51.95mm Width - 46mm Weight - 65.15g Materials - 6061 Alu (likely) with SS Rims I think a full-sized version of this would’ve been incredible. This thing just felt tiny and restrictive to me. It’s powerful and has decent stability for its size. It...

A Look at the Layer Infinity Classic

A Look at the Layer Infinity Classic

Inspired by vintage Russel yo-yos, Layer Infinity's Classic is a design I've only seen, yet never played until now. Using Kasm guts, the Classic modernizes things and lets players throw modern 0a or use bearing locks for fixed-axle play. Since the whole thing can be...

Review: Caribou Lodge & Duncan | Peakhand (AL) | C-Tier

Review: Caribou Lodge & Duncan | Peakhand (AL) | C-Tier

Specs: Diameter - 54.5mm Width - 41.9mm Weight - 66.5g (with caps) Materials - 6061 Alu (likely) with PC(?) Caps If you put the enjoyment level of this yoyo on a graph, it’d be an exponential function where the Y is the enjoyment and the X is the age of the player. It...

Review: Enso Yoyos | Metatron’s Cube | A-Tier

Review: Enso Yoyos | Metatron’s Cube | A-Tier

Specs: Diameter - 54mm Width - 47.6mm Weight - 61g Materials - Damascus Titanium If you can buy this yoyo you’re in a different tax bracket than me. Consider donating your cordovan leather boots and Versace sunglasses to someone who needs them (me). At least it’s...

Review: UNPRLD | Informel | B-Tier

Review: UNPRLD | Informel | B-Tier

Specs: Diameter - 55mm Width - 44.4mm Weight - 63.5g Materials - 6061 Alu Fast yoyo but its size is restrictive, making it hard to land tricks. It felt like playing with an undersized yoyo. Play assessment might be a bit off because it’s been actual months since I...

Review: W1LD | Anceps | A-Tier

Review: W1LD | Anceps | A-Tier

Specs: Diameter - 57.23mm Width - 51.44mm Weight - 68.3g Materials - 7075 Alu Body w/ SS Rims I wanted to love this yoyo so badly. I truly did. But it’s just too heavy feeling for me. Felt sluggish and like it was lagging behind my movements, otherwise, it’s a GREAT...

Review: Enso | Gear 5 | S-Tier

Review: Enso | Gear 5 | S-Tier

Specs: Diameter - 56.19mm Width - 50mm Weight - 66g Materials - 7075 Alu Body w/ Double SS Rims Cool yoyo. I was super stoked to try this at Worlds. Good too. Ticks the boxes. The general shape could’ve used a once-over to fix some strange edges and cuts though. Play...

A Look at Yoyo Tricks for Kids

A Look at Yoyo Tricks for Kids

Yoyo Tricks for Kids is a new book by Jasper Todd that walks kids through 30 different yo-yo tricks of increasing difficulty. The truth is that there are 31 tricks, as readers can scan a QR code at the end of the book linking to a tutorial on how to do the DNA; one of...

A Look at the Dreamcraft Asora

A Look at the Dreamcraft Asora

Spenser of Dreamcraft, maker of the Asora, shot the Archive over a box of throws. Inside this box were the Asora 01, Asora 02, the Production Asora 03, and two other early prototypes, the FUWA 01 and the FUWA 02. In my mind, this box makes up the Asora family of...