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”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
YJYOYO Club (와이제이요요클럽) is a South Korean yo-yo company, academy, and retail operation founded in 2014 by Yoon Jong Ki — a Korean 2A national champion whose YouTube channel and instructional content helped drive a yo-yo boom in Korea. The company designs and machines original yo-yos ranging from 3D-printed beginner models and accessible full-metal entry…
44CLASH is an annual yo-yo freestyle competition founded in 2008 in Yokohama, Japan by Masanobu Iwata — widely regarded as the world’s first yo-yo contest held in a nightclub setting. The name is a Japanese wordplay: the number 4 can be read as “yo” (ヨ), making “44” sound like “yoyo.” Each event features exclusive limited-edition…
Sōchí Company was founded in 2018 by Luckey Yulin Li, a five-time Canadian National Champion, and business partner Josef Chung. Building on a reputation for competition-grade strings, bearings, and response pads endorsed by multiple world champions including 2023 World Champion Mir Kim, Sochi expanded into original and collaborative yoyo designs. Their catalog spans dedicated 2A…
The Coca-Cola Company is one of the world’s most recognized beverage corporations, founded in 1886 by pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. While not a yo-yo manufacturer, Coca-Cola has a rich history of yoyo promotional campaigns spanning from 1947 to the present day, making it one of the most prolific sources of collectible promotional…
PoryKon is a professional 5A counterweight brand founded in Hong Kong in 2018 by six-time Hong Kong 3A national champion Ng Wang Kit (“Lowhand”) and eight-time Hong Kong 5A national champion Denny Ko Kwan Ho. The name derives from Pokémon No. 137, Porygon — both share a polyhedral form and similar pronunciation in Cantonese. The…
Lab Exploration Program (LEP) is a yo-yo brand based in Kanagawa, Japan, with operations spanning Japan and China. The brand launched in 2021 with the ONIGOKKO, a signature model for Chinese national champion Wu Congcong, and established itself in the competitive scene through technically ambitious designs and close collaboration with top international players. LEP operates…
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…
