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Archive for January, 2008

All quiet on the Duncan front?

Not quite. This is the new Off String yo-yo. No due date on release but it sounds like this will be one of the last generations before production. At 2005 Worlds Duncan President Jason Sowey saw a lack of Duncan’s used in off string play. Thus, 2 1/2 years later, here it is!

Its a more […]

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ThrowDown Shuriken

The Shuriken isn’t your average yo-yo. Or even your average mini yo-yo!

Made of carbon steel weights 64g is 1.65″ high and 1.2″ wide. SPYY sized bearing and flush pads.
I got a chance to play with this at Madfest this weekend. Out of the other new recent mini yo-yos I’ve played with (CU, G.5) I […]

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Update on the Train Wreck

Sadly, there are anodizing issues with the Train Wreck.
We just uncovered a problem with the Train Wreck. At ECC, two people returned Train Wrecks after they did thumb grinds and some of the anodized finish came off (see the pic above). We were hoping they were fluke occurrences. We reported this to Steve Buffel, […]

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Tonight on YoYos Coast to Coast - ECC!

ECC in all it’s glory will be recapped tonight on YoYos Coast to Coast. We’ve got clips from the likes of Spencer Berry (talkin’ Green Triangles), Both Save and Deth, Joe Wilson, John Higby, Mark Hayward, Adam Brewster and Joey Fleshman PLUS, in a encore co-hosting - newly engaged Thom Uleau! We’ll talk about all […]

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Tom “Hollywood” Uleau - you may remember him as MC of contests like “the Mid-Atlantic Regionals,” “Maryland States,” and “Pennsylvania States” or, perhaps, as ne’er-do-well AJ Kirk’s ne’er-do-well roommate or as the newest member of the AYYA Board of Directors. In any case, Tom will be on house to co-host his first (and likely last […]

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Tyler Severance x SPYY x Save Deth

Shape by Tyler Severance. Produced by Saturn Precision Yo-Yos. Graphics by Save Deth.
Mitchell’s ECC Special Edition drops next week. 30 only. First run of 150 hits store worldwide with in the month (different colorway).
Click the pics to get a closer look at the Train Wreck. Also check out SPYY and Save Deth […]

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‘08 is looking mighty fine

If this is any snippet of what we are in for in ‘08 I can’t wait. John Ando’s 1A alone is in the top 10 of 08 and we are only 2 days into it. It’s really neat to see how his 2A skills infuse in his 1A. I lot of arm usage and rotation. […]

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