Acryllion review by Raymond Pruitt
Introduction:
When I E-mailed Landon because I had caught wind of a new yoyo, I wasn’t expecting anything more than “I am not really looking for testers” or “No, but thanks for asking”. Then when I got the E-mail that said “Sure, I’d love to have you test it” I was thrilled. I had tried 3yo3’s Cosmo at the national yoyo contest and I loved it. I don’t like the width of the Cosmo, but do like the width of the acryllion. They’re the same width, but the acryllion has much more catch area. Then, I was delightfully surprised to see some teaser pictures on yoyoskills.com and I heard some things on String Burn Live but I was still curious. So, naturally I E-mailed Landon, got this GORGEOUS yoyo and look, now I’ve caught up to real time!
The Acryllion is made of acrylic like all of Landon’s yoyos so far. After a little breaking in, the thing is smooth, long sleeping and dead un-responsive. I love it. It has a slight resemblance to an X-convict with better rims, cooler look and a MUCH better response of silicone. Landon siliconed and machined it himself so it’s really a work of art. The other thing I adore about this yoyo is the lack of spacers and the monster axle. The axle is huge and it works great! With out further adieu, I give you the Acryllion
From my mail box to my kitchen table:
So, last week I grabbed the package out of the mailbox and set it down on the kitchen table, grabbed the scissors, and mutilated the packaging. I looked in the little yellow bubble wrap packaging hoping for something amazing and almost didn’t see the clear heaven in the little package. I pulled the little thing out and set it on the table. It looked amazing, not quite like any thing I had ever seen. One of the first things I noticed about it (or didn’t notice as the case may be) was the color. It was clear and I could see the table right through the yoyo. The second thing I noticed was a lack of string. I immediately sprinted into my room to grab a nice orange string that would show through the yoyo. It was really cool, the way the string was visible, all coiled up around the bearing.
In the hand:
I can only speak for my self when I say that this is one of the best yoyos I have tried but I can speak for everyone when I say this thing looks amazing. The rims on this thing are nice and crisp. Not rounded but not really sharp. The angle from the rim to the string gap changes at one point and I love it. The feeling when you push it in to your hand is awesome. The way the rims feel on the hand is a little un-natural after playing a Wooly Marmot for a few months. But after about an hour of play this thing feels like it was made for your hand. Your fingers curl around this thing like an anaconda around a gazelle. When you fingers wrap around the yoyo, your middle finger fits comfortably in the gap and you ring and pointers sit on the rims exactly. As soon as you have it in your hand, the urge to throw for hours hits and that’s what comes next.
It’s throw time:
Wait a minute, where’d it go? I have had this question thrown at me about 7 times since I got the Acryllion. I bind and show it to them and they are truly wowed. I love it. I can do tricks with a piece of string. It looks cool and it feels even better. One thing I did notice though, on the bind, it caught a little. But after breaking in the silicone a little, it was smooth as butter. This definitely is on my top 3 list, Wooly Marmot, Acryllion, Spyder. This is, truly one of the most floaty, easy to use, fun, yoyos I have tried and I really recommend getting one.
Grinding, the acrylic in which Landon makes these bad boys is a terrible grinding surface. It sticks to your skin, making it impossible to grind . Also the hub has no lip at all so thumb grinding is an impossibility, but, unless your entire trick pool is made up of grinds I don’t see this as being a major problem to most of us. As I said, the axle is awesome on this thing and I really hope other companies take note of how that is. It is a little light for the size but then again, you really can’t feel the weight while this thing is flying on the string showing someone your best combo.
Final thoughts:
In my personal opinion this is a great piece of plastic on a string. It plays well, looks awesome, and can really wow some of the older audience members. The only real problems I see with the Acryllion are the grinds. It SUCKS for grinds, but the bead blasted variety grinds like a champ (available at Landon’s site, for no extra cost) so that problem is solved. You can’t grind on the normal one unless you slather you finger and/or hand in butter, but that is not a huge problem in my humble opinion. I personally can’t wait to see what 3yo3 has in store next and I hope to have another opportunity like this. I have the description from Landon’s site:
Dreamed up by Bradley Raley of Team 3yo3. This yoyo is essentially an evolved Cosmo. It sports the same stainless-steel “C” (.5x.25x.187)" bearing as the Cosmo, as well as same axle system. The diameter, width, and weight are all the same as well. (53.34mm diameter, 39.37mm width, 68 grams.) What is different, as you can see, is the shape. The catch area has grown, allowing you to more easily hit your target string. And I think you’ll find that this shape fits very comfortably in your hand.
For lots more pictures follow the link below
http://s969.photobucket.com/albums/ae175/raymondini/
Where to buy:
http://www.landonbalk.com/
Thanks for reading guys!
Raymond Pruitt
