# 2026 CLYW x Onedrop hype thread **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [March 3, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716 "2026-03-03T15:14:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/162 "2026-05-05T19:07:14Z")
![Screenshot 2026-05-05 at 1.06.36 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/d/7/bd72076a80fed0127c4e3040da5c29538fd3ecf2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/will/32/687327_2.png) [@Will](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/163 "2026-05-05T19:10:01Z")
Middle of the night in Europe, sure hope the drop isn’t immediately after EDIT: Drop is confirmed, and will be early evening in Europe! ---
**Author:** ![KorinaMcCarty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/korinamccarty/32/674591_2.png) [@KorinaMcCarty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KorinaMcCarty)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/164 "2026-05-05T19:40:53Z")
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**Author:** ![knotgreen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/knotgreen/32/199292_2.png) [@knotgreen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/knotgreen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/165 "2026-05-05T23:53:39Z")
Am not a discord user but maybe someone can share some info here if anything revelatory is posted! ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/166 "2026-05-13T19:30:20Z")
@edhaponik with Summit 2 on IG 👀 > **[ed Haponik on Instagram: "REALLY dig the Summit 2. 🏔️ Drops tomorrow and...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYSltdKx0uj/)** > > 3 likes, 0 comments - edhaponik on May 13, 2026: "REALLY dig the Summit 2. 🏔️ > Drops tomorrow and honestly you should cop one on the basis of it being a collab between two companies that have informed the direction of modern #yoyoing, making it cooler... ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/167 "2026-05-14T02:26:51Z")
> [@knotgreen](#): > > Am not a discord user but maybe someone can share some info here if anything revelatory is posted! There was a ton of much appreciated info shared about each company and the people driving them. I don’t know if transcripts/recordings will be available, but it would be well worth the time for anyone who follows CLYW, One Drop, or is just looking for insight into how one corner of the industry works. Regarding the Summit 2 release, these are my hasty notes: - No more first draft runs are planned. Consensus was that playing the production version with ULs provides an equivalent experience. - A Seven Summits-like project could happen, but based on a different theme. - Player editions were inspired by players experimenting with SEs. Upcoming editions include Aaron Davis and Ja’Van Carr. - No Snow Tires were on hand so the design uses Flow Groove (executive decision by Steve Brown) - There are a handful of NQPs, which may only be available in-person. - Long term production is currently planned, including classic colorways. ---
**Author:** ![knotgreen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/knotgreen/32/199292_2.png) [@knotgreen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/knotgreen)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/168 "2026-05-14T03:23:46Z")
Thanks for this! ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/169 "2026-05-14T10:56:32Z")
Aww man Flow grooves are never in stock lol ---
**Author:** ![Bigjeezus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigjeezus/32/683192_2.png) [@Bigjeezus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bigjeezus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/170 "2026-05-14T11:20:59Z")
i will definitely be waiting for more color options 😎 ---
**Author:** ![ThrowHeat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwheat/32/629764_2.png) [@ThrowHeat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThrowHeat)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/171 "2026-05-14T12:55:11Z")
![IMG_2528](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/2/d/b2df9e70ecb45583db85a9d73edca0588f0e09fd.jpeg) The OG Summit was pretty much the only yo-yo I threw for a few years, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how this one compares to my all-time favorite yo-yo. ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/will/32/687327_2.png) [@Will](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/172 "2026-05-14T12:58:38Z")
Aren’t flow grooves just standard 19mm pads? ---
**Author:** ![zxin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zxin/32/649326_2.png) [@zxin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zxin)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/173 "2026-05-14T13:24:41Z")
I’m pretty sure they’re deeper? ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/174 "2026-05-14T13:47:12Z")
There’s two sizes of flow groove, normal and slim. They’re both 19mm OD but slim are ~1.0mm thick (they’re thinner than the average 19mm OD pad, so regular pads will protrude) and normal are ~2mm thick. I might be a tiny bit off with these numbers, but around there. I have no idea which one the Summit2 uses since I haven’t siliconed it yet. Banger yoyo though, I feel like calling it the Summit 2 is almost a disservice. The Summit 2 could’ve been almost anything and it would’ve sold on name alone, but the 2 is a slam dunk that stands on its own rather than just riding the coattails of the OG. ![IMG_1858](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/b/8/fb894a6763ead2184b836425e2dbc00e8b10256a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e99b99/32.png) [@yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojoe)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/175 "2026-05-14T14:24:32Z")
Anyone else going to wait for an unknown version? ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/176 "2026-05-14T14:25:12Z")
I would but I love purple and don’t actually have a solid purple YoYo, so purps it is lol I’ll probably snag a splash in the future if possible, but an unknown would be cool as well for a first pick up in that series ---
**Author:** ![zxin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zxin/32/649326_2.png) [@zxin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zxin)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/177 "2026-05-14T14:41:04Z")
The 19mm slim pads aren’t referred to as ‘Flow Groove’ and are used in very few One Drop yo-yos. Clique, ThruLine, and DS-61 are the only ones I can think of. Summit 2 obviously does not use them. ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/178 "2026-05-14T15:00:21Z")
The Top Deck uses them. This is on the page on the OD website for the Top Deck. ![Screenshot 2026-05-14 at 17.59.59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/a/c/1ac2b2943f4a2c4e622b0c9bdb5eb2f7e253a227.png) ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/179 "2026-05-14T15:00:52Z")
> [@mable](#): > > Banger yoyo though, I feel like calling it the Summit 2 is almost a disservice. > > The Summit 2 could’ve been almost anything and it would’ve sold on name alone, but the 2 is a slam dunk that stands on its own rather than just riding the coattails of the OG. I’ve never played the original (either at this point). I had assumed that the Summit 2 was meant to be an evolved Summit. In the same way that both companies have been releasing some modernized classics. My takeaway is that the intent was for the Summit 2 to be a ground-up design (with Steve posing the question “responsive or unresponsive?”). The name doesn’t so much indicate that it is a sequel to the original, but the product of a second design summit between the companies. ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/180 "2026-05-14T15:10:01Z")
If the Summit was supposed to be a mashup of an Avalanche and Cascade, it sorta just morphed entirely into its own thing. Summit 2 feels like instead of trying to tweak what the OG Summit was as an update, they mashed up the Leaf with Summit and we ended up with just a totally new yoyo. If you’ve never played a Summit before, this isn’t an OG Summit and will not fill the void. But for people who already own or just like the Summit, this is just something entirely new for you. Where something like the Leaf was meant to modernize and replace the Chief, the Summit 2 doesn’t replace the OG Summit. And I’m not saying this as a jab to the Summit 2. Honestly I think a decade from now when people have nostalgia for this release, you’re going to get more people just genuinely preferring what the 2 brings to the table over the OG. ---
**Author:** ![washyjoshe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/washyjoshe/32/612061_2.png) [@washyjoshe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/washyjoshe)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716/181 "2026-05-14T15:24:34Z")
I think in @Dizzavis 's blog above, he called it a chief with side effects, and during design they split the cad between a cheif and a leaf so the dimensions are somewhere in the middle of them. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716.md?page=8) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2026-clyw-x-onedrop-hype-thread/441716.md?page=10)