@bjardin has videos on the Nextgen inner workings
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Has anyone else noticed that Duncan counterweight dice are numbered in a non-standard pattern?
Instead of 6/1, 5/2, 4/3–where opposing sides add up to seven—they are 6/1, 5/3, 4/2.
My guess is this is on purpose, maybe to provide an indentation in the middle of the 5/3 sides to help “guide” the drill?
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Yeah, the incorrect pips have bothered me since the early 2000s. I think they were introduced on the Freehand 2 when they started injection molding dice instead of drilling them.
Interestingly, they were correctly marked on the dice that came with the original Freehands and Freehand mini.
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Japan Technology has some great 5A Tutorials on the Instagram that are just creative and simple concepts not covered elsewhere.
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Wow, that really makes me want to try!
I’m not sure I’m good enough with 1A to be able to do something good with 5A, but some tricks are definitely appealing!
I may try to find a counterweight for my YYF One…
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YYE got some great B-grades
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Ugh, I really don’t like my One…
I set it as “unresponsive” with a full spec bearing, and attached a 12g nut to the string.
But I can barely make it spin long enough for a double or nothing…
I have better results with my Sugar Glider, but it definitely falls down on the ground on mistakes 
So I’ll be patient and wait until I buy a good enough “I don’t care for it”/plastic yoyo 
… with a “real” counterweight.
Not this May though.
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Guys my 5A finally looks like 5A
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I should have ordered my 5a earlier… it will probably come with 7-5 days left in may. Rip 5a may for me…
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For the final day of 5A May, I finished this guy:
It vibes pretty badly with the performance rings installed. One ring isn’t quite as snug as the other, and maybe that creates an imbalance somehow? I don’t know. In general I find Freehand yoyos to be a bit hit or miss in terms of smoothness and overall quality.
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