Excited today to present @TheSliverKing !!!
Some really great stuff in here from a very interesting player! Hope you enjoy!!
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 when I took a break due to school and sports.
I then got into a motorcycle accident in August of 2022 and yoyo became my mental therapy while I learned to walk again. It then evolved into meeting my best friends at the Mile High YoYo Club and traveling the country for contest season with my sponsor Enso YoYos.
If you could only have one yo-yo for the rest of your life what would it be?
Enso Bapehidora with Anti yo heart side effects 
This is the first yoyo I’ve ever been involved with helping in the design process and it means the world to me.
What trick are you working on currently and what is your all time favorite trick?
Random Tech Combos I stumble across have been what I’m working on the most. I want to get more flow in my tricks rather than just pure whips and hooks
My favorite tricks to do are 3.5 hooks and variations of the tower construction trick by Jack Path ( huge inspiration of mine)
What’s the most meaningful yoyo you have in your collection?
My Enso YoYo Metatron Cube which was a gift for joining Team Enso. This one sits in a special glass case in my living room.
What’s kind of things are you into outside of yo-yos?
I enjoy competition shooting, hiking, magic the gathering and just being outdoors in the Colorado mountains in general.
What’s your favorite restaurants and order?
Raising Canes, Box combo with double toast, butter on both sides, no slaw and a big side of fries.
Favorite movie or TV show?
Breaking Bad or Demon Slayer, depends on the mood.
If there was one song that you say fits your mood and personality perfectly, what it be?
Let’s go by Stuck in the sound
What’s your best yo-yo memory?
Getting the invite to join Team Enso on Christmas day. I was with my family and it turned into a big celebration that day, joining a yoyo team was always a dream of mine ever since I was a little kid.
What’s your yoyo bad habit?
I do double beefhook WAY too often lol
If you could wake up tomorrow and have any skill set from another player what would it be?
I’d really enjoy having some of the zontal combos the Meta players such as Justin Dauer are able to pull off. It blows my mind
What’s the most expensive or rare yoyo you have?
I have around 20 Anti yo Bapezillas of all kinds, Each one holds a very special place in my heart along with an OG Levi painted peak by CLYW.
If you never found yo-yo what would you be doing instead?
Yoyo is my mental therapy after a bad motorcycle accident so I’d be very lost without it. Can’t even think of doing anything else other than throwing with friends every other weekend for club or going to all the contest during contest season. Either way, It’s been keeping me sane ever since!
How has the community changed from what it used to be, and where do you think it will end up?
The community continues to grow and is a incredibly warm and welcoming place. It’s fun watching the sport progress from string hits for clicks to where we are now. We went from rail combos to 360⁰ laceration towers and more. When I started yoyo a 4.5 hook was out of the question, now, they hit 5.5 hooks mid routine. The tricks are becoming much more physically demanding and The sport is evolving quickly. This next generation of players is really pushing the boundaries of what we thought possible for yoyo tricks. I’m excited to see where we are in a few more years if we continue to progress at this rate.
Advice/ words of wisdom to new players?
Have fun, yoyo for you and do what makes you happy. We all have our own style and reason for throwing and I think that’s part of what makes yoyo so unique. I also find alot of my tricks by messing up other tricks and stumbling into something neat accidentally which is something new players should not be shy to try.
What you want to tell the world?
Just how grateful I am to Team Enso, Mile High YoYo Club and the rest of the community for such a warm welcome over the past year and a half. Joining the yoyo community has been a life changing experience and I will forever cherish the connections I’ve made because of it.