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October 22, 2024, 3:55pm
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This is awsome. I spent the summer in 2021 after National Yoyo Day posting the 60 plus years of Butterflys every week showing samples in Fixed Axle Friday Throws
With National Yo-Yo day this weekend I thought I would throw an original Duncan Butterfly, this one is in great shape for being around 60 years old, when I got it the original string was all in knots, so it probably sat in that state for a long time, as the axle and response are still a little rough, just wanting to be played and smoothed out with cotton. With a one piece design and at 58 grams, this one is a nice player and is great for modern 0A play.
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No one ever claimed the $100K prize money
After seeing the Linda Sengpiel video that @DocPop post on National Yo-Yo Day, I’m inspired to play some more vintage Butterflys. This one is just like Linda’s in the String Tricks segment where she is playing an early Flambeau Duncan Butterfly. From the clip it also looks to be a small stamp Butterfly from the late 1960’s similar to mine. When I found mine, again the string was in knots and the axle had a little rust on it that would cut strings, using the old Proyo string saw trick, I eventual…
Still a prize in the collection
With summer just around the corner, going to keep reeling in the years of the iterations of the Original Butterfly. This one is from the seventies when Flambeau went from embossing to silk screening. This one is also an advertising promotional model. My Dad grew up outside of Milwaukee Wisconsin so I always saw the Schlitz cans in the fridge growing up. Picked this one up from a Schlitz cross collectible collector, so it was NIP (new in package) with no rust, but i’m not going to play the origin…
These keep on going and going
With summer now in full swing I’m moving forward in time with the next and my personal favorite Duncan Butterfly incarnation, the late seventies-early eighties Lace Wings with the Reslon-coated axles. These have a great weight at 56grams, a softer feeling plastic, vibrant color combinations, made in the USA and just over all play great. This yellow and green combo has such a fun summer vibe, even on a rainy day.
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One more because of the @drewtetz clip
Today I’m still playing on the Classic Duncan Butterfly theme and this one is a 2nd edition of the USA made translucent wide wings in green. These have a softer plastic compared to todays that are produced in China and it weights in around 50-51grams. This one is from the early-mid nineties and is still a great 0A player, working on @drewtetz Super Disco Regens. Was craving the feel of cotton today so I’m laced with YYE Type-10 .
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There are breaks here and there to play TMBRs
After playing the Zipline Wood-Z Cherry XL all week I’m in tune with my light finesse throws. Going to take @bheinz63 lead above and get back to Butterflys this Friday. This one is from the mid 2000 when we first see Made In the USA replaced with World’s #1, as this one was made in Mexico. Out of all the incarnations of Butterflies this one may feel the cheapest in the hand, with a weight around 42grams, a softer plastic (compared to today’s), and a slimmer and sharper profile. But these have th…
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