Anyone see the udpates on Duncan’s social media lately regarding a new semi-responsive Freehand One AL with an A-bearing? I know that Duncan is almost a bad word here with the recent yoyo day sale fiasco, but damn it if the thought of an A-bearing, semi-responsive FH1AL is making me kinda stoked! For sure going to try and pick one up to go with my Unknown FHAL.
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I’ll buy one for sure, just maybe not direct 
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Yep, can’t wait!
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I’ve been following the updates and I’m excited for these to drop. When they check in with yoyoexpert I’ll definitely be checking out!
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Duncan heads, save me the search. Is this unresponsive? They mention small gap and bearing and something like tight binds, but does that mean unresponsive?
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I think they said that because of the smaller bearing the gap is naturally narrower, so it would aid in the responsiveness but I don’t think it would be completely.
I hope it’s not going to be “semi responsive”, I prefer one or the other.
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In the facebook post they use the words “semi-responsive”, they also mention swapping to a Konkave A-bearing to go completely unresponsive. I’m thinking the responsiveness is tied to the bearing shape and gap width.
“This new small bearing Freehand One AL comes with a small flat bearing (Size A) with a semi-tug responsive feeling; enough for quick regen, stalls, and all other sorts of throwback tricks! To make your Freehand One AL small bearing entirely unresponsive, we recommend switching to a Size A Dif-E-Yo bearing.”
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I got the Freehand NextGen during a sale at some point and was surprised at how well it plays (it’s unresponsive). I haven’t tried the counterweight, but that’s on my list after I get looping down a bit more. The Butterfly AL is also really great, but that’s fully responsive. I agree that one or the other is preferable.
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Hyped for this one!
*but my lunch money is going to yoyoexpert *
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Do they mean D bearing when they say “Small Bearing?”
I believe they mean A
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Dropping October 1st
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Its definitely A, they call it out by name in the text. Really excited for this one!!
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The A size bearing has also been nicknamed “Duncan Bearing” on other sites.
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Just seeing this!
This is old FHZ, OG FH and FH2 Size A Bearing.
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Are we still going to be expecting this on Friday, Oct 1? I’m really looking forward to this release and would hate to miss it. I haven’t seen the typical “New Release” post from YYE and hoping to get ahead of any delays/changes to release date if there are any.
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