What is your favourite new yo-yo development in the last five years? Mine is Freshly Dirty’s use of DMLS 3D printing for their Dahlia.
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I’m enjoying the oversized yoyos that have been coming out like the 2022 Sasquatch, UpDn Orange, RCS Seti, and all the rereleases from OD like the Kraken and Wizard. Big yoyos=big fun.
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I evtried some of the protos of these at club with larger holes and they are wild and also scary. Like finger choppy lol.
It’s a fun design I love it and am so happy he released them.
I’ve really been impressed by the capsule it’s such a unique and fun thing @daletubat created. Dome caps on a yoyo obviously aren’t new but I don’t recall a yoyo that could play on the floor like the capsule can.
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I second the big yo-yos, last year I was super into minis! Built a whole collection of just minis, got their own designated case n everything. Most I thought would stay forever. But one thing I’ve learned is yo-yos come n go, and if you let a throw go that u really love, another will find its way back into the collection.
This year I basically sold half or more than half of my mini collection in favor of bigger yo-yos. Not consciously I just realized it like last week that for every small yoyo that’s gone a huge one has taken its place. Not just big diameter but I’m enjoying the wide yo-yos as well. Some of my favorites so far have been wizard obviously, wilderness, shutjun, neo master galaxy, had galaxy diver but sold it n got the mono version instead, good decision, for all the crap yyf takes, I’ve really been enjoying the mega monster as I think a lot of others have as well, that thing is nice, so much fun, also got a Duncan drifter xl, had a art 4hunna for a second, and so many others. Oh and can’t forget the ultra cut! That thing is so dang nice! Yoyofriends really do a good job of evolving their yo-yos within certain lines. Like the shortcut, paper cut, crosscut and now the ultra cut and each one has been a welcome upgrade, and they all retain the soul of the original. They do this with most others I’ve tried as well.
I think with the shortcut it’s been a staple when ever someone asks for budget recommendations. And it’s debatabley been one of the best in that category. But with the ultra cut I think the debate is over. In my eyes at least, the ultracut is the definitive best budget monometal $34 can buy. Objectively. That things hits so far above its price range it’s almost criminal to sell it so cheap. But I’m sure glad they do. Kudos to Yoyofriends!
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The pattern looks nice. But the texture looks like the 3D version of a cheap inkjet printer. They could a least clean up the surfaces. That thing looks like a cheap, plastic toy from the 1970’.
I didn’t remember this design and when I checked it out on their website I really liked it! Is it made of stainless steel? (!) How does it play in general?
I remember when we had 4 gloves on trying to do the dna on it
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Not really a new development bc they’re a throwback to the old vipers by Henry’s, but i love the Newts by rewind and Sus yoyo mechanics bc they’re great for 3a inside and not being loud. Imma still call them new bc it’s a 1a/3a/5a yoyo vs a 4a yoyo like the viper.
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I love wide yo-yos like the mega monster, not crazy recent but yo-yos just keep slowly getting wider
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