# Fixed Axle February video contest WINNERS ANNOUNCED **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Videos\ **Created:** [February 24, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992 "2013-02-24T22:44:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![XxsanezxX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b19c9b/32.png) [@XxsanezxX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XxsanezxX)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/21 "2013-03-08T17:47:47Z")
Great vid man it was pretty cool did you build your own yoyo? ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/22 "2013-03-08T18:01:58Z")
> [@XxsanezxX](#): > > Great vid man it was pretty cool did you build your own yoyo? I did; however, most of the footage was taken with me playing two TMBRs, a Duncan Butterfly, and a Yo-Yo “Fast Eddy Looper”. The self-made one somehow just didn’t make it into many of the clips I selected; in fairness, possibly because it’s a bit less stable (too light and small in diameter) so I flubbed more tricks with it. :wink: I’ll be refining the design and taking another crack at it, though. Thanks for checking it out! I watched your video, too. My brain is still saying, “What just happened to me?” :wink: Creative! ---
**Author:** ![blakswift88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/blakswift88/32/519_2.png) [@blakswift88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/blakswift88)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/23 "2013-03-08T21:35:13Z")
Aaaaaand here is my submission. Hope it qualifies for the contest. Had loads of fun making this ;D [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/1/9/51910596bf91a765fd611f4e1a1d2055d35710ae.jpeg "Fixed Axle Experiment") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6c3kf_n-Wg) ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/24 "2013-03-08T21:41:26Z")
Had a lot of fun watching yooldman and blakswift88’s videos! ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/25 "2013-03-08T23:43:05Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > Had a lot of fun watching yooldman and blakswift88’s videos! Thanks, I really enjoyed everyone’s videos as well. ---
**Author:** ![TurboChicken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/turbochicken/32/1311_2.png) [@TurboChicken](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TurboChicken)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/26 "2013-03-09T03:11:28Z")
I totally forgot about this… so last minute… lighting sucks… I used my camera phone and I only did one take for each attempt. Thank you to my wife for handling the camera :P!!! I was told not too long ago at the train station that I was cheating using a yoyo with a bearing… I disagree but it sure as heck makes things a little easier.  8) I present… FIXED AXLE IS HARD!!! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjOEzFRK1oE) ---
**Author:** ![frodoslair](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/frodoslair/32/833_2.png) [@frodoslair](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/frodoslair)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/27 "2013-03-09T03:48:37Z")
Seeing as we never specified a time zone, we need to wait for midnight to pass all over the world. Technically…there are still a few hours left for some last minute entries 😃 Thanks to everyone who has entered so far! ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/28 "2013-03-09T04:49:04Z")
I’m glad to see more entries coming in. I want to give each one my undivided attention. With work and social demands taking up my Saturday, I won’t be watching any until Sunday morning, with a nice cup of green tea (or maybe earl grey). Frodoslair is right, all you PSTers have a few hours left! Get on it! ---
**Author:** ![XxsanezxX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b19c9b/32.png) [@XxsanezxX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XxsanezxX)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/29 "2013-03-09T05:51:55Z")
Where’s my vid I can’t find it on here anymore did somthing happen? Are is it because I’m use ing a phone ---
**Author:** ![frodoslair](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/frodoslair/32/833_2.png) [@frodoslair](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/frodoslair)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/30 "2013-03-09T15:46:23Z")
^ I can still see your video just fine - I am guessing it is something on your phone that prevents you from seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/31 "2013-03-09T22:23:20Z")
These are all great entries! Way to go you guys. Maybe next year I’ll have the ball bearings to make a video. ---
**Author:** ![XxsanezxX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b19c9b/32.png) [@XxsanezxX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XxsanezxX)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/32 "2013-03-10T08:24:33Z")
Lol ball bearings yoyo that’s funny I mean you must be a mad house to come up with a joke like that it was a little weird though lol I used brands ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/33 "2013-03-10T21:12:23Z")
Big thanks to everyone for your entries! I enjoyed them all. Frodoslair and I must deliberate. Since we live on opposite sides of the earth, this may take a day or two. The names of the winners will be posted here and prize packages shipped in the next week, or so. A few of the prizes are late coming in due to a postal worker strike in South Africa. However, the latest update shows the package in New York, waiting to clear customs. Shouldn’t be long now. ---
**Author:** ![frodoslair](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/frodoslair/32/833_2.png) [@frodoslair](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/frodoslair)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/34 "2013-03-11T16:40:30Z")
I’d like to give a big shout-out to everyone who entered… this is the reason we are a yoyo “community”. It was really great seeing you all share - and I hope this inspires us to be more active in the yoyo scene… not just to compete, but to share, relate our experiences to each other and, above all, to have FUN! Also - a very big THANK YOU to all the sponsors - without you, this would not have been possible… Once again, they are: [www.theyoyologist.co.za](http://www.theyoyologist.co.za) - Red Devil yoyos [wayloncrase.bandcamp.com](http://wayloncrase.bandcamp.com) - CD + cotton string [yoyospin.com](http://yoyospin.com) - handcrafted wooden yoyos YYE forum members yoyoexpertman54 - handmade wooden yoyos mrcnja - fixed axle sleeves BigYoyo Strings Modman10 - Unknown Strings Right… now onto the contestants… We enjoyed watching all the videos: XxsanezxX - your video caught me a little off-guard, but was entertaining nonetheless! yooldman - your video certainly shows that when playing fixed, persistence does pay off. Your stalls are also much, much smoother than mine :wink: TurboChicken - I know you are fairly new to the online yoyo community and it is awesome that you are willing to share. With a bit more time to put it together - I think your concept for the video could have worked really well. Now… let’s get down to the nitty gritty! Both Waylon and I felt that there were two entries in particular that stood out from the rest… Ladies and gentleman, I present to you, winner no. 1: GregP: GregP really impressed us with his video - some interesting shots and a great, fun little video that I think showcases many elements of what fixed axle means to him (glad to see you finally landed that stall-peater…). The tricks were really great, but we were impressed with the overall package, this is a video I have downloaded and will be watching many times over! And now… winner no. 2 is… (…drumroll…): blakswift88 - blakswift88 made a video that really made us smile! This was a great concept and the video is what yoyoing should be about - trying new things, chilling with your friends and having a great time! You had me waiting in anticipation to see if you guys would land the two-man Trapeze! I enjoyed the bonus trick too (and hope you didn’t need stitches after taking one to the head!). Congrats to GregP and blakswift88, Waylon will be in touch shortly for shipping details. I hope you all had as much fun as we did! ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/35 "2013-03-11T16:54:59Z")
Right on! So excited!! Thanks again for hosting the contest; I’m so glad everyone enjoyed the video. 🙂 There’s no doubt that fixed axle has become a permanent part of my yoyo play. It’s just as much fun for me as with a bearing! Luckily Drew Tetz and Ed Haponik and others are providing new tricks of all levels for me to try to attempt. One thing I meant to include in the video was a link to this little video, which is partially meant as a marketing tool for TMBR but really served as my “Wow, I love this” inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/embed/oHJ8t4ffY_w?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=FLFbjQqFruRnYN65I4WNYp8A If I can ever get half or a third as good as Colin or Ibs, I’ll be thrilled. :wink: Between that video and the stuff Ed Haponik recorded throughout 2012, I might not have noticed how cool fixed-axle is. If not for the continued work of Drew Tetz, Ed, and other guests at [YoyoNews.com](http://YoyoNews.com) (check under [fixed friday](http://yoyonews.com/tag/fixed-friday-2/)) as well as the Facebook group, I might not be able to remain as motivated; they really make you feel like fixed axle has forward momentum, relevance, and most of all… fun! ---
**Author:** ![blakswift88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/blakswift88/32/519_2.png) [@blakswift88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/blakswift88)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/36 "2013-03-11T17:02:14Z")
Thank you very much Waylon and Frodoslair. Most fun i have had in a while when making a yoyoing video. ---
**Author:** ![TurboChicken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/turbochicken/32/1311_2.png) [@TurboChicken](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TurboChicken)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/37 "2013-03-11T19:30:49Z")
Congrats to the winners. > [@frodoslair](#): > > TurboChicken - I know you are fairly new to the online yoyo community and it is awesome that you are willing to share. With a bit more time to put it together - I think your concept for the video could have worked really well. I did say I would participate. So i had to come thru with something. It was 9:00 and I saw people submitting their videos. I thought… crap… post something up. I really wanted to add “Entry of the Gladiators” for the sound track. ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/38 "2013-03-11T19:48:13Z")
Great choices, these were also my picks for the winners. I hope by next Feb. we can have a lot more people in this. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/39 "2013-03-11T19:57:11Z")
> [@yooldman](#): > > Great choices, these were also my picks for the winners. I hope by next Feb. we can have a lot more people in this. Indeed; let’s keep sharing the fixed-axle love and maybe next February we’ll get to see this grow from its humble beginnings. Yooldman, loved your video, too. And Turbochicken’s even with the low light. As you can tell, I’m a big fan of the “show some failures, show a success” style of video. Maybe because I have so many more fails than successes. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992/40 "2013-03-11T20:20:32Z")
Don’ foget our buddy XxsanezxX . He’s promised me a robot themed 4A video, and I want to see it. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-february-video-contest-winners-announced/49992.md?page=3)