# New release from Good Life - The Chris Rodrigues VALLEY! **URL:** \ **Category:** YoYoExpert Releases and Restocks\ **Created:** [November 23, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-good-life-the-chris-rodrigues-valley/330279 "2020-11-23T22:57:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-good-life-the-chris-rodrigues-valley/330279/1 "2020-11-23T22:57:16Z")
![valley-Header_6cfa93b6-b3fd-4374-9980-acf6e8ce666c](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/e/b/6ebbeba30b2e45ea3a78567aeb55e85f2cf43aa8.jpeg) **From Good Life:** We started working on the Valley quite some time ago in 2018. The idea was to make a yoyo for Chris that was outside the “cookie cutter” realm of shapes for yoyos today. He wanted his signature model to hold up for competitive play with a compact undersized shape. After many prototypes & trial and error we decided on the current design - The Valley! ![Valley-RedFade-1_1024x1024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/2/a/52a7e89b11e80ab5045736e73e1a0e57a11117bf.jpeg) ![Valley-RedFade-2_1024x1024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/2/c/f2c360079b09e2b1e28cf1e7e9b240288bbdfa9c.jpeg) The name “valley” is inspired by Chris’s hometown of Wenatchee Washington, a city in a valley and where he was first introduced to skilltoys. Kendamas in specific which then led to yoyos… which then led to his very own signature yoyo, the Valley. Full circle. ![Valley-Extra_1024x1024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/a/a/faa8a84a866fd874895e140fd82367c334a6aa75.jpeg) At first throw the Valley feels like a zippy and fun little yoyo and for it’s size & shape it’s weighted perfectly, capturing that sweet spot between laggy and floaty play. We couldn’t be happier with the final product and we are stoked to finally get them into people’s hands to try out what we’ve been working on! [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/e/7/fe75694d78e01e8f00af663af720c90bd7191f5c.jpeg "Chris Rodrigues Good Life Valley") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-a6p8c4MFA) # Releasing 11/24 @ 8PM EST. > **[YoYoExpert - Yo-Yo Store - Buy & Shop Modern Yo-Yos!](https://yoyoexpert.com/)** > > At YoYoExpert we deliver the best yoyo shopping experience and an amazing selection you can't find anywhere else. Shop YoYoFactory, Duncan, Yomega & many more! ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-good-life-the-chris-rodrigues-valley/330279/2 "2020-11-24T03:59:32Z")
Nice weight for those specs. I can almost feel it on the string and it’s killin’ it! Please, Santa… ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-good-life-the-chris-rodrigues-valley/330279/3 "2020-11-24T05:27:53Z")
That’s a pretty complex mind that knocks out amazingly creative tricks like that. I seen a whole lot of people do a whole Lotta tricks in the last 23 years. And here and there some guys just stand out because their stuff is just simply amazing like in Chris’s case.