# New Release from Rain City! The Author!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022
**Category:** YoYoExpert Releases and Restocks
**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022 "2020-03-20T20:49:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/1 "2020-03-20T20:49:00Z")
**From Rain City Skills:** The Author is a yoyo I’ve been waiting years to make. When I was working with King Yo Star, I had the opportunity to release a signature yoyo. The Pun was a great yoyo, but it wasn’t perfect. Five years later I have a lot more experience and a different set of needs.
 
First and foremost, I wanted a yoyo I’d enjoy playing. Something that wouldn’t be work to throw, that is smooth on the string and stable enough to work through designing a trick, and more importantly, teaching a trick. I’m also dealing with multiple shoulder injuries from car accidents. Most yoyos in the 64g+ range hit the end of the string with a tug and have a tug on the bind. It’s not a lot, but it adds up to reduced throwing time. When Justin and I were working on this design, light weight was my #2 design goal.
We ended up with a 56g yoyo. That’s right, 56g. When I got the prototype, I played with it for a week before it occurred to me to weight it. The proto was 55g, we added 1g to the rim so it would have a good thumb grind lip.
I think you are going to love this throw, it’s light but powerful, and has a comfortable curve. It sits somewhere in the “W” shape ballpark but leaning towards an “O” shaped gap rather than a “V”. And of course, The Author includes the signature Rain City Skills Lego hub you’ve come to know and love.
> **[The Author](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city)**
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> From Rain City Skills: The Author is a yoyo I’ve been waiting years to make. When I was working with King Yo Star, I had the opportunity to release a signature yoyo. The Pun was a great yoyo, but it wasn’t perfect. Five years later I have a lot more...
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### Author:  [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/2 "2020-03-20T20:55:36Z")
This is a really neat throw! I have a proto that’s 3 grams lighter…and it’s cool because it feels like nothing else I own.
There’s no tug at the end of the string with it…it feels super light and floaty…but with plenty of spin time.
Really fun throw! I highly recommend!!
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### Author:  [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/3 "2020-03-20T20:57:05Z")
do the lego plates Talon Grind well?
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### Author:  [@zerocool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zerocool)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/4 "2020-03-20T21:09:15Z")
that colour is cool, almost 80s green.
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### Author:  [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/5 "2020-03-20T21:11:05Z")
I’ve never tried talon grinds so hopefully someone else can answer.
Also…what kinds of lego pieces do you guys use for your Rain City Skills throws? (or with the 1 drop side effects)
I only have a small collection so far…
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### Author:  [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/6 "2020-03-20T21:14:08Z")
i don’t have any OD’s or Rain City throws lol.
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### Author:  [@RABid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RABid)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/7 "2020-03-20T22:14:34Z")
Looks interesting. Has anyone tried it yet?
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### Author:  [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/8 "2020-03-20T22:25:58Z")
Here’s some video reviews on it:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncnsqqQoEkk)
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWJ8THkYhbA)
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVMxmPKzRc0)
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfGd_pQ5r0s)
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### Author:  [@Throwto100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwto100)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-author/317022/9 "2020-03-21T03:43:08Z")
I’ve been working on a science fiction novel for a few years now, and when I saw that a yoyo called the Author had been released, with a “sci-fi” colorway, I couldn’t say no!