# One Drop YoYos Official News **URL:** \ **Category:** Manufacturer Official News\ **Created:** [September 20, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021 "2012-09-20T17:00:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 155
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3111 "2025-05-23T09:29:36Z")
Could be that the rim area of the boosted version is a bit more rounded. ---
**Author:** ![Oxillian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oxillian/32/620039_2.png) [@Oxillian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oxillian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3112 "2025-05-23T12:11:06Z")
True! ---
**Author:** ![Oxillian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oxillian/32/620039_2.png) [@Oxillian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oxillian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3113 "2025-05-23T12:12:14Z")
Also true, I’m also seeing a difference right before it rounds out, veery slight. ---
**Author:** ![NuroVolt7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nurovolt7/32/671908_2.png) [@NuroVolt7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NuroVolt7)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3114 "2025-05-23T13:01:55Z")
Looks like the diameter may be a wee bit bigger 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![ayayron808](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ayayron808/32/623800_2.png) [@ayayron808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ayayron808)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3115 "2025-05-23T20:33:32Z")
![IMG_6308](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/a/7/8a79811c10b3e6b3fdc89c774fffcca52e127b1d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nikit\_g](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nikit_g/32/241453_2.png) [@nikit\_g](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nikit_g)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3116 "2025-05-23T21:01:51Z")
looks sick how does it play? ---
**Author:** ![ayayron808](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ayayron808/32/623800_2.png) [@ayayron808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ayayron808)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3117 "2025-05-23T21:04:42Z")
Just a pic from One Drops David, as I requested to do a half swap on the splash colorways ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3118 "2025-05-23T22:43:50Z")
I’m really liking these OneDrops I’m seeing. They are making some really great stuff lately. ---
**Author:** ![ayayron808](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ayayron808/32/623800_2.png) [@ayayron808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ayayron808)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3119 "2025-05-23T23:26:13Z")
Rainier really took off, it’s one of there best throws ever imo ---
**Author:** ![ayayron808](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ayayron808/32/623800_2.png) [@ayayron808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ayayron808)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3120 "2025-05-23T23:27:22Z")
Nickel, or even Ti Rainiers would be awesome ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3121 "2025-05-27T22:08:41Z")
Email says that Boosted Rainier drops tomorrow, May 28th at 11am Pacific. > The Rainier started with the idea of scaling up a Cascade and shifting the weight out to the rim and turned into a performance monster. It was one of our first “Dark Side” yo-yos and among our best performing models. It seemed natural to make a Boosted version. > > “Boosting” is making a 6061 alloy yo-yo out of 7075 alloy, but changing the design so that the overall weight ends up being lower, even though 7075 is a heavier alloy than 6061. It takes a lot of tweaking to the design to make this happen, but we like to do it in a way that yo-yo looks the same and has the same or similar specs (except for the weight). Given that 7075 is a heavier alloy, if we took the same design of a 6061 yo-yo and produced it in 7075, it would end up about 2.5 grams heavier. We have done this in the past and called it “GZR Edition”. Turns out to be not as interesting as Boosted because the weight distribution is the same so it plays very similarly. Changing the weight distribution is how to make the feel in play change which is why we do Boosted and not GZR when we make a 7075 version of a 6061 model. > > The Rainier is optimized for rim weight at essentially the limits of 6061 alloy. We have a hard limit on what we consider the thinnest we can make the body. We can safely go thinner with 7075 alloy which is what we did: thinned out the body and added rim weight while maintaining the same profile shape. The result is a yoyo with considerably more rim weight, but a total weight of about .5 grams less (or about 3 grams less than if we just ran the same design in 7275 - see above). The Boosted Rainier is further into the Dark Side than the original. It’s even more of an extreme design. > ## Specifications > > - Base Weight: 61.05 Grams > - Shipping Weight: 63.95 Grams with Aluminum Micro Caps > - Width: 48.4 mm > - Diameter: 56.4 mm > - Stock Response: One Drop Flow Groove > - Gap Width: 4.27 mm > - Bearing Size: Large (C) stainless steel (One Drop 10 Ball Bearing) > - Alloy: 7075 Aluminum > - Finish: Pyramatte Axle System: Side Effects ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3122 "2025-05-28T01:19:15Z")
Save me from the temptations of the DARK SIDE! ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3123 "2025-05-29T04:05:52Z")
Anyone pick this one up? I saw that the splashes and the NQP clears were gone! I’m still thinking on it! :wink: ---
**Author:** ![firestormfirst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/firestormfirst/32/606192_2.png) [@firestormfirst](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/firestormfirst)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3124 "2025-05-29T04:06:29Z")
Those splashes went QUICK! ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3125 "2025-05-29T04:17:16Z")
I think splashes were gone in the first 2 minutes. I was tempted, but went for the NQP clear. ---
**Author:** ![KorinaMcCarty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/korinamccarty/32/674591_2.png) [@KorinaMcCarty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KorinaMcCarty)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3126 "2025-05-29T04:22:14Z")
I grabbed it and dang they went quick. ---
**Author:** ![nappyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nappyrat/32/162747_2.png) [@nappyrat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nappyrat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3127 "2025-05-29T04:26:06Z")
Glad they offered clears as NQPs bc my yo-yo spending has been a bit much lately lol. Loved the rainier, excited to experience the boosted version ---
**Author:** ![ayayron808](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ayayron808/32/623800_2.png) [@ayayron808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ayayron808)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3128 "2025-05-29T04:27:27Z")
I got my halfsie order in 🥳 ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3129 "2025-05-29T04:49:43Z")
> [@nappyrat](#): > > my yo-yo spending has been a bit much lately lol. Same. Between this and the FRS BB on Monday 😬 ---
**Author:** ![firestormfirst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/firestormfirst/32/606192_2.png) [@firestormfirst](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/firestormfirst)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021/3130 "2025-05-29T17:03:04Z")
I was gonna go for a splash, mostly because I was excited about a new non-solid One Drop, but missed it by a few minutes. My Rainier isn’t my favorite OD (an unpopular opinion I know) so I’m not too bummed missed out, but I’ll be interested to hear how the boosted version stacks up against the original. I did manage to snag a yellow FRS BB (my first Cerakote throw) that I’m pretty excited about though… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021.md?page=154) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-drop-yoyos-official-news/43021.md?page=156)