Spencer Berry's Walter?

[SkyHighYo]

@aironish

I was about to get one, but then my tmbr drew blood from hitting the tip of my finger nail. Metal would do much worse. So I backed out cause I am A wimp.

My sentiments exactly lol. Let this one be for the Bad@$$'s

[Yoyo_Kangaroo]

I wonder how good they are for looping?

[unklesteve (Steve Brown)]

@Yoyo_Kangaroo

I wonder how good they are for looping?

Terrible. My collarbone can back this up.

[beezy]

@SkyHighYo

@aironish

I was about to get one, but then my tmbr drew blood from hitting the tip of my finger nail. Metal would do much worse. So I backed out cause I am A wimp.

My sentiments exactly lol. Let this one be for the Bad@$$'s

You gotta love the vid where Spencer is defending his head with both arms and hands every time the Walter passes overhead.

Right now the sharp edges of my lightweight Eh are frightening enough, can’t imagine spring loaded hard coated aluminum beaming towards my cranium and extremities. Looks awesome, though. I’m just not worthy.

[da5id]

@SkyHighYo

If you want to buy it to play it unresposive, you should read this…

This is not an unresponsive yoyo!
Walter comes back with a tug. Many of my testers attempted to find an unresponsive configuration (dry bearing will certainly do it). But they were very disappointed with the consistency of play! This is because this yoyo has high walls and a recessed bearing (the gap is ~3.5mm). If you tune him unresponsive you will have a catchy yoyo that doesn’t come back with a tug and a bad time.

Walter is not for everyone .

It won’t hurt my feelings if you don’t buy a Walter – but it will bum me out if he sits unplayed because you don’t like tug responsive throws, bruised knuckles, or improv beast mode.

That’s a nice wa of saying, don’t buy it if you wanna play unresponsive. It’s meant to be a responsive beast. If you buy it and let it sit on the shelf, or play it unresponsive, it’s almost not doing the thing justice… so might as well let someone who WILL play the heck out of it, who will beat it, and who will play it responsive.

I have a clean 10Ball in mine and it plays perfect unresponsive.

[SkyHighYo]

@da5id

@SkyHighYo

If you want to buy it to play it unresposive, you should read this…

This is not an unresponsive yoyo!
Walter comes back with a tug. Many of my testers attempted to find an unresponsive configuration (dry bearing will certainly do it). But they were very disappointed with the consistency of play! This is because this yoyo has high walls and a recessed bearing (the gap is ~3.5mm). If you tune him unresponsive you will have a catchy yoyo that doesn’t come back with a tug and a bad time.

Walter is not for everyone .

It won’t hurt my feelings if you don’t buy a Walter – but it will bum me out if he sits unplayed because you don’t like tug responsive throws, bruised knuckles, or improv beast mode.

That’s a nice wa of saying, don’t buy it if you wanna play unresponsive. It’s meant to be a responsive beast. If you buy it and let it sit on the shelf, or play it unresponsive, it’s almost not doing the thing justice… so might as well let someone who WILL play the heck out of it, who will beat it, and who will play it responsive.

I have a clean 10Ball in mine and it plays perfect unresponsive.

Yes, as quoted in my response for the purposes of explaining; You can

find an unresponsive configuration (dry bearing will certainly do it)

but the point is it’s made for responsive play. He didn’t make it for people to play unresponsive. I’m pretty sure he would be disappointed to see people trying to make/play it unresponsive. Admittedly I am scared to play it responsive. That was the gist of my post, not to say this yoyo cannot be unresponsive.

Again… these are quotes from Spencer Berry’s Website, aka words from his mouth;

This is not an unresponsive yoyo!
Walter comes back with a tug. Many of my testers attempted to find an unresponsive configuration (dry bearing will certainly do it). But they were very disappointed with the consistency of play! This is because this yoyo has high walls and a recessed bearing (the gap is ~3.5mm). If you tune him unresponsive you will have a catchy yoyo that doesn’t come back with a tug and a bad time.

Walter is not for everyone .

It won’t hurt my feelings if you don’t buy a Walter – but it will bum me out if he sits unplayed because you don’t like tug responsive throws, bruised knuckles, or improv beast mode.

If you wanna play it unresponsive, hey… it’s your yoyo, do as you please. I was just trying to explain something… Berry doesn’t want it to be a collectors piece, he wants it to be beat to the ground the responsive way.

[mozartm99]

Where are these available?

[yoyojohn (J△NW△LF W△LF)]

@SkyHighYo

@da5id

@SkyHighYo

If you want to buy it to play it unresposive, you should read this…

This is not an unresponsive yoyo!
Walter comes back with a tug. Many of my testers attempted to find an unresponsive configuration (dry bearing will certainly do it). But they were very disappointed with the consistency of play! This is because this yoyo has high walls and a recessed bearing (the gap is ~3.5mm). If you tune him unresponsive you will have a catchy yoyo that doesn’t come back with a tug and a bad time.

Walter is not for everyone .

It won’t hurt my feelings if you don’t buy a Walter – but it will bum me out if he sits unplayed because you don’t like tug responsive throws, bruised knuckles, or improv beast mode.

That’s a nice wa of saying, don’t buy it if you wanna play unresponsive. It’s meant to be a responsive beast. If you buy it and let it sit on the shelf, or play it unresponsive, it’s almost not doing the thing justice… so might as well let someone who WILL play the heck out of it, who will beat it, and who will play it responsive.

I have a clean 10Ball in mine and it plays perfect unresponsive.

Yes, as quoted in my response for the purposes of explaining; You can

find an unresponsive configuration (dry bearing will certainly do it)

but the point is it’s made for responsive play. He didn’t make it for people to play unresponsive. I’m pretty sure he would be disappointed to see people trying to make/play it unresponsive. Admittedly I am scared to play it responsive. That was the gist of my post, not to say this yoyo cannot be unresponsive.

Again… these are quotes from Spencer Berry’s Website, aka words from his mouth;

This is not an unresponsive yoyo!
Walter comes back with a tug. Many of my testers attempted to find an unresponsive configuration (dry bearing will certainly do it). But they were very disappointed with the consistency of play! This is because this yoyo has high walls and a recessed bearing (the gap is ~3.5mm). If you tune him unresponsive you will have a catchy yoyo that doesn’t come back with a tug and a bad time.

Walter is not for everyone .

It won’t hurt my feelings if you don’t buy a Walter – but it will bum me out if he sits unplayed because you don’t like tug responsive throws, bruised knuckles, or improv beast mode.

If you wanna play it unresponsive, hey… it’s your yoyo, do as you please. I was just trying to explain something… Berry doesn’t want it to be a collectors piece, he wants it to be beat to the ground the responsive way.

I agree. This yoyo is only for the most hardcore throwers who are ready to have some bleeding knuckles and some fun times. I think it should be against the law to have such a perfect catchy yoyo to be soiled with unresponsive play. I can’t wait for it!

[gNNY]

kind of bumping this thread up a bit but I still wanted to let you guys know that I’m currently editing an interview with Spencer about Walter. We sat down last Sunday and talked for over 45 min via Skype so there’s a lot of footage I need to go through. In the meantime, here’s a little teaser trailer already:

Spencer Berry: Walter - InterviewTeaser

Kind of over-dramatizing, I know, but I wanted to throw something together quickly. And since I’m not a pro at stuff like this…

[dynikus]

Am I crazy, or does that look a lot like a slimmer styy bandit?

[Adam_Brewster]

@dynikus

Am I crazy, or does that look a lot like a slimmer styy bandit?

Probably more like a flared Silver Bullet ;D

[JetEyeNight]

@dynikus

Am I crazy, or does that look a lot like a slimmer styy bandit?

That was my first impression. I was thinking about throwing in a slim bearing in the bandit to see how it works.

[anonyo]

I really like responsive throws. I started out throwing loopers. But I own other metal responsive throws and they destroy my hands even if I catch it smoothly. My palms are pink after playing for a half hour. I love TMBR wood throws, but sorry. I can’t see myself paying over 100 bucks to smash up my fingers.

I’ve already stopped paying more than $100 for any kind of yoyo. I’d pay $40 for a responsive throw, tops, even if it was carved by elves.

[JonQ]

I love my Walter. I havent had it a week yet and already had to silicone it again. He rips so hard. The funnest yoyo I’ve played in a long time, by far. So awesome I want another! And I don’t own any duplicates besides looper pairs.

[Yoyo_Kangaroo]

@MikeEff

I really like responsive throws. I started out throwing loopers. But I own other metal responsive throws and they destroy my hands even if I catch it smoothly. My palms are pink after playing for a half hour. I love TMBR wood throws, but sorry. I can’t see myself paying over 100 bucks to smash up my fingers.

I’ve already stopped paying more than $100 for any kind of yoyo. I’d pay $40 for a responsive throw, tops, even if it was carved by elves.

Really, if your good enough at regens, there is no need to catch this or any other yoyo.

[dynikus]

you need to catch it eventually…

[Jcpdx503]

Anyone know of a similar Yoyo that’s plastic or wooden with bearing? I like the idea but I don’t want bloody knuckles especially from a Yoyo lol

[HipposLoveCereal]

@Jcpdx503

Anyone know of a similar Yoyo that’s plastic or wooden with bearing? I like the idea but I don’t want bloody knuckles especially from a Yoyo lol

A wooden/plastic one can still give ya bloody knuckles. Might as well go all out

[n01mportant]

Forget buying it for a collection, I really really want to buy one to throw around with abandon the way I did when I first got into throwing back in my teens! I love absolutely everything about this throw, from the intention of building to the actual product!

[keyofnight]

Hey folks… I just got Walter last week. I really dig it. It plays a lot like I wanted my yo-yos to play in 1998: smooth on the string, large bearing, smooth finish, subtle curvature, inconspicuously thin body, tug response. The world is a different place now, though, and a lot of people are taking this yoyo as the emanation of a new concept—they’ve taken it as unique. Well, that’s true in some respects and false in others. The truth is: old concepts become new ones when you apply them in different contexts. That is: Walter is a modern interpretation of an old pocket slimline yoyo. He’s an attempt to do an old thing with new methods.

Walter’s body is similar to Tom Kuhn’s SB2, but with a smaller diameter, wider gap, and a soft butterfly taper. Walter uses a large bearing that has been recessed a little and uses deeper silicone recesses for thick stickers (or flowable silicone). All of these conveniences allow Walter to play in a way that is distinctly smooth—distinctly modern. The roots of Walter’s design allow him to serve the same function all the classic yoyos served way back when: they were versatile. Yes. A responsive yoyo allows you to regen the same way Jason Lee did back in the day: with a flyaway.

…and yeah. Walter will hit you in the f-ing knuckles, just like his predecessors. This is what it was like for us. He has only hit me a few times in the last couple weeks—I’m getting used to responsive play again. Maybe you’ll get used to it too.