The 0A Thread (Fixed Axle & Modern Responsive)

General Yo-Yo
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I wonder what yoyos he used. I am willing to bet whatever it was pales in performance comparison to what we have today, which makes the performance even more impressive imo

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I actually looked that up!

  • Classic Duncan Tournament Yo-Yo — classic wooden fixed-axle model Bob would demo with.

  • Jeweled Tournament Yo-Yo — a vintage variation with decorative details (popular in contests).

  • 1955 Original Wooden Duncan Tournament — very close to the style used in Bob Rule’s era.

  • Vintage Duncan Imperial-style Yo-Yo — another Duncan classic from the time (also wooden early on).

These are the types of yoyos Bob would have used during his demonstrations—wooden fixed-axle Duncan models (especially the Tournament series), long before modern ball-bearing designs existed.

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Awesome!

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About a decade ago I did a “1955” style contest judged by Bob using only period-appropriate equipment. I had to hunt for a yoyo to use because my No Jive was 20 years too advanced lol

Great guy. Meet your heroes.

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This would be awesome but finding an era appropriate YoYo I’m willing to use is the actual hard part. Most if the yo-yos in that category of my collection are collectors pieces

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Swallowtail - Fixed Axle Yoyo Tutorial

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Stardust Breaker - Fixed Axle Yoyo Tutorial

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I’ve been working on learning GT stalls and I can land the stall but can’t seem to figure out the dismount. If I try popping it off with NTH it just seems to hit the upper string and still be in GT. I know it needs to dismount towards my body but I can seem to do it consistently or very smoothly. Often times if I do get it to dismount I have no spin :disappointed_face: What’s the secret, what am I missing?

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Exiting a GT, pop the yo up and move your Throw Hand in a semicircle motion. As the yo rises move throw hand slightly forward to avoid string contact and as the yo passes the throw hand move throw hand back into plane.

I feel like it’s mostly in a subtle movement of the throwhand shoulder moving my whole arm slightly forward then back

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I made a quick video. The angle isn’t the best, but I hope it helps.

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Thanks @Jerrod and @Nic_from_Adelaide this is very helpful. It’s almost like exiting back out the way it got in with the motion of kicking it out back towards the throw hand. I’m finding that I can do it pretty easily with a bearing yoyo, like the Plasm and Weekender or fixies with some weight like my 3 in 1, but lighter fixies like a Butterfly are still hit more miss for me. I’m definitely getting better though. I appreciate the help!

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Thanks again for the help @Nic_from_Adelaide and @Jerrod.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTuCilYFV7y/?igsh=Yjc3cnNsY3Jvbnhz

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Nailed it!

Nice one mate. Next step is trying to make it look like your not exiting exactly how you went in. Moving your hands apart as it lands on the string gives you more space between TH and the triangle, pinching or twisting with your NTH lets you play with pinwheel exits and such

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Hidden Leaf - Fixed Axle Yoyo Tutorial

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Y-GT - Fixed Axle Yoyo Tutorial

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Getting pumped for Fixed Axle February, can’t wait to see what the month brings

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