The 2019 World Yo-Yo Contest Thread

Kind of hard to get excited for the new yo-yos that are being unveiled without having any idea what the specs are.

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See below

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I honestly canā€™t believe we are right back in the same boat as the National YoYo contest, absolutely horrid access to video coverage.

The Asia Pacific contest had multiple live stream options and all of the videos were available right after the round. Same with Japan.

Mean while we have to deal with the RIDICULOUS fact that we have to PAY to watch video of the contest and even then I had video connection issues and they didnā€™t put the videos up afterward!

I mean does anyone involved in this contest realize that like 1% of throwers can actually make it to Cleveland and the rest of us rely on the live stream and replays?

Jesus, itā€™s 2019, just put a damn iPad on a tripod and stream the thing on Instagram or Youtube or even FaceBook.

Instead we are using Vimeo (which doesnā€™t have an app on Smart TVs) like we time-traveled back to 2013 and there are no replays to watch except what people captured from the audience.

Am I the only one who thinks this is absolutely absurd?

Iā€™ve been looking forward to this for weeks, I get home and literally all I get to see is the last two minutes of the results and thatā€™s it. I am so bummed.

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I dont think so, but it feels smaller diameter wiseā€¦ probably around 54/55mm. Not sure about the width. Has a nice relaxed feel to it for a bimetal.

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Yeah, I didnā€™t realize there was the cool boxed set until later today and I decided I wanted it.

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I share your sentiment. Im not paying $5 for a Vimeo stream, sorry.

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Awesome photo. Sick team.

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I still gotta try your delrin proto couldnt find you today.

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I will be wearing a bright orange shirt and I am kind of the tallest asian there. Hopefully we meet each other tomorrow!

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I met you and drake on wednesday I tried all your other throws, but you didnt have the delrin.

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Vimeo is a major video site though, and has been for a long time, I donā€™t understand that criticism. Facebook or IG would beā€¦ really bad, so thatā€™s just plain not a good idea.

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2020 World 1a champ?

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What is Iori doing right before the last bind, did he just shift the plane of the yo-yo?

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Donā€™t know but thought that was smooth

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So, is Garrettā€™s name Garrett orā€¦?

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Anyone know if you can buy those plastic butterflies separately? Could some one pick one up for me please if you can?

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I think so. When he does that loop before the laceration, it looks like he added a little bit of tilt. Looked a little knotted up, but still looks cool.

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He didnā€™t shift the plane of the yoyo. He didnā€™t have to - since he executed that move at the tail end of a horizontal combo (although semi horizontal) where the yoyo is already tilted to begin with.

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What butterflies

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