# The Ask G2 Jake Thread
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638
**Category:** Manufacturer Official News
**Created:** [June 26, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638 "2013-06-26T15:20:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Mr.wIerdHObBies31](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr.wIerdHObBies31)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/301 "2013-08-21T22:48:16Z")
> [@Mr.wIerdHObBies31](#):
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> SNOZBERRIES!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
> [@DrAwesome](#):
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> I think this guy likes snozberries. I will admit y’all have some of the best colways. I believe it was lochness depths that became one of my favorite colorways the first time I saw it.
yes. yes i do. i also like the hulk blood nessie. ;D ;D
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### Author:  [@Robby\_C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Robby_C)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/302 "2013-08-22T02:46:42Z")
> [@G2 Jake](#):
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> Hey All-
> Wanted to open this up for any questions you might have. Ill do my best to answer anything and everything you throw at me. I hope most are G Squared Yoyos related but they do not have to be.
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> Fire Away!
Would you ever consider making a plastic?
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### Author:  [@Mr.wIerdHObBies31](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr.wIerdHObBies31)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/303 "2013-08-22T02:51:48Z")
> [@Robby\_C](#):
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> Would you ever consider making a plastic?
somebody asked this before and he said no because 1: molds are expensive and 2: he doesn’t feel like doing several runs of 500, a year. This is why he enjoys manufacturing small runs of metals that the world can enjoy. 😃
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### Author:  [@FiveIronBrian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FiveIronBrian)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/304 "2013-08-27T16:11:59Z")
As a designer, can you explain the advantages/disadvantages to the lip in the gaps of the Albatross and Triton? Is there a particular point where the lip gets too wide? I’m especially interested in how it affects the winding and the throw.
The reason I’m asking is because I love the comfortable look of the rounded rims of the Triton, but I’m not sure why more companies don’t “fill in” the space created by the gap lip to make more of a V shape like the BVM2 (very similar rims).
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/305 "2013-08-29T14:35:49Z")
> [@FiveIronBrian](#):
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> As a designer, can you explain the advantages/disadvantages to the lip in the gaps of the Albatross and Triton? Is there a particular point where the lip gets too wide? I’m especially interested in how it affects the winding and the throw.
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> The reason I’m asking is because I love the comfortable look of the rounded rims of the Triton, but I’m not sure why more companies don’t “fill in” the space created by the gap lip to make more of a V shape like the BVM2 (very similar rims).
>
> Thanks!
The main purpose is the feel. Like you said if you fill in the space if feels more like a V shape. With the bump it allows you continue the curve making the yoyo feel more round. It doesn’t have much to do with performance. Depending on the surface area that hits the string it can effect stability and horizontal play.
If you look at the quake it doesn’t have the bump and its goes along with the V shape we were creating.
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### Author:  [@yomagic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomagic)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/306 "2013-08-29T15:45:08Z")
Do you do the CAD design yourself or do you still do it how you send One Drop a drawing of your design and the put it into a CAD?
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/307 "2013-08-29T15:57:00Z")
> [@yomagic](#):
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> Do you do the CAD design yourself or do you still do it how you send One Drop a drawing of your design and the put it into a CAD?
My team member Drew puts our stuff into the CAD then we send it over to OD
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/308 "2013-09-01T13:11:14Z")
> [@jwil425](#):
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> What’s your favorite NES game?
Gotta be contra, but one of my favorite games that isn’t obvious was captain skyhawk.
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### Author:  [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/309 "2013-09-01T16:45:04Z")
What yoyo do you think you have put the most play time on?
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/310 "2013-09-02T12:32:18Z")
> [@DrAwesome](#):
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> What yoyo do you think you have put the most play time on?
Hmmm hard to say, I put a lot on play on my freedom Albatross. I think that or my space panther Triton.
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/311 "2013-09-09T14:07:29Z")
Think I’m all caught up, bring it.
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### Author:  [@snowmanjoshu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/snowmanjoshu)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/312 "2013-09-09T17:55:22Z")
> [@G2 Jake](#):
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> Think I’m all caught up, bring it.
Maybe this’d be more relevant to ask in a few weeks when we’ve all got our Quakes in-hand, but could you guide us through the development process a bit? Specifically, what was the initial idea in your head like, how many prototypes/iterations were tested, and how much changed? The initial CAD, has it been 53mm / 41mm / 66g from the beginning? Any interesting discoveries along the way?
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### Author:  [@daytripper7711](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/daytripper7711)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/313 "2013-09-10T11:09:49Z")
Hey whats up Jake (same daytripper from IG);
I was wondering if you have any idea (if its a secret its cool) when The Quake (roughly) will drop; and for how much $ retail?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/314 "2013-09-10T11:19:58Z")
> [@snowmanjoshu](#):
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> Maybe this’d be more relevant to ask in a few weeks when we’ve all got our Quakes in-hand, but could you guide us through the development process a bit? Specifically, what was the initial idea in your head like, how many prototypes/iterations were tested, and how much changed? The initial CAD, has it been 53mm / 41mm / 66g from the beginning? Any interesting discoveries along the way?
I’ll have a write up like this when I drop a pic of all of the colorways together.
Short story on the quake.
The main focus was to create something that plays fast. The models in the past have been able to be pushed, but we wanted something that felt like it was pushing you to play fast instead. The second leading idea on the quake design was that everyone is dropping oversized yoyos, and we wanted to give you guys a choice to pick something up that was a little smaller. 53 is small but it’s not to the point where it’s a undersized pocket yoyo that you wouldn’t want to compete with. Comfortable V shape was what we was to pack these characteristics into. The first proto came out with a little bit to much face weight, and it was not as stable as I wanted. We made some adjustments to move the weight and change the wall slightly. Now the quake is stable as can be, and it the best Horizontal yoyo we have released.
The biggest thing the V1 proto helped me discover was how face weight can cause a pulse vibe depending how much you have and how far out from center it is. V2 is perfect though 🙂
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/315 "2013-09-10T14:11:52Z")
> [@daytripper7711](#):
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> Hey whats up Jake (same daytripper from IG);
>
> I was wondering if you have any idea (if its a secret its cool) when The Quake (roughly) will drop; and for how much $ retail?
>
> Thanks
Hey Eric!
Looking at the 27th.
Also 110$ for splashed/acid wash. 99$ for solid clear.
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### Author:  [@hobo-yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobo-yoyo)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/316 "2013-09-10T14:19:27Z")
Not sure if this has been asked before, but what is your favorite color?
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/317 "2013-09-10T14:43:06Z")
> [@hobo-yoyo](#):
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> Not sure if this has been asked before, but what is your favorite color?
Blue.
Colorway Snozberries
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### Author:  [@Rosariyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosariyoyo)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/318 "2013-09-11T23:25:51Z")
Yo jake
I think you should do some sort of contest and the prize should be a quake
:wink:
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### Author:  [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/319 "2013-09-12T01:13:31Z")
> [@Rosariyoyo](#):
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> Yo jake
>
> I think you should do some sort of contest and the prize should be a quake
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> :wink:
Maybe. No good ideas for a contest currently.
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### Author:  [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ask-g2-jake-thread/55638/320 "2013-09-13T12:45:53Z")
> [@G2 Jake](#):
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> Maybe. No good ideas for a contest currently.
Don’t listen to him, he just wants free yoyos.
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