I figure after 1992, things were kinda static until the 1999 boom? This 1996 ProYo II is emblematic of the next shift…
A few notes on this one
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I didn’t understand why the wooden axle sleeve was so big, until I figured out that it’s a kind of “response area”, the unfinished wood is way rougher than the smooth plastic.
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you can see the shift to rim weighting models here, where the plastic is much denser on the rims
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switch to the “wheel” style of design versus imperial or butterfly
You can still buy it on YYE for $4.50 in modern form…
https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/duncan-proyo-yoyo?variant=25705225928
All this eventually leads to the Turbo Bumble Bee in 1997 and the Cold Fusion, in 1998!