# What are you throwing today? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [January 1, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879 "2019-01-01T03:55:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 77
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1573 "2019-07-04T20:33:13Z")
Happy 4th of July šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø throwing a classic in Red, White and Blue Duncan FHZ ![20190704_131509](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/5/c/85cb632d4c9c9afedaa7e99c395eb4184c0d51b0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Legit\_yoyostrings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yoyostrings/32/136873_2.png) [@Legit\_yoyostrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_yoyostrings)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1574 "2019-07-04T21:19:40Z")
I agree ---
**Author:** ![Legit\_yoyostrings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yoyostrings/32/136873_2.png) [@Legit\_yoyostrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_yoyostrings)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1575 "2019-07-04T21:20:10Z")
down forget the green leaves in the back ground ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1576 "2019-07-04T22:31:48Z")
Nope, no more vibe than usual ---
**Author:** ![shatterFX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shatterfx/32/66476_2.png) [@shatterFX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shatterFX)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1577 "2019-07-05T01:24:55Z")
Havenā€™t posted here or in mail day for a while, have gotten a lot of good stuff lately that Iā€™m just trying my best not to neglect any. But hereā€™s my current rotation, in order of most recently acquired: MMC, Diffraction 2, Ti-Vayder, Kuntosh 5000QV, SWA, Delrin Wedge, Decoy, Puff Adder, Boa, Komodo ---
**Author:** ![RyoCanCan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryocancan/32/163437_2.png) [@RyoCanCan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RyoCanCan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1578 "2019-07-05T11:56:16Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/5/4/454829e6948208f3d796c775f8b55a67130bf39c.jpeg) My weekend entertainment. Ngl, the hubstacks made me enjoy the dv888 more. ---
**Author:** ![witchgrinder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/witchgrinder/32/57591_2.png) [@witchgrinder](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/witchgrinder)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1579 "2019-07-05T14:23:28Z")
Iceberg getting love today. These things are an absolute blast. One of my favorites I bought this year. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/f/f/5ffdf1e50ac57dec83a340f630f8c39f52a747c5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Durfee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/durfee/32/593280_2.png) [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1580 "2019-07-05T22:35:46Z")
Autobot scum ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1581 "2019-07-05T23:54:34Z")
I really love the Ex Machina, it might be my favorite shape of all time. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/1/4/f14b004d92f923e4a8ed20c781761cd0b7ada032.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/5/3/e53c7538a156cbe7f67a71ec71869cdc1006a7c9.jpeg) Of course it is an H šŸ˜¤ ---
**Author:** ![d42kn355](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d42kn355/32/829_2.png) [@d42kn355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d42kn355)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1582 "2019-07-06T00:16:12Z")
Figured some have never seen my old throw, so I got a moment to snap a couple pics. Vitality. šŸ™‚ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/d/4/dd48817ebcf8592bff6d92ddeb57230bafab56f8.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/0/5/005553097b21a78d071fe7e76db7194b63246be4.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/1/5/b15dad57026f86af94675cba4310fd32ca903237.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![threebearrries](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/threebearrries/32/42073_2.png) [@threebearrries](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/threebearrries)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1583 "2019-07-06T01:52:24Z")
It fits soo well in the hands too! ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1584 "2019-07-06T02:02:43Z")
Vitality looks great! Iā€™ve never seen this one! Questions: - When were these made? - How many were made? - What are the specs? - What was the inspiration? ---
**Author:** ![Imdavid122](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/imdavid122/32/87913_2.png) [@Imdavid122](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Imdavid122)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1585 "2019-07-06T03:10:28Z")
a dv888 with hubstacks is basically a cursed image ---
**Author:** ![d42kn355](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d42kn355/32/829_2.png) [@d42kn355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d42kn355)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1586 "2019-07-06T04:19:52Z")
So the inspiration was based around one of my favorite older throws, and one of my first Metal yo-yoā€™s the Pro-Yo/Playmaxx Cold Fusion GT. I at one point owned a heavily modified CFGT with a Large Bearing SPR Kit that had a custom Slant wall that brought the CFGT out by about 3mm and added an angular string gap much like the Vitality. I decided to get licensing from One Drop for the Side Effect Axle System, and had Landon help me re-engineer my CAD file. Foxland Precision did the machining and it was the first, and as far as I know, only throw with Side Effects to be machined by someone other than One Drop. (With their permission of course, Alvin had direct communication with David and mostly Shawn) I released a grand total of 49 in 6061 and 1 in 7075. Every single Vitality was anodized a different colorway, no doubles other than a couple raw and a few that were sent in to OD for pyramatting. When I released them, I did it with my friend Jakes company name, since he was already established at the time, and was part of the yoyo club I helped run with another friend. (Bigyoyostring was the Company we went under, which is many years defunct) It was pretty well received by everyone who ever got to try one or own one šŸ™‚ and that always made me smile! Here are a couple links for reviews/yoyowiki. [High Speed YoYo Prototype Review](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/reviews/a-m/big-yoyo-string/big-yoyo-string-vitality-prototype) and [Yo-Yo Wiki Entry about the Vitality](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/BigYoYoString_The_Vitality) If I remember correctly, the release was around September 2013. Some units were sold by me via the BSTā€™s and other very special colorways were released on YoYoCommunity back when Tony was still around. Hope that answered everything you wanted to know! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/4/c/c4cd7c579b2f5b769a17be2f8440e95dad440f5d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1587 "2019-07-06T11:53:34Z")
Great story about your yoyo! Is there a reason you never made any follow up designs? Or did you make more? ---
**Author:** ![d42kn355](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d42kn355/32/829_2.png) [@d42kn355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d42kn355)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1588 "2019-07-06T12:13:31Z")
Quite a bit happened in life, would probably be the simplest way to put it unfortunately. Club shut down, the hobby shop shut down (where I sold OD, ILYY, and many others), club members got older and moved away, inspiration went away. Money. So many things. Lol. Iā€™m unfortunately bad at ā€œadultingā€ apparently. Iā€™ve always wanted to come back and make something again but it really seems like a saturated market, at least more so than it was some years back, even then it was a struggle. Everyone wants the cheapest yoyo they can get, and it hurts progress and unfortunately profit. People like to also copy each otherā€™s designs and it destroys the throw made previously when that company decided to sell their throw for 40 bucks lessā€¦ because they went with China to make their throws for pennies (not literally, but SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper). I will not name names by any means, but it happened, only thing that was different was it didnā€™t have SE.) It really kills the fire that I once had. Iā€™d love to get back into it again some day, but really not sure if I ever will. I still have all my old files and such, and maybe someday will do an anniversary release of the Vitality, but that one boils down mostly to funds. And we all know how money sucks. Lol I truly appreciate the questions. I canā€™t explain the feels. I really missed this forum. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1589 "2019-07-06T12:50:31Z")
Thanks so much for the telling us some of your personal yoyo story! Itā€™s really neat to see the only SE yoyo not machined by OD! That design looks like it would still be well received today. Hopefully life will cooperate and maybe you can make another design one day. Enjoyed reading all the details on the Vitality! > [@d42kn355](#): > > I really missed this forum. Welcome Back!!! ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1590 "2019-07-06T14:30:55Z")
> [@d42kn355](#): > > Quite a bit happened in life, would probably be the simplest way to put it unfortunately. > > Club shut down, the hobby shop shut down (where I sold OD, ILYY, and many others), club members got older and moved away, inspiration went away. Aw man, that sucks to hear. Welcome back to the forums though! ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1591 "2019-07-06T20:51:30Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/a/c/3ac9def78c596ff8e75983be565c0754ff3ba8e6.jpeg) What a nice yoyo ---
**Author:** ![d42kn355](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d42kn355/32/829_2.png) [@d42kn355](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d42kn355)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-you-throwing-today/296879/1592 "2019-07-07T02:39:43Z")
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