What did you get in the mail for 2020/2021?

[twitch77 (Green=Love)]

Wow those look great!
Interested in hearing how they play!

[andy569]

They remind me of blueprint strings from back in the day. Most strings nowadays are really soft and plush, these are more coarse. Good choice if you’re into that feeling since there aren’t many strings nowadays that are like that.

He also sent me a soft string he was working on. Those reminded me of Twisted Strings. They have the slick stiff feeling of trilobal thread like markmonts but it isn’t super whippy like them. Still whippier than standard boutique polys like YYSL and zip line though. Also lasts noticeably longer. This is a great option for someone who likes the slick feeling and longevity of trilobal thread like markmonts without the overly whippy nature

[witchgrinder (Nick the dork)]

(Sweats profusely) You all talking about them Blueprints?!?!

[andy569]

I think there’s a place for both strings. Honestly I was expecting another generic “boutique” soft poly like everybody else is making. But the standards definitely have a coarser feel, something you don’t see much nowadays.

And the soft version is basically a toned down Markmont string is the closest comparison I would say. You get similar longetivity and feel without the extreme whippiness many dislike about those types of strings

[codinghorror]

Yoyofreaks Savage, which is apparently wordplay on “Chief”

[Z_Car (ZAC)]

Wow, those look incredible. I especially like the orange one.

[Legit_yoyostrings (Landis Johnston)]

thanks for letting me how you think of them. im working on a new version that is way better but if people like the version that sent @Damo I will keep making them

[Durfee]

Just got this in the mail, it looks so much better irl:

And I’m now at 3/5 Good Life yo-yos. I’ll be buying a Gulch a little later today too.

[Sinister_Yoyos (David Hough)]

This just came yesterday! Thanks to @Nocompromise for the trade!

[Durfee]

Hey that’s who I got my Gully from too!

[Nocompromise]

@Sinister_Yoyos

This just came yesterday! Thanks to @Nocompromise for the trade!

Great photo of a great throw! Enjoy it - I never gave it enough attention.

[Nocompromise]

@Durfee

Great looking Good Life collection!

[Durfee]

I just ordered a Gulch too, now all I need is an OG Gully and I’m done buying yo-yos for a while, unless the Aqua Orange Fade Shutter is still around when I can justify another yo-yo purchase.

[andy569]

It’s not even close, 100% the best $25 I’ve ever spent.

[threebearrries (Justin)]

$25???

[andy569]

For all of that, yup

[zslane (ClockMonsterLA)]

Um, do you really plan to play 3A with Wedges, Replays, or PopStars???

[andy569]

I wanna play 3a with popstars for the memes.

I’m gonna do Real 3a(3 yoyos at once) with the Replays, also for the memes.

I don’t really know what I’m gonna do with the rest but they were like $2 each so I don’t really care

[zslane (ClockMonsterLA)]

Hmm. The inconsistency in the division naming scheme wasn’t something I really thought about until you mentioned “Real 3a”.

[andy569]

Yeah in the next 60 hours I’ll be working 30 so I won’t really have time to mess around with that the next few days but I’m definitely gonna get somethin goin next week

Also just did some test throws with all of these. They’re supposed to be C grades but only one of them vibes like a C grade imo. I was expecting the wedges to be real bad cuz the “A grades” aren’t really that smooth in the first place but they don’t vibe much if any worse than regular wedges.

2 of the Replays even play like A grades, tho I noticed they do have a tightening issue so that’s probably why they’re marked as C grades