The hype was real and warranted…kap-pa-pa-pa!
A new delrin throw from a company called PlayXS, really cool! It’s called the DeVal, hugely inspired by some older stuff, particularly JD (name itself is a play on JD’s last name, Delvalle)
Looks pretty small! Looks fun… let us know.
Play Excess is the full company name for anyone trying to search them up.
It’s definitely on the smaller side, around that 50mm mark. It’s a lot of fun! In the hand it reminds me of the YYJ Eneme, a very similarly shaped and sized yoyo. Gap is a little narrower than today’s yoyos but that’s the charm of a mid-school era yoyo. If you play cleanly, it will reward you. It will also let you know if your play is sloppy
If there’s 1 thing I’d change on it, I’d make the spikes just a tiny bit sharper. I can pull start this but takes a little more finesse on both holding and the pull. It’s an adjustment. I guess I’ve been used to SPYY sharpness on the spikes, especially my Spyder. Overall, I’m enjoying it! It’s something different in my collection.
This thing is quite the looker. I thought i might regret selling my Unknown Bat but this OYY version has made me completely forget about it.
While I didn’t get a yo-yo I did get something to protect my collection since I’d been storing everything in a shoe box for the past 10 years…
Ive been looking for a protective case as well? Where is this one from?
Pm’d
Those cases are great. I have two of them; one for my One Drops and one for my (main) plastic collection.
Pm me too thanks haha.
Decided I needed a Metavity and it arrived a few days ago:
This thing is dope! I might be honeymooning a bit, but this might be my new favorite yoyo. It has all the performance of a performance yoyo, but has the soul of an organic throw. The weight feels right in the sweet spot between floaty and palpable, and is just extremely capable. It’s not too fast, not too slow, but just how I like it for my flow. Not to mention mine is dead smooth, which is just an added bonus. It might just be the best modern yoyo ive ever thrown.
It also came with some Knot Bad strings, which I think are hands down the best bulk string ive tried (Kitty, Monkeyfinger).
edit: forgot to mention, it has IRG! As stupid as some people think they are, I love doing thumb grinds, so this is just another perk of this yoyo imo.
Finally! I have been waiting months for my FA (#13/30) to arrive and decided picked up a couple of extra things along the wait, including par avian. all arriving today! they are both sooo smooth
I seriously want the saboteur in either blue or pink, they look so good.
Mail day! Got the fallen angel, toonie and the Leo Sniper Mk-II a few days ago haha. I actually got duplicates for all of them but I’m just to lazy to pull them out after I have kept them in a box.