For me, lately, I’ve pretty much surprised myself at how much I like and throw this particular yo-yo.
My personal opinion on New yo-yo descriptions is that are more often than not, just a little too dreamy to me. All the vital things that came together and all the protos necessary to create a Magical masterpiece, etc…
But now and then, a New yo-yo write up tells such an Epic Saga of work that was needed this amazing yo-yo.
I’m a sucker for a good story… even if it’s borderline fantasy.
So…. I am reading about this yo-yo. It says it is 63mm in diameter(waaaay big)….it weighs 67.5g(for what?)…. 48mm wide(meh)…… and, it’s Magnesium.
And then the story begins how all the factors come together to create a yo-yo that plays extraordinary.
The final statement in the yo-yo description says,’ It’s significance apparent and open to individual interpretation, allowing everyone to freely envision the unique qualities and bodied in this extraordinary yo-yo.
Almost the entire description make the yo-yo sound like a Cake…. With Waaaay too much Frosting with a 1 gallon scoop of Ice Cream on the side.
….So, when the yo-yo dropped, I just watched to see just how fast it would sell out? There were only 5 to start with. Only 5 of an amazing yo-yo should sell out in 5 seconds just like a Monkey finger, right? Wrong, on the drop, the count stayed at 5. I checked back a while later…. Still at 5.
Was it the candy coated fantasy description? Was it the $300 price tag? Doubtful, since a good number of just as expensive or more expensive yo-yos sell out. Was it because people still aren’t sure about Magnesium? Dunno? Maybe the 63mm diameter was a deal breaker?
I know… this story has to have a point to it, eventually, right? Uh… it does, lol.
They say a sucker is born every 60 seconds… to somewhat test that theory, I set the stopwatch on my titanium Apple Watch and 60 seconds later, I stepped up and bought one.
Over the next few days while waiting for the mail, I would check out the count and it stayed at 4. I know a whole lotta suckers were born in the meantime, but none prolly into yo-yos so they never even saw it😉
So I opened the box and opened the tin and opened the black velvet pouch it was in…
A C3yoyodesign Sandevistan🙀
I put a string on it and down the string it rolled. Within a minute of it in motion, I had nothing but Happy thoughts. I went to bed smiling that night. And in the morning, my wife woke up before me. When I woke up she asked me what I was dreaming about? I told her I didn’t really remember off hand… why? She said you were smiling like the cat that ate the Canary.
A few days later, I visited the YYE Store and read the description again. And realized that is was fascinating how accurate it actually was. Especially considering how much doubt I felt about the candy coated write-up, which turned out to not be too dreamy at all.
So…. The Sandevistan ‘is’ the yo-yo that I throw the most. If you just look at the yo-yo and hold it in your hand, you may not expect much out of it… kinda big, sorta heavy(for most), etc.
But the moment you start throwing it around and realize they not only hit one out of the Park, but the ball bounced off the top of a car in the parking lot and traveled another 450 feet.
On the negative side(in my opinion) 1. I don’t feel a Magnesium yo-yo can take a good hit. 2. I don’t think the coating could take a good hit. 3. I would hesitate to practice crazy combos over hard surfaces because of #1 and #2. If…… you get one and play it ‘hard’ most likely you will smack it enough to bring down its resale value considerably. I am sure a $300 Titanium yo-yo would be a better investment for people that often end upselling their yo-yos to finance the purchase of other yo-yos.
But caveats aside, the Sandevistan is a Most excellent yo-yo. I wouldn’t call it a chopsticks yo-yo, lol. And the diameter/width combo certainly would not be as versatile for certain tricks as other yo-yos with different spec. Sets.
But you won’t see me selling this. It’s a Keeper.
…. it has a very comfortable shape, even considering it’s diameter. It rolls off the hand, very smoothly and hits the bottom of the string without jerking your finger. The weight distribution is incredibly effective in giving it a dynamic, spinning power. To me, it actually feels like you get more juice out of it than what you put into it. I’m not kidding. This sucker spins like it’s plugged into the wall. It’s very stable. Extremely smooth. A little vibe doesn’t really bother me, because when I started just about everything vibes, and the good yo-yos to me with the ones that buy the least… But they still vibe pretty much. This one literally floats on the string. No real edge five to speak of and no vibe coming up the string. I have no way of knowing if they’re all that way or maybe I just got lucky? Even on a fairly hard comeback , it feels good on the catch. It doesn’t hit your hand Like it’s trying to hurt you. I have at least six magnesium yo-yos. I like all of them. But I like this one the best.