YoYoRecreation Appreciation Thread

I can.

Because I order you to buy 5!!!

How would that stop me? Thatā€™d help me.

Darn it people! I just got some money back after my last yoyoshopping spree and i promised myself I would not buy another LuckyBox. Well just now as if in a trance my fingers just spent 200$ on another Luckybox. Sigh.

Mate, these things just happen. There is nothing that you could have doneā€¦

Sweet jesus! thatā€™s fast.

Do they ship right away though? Iā€™m thinking of buying 2-3 right now.

Am I the only one who just found out Shinya left YYR???

WHAT??? How did you find out?

Thereā€™s the yoyorecreation tumblr.

I think Yuki O mentioned it a few weeks ago.

This is quote from Shinya facebook, posted on April 23

Any chance Shinya leaving had something to do with YYR selling so many yoyos direct? I know it sounds crazy, and i speculated a bit about it in the lucky box thread, but it does all seem a bit weird. I mean obviously with his connections and everything heā€™s at a point where maybe heā€™s thinking about starting his own company or pursuing other opportunities like plenty of other players, but that doesnā€™t explain why that would affect YYR selling through Shinyaā€™s shop. Reading the Tumblr post in multiple translation services is seems they suspended sales at that shop, and that there was a bit of drama behind the scenes. Granted iā€™m not sure how that explains the recent restocks at that shop but maybe those were already contracted/ordered/paid for, whatever. I guess weā€™ll have to see if new releases like the Overdrive make it there. If not it would be a very interesting thing. Honestly i like the idea of a direct-to-consumer Japanese yoyo company and think this would be a really cool move by YYR, although as i posted in the other thread brand dilution is a worry.

It is a worry. Iā€™m just thinking they are trying to get quick money for new designs and manufacturing?

Does this mean, judging from the top tumblr post, that theyā€™re not going to be making Sleipnirs anymore? :open_mouth:

Maybe itā€™s being replaced?

Looks like my mystery box is already in New york at customs!!! WOW only 2 days since it was shipped and its already in the USā€¦YYR has great shipping

Appetite wetting time boys!

Got my box today, hereā€™s my haul:

Oooh, theyā€™re beautiful!

I have

1. Dreadnought G

2. Triplet


3. Clash Cube (thanks Nathan!)

I am a very happy man. I LOVE the DreadnoughtG, definately plays into my love of heavy throws, and it really doesnā€™t seem as big or heavy as people made out it was. It spins forever and is stable as a rock. Absolutely love it.

I like the fact that I was sent 1 oversized, 1 midsized and 1 undersided throw. It gives me a great range of YYRs to try. Donā€™t get me wrong, would have loved to get a Sleipnir in here, but Iā€™m very very happy with my haul. That DreadnoughtG is beautiful. =)

Black one is a Clashcube. 44x44mm, D-bearing, designed for 44Clash in 2010, one of the best throws for chopsticks there is, what an awesome range of yoyos. 2 of my boxes should be getting here tomorrow, so excited.

One of the coolest things about YYR is how their designs and ingenuity trump specs every time. YYR can make a 72g throw feel like 65g, or a 66g throw feel like 70g, theyā€™re the perfect example of specs not mattering near as much as the whole experience.

Too excited for my box to come. Should be another day or two hopefully!!

Wish I could grab one of theseā€¦

Maybe next time around. After hearing about the stupid amount of float that the Acrophobia has, Iā€™ve been dying to get my hands on one. Seeing people get them as part of such a great deal is killing me. :-\

If anyone is willing to part with their Acrophobia, let me know. That unengraved is sickā€¦

I have been chopsticking that bad boy like crazy. It looks like it should be really unstable, but itā€™s the complete opposite. Its so flipping weirdā€¦ I like it. :smiley:

Yeh itā€™s mental! The DreadnoughtG is 74g or something but it really doesnā€™t feel all that heavy to me. No more so than my Arctic Circleā€¦

Edit: itā€™s actually 79g, flip! Doesnā€™t feel like it. All that weight and size makes for some serious spinā€¦ thing just goes on and on.