Yeah i’m starting to agree with you about the design the more i look at mine. Just so unique. And yeah been playing mine for hours since yesterday and the spin is just crazy. Feels like my DreadnoughtG when it returns, just ridiculous amounts of power. Really enjoy it. Can’t wait for their next release.
As far as North American releases, yeah, it’s just no comparison. I like the looks of the AC2, and the Yeti, and a lot of the stuff MFD is doing, and OD is making good stuff for the price like the Chik, Rex looks nice, same with the Quake, but when i want to be blown away by the engineering and feel that extra few % of performance, YYR is kind of in a league of their own. I feel like One Drop has something exciting up their sleeves soon that might give us a surprise, not Draupnir/Laser level, but something at least unique. They certainly have the means, so hopefully they’re ready to push the boundaries.
Any inside information on OneDrop about this; or just speculation? I have spoken to OneDrop and General-Yo about multi-metal yo-yo’s in the past only to be met with either indifference and/or hostility.
Clearly they have both the equipment and the means to create these types of throws. When asked about making a multi-metal yoyo a while back, OneDrop indicated that they thought their yo-yo’s were good enough and that they did not need to venture into multi-metal designs.
No information at all other than their slight teaser about something new. I mean what’s their plan though ya know? What’s any of these companies plans? The basic unresponsive 6061/7075 yoyo has basically been perfected or nearly so, at this point it’s all player preference, not performance, the advancements to be made are minuscule at best, and more and more companies are sprouting up, so they’ve gotta do something. Titanium with side effects? Some sort of replaceable metal rim weight system? I feel like 2014 is going to be the year of innovate or perish for a lot of these companies, there’s just too many options for even really nice yoyos to hold their own in the market. Huge opportunity for some company to step up, stop playing it safe, and take a risk that there’s a market for these yoyos.
Lets hope that the guys in Eugene can bring us something new to drool over. Contrary to popular belief, I have a soft spot for OneDrop. Perhaps because of that I expect too much? Hmmmm.
I also wonder about CLYW. Chris is a brilliant designer. I would wager a multi-metal CLYW would be a force to be reckoned with in the marketplace.
Not for me. Although I have only thrown my Laser for a short time; I still prefer the speed and agility of the Draupnir. But like the Gleipnir is to the Sleipnir - there is a place in everyone’s bag for both.
What really stands out is the design and innovation of the Laser combined with some amazing machining and manufacturing to make a yoyo that is new and unique in its performance and feel on the string. Just brilliant.
I honestly never really expected to purchase a yoyo that was just clearly better than other similar yoyos I own. All my recent favorites the past 6 months or so have been fantastic throws but what made them stand out above others was simply preference. When these two YYRs hit the end of the string they just smile and say “It’s okay, I’m here now. You don’t need your other yoyos any more.”
If by some miracle I can actually stop myself from purchasing every CLYW that comes out plus tons of other random stuff on the BST, I would actually save a ton of money if I only bought YYRs. I’m smart enough to know myself and how terrible I am with impulse purchases though, so it’s not looking good for me.
I’m also lucky that I am relatively picky when it comes to colorways. I had considered a Messiah, Sleipnir and Gleipnir in the past but passed on them because nothing really jumped at me. The red Draupnir almost got me but the black blasted one was just too cool for school, and once I realized that they were practically giving the Messiah away for free I clearly had to get one of those too despite there being nothing special about the colorways. So at least it will probably be a while before I need to buy a Laser and it doesn’t seem like it will be an easy task to locate the Uragment/Fragment that I want.
I thought I might add some extra thoughts on the Laser, now that I have had a chance t throw it for a bit.
What really stands out about the Laser is that it has the spin and stability of the Gleipnir, while being significantly narrower. Indeed, the Laser is amazing because you simply do not realize how narrow it is in regard to its diameter until you line it up with something like a Draupnir. . The laser is a mere 40mm compared to its diameter of 56mm. The Draupnir in comparison is 43mm. This is HUGE difference for the Laser to still be able to maintain a comparable spin and stability. This what sets thew Laser and its design apart from the Draupnir.
Don’t get me wrong, the Draupnir is still the most elegant, insanely performing yoyo out there for me. But the Laser is in sits own class for 3A and 5A due to the ability to perform like its bigger brother while still maintaining the characteristics that make for a good 3A/5A throw. Its design points to new models with even more extreme performance.
One thing that strikes me is the potential in these bi-metal designs for small throws. I am absolutely salivating over the idea of a bi-metal clash-cube2.
