On YYF’s blog on their site, they had a review of their 2017 that they posted a year and 5 days ago.
They made some predictions of 2018 in this review and I thought I’d take a look at some of them. Feel free to take a look at the others here (the fidget spinner bits are the best )
There were 3 main projects still not finished. A Evans plastic dragon, that we had been chasing for 4 months now through 3 rounds of prototypes, a project we still aren’t talking about and NATES new yoyo.
I assume that the “NATES” yoyo is the ND since the ND Ultra was already out, right? The unspoken project I’m guessing is the Edge Beyond, and the Evans plastic dragon makes me think of the Monster Edge or maybe this:
Something new in plastic.
720 rollout / loop program/ 2020
Alex Hattori has something pretty special to share
A Horizon Team member is getting a signature yoyo (not edition).
Plus a bunch of just as exciting things we aren’t ready to share just yet
I think the plastic is the Arrow. Next up, the Boost. Then the Marco. The last three Edges are maybe the last hint? Idk
Finally:
Who to watch in 2018: Gentry Stein
This should have been Evan Nagao (just so beautiful…)
Does anyone disagree with me about my “translations”? Thoughts, comments…Idk
Yeah probably. I hope they do some more Shutter stuff in 2019. I am ready for a tweaked bimetal wide angle shutter, though I remember reading that Gentry didn’t like bimetals?
I haven’t read that anywhere, but considering he is Gentry Stein and doesn’t have a signature bimetal I think speaks for itself in regards to his preferences. Still hoping for something cool with the Shutter or even a new signature yoyo entirely
Bitaniums under $200 or $250 is what I’m waiting for honestly
We’ve been progressing from plastic > hybrid > 6061 > 7075 > bimetal. Naturally bitanium is the next step but I’m not sure if it’s possible for them to become much more common than they are now given the cost and risk to make them. At the least seeing more sub $200 monometal titanium’s would be cool
Unlikely IMO given the incredible cost bump of moving to titanium in general, it’s 10x Alu … bimetal-ing titanium isn’t going to help in that regard at all. Maybe titanium rings but I’m real mixed on the value of Alu + Ti rings.
In 2019 we will see where Gentry takes yoyoing next, what Evan will do from the top of the world, how far Shu can put himself on another level, where the limits are for Polo and how great is Nate?
Bet Gentry gonna go to brazil or something, Evan might go to North Pole?! Shu is more acrobat tricks, Polo does 5.0 hook and Nate will be gr8
So what’s coming up?
MVP 3 is it retro or still futuristic?
Loop 2020 will finally arrive.
We want to give every beginner a better start.
There will be a new Pivot. It won’t be a Monster
Look for some retro love coming for DNA, signature drops for Betty, Michael Malik a new Vashek yoyo and the Nate yo-yo (game changer?). Evan has been teasing his POLY Edge so expect to see it real soon.
DNAAA, Betty Alta, Czech point 2, bi-metal ND??? random guesses
Who to watch in 2019: Nate, Hunter, Polo
nate for worlds, hunter for finals in nyc, polo with 5.0 hook
The bind I think is the new N8 yoyo, look at their instagram. I think it has Hidden Brass rims?
I think it could be Hunter’s new signature also, he was using a ND at IL states and now this is coming out, YYF said to watch Hunter this year, so maybe he will get a signature colorway of the Bind?
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(just so beautiful…)
