Archive for March, 2010

Review Yo-Yo: Modified Freehand Zero called the FHC by CyclonZ

Special Guest: Drew Tetz

Trick: Milking the Cat

Location: Home

Sponsors: CyclonZ, Chaos String, Terrapin X, yoyoGstring.com

· Viewer Feedback

* email from Peter in Denmark

Hello SBL!

I’ve just recently found your show, i regret not watching it sooner:(

Anyway, you say in your review of the dingo that it’s a pocket yoyo. What exactly does that mean? As far as i can see it’s about the same size as a dv888 and that’s concidered an undersized yoyo as far as i’m informed.

I would like to hear you’re though on Flat vs Center Trac vs KK bearings? I got a center trac in my dv888 and i like it better than the stock yyf bearing. It’s loud as a truck but it seems to spin for ages compared to the stock bearing.

And last but not least, to the SBL viewers, am I the only dane watching the show?

Regards Peter N.

Ps please say “Roed groed med floede”. It will amuse all us danes watching (me?) greatly to hear you say that.

*Email from Chris Doctor Yo-Yo Allen

Just a Note. Yesterdays show (Last week if this is being read live), you mentioned that the California State YoYo Championship was “Next Week” (although you had March 6th on the power point) so basically, as you were talking, the contest was going on…. at that moment….

It was a great contest, everyones freestyle was amazing, it was a great time, and I loved that my first big contest was a successful one.  I got to give to very deserving players a big prize (courtesy of Featured Sponsor Pocket Pro’s), something that I have wanted to do for a long time.  Here is to Cal States 2011!

also

the B!ST Stradivari. I could not give this to 1st place, because I had two divisions.  I was not about to be all “Soloman” on the winners and chop the Stradivari in half, so I raffled it off!  A young kid won that raffle, it was…. epic.

Great day, Great contest, great competitors, I have zero complaints, except how completely exhausted I am.

Talk to you soon

Chris “Dr. Yo-Yo” Allen

*Email from Fred

Hay sbl

I yoyo at school a Lot with my 888 and I get people askin me to do a walk the dog what is the obsession with that trick and sence I’m not going to do it with my 888 do I bring a plastic to do it with. Keep up with the good work u guys have something good here.

P.s. Anyone going to be at Indiana state.

From

Fred

· Yo-Yo News

·         “Zannix” Kin Kwan Wong Joins SPYY! – From the SPYY blog at spy.ca - SPYY is proud to officially announce the addition of our newest team member, Zannix (Kin Kwan Wong). Zan reigns from China and holds numerous yoyo accomplishments under his heavyweight belt. He loves the new Punch Line, is known for wearing tank tops while he competes (check his player profile on the Team page) and his favorite movies are the Home Alone series!

·    At about 16 Minutes 45 Seconds into the show, Team Chubby Loving shows up a.k.a. the Drew Crew, including Abe Ziaimehr, John-Bot, Seth Peterson, and Drew Tetz.

·         Chico yo-yo company has a new yo-yo and it needs a name! – From the chico yoyo company blog at chicoyoyocompany.com – Just off the lathe, original working name was the Whitewall. They don’t feel that name really fits the yo-yo and they want to hear from you what it should be called.  Here are some of the specs…  Diameter: 2.1in or 53.3mm

Width: 1.6in or 40.6mm

Weight: 68g

String gap: 4.5mm

Bearing size: Large (.500x.250x.1875)

Response: Large size narrow silicone pad (or flowable silicone)

If you think you have a name for them, head over to their website and leave a comment on their blog.

·         New run of Madhouse Lucky 7 – From the syblog – New annod colors ways coming soon! –

·        Cold Metal V8 – This is also from the syblog – We have not heard much lately from the Russian yo-yo manufactuer Cold Metal, but here are some great pictures of their new yo-yo the V8. Diametr: 52 мм

Width: 38 мм

Weight: 65.5 грамм

Bearing: CM Grooved Bearing 5*11*5 (D-size)

friction system: rubber pads/silicone pads/flowable silicone

·         This isn’t news, just a bit of gossip – Dave Poyzner, of davepoyznerismyhero.com – has entered a contest to win a Canon 7D awesome camera – You should head over to savedeth.com/blog and click the links to vote for excellent photo, so that he might win.   The 7D does full HD video at 24, 30, and 60 fps, so a camera that powerful in the hands of Dave Poyzer would be excellent!

·         What comes after E1NS? – From I Love Yo-Yos Website at Iloveyoyo.de – We have pictures of their follow up to the E1NS series of yo-yos, I think it is going to be called the 2WEI – They claim that the yo-yo is one of the widest yo-yos ever, here are the stats Diameter: 56.15mm

Width: 46.30mm

Weight: 68.80g

Response: Hot Red SILYYcone

Bearing: ILYY KMK 6×13×5mm

Coating: ILYY Candodize Silver (Pre-Pro)

Material: 6082 AlMgSi1 Aluminum

Limitation: 10 (pre-pro)

·         YoYoFactory has updated their website! – Again, this really isn’t news, but rather it’s gossip – They seem to have gotten rid of their horrible google pages in favor of a proper blog with an RSS feed.  Thank you thank you thank you YoYoFactory!  The blog readers of the world are appeased once again.

· Yo-Yo Review – FHC – It’s an excellent freehand mod by CyclonZ

· Yo-Yo Trivia Question

CyclonZ, the yo-yo player who modified these freehand zeros loves the trick Kamikaze…. who created that trick?

The winner of the contest was Chris Sandt with the correct answer of Paul Escolar.

· One Final Email

*Email from Justin

Dear String Burn Live,

I happen to know that Seth Peterson has a new recessed Freehand

2 a.k.a. Freehand GT in his Bag O’ Tricks.  I know it can’t be

given away, but if he has it with him, can you guys do a quick

mini review?  Mostly I want to see what that bad boy clocks in

at on the kitchen scale.

Justin

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