Congratulations to CLYW team member Tessa Piccillo on winning the 2017 World YoYo Contest Women’s Division! We could not possibly be prouder of Tessa’s hard work, dedication, and incredible performance at this prestigious event. This is her second World YoYo Contest win. Hailing from Castro Valley, California, Tessa Piccillo has been playing yoyo for 8
Full results are up at YoYoNews.com for Prelims in all divisions! Congratulations to CLYW team members Michael Ferdico and Michael Kurti for making it through to the next round in the 1A division, and team members Mark Mangarin and Adam Brewster for making it through to the next round in 5A!
The results are in for the 1A Wild Card division, and we’ve got five members of our team advancing to Prelims! Congrats to Anthony Rojas, Grayson Johnson, Michael Kurti, Mark Mangarin, and Isaac Nozick on making it through this tough round of competition!
We are beyond thrilled to announce our latest collaboration with Luftverk, the Titanium Peak. Drawing from both the original and the Peak 2, this design is truly a love letter to our most iconic return top and the fans that have supported it. You absolutely must read Jeffrey’s beautiful blog post about it on the
Ernest Kahn has you covered with this sly little bucket repeater. Return top is the Igloo.
CLYW was an official sponsor of “We Are Throwers”, a 1-hour film about the modern yoyo scene, and it’s finally been released! Filmmaker Piotrek Smietana traveled all over the world for the past two years to capture footage of some of the top yoyo players in the scene and the footage is absolutely beautiful. Pick
Seriously though…get you someone who looks at you like Ernest looks at his Igloo in this new Cabin Tutorial. No one loves throwing tricks like Ernest, and few people make it look so good! Return top used is the Igloo.
This week: – Aaron confesses – JT gets a pizza – Aaron learns a valuable lesson about carrying spare batteries for your camera while vlogging, right Aaron? RIGHT, AARON!? – More videos you should watch: YoYoFactory Presents: Supernova POV Bonus – Nikita Apon IM Presents: Nikita Apon August Blueprint – CLYW 2013 Turning Point –
We’ve got a huge re-stock of the Manatee hitting retailers on Thursday, July 20th! We’ve got some new colors (Summertide, Milkweed), some classics (Clareview Station, 28 Stories, Hulk Smash, Solid Gold) and a super limited custom edition for new team member Michael Ferdico in his own colorway (Ferdico Fade) and with special 8-bit Manatee engraving!
This week’s Cabin Tutorial comes from Tessa Piccillo, and it’s a REALLY satisfying slack rejection trick. When that loop pops off correctly the whole trick just slows down and it feels and looks awesome. Great one to learn to insert into your own combos! Return top used is the Kodiak.
This week, Aaron talks about some of the yoyo videos that have inspired him as a player and videographer. Watch the vlog and then check ’em out: Anthony Rojas – 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb2CSgxhPr4 Jensen Kimmitt – Northstar Eats Small Children Zach Gormley & Isaac Sams – Origami IM Presents: Biser Lukich Jason Lee – Legendary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQZEP4ZO2wQ
Huge congratulations to team member Anthony Rojas on his 1st Place win at the 2017 West Coast YoYo Championships! What an amazing freestyle…so crazy proud of you, Anthony!! This is his second time winning this contest…check out last year’s performance, too! And new team member Michael Ferdico took 5th Place in the 1A Division with