As tricks evolve, so do yo-yos. The new Orbital GTX is one of our wildest competition-oriented designs. It’s wide, powerful and floaty, and it doesn’t end there. While this updated version is bigger compared to the 2017 Orbital, we were able to keep the catch zone as small as possible and that leads to an elegant and really comfortable yo-yo to play with. The new rim and weight specifications are the key players here. The rim is thicker and wider in diameter which gave us a way to make this...

Hajime Sakauchi Coming from Sapporo, Japan, Yoshihiro was one of the crowd's favorite players competing in the 5A division at the World Yoyo Contest. Not only did Yoshihiro make finals, but he also performed an amazing routine, getting 2nd place in finals with a score of 88.4, just 1.9 points shy of winning. Yoshi brings an electric style of 5A play mixed with his incredibly original tricks, we have no doubt after his 3rd place WYYC routine in 2018, 2nd place WYYC in 2019, 2020 might just...

Taking the double-rimmed yo-yos to the next level: Introducing, the Tourney! Signature yo-yo of Owen Ekblad. Imagine a simple yo-yo design with no gimmicks at all: Fewer edges, a straight-up competition-ready yo-yo, AND bi-metal, AND double-rim? Yep. That’s the Tourney. The body shape is heavily related to our 2017 model the Grasshopper X. This was Owen's go-to yo-yo then, but he wanted something more suited to his style. So we took all the best bits of it and added a little bit of magic to...

What is the World Scout Jamboree (WSJ)? It’s a worldwide gathering of Scouts from all over the world. Every four years, there are at least 55,000 Scout attendees at the WSJ! Today, I took a day off. I wanted to reflect on my 13 day WSJ experience. I want to tell you the most incredible and rewarding feeling I’ve had in my entire yo-yo career. It’s an overwhelming, tiring, exhausting experience. But not a single day did I complain about it. After the long days, it is heartwarming and I couldn’t...