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Frontal – Steve Brown
11/26/13
“Just a little responsive fun.” – Steve
Yoyo used is the Die-Nasty by YoYoFactory.
Song is “Ursula” by Westy Reflector.
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Swing & A Miss – Steve Brown
6/9/13
“A basic format for learning something new about something you’re already doing is to intentionally miss, and then figure out a way forward from there.” – Steve
Song is “Shocktop” by The Monitors.
Yoyo used is the DieNasty by YoYoFactory.
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Measured Hop – Steve Brown
5/11/13
“Came up with a trick today, turned out it was an Ed Haponik trick already. Went back to the drawing board and ended up with this oddball that started with a Tape Measure (inspired by Ed, who was inspired by Jon Gates) and ends with a null hop (inspired by Drew Tetz). I like twiddling with other yoyo players styles sometimes.” – Steve
Song is “Man Leaves House” by The Blind Shake.
Yoyo used is the DieNasty by YoYoFactory.
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Stickball – Steve Brown
5/3/13
“The problem with excessive catching hand counterweight fiddling around is that it’s really not impressive unless you’re the one doing it…it’s so small and subtle and barely changes the way the full trick looks. Everything looks like a weird Beesting, no matter what you’re doing in there.” -Steve
Song is “You Don’t Love Me (Anymore)” by Shark?
Yoyo used is the XXXX XXXXX by XXXXXXXXXXX.
Veruca
My favorite thing about this project, hands down, is finding old tricks that are 10 years old, still rad, and I’d COMPLETELY forgotten about. Found this one on a 2001 Mid-Atlantic Regionals clip video that only has like 80 views on YouTube. So not only had I forgotten about it…I’m not sure anyone else even saw it.
Yo-Yo used is the Glow Die-Nasty by YoYo Factory.
Song is “Overconfident” by J Church. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
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Single Rainbow ALL THE WAY!
Inspired by Guy Wright. Like, instantaneous inspiration. I watched his newest video and immediately got up out of my chair and did this. Thanks, Guy!
Song is “Everyone’s And Idiot (Except For You And Me)” by Annalise. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
OH SNAP!
I love this trick. Absolutely love it.
When I first started playing yo-yo, back in 1995, the first yo-yo player I met was Dale Oliver. And Dale gave me two pieces of advice that have always stuck in my head.
1. “If you want to be a real yo-yo player, you’re going to have to get good at two-handed looping tricks.”
Ha ha ha ha…..how about I just make up my own style, get real good at that, and you can jam your 2A right up your arse? (I actually said that, exactly, to him much later and he laughed and admitted he hadn’t called that one.)
2. If you want to be a real yo-yo professional, you should learn how to snap-start a yo-yo. It looks cool, which is great, but mostly it’s going to save you a helluva lot of time when you’re teaching a class of 50+ kids how to play for the first time.”
Dale totally called this one right, and I remember the first time I did a big teaching session after I learned how to properly snap start. I’m pretty sure it cut out 3/4 of my winding time and I was able to get a LOT further in teaching the kids actual tricks and maintenance.
So the moral of this story is twofold:
1. Learn how to snap-start a yo-yo.
2. Dale Oliver is full of shit about 50% of the time.
Song is “Open And Shut” by Dillinger Four. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the Die-Nasty by YoYo Factory.
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Snowpocalypse
This trick isn’t finished or polished by any means, but honestly I just couldn’t wait to share this mount. I think there’s a ton of potential here for smoother repeaters, and I just wanted to get it out there so everyone else could muck about with it. Enjoy!
Song is “Lil’ Bill” by Burnman. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the Die-Nasty by YoYo Factory.
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Kerplunk – Steve Brown
I do love a nice, simple little thing like this. It’s absolutely useless as far as incorporating into any really fluid combo, and it’s nothing more than a little stand-alone…a relic of a time when a trick was a single thing and not 15 elements strung together for the benefit of a panel of judges.
Song is “Do What You Do” by Chuck Ragan. He appears courtesy of No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the Die-Nasty by YoYo Factory.
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