Maybe you could get everyone in town to chip in for one of these?

That's terrible. Did you start writing those complaint letters I suggested?

http://www.eminnetonka.com/your_government/elected_officials/state.cfm

 

Congrats Matt! An eXpert selection.

Took the words right out of my mouth.
Congrats, Matt.

Yeah, that YoYoExpert guys sure does make some eXpert choices. 

Bummed I couldn't make it, but looking forward to checking out the vids. 

Can a yoyo be responsive and still be a good yoyo for string tricks? I read a lot of things acting like responsive is bad. I have nothing against unresponsive, but I am rather curious about this.

Most folks prefer unresponsive these days, but a responsive yoyo can certainly be good for string tricks. And just to be clear, any yoyo can be made responsive by adding some thick lube to the bearing.

Also if you bind the opposite way the yoyo spins it binds, but if you bind the same way it is spinning it is a regen? Is that kinda the way it works?

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWhqVz6g6Vg

The short answer is that even with the highest precision lathes the machining process isn't perfect, there's a lot of cuts being made, tools wear, the machine itself requires adjustment as it operates and warms up and cools down and such, etc. There really doesn't have to be that much discrepancy to create a vibe that can be felt.

In contests, why is it called a "freestyle". ie. "1A Freestyle".

The majority of the performances are choreographed to every second of the music, and have been practiced for months beforehand. Certainly this is not freestyled.

I'd write to tell you that "freestyle" is, in addition to being distinct from "ladder," is a remnant from a time when competitions included "compulsaries," which were a list of tricks competitors had to complete in order to advance, but I know these questions are for dynikus to answer.

I'd also chime in about the floating axle allowing for adjustability of halves to attain concentricity - yoyo halves typically aren't perfectly symmetrical and need to be lined up in such a way as to produce a smooth playing yoyo, which is why some companies with yoyos that do not have floating axles spend a lot of time matching halves until they find a pair that plays smooth; a floating axle allows any two halves to be lined up in a multitude of configurations, which is how "tuning" works - but I don't want to butt in.  

A Lovejoy and a YYJ Classic - I just tried a Classic for the first time a few weeks ago and I've been super impressed with it.

When you argue with Josh it’s worth knowing that he begins with these premises:

1.   What he writes are universal truths
2.   He is a mere conduit who serves the universe when the universe needs these universal truths conveyed to others

His posts also suggest that he doesn’t understand why anyone would find these premises faulty in anyway. Just something to keep in mind when you bait him.

Also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_complex

Regarding the topic, I'm not too particular about bearings myself, though I do have to clean them regularly because I have a cat and cat hair has a way of finding its way into the bearing. I will say that I like stainless steel bearings, mostly because I've had non-stainless bearings corrode and go bad and it's nice to not have to think about it. I also play my bearings lubed because I'm old school and cool like that. 

I'm just lookin' for an excuse to fill the rest of this out.

Bearings = cheating.

Also,

Dear all,
It certainly seemed that the participants in this thread were trying to keep this civil, but it’s not really possible to remain within the bounds of the rules of YoYoExpert when a discussion involves the condemnation of people’s lives as “detestable,” “sinful,” etc., regardless of the basis for those assertions. Nor is YYE an appropriate venue for religious debate. Thanks for understanding.

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Awesome video! Thanks for sharing, Ernie.

Awesome to hear that this is happening!