Hi guys,
My name’s Brian and I’ve been supporting Marcus way before he even became famous, you might’ve seen some of his promo videos done by me.
At the end of the day, people are going to hate and continue to hate Auldey for their shady history. I have no associations with Auldey whatsoever but this is just what i have to say about MK’s 2 sigs.
I honestly think that Auldey is trying to pull something good and original for a change with this 2 throws, though i hate to admit I really hated that weird mercedes benz spike that’l probably rip your finger off you to try to do finger grinds, I honestly thought it was a top class throw.
I, like many people initially thought he was absolutely nuts jumping from Turning Point which was widely regarded as one of the top manufactures in the scene to one with a terrible reputation. However, he has his own personal reasons for doing so. See the thing you guys don’t see about Marcus since all you get are the glory and championships on youtube is the fact that he lives a very simple life in reality and doesnt come from a family background that people would consider wealthy, however yoyoing is something he takes very seriously and travelling from where we are (Singapore) to the US every year for worlds is financially pretty rough. All I can say is that most yoyo businesses arn’t making loads of money, and that led him to finding one that had the capability to support his travels.(I mean that’s what a sponsor’s meant for after all right?)
The actual words that Marcus said to me when he first got the first prototype of the Ares is.
“If you close your eyes and play with it, it feels just like a japanese yoyo” Which truly was the case.
Though I was still quite unhappy that he made the jump back then, I found myself oddly drawn towards the Ares’s play and I constantly got him to let me have a few throws on it when we met.
And then the Magnum came about, which is hands down awesome and original.
My only issues with the yoyos is that they come with this pretty nasty pads and generic k-pads don’t fit them, and I think they priced it a little too high. (Probably using marcus as marketing)
But at the end of the day,
It’s pretty clear that Auldey’s trying to make honestly good and original throws ever since Marcus came on board and to a certain extend, they did. If you guys are going to continue to bash the company for their past mistakes and not move on then well, I’m afraid that’s a rather shallow way of thinking. If you haven’t noticed, Auldey is now supporting and sponsoring alot of the big competition’s that everyone watches, which is something some famous companies arn’t even doing.
It’s time for a mindset change.