YoyoFactory Horizon - New Paul Kerbel Signature

YESSSSSS!!! THANK GOD FINALLY. A YOYO WITH A CONCAVE CUP, THAT ISNT POLISHED. Finally… I’ve been waiting for this for so long… I hope its blasted or at least have some blasted editions :o

As for the Mo-vitation, I think the Irony JP is a tad better for fingerspins

Just a note: the best yoyo for easy and long-lasting fingerspins is probably the Eternal Throw Elysium. :wink: If you haven’t taken note of that one, it’s just nutty for fingerspins. So good at them that it almost takes some of the challenge away, which is good or bad depending on your needs (a challenge? or reliable fingerspins?)

I don’t know how I feel about engravings in the catch zone. For some reason they always look cheap to me, just like engravings around the outer side of the rim. I guess I always think of the budget Chinese brands when I see large amounts of engravings. It is a cool looking yoyo. A touch heavy like all YYF releases lately, but i’ll probably grab one when a fun colorway comes out or a particularly nice blast.

I’ll have to take a look at it :slight_smile:

*Elysian, sorry!

I played one at NER and the conical nature of the cup is even “better” than a concave cup. It guides your finger right to the center, where there’s a further “indentation” and through-hole that hugs your fingernail for perfectly centered low-friction spins. It’s just silly!

It has the same step-shape as the C3 H5 did. The similarity in design is striking. The H5 even had a blasted concave cup.

I got to try the Elysian at Ohio states. It makes finger spins stupid easy and much longer lasting. Ten times better than anything else on the market for finger spins. I’m convinced that it’s unique cup design is going to completely change how manufacturers design their yoyos, especially as finger spins become more popular.

Have you guys tried lateral caps? They even have the holes in the dimples.

I see only passing similarities between the Horizon and H5. It’s not “out of left field” to compare them or anything… but there are differences enough to contrast as well. The profile is significantly different, and the H5 isn’t “fully concave”, it has a flat area in the center.

^ Exactly what I was thinking. H5 and Horizon have some similarities, bust the differences out weigh them. I guess you could say their like third cousins.

I picked up a Horizon at Triple Crown! I will post photos of my haul tomorrow. What kind of close up shots do you guys want?

Just tell us how it plays!!!

Got to try Mike Ferdico’s Horizon at Triple Crown and I was a bit let-down by it. I normally love the way YYF stuff plays, but this felt kinda bulky and cheap to me…

BUT! Mike was doing some amazing stuff with it and really loved it - so your mileage may vary.

Hmmm…if Mike was digging it, that’s huge. It’s really got me curious now. I know we can expect a great promo video from YYF, with Paul throwing it and showing it off.

Yep. :wink:

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I knew it!  We can always count on Da Fact’ry.  That video was great!  :)  Every time they drop a promo video, I watch it like five times back to back.  The video background totally matches the name of the yo-yo…that’s too cute.

So when I saw the YYF vid for the Horizon last night, I saw him do a 3A Tangler. I went to YYF’s ask.fm and questioned them about it. Apparently Paul does 3A in his free time and has a cool photo to prove it using I think was a pair of 2012 Genesii. YYF says they’re gonna ask him about competing in 3A so there’s a chance we might see him compete in 3A, maybe even with Horizons?

^ That sounds cool, it would be nice to see another 3A player on YYF team. Good observation on your part. I bet a lot of people will be waiting to see.

With minor sizes differences it looks just like a Shutter.

We aren’t looking at the same yoyo, then. :wink: “Minor differences?” More like “there are a few passing similarity to the Shutter” but they aren’t really that close at all.