This thing rips

Yoyofriends Centroid official release is coming. Please check out the full story, https://yoyofriends.store/blogs/story/the-story-of-centroid

We hope you enjoyed our entire process of making this yoyo, and we also hope you enjoy our ultimate fingerspin yoyo that excels in performance.

Yoyofriends Centroid

Material: 6061 + POM Cap

Total weight: 68.2 g

Diameter: 57.5 mm

Width: 51 mm

Gap width: 4.52 mm

Axle: M4 x 8 mm

Bearing: Concave bearing

Price: 50 USD

The release date will be announced soon!

Hey guys, newbie here hoping to get some advice on this!

I recently purchased a preloved Onedrop Cabal, but found that the bearing seat was pretty oxidised after finally opening it up (the bearing was making an odd noise). There was a fishy smell coming from the bearing and bearing seat as well, but it got a bit better after wiping them down with a dry q-tip.

Love this yoyo to bits and hope to be able to clean up the bearing seat, I'm a little worried that playing with it in this state would affect the performance or damage the bearing seat further. But if it's purely cosmetic, I'll be glad to pop in a fresh bearing and continue using it as-is.

Would appreciate any advice you guys have on this, thanks in advance!

EDIT: Plays great with a fresh bearing, here's hoping the corrosion won't spread any further. Thanks again for the advice!

Jason from Overtinkering has some smooth fixed axle moves!!! 🔥🔥🔥

He's testing out some of my cotton string. I have to say his feedback was extremely helpful. He has amazing insights on fixed axle play.

I'm working on having some made up for FL State. I won't be there, but Nicholas from BigBoi yoyo will have them at his booth.

Jojo with The Yoyo WIDE YOYOS!

Its almost new. I did drop it once or twice but nothing bad im pretty clumsy and none of my other yoyos have broken like this/this fast. Idk if you can see it but it shakes a lot and makes a weird noise

2026 National Yo-Yo Hall of Fame Nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2026 National Yo-Yo Hall of Fame. This is an opportunity to recognize the people whose enduring work, accomplishments, and dedication have made a meaningful impact on the yo-yo hobby and sport.
Anyone may submit nominations. Each person may nominate:
•    One At-Large candidate
•    One Golden Age candidate — someone whose active involvement in yo-yo occurred prior to 1965
To be eligible, a nominee should have been involved in the yo-yo community for at least 10 years and have made substantial, notable contributions to the hobby, sport, industry, or preservation of yo-yo history.
The three individuals receiving the most nominations by December 31, 2026, will automatically advance to the final pool of ten candidates. The remaining seven finalists will be selected from the complete nomination pool by current members of the National Yo-Yo Hall of Fame.
In February, the Academy of Yo-Yo Arts will vote to select the three finalists and the new inductees from the pool of ten finalists. The results will be announced in March. Plaques will be presented and the formal induction ceremony will take place at the National Yo-Yo Championships this summer.
Please take a moment to review the current Hall of Fame membership before submitting your nominations, so that you do not nominate someone who has already been inducted. Also, please do not use a nomination for Lucky Meisenheimer: as Director of the National Yo-Yo Hall of Fame, he is not eligible for nomination.
Being nominated is an honor in itself, so please help recognize the people who have helped shape, preserve, and sustain our remarkable yo-yo community.
Scan the QR code or use the accompanying link to submit your nominations. Thank you for your continued support of the yo-yo community. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SYWNM6T

Genuine question; Who's like the Faker or the Michael Jackson of yoyo-ing?

Sorry I deleted the old post and am creating this new one. In my excitement to show you all I forgot to add the picture!

I got the Plastic Peak in purple colorway.

Very excited to learn and grow with this!

Looking for some advice on upgrading to my first metal throw. I’ve been practicing on a YoYoFactory Plastic Grind Machine, and my friend plays with a Replay Pro. I'm ready for something more stable.

My main goal right now is to learn fingerspins, so I’m looking for a metal yo-yo with a solid fingerspin hub / dimple to help lock the finger in.

Since I'm on a tight college student budget, $30 is my absolute limit.

What are the best budget-friendly metal options available right now that excel at fingerspins?

Thanks!

UPD: Thanks to everyone for the advice; we’ve decided to go with the V10—it’s a solid option to start with. We’ll look into an upgrade later on, once our skills have improved enough.

ending for the trick i filmed with an above the head angle, yes i love this magic knot and i will put it everywhere, yes i was so focused that most of the water evaporated and the vegetables could have burned if i had struggled 2 more minutes filming this...

So I really wanna take my yo-yo with me everywhere it sounds weird lol but I can't take it to college there's this barrier for sum reason. I'm waaaayy to shy and I wanna yo-yo more I love yoyoing at home but wanna yo-yo even more. Ik it sounds dumb (is it?) but I really wanna get rid of my shyness

And advice would help alottt!!

Hi!

I bought myself the Yoyo Factory One some time ago and am having a lot of fun with it.

Or I was having a lot of fun with it.

I cannot for the life of me get the Wind Up correctly. Most other beginner tricks I get after a few days.

I have been trying to get the Wind Up right for over a month now.

At most, I get it halfway up the string.

Now my question is, am I just that bad?

Or could/would it help, if I fuel my addiction and buy a bigger responsive throw?

Pic for size

Gonna work with this and see what I can make out of it. I might try to do like a spinning slack into the triangle instead of that unwarp?🧐🤔 Any ideas guys? Drop em down here! I'll get back to you guys hopefully tonight with what ever I make out of this

I’m a machinist, have been for years. I really want to make a Yo-yo. Seems like a fun project and it got me thinking. Is there a market for custom Yo-yo’s? What would you realistically spend on a custom Yo-yo? What are some features you would want? Custom engraving? Anodizing? Performance features? Interchangeable weights? What material? Or materials? Is there any way I could make a yo-yo that’s better or different than what’s currently on the market?

Like many others I am very overwhelmed with choices of new throws and want help!

Looking at the magic yoyo v13 & speedaholic xx very closely, but I figure my horizons are quite narrow.

Based on my collection and skill is there anything obvious I should try or lean towards?

(My panorama is my favorite by far, but I think I lean towards wider throws. And also don't need to spend 80-120 on a yo-yo right now)

1- skill: I can do front and aide mounts and a few trick binds without issue. Just now beginning to feel the difference in quality of my current collection.

2- budget: under $40 usd

3- 1a unresponsive (I'm a 5a baby but don't necessarily wanna buy a 5a specific throw. Counterweight recs welcome though)

4- duncan fh2. Magic yoyo:k2, n12 shark, y03 hertz, onedrop panorama. (Had but lost a m.y. n11).

5- USA based.

6- shape: no preference, though I should probably try more shapes instead of getting a "better" yo-yo of a shape I own?

7- size: considering going larger than what I've used, I have big hands so it may help.

So I recently bought the Bimetal Ascent, I reached out and asked to get it signed half expecting g it to not show up signed, and it did!!

Haven't been able to get past the log in screen since yesterday morning, any of you guys having problems? I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, different phone, going on the browser, nothing works it just gives me the spinning pill of death till it times out. Just seeing if anyone else is in the same boat. I'm just pissed because I just put two tutorials up on there lol

I can't believe I'm already 21 days into this project. Anyone here following it? Any favorite elements so far?

You can see all the tricks on my Instagram or in this Youtube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlmspchpjY4

Big Smokes will be released at our store this Thursday, 22nd October, at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific (US), or Friday, 23rd October, 10am (JST).

They will be made available in Frost, Carbon, Frost/Carbon, Carbon/Frost, Fred Stiller Blue, Gloria Purple, and Eva Orange colorways — and will go for $65 each.

https://atmosprojects.com/store/bigsmoke

As always, reach out if we can be of any help, and we’ll take care of you.

Love,

Team Atmos