I’ve been getting a lot of people asking lately about their bearing’s performance and their YoYo becoming too responsive, so I thought I’d better write some info about cleaning YoYo bearings. So, when do you need to clean your bearing?  Here’s a few things to look out for: Your bearing is making excessive noise when you throw your YoYo Your YoYo is becoming too responsive (ie. it’s coming back up to your hand...

We’ve just listed a limited edition version of the ever-popular Dark Magic II YoYo – a great YoYo to learn all those complicated 1A String tricks! If  you have been thinking about buying a Dark Magic II, maybe now is the time to buy this one!  Remember, this was a limited edition run from YoYoJam, so get one now, as they are going to be pretty rare! Here are some pics:    ...

So, I read somewhere about a certain brand of YoYos being hand-tuned by their creator (I think it was HSpin YoYos), and it peaked my interest – so what does tuning a YoYo actually mean? After a quick google I found a great little forum entry over at YoYoExpert.com entitled, “How to tune a yo-yo with a set screw axle“.  Have a quick read, and then come back here for my experience following these instructions. Ok –...

When I got my first YoYo, I was searching the internet for cool things to do with it (as you do!).  I stumbed across some of Andre Boulay’s YoYoExpert tutorial videos on google, and as I watched the videos I kept seeing him start his tricks with this cool move where you throw the YoYo out wide, then bring it around over your non-throw-hand finger and then land the YoYo on the string. This is called Man on the Flying Trapeze (or just...

Ann Connolly is here in Australia to promote YoYoFactory YoYos (and YoYos in general)!  If you do not know, Ann Connolly is one of the top professional US YoYo players.  She is doing a great job promoting YoYo playing around the world. Good job Ann! You can view the video on the Channel Ten Breakfast...

Great question!  I was asking myself the same thing not too long ago and after a bit of googling, I came up with the solution – YoYoExpert.com.  YoYoExpert.com is the US-based YoYo website owned by US National YoYo Master, Andre Boulay. If you go to the YoYoExpert.com site you’ll see the Learn menu (see the screenshot below). Under this menu you will see a list of skill levels.  If you haven’t thrown YoYos before, or...

I’ve included this blog category to talk about technical aspects of YoYoing.  Remember, I’m still fairly new to this too – so I’m trolling the web finding out where to find the best information on different YoYo subjects.  When I find something interesting or useful I’ll post links to it from here. Get YoYoing! Matt.