**All photos of the West Coast Classic 2014 were taken by Mr. Tony Wong-Jensen (Uncle Tony) and Andrew Lin.**
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Tuesday 25 March 2014
West Coast Classic 2014 Freestyle Videos
Spinner 1A Champion - Javier Soong
Spinner 4A Champion - Wee Teng Ee
Spinner 5A Champion - D. Karthikeyan
Professional 1A Champion - Marcus Koh
Professional 2A Champion - Chong Yichen
Professional 4A Champion - Sean Hung
Professional 5A Champion - Malcolm Chiu
Check out all the WCC 2014 Freestyles here:
Monday 24 March 2014
Friday 21 March 2014
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Monday 17 March 2014
FRESH: YoYoFactory Hubstack AFTERGLOW
Name: Hubstack AFTERGLOW
Bearing Size: Large (Size C)
Response: Narrow CBC pads
YoYoFactory has been on the forefront of modern yo-yo designs and technology. Back in 2007, they released the 888 that featured hubstack technology, allowing the Spinner to 'pull-start' the yo-yo using the bearing hubstacks that came with the yo-yo. This gave players the option of holding onto the yo-yo while it spins, opening new options of tricks and concepts. After the popular release of the Plastic Grind Machine, YoYoFactory has decided to release yet another full-plastic hubstack yo-yo. Thus, the Hubstack was born.
The actual Hubstack yo-yo was made to cater to new Spinners who required a responsive throw out-of-the-box that gave these new players the option of using hubstacks instead of throwing the yo-yo down to get it spinning. However, the Hubstack AFTERGLOW is specifically made to suit advanced players. The Hubstack AFTERGLOW comes unresponsive straight out of the package. This allows Spinners to throw all their favorite complex and intricate string combos on the Hubstack AFTERGLOW without holding anything back.
The Hubstack AFTERGLOW features sort of a Hybrid between a V-shaped butterfly and a H-shaped butterfly. This body shape provides the yo-yo with good stability, yet allowing it to move through the air quickly and purposefully. So you if you one of those Spinners who prefer to play at a fast speed, this yo-yo is definitely straight up your alley.
As the name suggests, the Hubstack AFTERGLOW glows in the dark. The white plastic body, in itself, glows in the dark and is really cool. However, that is not all. The Hubstack AFTERGLOW also comes with LED Circuits on both halves of the yo-yo (as pictured above), and this LED circuit lights up each time the yo-yo is thrown, giving the yo-yo a constant glow of lights.
Whether you choose to throw the yo-yo down, or 'pull-start' the Hubstack AFTERGLOW, the LED lights on the circuit will turn out, giving the yo-yo a bright, eye-catching color that just looks great. It may look great during the day, but when night falls, give your Hubstack AFTERGLOW a spin and watch it really come to life.
In the dark of the night, the AFTERGLOW shines so bright that it just cannot be missed. The Hubstack AFTERGLOW not only shines bright from the LED lights, but do not forget that the white body glows-in-the-dark as well! This is definitely one of the best light-up/glow-in-the-dark yo-yos that is available today.
The YoYoFactory Hubstack AFTERGLOW is truly FRESH. It is a delight to play with, and a yo-yo that definitely belongs in any Spinners collection. Give it a go in the dark, and you'll see that it is awesome and amazing.
The Hubstack AFTERGLOW is available at Spinworkx now!
Check out our product / review video for the YoYoFactory Hubstack AFTERGLOW.
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Friday 7 March 2014
Spinworkx First Mount #23 - Chopstick Trapeze
The Chopstick Trapeze is the next Chopstick mount that every Spinner should know if they intend to delve into the realm of Chopstick tricks. It may look simple, but in reality it is a little tricky. The Chopstick Trapeze mount may also seem a little redundant since it is essentially a Trapeze but with your thumb holding onto the string. However, from this mount, as there is an additional string segment, it opens up the possibility for even more tricks.
There issn't much to say about the Chopstick Trapeze, so let us just go on to describing how it is done.
Firstly, throw a straight Breakaway and have the string move in-between your non-throwing hand thumb and non-throwing hand index finger, with your palm facing downwards.
As the yo-yo is moving, start to pull it up as though you are doing a trapeze.
However, when you are landing this Trapeze, the yo-yo needs to fall in-between your non-throwing hand thumb and index finger and then onto the string.
Once the yo-yo has landed onto the string, your should successfully be in the Chopstick Trapeze mount.
Viola, short and sweet!
Of course, though the description of this mount may be short, you may need some practice perfecting the Chopstick Trapeze mount. As mentioned before, the Chopstick Trapeze is a great gateway to getting into more holds and mounts for more complex combos. Once you can get it consistently, experiment and create more combos and mounts of your own.
A few pointers to take note of when learning the Chopstick Trapeze:
1) During the Breakaway, keep the yo-yo swinging slow and steady before landing into the mount.
2) Try to push your thumb and index finger of your non-throwing hand as far apart as possible to allow as much space in between for the yo-yo to fall through and land onto the string.
3) Throughout the duration of the Mount, remember to keep the yo-yo and the string always on the same, straight plane.
That is all for #23 of the Spinworkx First Mount project.
If you have any questions or feedback, drop us a note here, or shout out to us at our Facebook page.
You can also show off your Chopstick Trapeze by tagging us on our Instagram Page, with @spinworkxsg #firstmount.
Till next time,
Chopstick away!!~
Wednesday 5 March 2014
West Coast Classic 2014 Registration & Information
West Coast Classic 2014 is coming up, and it is the first official competition for the 2014 season here in Singapore. Coming off the back of SHOWCASE Vol.2, many players will be practicing hard for WCC to get coveted seeds for 3 minute finals at SYYC 2014. With SHOWCASE providing the platform for more freestyle practice, it would be interesting to see what the Singapore Spinners have up their sleeves for WCC 2014.
The Eastern side Spinners will be taking part in 1A & 4A and the Western side Spinners taking part in 2A & 5A.
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Where: Ulu Pandan CC (170 Ghim Moh Road), Theatrette (Level 5)
When: 22 March 2014
Time: 12pm
Registration fee: $10 for each competitor
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WCC 2014 has the following divisions available for participation.
- Professional 1A & 4A Division (East Side Competitors) (3 Minute Freestyles)
- Professional 2A & 5A Division (West Side Competitors) (3 Minute Freestyles)
- Spinner 1A & 4A Division (East Side Competitors) (1 Minute Freestyles)
- Spinner 2A & 5A Division (West Side Competitors) (1 Minute Freestyles)
Spinner Promoted to Professional Division from SYYC2013:
- Ian Loh
**For the newly promoted Spinner, take note that if you do not wish to be promoted to Pro, or feel that you should still have more practice before moving on to Pro/do not have enough tricks to make up a 3 minute freestyle, you may choose to remain in Spinner Division for the 2014 Competition Season. However, you still have a shot at qualifying for the 3 minute freestyles at SYYC 2014 should you decide to remain in Spinner. (Format for Singapore Contests)
Getting there:
To register as a competitor for WCC 2014:
After submitting your registration, please send/submit your music to customerservice[at]spinworkx.com (change the [at] with @) with your music labeled as follows: Name_Division_Category (E.G. ColinWan_4A_Pro 3min)
Music MUST be submitted by the 20th of March 2014.
For any enquiries regarding this event, feel free to drop us an email at customerservice[at]spinworkx.com
Register today, practice hard, and keep spinning! ~
Photos courtesy of: Tony Wong-Jensen (Uncle Tony)
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