Oh man...this run gets a bit more ‘involved’ on the ‘cage’ side of things lol. Lot of ‘jungle gym’ like swoopty swoops 😂👌🏿 I like how evenly paced and used the left to right movement plays out - really seems like the yo-yo is majority of the time moving in an actual opposite direction of the previous. There’s a few little fake outs that definitely caught me by surprise as well lol. I feel like every additional time I watch this, it more and more looks like the yo-yo is constantly mounting ‘under’ vs over. Under the trapeze vs on ‘top’. Def wanna play with that more as a concept - more ‘unders’ 😂👌🏿Has a kinda visually ‘reverse’ kinda quality that I’m feelin.
You can always count on @willprater to bring the ‘man it’s all good bro’ chill vibes to his #fullyfreestyle 😂👌🏿 Will does a good job of exemplifying the value of slower timing. You do ‘not’ I repeat do ‘NOT’ need to move at Mach 5 speeds to enjoy your throwing and/or present your throwin nicely. Sit on back and just vibe from time to time. Slower tempos really allow you to really think on how you wanna move vs blurring through everything. Also allows you to clean up and adjust your style to posture your throw play more appropriately. So yea, slow it ddooowwnnnn son 😂
Half way in when I re-mount to trapeze - the little unravel then hit pattern that repeats - THAT is my jam. It’s hard to do these kinda mirroring like repetitions when the string formation changes on the inverse - but this one felt good and worked well for a change. I wanna also get to the point to where I can reverse my combo’d elements within the same sleep - that would be the wwaaaavveee 🏄🏄🏄
Ooooo yes - had to start this channel off RIGHT with a buttery run from @drewmrowiec Its always enjoyable watching players get into #fullyfreestyle from the start forward. Gives me a chance to see the similarities in certain rudiments. Drew brings in a good relative space balance. Knows how to keep the string in simple wide lines while still keeping flow, movement and energy in the combo. Throwing tight and technical and throwing open and spacious both take different abilities - neither is more valuable then the other.
@drewmrowiec writes: “We gonna give this freestyle movement some traction here, lotsss more coming in the future. Freestyling my tricks has given me so much more motivation to YoYo. Even though at some points I see an almost backwards progression in trick creation, my overall understanding of elements grows with every session. Definitely worth giving a try if you haven’t already, just remember to #keepgoing#fullyfreestyle”
Still one of my favorites from a ways back. I like what the tempo did to my element choices. When your moving a bit more ‘swift’ then your normal speed, reducing the density of your mount choices and element choices will HELP you LOL 😂👌🏿 There’s a certain ‘giddy-up’ kinda bounce to the track that I think came through well in this particular run. Def reminds me to keep varying the tempos of music I throw to - and that’s gonna be my recommendation to y’all as well 👍🏿
Mmaannn @hunter_yoyogot DOWN on this one 😂👌🏿 These are solid hop transitions with super squeaky form and technique. Always been a fan of ‘hops’ and these here do ‘not’ let me down (get it 😂) Takes a lot of control and accuracy to do a combination like this and even more time to get it that smooth. Major shoutout to Hunter for crafting such a stank face inducing trick 😂👌🏿
The first installment of Invisible Thread, an ongoing Early Light Media passion project series, Throw tells the story of an outsider from East Baltimore, an area challenged by gang violence and poverty. Often misunderstood, Coffin Nachtmahr found acceptance among a subculture of “throwers” and it turns out, he’s a virtuoso. He now helps others find a creative and social outlet by sharing the very toy that inspired him.
“Mark Montgomery, aka Markmont., is one of my favorite yo-yo players. He's also one of my favorite dudes to talk with. In this episode of PopCast we talk about hip hop, direction changes, and stepping into the cypher.” —DocPop
Half way in when I re-mount to trapeze - the little unravel then hit pattern that repeats - THAT is my jam. It’s hard to do these kinda mirroring like repetitions when the string formation changes on the inverse - but this one felt good and worked well for a change. I wanna also get to the point to where I can reverse my combo’d elements within the same sleep - that would be the wwaaaavveee 🏄🏄🏄 #imjustsayindoh
Rrooollllllssssss. Really feelin the rolls in this run. Never really thought much about manipulating the orbit orientation (ie the oblongness of the roll) in sidestyle. Have definitely messed with it in frontstyle - shoutout to Nate Sutter and @andre.yoyoexpertfor the most ovalish frontstyle rolls 😂
Was tryna really lean into the bounce and general motion that was happening naturally. Transitioning from a sidestyle boing into a roll gives you really good and really fun momentum to play with. MF Copernicus naturally has a serious amount of bounce in its play style so the ‘bouncies’ def showed through a good amount throughout this whole session. If you enjoy bounce in your string, I’d def recommend you give this formula a try.
Just a little special edition of #fullyfreestyle to alert that we’re down to (2) Freq.mod’s left, so DONT SLEEP if your still pondering on whether to cop or not 😂👌🏿 This throw is definitively a jammer - and on MF Night Moves, the speed manipulability is very much ‘there’. The aspect ratio of the diameter to the height are ‘spot’ on. The width is about an eighth of an inch or so less than that of an MC while the diameter is the same as an MC. That size balance makes for very clean technical play. The catch zone angles are very comfy in hand and give you the comfort of an organic - but more so an organic on a diet 😂👌🏿The balance of size to weight to design...on the money.
Oohhhhhhhh breh~see...this sir right here is a ‘natural’ at #fullyfreestyle Major shoutout to @cfisher.idk for gettin a bit jazzy wit em 😂👌🏿 Pay attention to the choices he makes in his recoveries. You can always judge someone’s throw chops by how they recover and/or transition. The ones Caleb was messing with here (and to the beat) are real nice.
Proud to make the official announcement that this Friday the 13th we’ll be dropping the much anticipated @theohyesyo Freq.mod in purple colorway (exclusive) on www.markmont.shop Here’s what Coffin has to say about this throw: “The Freq.mod was born in the BST Ross Levine of Ilinx Toys and myself were in a post about what yo-yos we would love to see updated, reissued etc and we both agreed on the freq.wav. The Freq.wav comes from the now defunct Recreational Revolution, I learned of this brand at the National Yoyo Contest of 2012. Alex Lee, and Ernest Kahn were hanging in a corner throwing, I recall asking Alex what yoyo he was using and he handed me the Rojas Edition freq.wav, being a long time fan of Anthony Rojas i needed it. So fast forward a bit into 2013 and i managed to score one then two, and at one point I’d collected about 7 in total. It’s the yoyo that kept me playing for hours on end for years. So in early 2019 Ross and myself discussed making more of then but out of 7075 and modernizing the response system but keeping the play and the aesthetic the same. Ross handled all the CAD work between two Freq.wavs hand measuring every angle on them both, i was left with double checking the work and going forward into manufacturing. Now these are available to the world again and i hope this yoyo inspires others creativity in the same way it has for me. - Coffin”
Just a little #tutorialbasedfootage to go along with the release of MF Blue Eyed White Dragon. The chopsticks repeater in the beginning is a classic from the legend Jason Lee. The #fullyfreestyle that follows the repeater was nothing too fancy-fancy, but what I did like was some of the hand posturing and gestures. It’s always fun to see what ‘exactly’ your hands and fingers are doing in slow motion.
The combination of string thickness and pebbled-like string texture of MF Blue Eyed White Dragon naturally makes you want to get more ‘rope’ish with your movements. The tight weave nature of the strings twisting however gives you a very accessible feel to be able to get technical at the drop of a dime with no fuss. You can essentially ‘switch gears’ depending on what style of element play you wanna shift into. If DRAGON is more of the Wario hue in its wildness, Blue Eyed White Dragon is more the controlled level headed Mario 😂👌🏿 MF Blue Eyed White Dragon available now on www.markmont.shop
THIS guy - the oh so casual mastermind LEGEND himself @isaac_sams reppin a little #fullyfreestyle. This man is accountable for mmaannnyyyyy elements and sequences commonly used these days. If you do a little digging in the crates, you’ll uncover a plethora of elements that this man is accountable for. Alsoooo to note, on the beat is Isaac as well (killin it). Isaac’s style of element selection is very intentional and classic looking - but with a balanced amount of tailoring, refinement and appropriate progression. Isaac does a good job of holding an element style pocket in his play style that just always will remain timeless and engaging 👌🏿
First and foremost before the breakdown - ddddoooonntttt sleep on these pyramatte finish Gold Coin Markmont. Classics on Markmont. Shop - this finish DEF allows for less string resistance and gives longer spin time with on-string play. I like both finish versions of the MC equally for diff reasons - def dig this one when I wanna just zone out and endlessly gggoooo go go.
This run re-uses a lot of some of my favorite ‘juke’ bounces and ‘loadings’. #followthebouncingball is def in full affect with this one. That tempo is very much like a metronome, so it was fun trying to kinda emphasize that more-so, in addition to applying variation appropriately. Been really trying to refine on techniques much more than elements. Kinda like key signatures in music in a way. When you stay element focused, it can have a way of reducing flow and fragmenting the run or story your telling with your run. Staying in motion as a root focus of a technique keeps a much better structure/staging for all elements to get placed ‘into’ the motion.
The long and the short of it is, there are certain fundamental tricks that are very classic and very polarizing in throw trick history. After being flabbergasted by Gary Longorias braintwister combo in the first Spindox vid I saw in 00’, my respect and appreciation for the craft has been locked at a very high regard.
One of said tricks that I view with a high amount of respect AND appreciation is Boingy Boing. This trick led the way to a whole BUNCH of stuff following it’s creation. And it’s just a DOPE trick regardless 😂 When I stumbled through my thoughts and into this progression of that particular trick, I was in shock and thankful. Felt like a gift for real 😂 As someone who had put at that point 4 full time throw years into making tricks, it was easy to recognize the juggernaut classic tricks. And if your mind drifted like mines did lol, then you definitely ideated on how dope it would be to be accountable for a trick of that volume and caliber. So I say all that to say long windily...this trick reminds me of what I love and appreciate and respect about this craft. I can’t think about this trick without thinking about how grateful I am to just be ‘in’ all of this. To be inspired enough to ‘create’, is a big deal to me. Being inspired by my throw friends and a variety of other just throw legends is straight up appreciated to the soul and a privilege that I honestly can’t ever get tired of speaking on (but post limits doh 😂) Or simply put, this trick gives me ‘all the feels’ ☺️😂 String formula used is Amy. If I were to take the rhythm section from the Rebby formula band and the 65 formula band, I would get Amy. Amy plays consistently soft fall warm with a mild peppermint ice cream ‘crisp’-like crunch. Like the rest, it’s full poly bbuuttt this ones 2-toned 🗣 The base threads are white, with the accent threads being red. This creates an optically bright looking light pink. It’s fast for a soft feeling string but never overly hot feeling on finger. More details to follow 👍🏿 #markmont#amy#onedropyoyos#yoyo#yoyotricks#trickcircle#tutorialbasedfootage
Tutorial based footage version of my throwback arm repeater. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this trick/repeater. Every few years the nuances of it actually change. If you look at how I did this trick compared to the previous one from 02’, you can see that this one is in a continuous motion vs the mechanical pauses of the other. In my opinion when a trick can actually grow ‘with’ you over time, it acts as a good indicator that its of value (to you). The tip I would give to doing this repeater would be to try the more basic mechanical version from the previous vid (there’s also a slomo vid of it on YouTube Sector Y). Get the general feel of the motion comfy before trying to attempt this version, which is more so based on timing and controlled tension. The string wrapped around the elbow is pretty much your ‘pivot’ gauge for where when you ease up and tighten your strings tensity hold, the most affect to the control is felt.
String formula seen here is Rebby. Compared to DRAGON and DRAKEN, this string has a neatly packed ‘fuzz’ feel to it. Slightly warmer on finger compared to DRAKEN. The method used to make this formula yields a really nice ‘bounce’ feel while also maintaining a controlled punctual feel. This translates to a really kinda bright play style. Very well suited for technical tricks that use a lot of density. It practically creates clean space for you to use within your segmentation. More details coming soon 👍🏿
SUOHS (Sneaking Up On Hidemasa Semba) in #tutorialbasedfootage form. This trick honestly irritated me as soon as I made it 😂 It irritates me because in my head, the concept seemed way too simple and basic to look decent. But then the first time I struggled through hitting (1) clean repeat, I conceded to liking it lol. I was salty because it was DIFFICULT 😂 And as throws have gotten larger and string length preference has grown, the difficulty of the trick has as a result as well 😬. I recommend trying to hit this on a shorter length string ‘first’. Your gonna want to get a good back and forth flow in your hands comfy before trying longer string. Keeping a L like formation is pretty much the basic way of executing. The more advanced form is getting a really loose vertical U formation. Last tip; orient the mount and positioning of your hands slightly off center with your face - trust me 😂👌🏿 String used is up and coming ‘Cumulus Foam’ from my string line (re-launching this weekend at PNWR). This string formula is of the same ‘genome’ as DRAGON, but with a slight bit more of softness. More verbose string description to follow soon 👍🏿
