SHOWCASE Vol. 5 Freestyles

1A Champion: Marcus Koh

X Champion: Wong Wei Da

Check out the rest of the freestyles here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgjCTH_Essz3I6X-kkbpHsOfpR3F5JyIe

SHOWCASE Vol.5 in Pictures

**Photos by: Colin Wan

SHOWCASE Vol. 5 Results

SHOWCASE Vol. 5 Sequence List

SHOWCASE Vol. 5 Sequence List is out!

For more information on Compulsory Elements, check it out on the SHOWCASE page.

http://www.spinworkx.com/showcasefs/SHOWCASE/Divisions.html

Some have been asking about the 1A Suicides.

1) It must be 2 consecutive Sucides.

2) It must be the standard Trapeze followed by Suicide catch.

3) It can be done anytime during your freestyle.

APYOYO2014 Clip #2 - 94point1

Presenting Clip #2 from the Asia Pacific Yo-Yo Championships 2014. This clip features Hajime Miura, sponsored by sOMEThING by YoYoAddict. Hajime tore up the AP2014 stage with his crazy 3A freestyle. With a near perfect freestyle, Hajime went on to win the 3A Division at AP2014 and later the World Yo-Yo Contest 2014. 

The series of videos were done by local video/film producer Eric Lee (Ratchild Lee Fur Fur), formerly with Nylon doing their online videos. It is interesting to see these videos being made as it comes from someone who has no prior background of what to expect from a yo-yo event, let alone modern yo-yo tricks. 

Till the next video, enjoy!

Spinworkx First Mount #35 - Chop & Grab Double Mount

For First Mount #35, it is something slightly different and requires you to move relatively quickly to do.  This Mount looks kinda like a weird/warped Double or Nothing, and it opens up various string segments for you to land on, giving you the option to explore. This Mount may have been done by other players in the past, but we first learnt it from local Spinner, Li Hao, from back in the day. Li Hao is a 2-time Singapore National Champion, and is one of the most consistent Spinners we have here in Singapore. 

Without further ado, let us get into explaining how the Chop & Grab Double Mount is done.

First, throw a Breakaway and let the string hit the bottom of your non-throwing hand index finger.

Once that is done, the string should be around your non-throwing hand index finger. Take note not to let this string slip off your finger.

Then move your throwing hand index finger to your left and intercept the string as it swings around your non-throwing hand index. Your throwing hand index should be like a 'hook' that is pointing towards you in the direction of your non-throwing hand.

With this 'hook', hook the string.

Now, quickly move you non throwing hand index finger, with the string still looped around, under your throwing hand and around over your throwing hand and 'chop' the string, landing the yo-yo onto the outer string like a Double or Nothing.

Once the yo-yo has landed onto the string, you have completed the Chop & Grab Double Mount.

This Mount may look easy to do, but it requires some practice and focus to be able to hit it consistently. Keep going at it, and you will get the hang of it.

A few pointers to take note of when learning the Chop & Grab Double Mount:

1) When first learning this Mount, do not throw your Breakaway too hard lest the yo-yo moves too quickly.

2) Try to visualise this trick in your head, and then attempt it, and visualize again, and attempt, repeat.

3) When landing the yo-yo onto the string for the complete Mount, remember to aim and cushion the drop of the yo-yo onto the string.

4) This Mount requires you to move both hands around each other in like a 'rolling' motion, so practice that rolling motion and the Mount with a 'dead' yo-yo first.

That is all for the Spinworkx First Mount Project this time around.

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 us your Chop & Grab Double Mount by tagging us on our Instagram Page, with @spinworkxsg #firstmount #spinworkxfirstmount. 

Till the next Mount,

Chop & Grab!~

Spinworkx November 2014 Record Setting

November brought another 2 Record Setting tricks for anyone and everyone to attempt. This time, the Kendama trick was slightly more difficult, but the yo-yo trick would have been relatively easy for any 1A player to attempt. The end results were pretty good, and we are really proud of these guys for setting the bar for future attempts.

For Kendama, Jeremy Tan managed to hit 18 consecutive Earth Turns to set the record for it. Other players may be able to do more, but under pressure, 18 was a great result.

For yo-yos, Chua Wei Xuan, who was last month's Kendama Record Champion, managed to hit 128 consecutive Eli Hops to set the record. Definitely a very respectable number anywhere in the world, and we couldn't be more proud of Wei Xuan for pushing the bar for both yo-yos and kendamas!

Congratulations to both Wei Xuan and Jeremy for doing so well for the month of November. We cannot wait to see how everyone fares for December. It is going to be an awesome month!