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We have dabbled into compact to undersized yoyos in recent years. Starting at our special 6th anniversary yoyo, Baryon. Then we followed up with stainless steel koi and the recently all titanium undersized TiNY. We want to again venture into the undersized throw again but this time with one focus in mind, performance. Performance is the one thing that is built into the yoyofriends DNA and we will have that ideology in every shape or size.  Firstly the construction of the yoyo we first immediately thought of 7068+SS. Our signature construction in both performance and manufacturing. Then from the experience of our compact to...

In 2022, with many hardships and challenges, we finally mastered the manufacturing of magnesium yoyos. However the ultimate goal was not to stop there. It is to combine magnesium in conjecture with another material, like MgSS. Magnesium has a unique property of low density while still being metal, perfect to combine with another high density metal to create a light body, ultra rim weight yoyo with a unique feel. After requests from our customers, we decided to take the challenge and go all out.  In 2021, we collaborated with RSO to create a TiSS with side effect yoyo, called the Droid. Droid...

  Throughout the seven plus years of yoyofriends, we have always had an idea of an injection mold, polycarbonate yoyo in our mind. This is a monumental task for us as an injection mold has a massive upfront cost. If the design is not up to standard then the entire injection mold could be void, costing us 5000 USD or more in loss. We also have a pedigree of high performing yoyos no matter the shape, material, and cost in our entire lineup, and we still want to keep that tradition alive even if it is an injection mold yoyo....

Introducing the Paragraph, the signature of Malte Voss. Malte has been yoyoing for over 14 years with two German National titles, so he has a lot of experience on what he would like in a yoyo. A lot of thought has gone through Malte's mind on what he wants in a yoyo. First he wants the yoyo to be contest ready. This aligns perfectly with our philosophy of making yoyos with high performance. Second, he wants the yoyo to be good at the trick DNA, Malte has been in the tiktok game for the past years to promote yoyoing in the EU....

I think many yoyo players want to make their own signature yoyo. I was one of them. This time, my dream came true. I would like to introduce my first signature model, Da Vinci. 1. Basic specs Da Vinci is a bi-metal with a 7068 body and stainless steel rims. The specifications are as follows Diameter: 56 mm Width: 44.5 mm Gap width: 4.56 mm Weight: 62.6 g Axle: M4 x 10 mm The yo-yo is a full-size lightweight bimetal with a wide stainless steel rim + H-profile inverse shape. 2. Signature Model Production Background It was around the end...