Came across these at 91yoyo, an Offstring yoyo by China-Yu, the GT86.
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Specs: 78mm diameter, 61.8mm width, 78.5g.
A little similar to that of the Wu Ji Xian's God of War, this yoyo has a slight under cut wall, which is like the L4/Avant Garde. Seems like celcon to me, and apparently, the hub area is made of aluminum, so in a way it's similar to Yonity's Kung. I wonder how this thing plays, it sure look nice to play with, in my opinion.
A special delrin yoyo from Aero-Yo in celebration of the Gyroscope Group and the Russian Yo-yo Community's 7th Anniversary, I think these will be released at 44Clash Russia.
Like the YoYoPlanet Polaris, I've edited the video for the Cold Metal CO2 but unlisted, waiting to write my opinion, here's more photos before I continue.
Cold Metal/Aero Yo always have pretty nice packaging for their products, and the CO2 makes no difference, it comes in a can, and included is a dog tag with a neck chain thingy, which I like, I hung it together with my bunch of keys now.
So the CO2 came with their very own concave bearing, along with their own white silicone pads. The bearing seat of the yoyo is average, not too tight, not too loose. Assuming this is the final production, these are probably the bits and pieces you'll be getting.
specs: 54mm diameter, 42mm width, 68.5g.
The Cold Metal CO2 is the signature yoyo for Cold Metal team member Alexey Nemchik.
At 68.5, I was expecting it to feel a little heavy because visually it look a little undersized, but it's actually near the regular size. It's a comfortable hold in the palm, with a rounded outer rim, with a concave inner rim, that is suitable for IRG tricks. The CO2 has this groove surface on the catch zone near the rim area, which I think is to reduce friction during string play. The finish on the CO2 doesn't really give a butter smooth grind, but it does still have a powerful after a finger grind. On a string hold test, the yoyo is very stable I'll say, no vibes on the yoyo, no string vibes either, and it has a very tight bind in my opinon. The CO2 provide super long spin like most metal yoyo of today, handling regular stuffs like slacks, lacerations, and rejections ain't a problem, regens are pretty much a comfort thanks to it's shape. And horizontal tricks are no issue either, I can't do them, but I've seen top players like Marcus Koh and Christopher Chia doing horizontals with them when I got them to try the yoyos, and to add on, they said the CO2's a very nice yoyo.
If anyone wants a comparison shot let me know, I'll see if I have what you need and will update if I can deliver that. Also, please leave your opinion on this yoyo for the benefit of those that might be getting the CO2.
Finally, opinions on the YoYoPlanet Polaris, the video was produced but I kept it unlisted until now, been on other stuff, sorry. Here's the video first, featuring Tan Yao Kun.
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Alright, so the Polaris comes in a see through PVC box, that's probably what you gonna get too when you purchase one, it comes with a Center-Trac bearing, and one thing I always fail to mention, is the tightness of the bearing seat, I think this is pretty important. The Polaris has a loose bearing seat, which means you can remove the bearing very easily. Response doesn't look like pads, but look like flowable silicone instead, but I think the production ones will come with black pads, aka blackhole pads.
Specs: 58mm diameter, 42mm width, 71g.
The Polaris, like the Vega prototype, have this groove surface, that I think is meant for grinding purpose, but I can't say the grind was great, but it could be due to Singapore's humid weather, alright, just checked with Jun, the groove surface is to reduce friction within string play, but with that being said, even though it doesn't give a butter smooth grind, it does still have a powerful spin after attempting a finger grind, and can last you an average combo. It's a very prominently rim weighted yoyo, but at 71g, it didn't actually feel heavy in the palm, in my opinion at least, but, it does feel heavy if you hold it by the rim of one side's half, I don't know if this helps you gauge the feel of this yoyo but yea. A finger grind was attempted on the hub, seems possible.
The Polaris, like mentioned, very rim weighted, is also very stable on the string, provide very long powerful spin, but still being able to move around the string fast and smooth, no snagging, probably due to the CT Bearing, and of course a new string. Horizontal tricks wasn't an issue on it but I specially like doing front style tricks on this for some reason, I can't explain. On a hold-string test, vibe meter's like most yoyos on the market, finger test on the yoyo ain't really an issue. Definitely not an issue on the strings, flops, rejections, but regens are a little difficult for me though. From my experience, wide, wing shaped yoyos with a fairly flat rim edge are usually harder to regen, but it's just what I experience, front regen was alright for me, but side regen was slightly more difficult.
In short, I would say it's like a more solid, heavier and more stable version alternative to the YYF Genesis, but that's just me. Here's are more photos of the comparison shots with the Genesis.
Share your opinion on the Polaris if you've tried one, for the benefit of those who might be getting the Polaris.
**Updates:
Jun sent me two of the Polaris, and we were talking about the pads difference and stuff, and I took it out to check, it turns out the silver one is of the 2nd batch while the black one is from the 1st batch of production. While the black Polaris have a loose bearing seat, the silver one which is the 2nd batch, has a tighter bearing seat, so the bearing stays on the seat, removal is possible with a plier.
And the later batch will also have a tighter bearing seat, and blackhole pads.
Shinobu Konmoto otherwise known as S.Kon made something new! S.Kon have always impress people with his mods and creation, and these are in my opinion also really nice! But the unfortunate thing is, these aren't for sale!
S.Kon have no intention for these to be on sale, so if anyone really want these badly, you probably have to try to convince S.Kon into making more of them.
