SPYY – Technology for Players

My 7th WYYC… The best yet!

2010 marks my 7th World Yo-Yo Contest and I must say it is my favorite so far. The biggest difference was that I felt I was part of something bigger then myself. This was my first contest on the SPYY team and boy did it change things for me.

Each contest has been a slow journey to making friends, crazy adventures, and yo-yo’s. Every person that was my hero at the age of 15 I am now good friends with; I went out to lunch with many, shared life stories, shared tricks, and overall just enjoyed their perspective on life. I’m a little embarrassed to say that I was content hanging with the old crowd, yo-yos had taken the back burner in my life with school and I thought I was where I would ever be in yo-yoing.

Life doesn’t turn out the way you expect and what I thought would be an adventurous summer has rekindled my drive to yo-yo and be apart of the bigger community. This has a lot to do with Steve. He has put a lot of faith in me to represent his brand which to say is easy, he makes a great product. So, upon entering the World Yo-Yo Contest I knew I had to change up my usual routine. I still spent a lot of time with my friends but I made sure to meet the new guys. I talked to young and older players to share tricks, hear stories, and overall get to know the new generation. I was blown away by the level of play these kids are capable of. I made sure to let everyone I could try out any of the SPYY line and get feedback on what they thought. It reminded of what it was like being new to yo-yoing and excited to see new things and meet new people. Its safe to say you can expect a bigger presence from myself. Thank you to everyone I’ve met along the way

I want to give a shout out to a couple people:

Seth Peterson, Dave and Mariah Poyzer, Steve Buffel, Danny Severance, Tyler Severance, Ed Haponik, Guy Wright, Sebastian Brock, Boyd Seth, Spencer Berry, Takeshi Kamisato, Ambri Bizek, John Huber, Patrick Mitchell, Miguel Correa, Ben Mcphee, Hans Van Dan Elzen, Jungyo Choi, Eddy, Andrew Bergin, Drew Tetz, Drew White, Stu Branoff, Brandon Jackson, Yuuki Spencer, John Higby, Mark McBride, Steve Brown, Justin Weber, Mark Montgomery, Elliot Jackson, and Gee Chueng.