THE 5 Yoyos That Revolutionized Yoyoing.

Modern yoyos are significantly different than the yoyos that were popular 100, 50, even 20 years ago. This is a flashback into the past, looking at the 5 yoyos that revolutionized yoyoing and have led us to the modern yoyo.
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[@michaelg.3966]

Hi Gentry my name is Michael I met you 2 years ago a little before the country league/ contest. At the yo-yo museum in Chico. I would think you wouldn't remember me, but I just wanted to say your really good and keep it up your doing a good job! - Michael

[@TheBlueScroom]

Thats cool

[@Azadanimates]

nice

[@dew95alim]

Wow that pretty cool 😎

[@privatemoments2207]

Nice

[@ADiscipleOfJesus]

This is awesome!

[@peterhunter1990]

Wow! That collection is insane! So much history in one room.

[@winchell42069]

I was born in 1990 and from a random conversation I had, I found myself buying a new yoyo. Had an xbrain and fireball back in the day and have an arrow on the way. Stumbling on yoyo videos as I tried to find the right one to buy with my low skill low knowledge level. I like that he keeps it short and sweet.

[@Jw000]

I still remember getting my first yoyo- Also the F.A.S.T 201. Definitely revolutionary to me. Now I rock my shutter wide angle daily

[@Gentrystein]

Hah! were on the same boat.

[@funtastictripletsfamily1127]

yoooo that is my first yo-yo! I’m actually still using it now

[@DanielPangemanan]

Yohans is my yoyo hero!! My gosh! I learnt my first ever yoyo tricks from his famous tutorial videos for Proyos. Thank you Gentry

[@jamesstraub4981]

What an educational video. And what an epic collection. So cool. Thanx

[@peterjollymore57]

I love how the end of the video just turned into a plug for Gentry's store

[@kyledamron]

As a history lover and a fan of the yo yo this is great, thank you guys for the great video

[@sofakingyoyo426]

I get that it's yyf and you guys don't like to acknowledge that your competitors exist too much, but like... how could you not mention the duncan butterfly or freehand? Not to mention some of the stuff that came out of yomega and yoyojam in the 90s and early 2000s. Even with yyf alone, things like the superstar, protostar, and 888 were all probably worth mentioning.

[@johnblackwell3580]

And playmaxx

[@RAA12586]

@@johnblackwell3580 hans was a performer for playmaxx and one of the creators of the turbo bumblebee made by playmaxx.

[@johnblackwell3580]

@@RAA12586 I still have a few original bumblebee's

[@chrisfrancz]

He only picked 5 so....

[@phinr817]

Magic yoyo rules

[@jeffbrownstain]

I only ever played with an 80s style responsive when I grew up. My cousin who was older than me had a really good yoyo that I learned the basics on. Learning about and then buying an unresponsive has revolutionized my life. Contrary to everyone else, I think learning tricks on this is much easier and more fun.

[@Gentrystein]

Love to hear it! Thanks for sharing your story and thanks for the support!

[@PaperGrape]

What a cool vid. My kids got a really bad yoyo from someone a couple months ago, and my brother and i actually had a good yoyo when i was young (it had a bearing but was responsive). So i did some research and got my boys the Fizz beginner yoyo and since bought Gentry's Replay Pro for myself. Sooo much fun, and so affordable! Thanks Gentry and crew!

[@clg763]

I always thought the Bumblebee GT was one of the most revolutionary yoyo's in history in that brought such incredible performance at a very affordable price. Basically every kid that was going cool tricks had learned on one. Having seen the video, he definitely took a different approach by showing yoyo's that revolutionized but may not have necessarily been popular. This was super educational and interesting

[@shixiongong8517]

This is awesome! Already left a like. All hail Gentry!

[@Fizzypop211]

Duncan freehand was iconic I feel like that should've been there

[@colinj5291]

@Zakariya Obad What?

[@BossClown9]

SO EPIC. Thanks for the very interesting video!

[@zeromaroux740]

Well, now im proud of my country being a part of history of something i love ❤️, a fan from philippines 🇵🇭❤️

[@jermaineparojinog1341]

Magunite tayo mga pilipino

[@aquellisroland2807]

Hahahahaha

[@JamiesonM]

Was never allowed the yoyo's with the bearings simply because my parents "KNEW" that bearings didn't matter and all yoyo's were the same. Now im here with a hand me down Maverick rigged with a skate bearing since im broke for a while. Something theraputic about it all.

[@Ohwell423]

Woah what a collection. I’m hyped on yoyo’s right now haha

[@jalcoc3r6]

Wow, that's amazing! 1144+ yoyos.

[@botanifolf9767]

I'm starting 1a myself, and I use a replay, thx for making that yoyo a reality Gentry, rly appreciate it

[@thechannelitrollwith1645]

I can agree with the comments saying Shutter doesn't exactly fit here, but only because it's the top 5. Shutter absolutely belongs in the Top 10, mostly because I truly believe someone else would have broken the price barrier at some point. Yo-yos used to not cost that much either, so there was a period where the price began to run away and was brought back down. But as revolutionary as the Shutter was, there are a few yo-yos not mentioned that had a massive impact on yo-yoing and whether or not yo-yos would survive long enough for the Shutter or its predecessors to be made at all.

[@yoda1681]

I knew it was going to be the shutter at the last one

[@hang-solo]

Fun fact in skateboarding we call the skf bearing Swiss bearings so if you hear either or it’s the same thing

[@asbuilt0017]

Everyone is talking about the Philippines but no one’s talking about poor Sweden who first put a bearing in the yoyo

[@achingpuddleog4607]

Awesome stuff man!

[@freddievanphawng9280]

I am using yoyofactory replay pro your signature.. very good yoyo

[@Gentrystein]

So glad you like it!

[@yoda1681]

Omg you're getting me even more excited cause i just ordered one yesterday

[@h0ly208]

Chance got you my sub. Almost lost it with that dab, but in the end he got a dab too.

[@LawFarrell]

Thanks for sharing this Gentry. The next thing we need to push yoyo to the next level is a higher winning prize!

[@Tht1guy63]

i need to get back into yoyo playing. i remember i got trapeze on a awful dollar store yoyo that should not have been able to do it and got it down perfectly. then it broke and i stopped though i loved it.

[@TraceMahlum]

I have an older friend of mine, who had an uncle who won a yo-yo contest in the 60’s. The trick he won with, was his own. He called it the “bowl of spaghetti” and pretty much all he did was grab a bunch of the string, and bunch it together to look like noodles haha.

[@shixiongong8517]

Lol that trick was thought in Yotricks

[@MrYohans34]

That is one of my favorite tricks!

[@arviebautista7820]

Pedro flores is one of the first yoyo owner!

[@dave-vs5tx]

Im from Philippines, and im proud of it

[@magixarts4766]

look at that collection oh my god. thast what i called a collector

[@rodionovivan]

Really dig the little fella pick. Modern shape? Performance? Fancy materials? Art anodizing? Nah! - It's just cool. That's the way we all should look at yoyos.

[@mtompkin7225]

This was truly awesome, yohans collection is nuts.

[@Samuel_536]

gentry and shutter really is yyf's pride 😂😂😂

[@jzone6055]

wow can't believe Filipinos is one of those who revolutionized yoyo.. mga Pilipino mag ingay!

[@iejoncadiz3072]

panong ingay aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

[@rolez7324]

masarap ponoy

[@JuanCarlosMiguelBDavid]

Potangina hahhhh

[@megajohntomahawk9878]

Ngayon mo lang nalaman? Kay kuya Kim ko nalaman

[@MrAubrey1103]

ako ay filipino den

[@BKBees]

Awesome video. I knew they were going to throw the shutter in there but man I thought the Hitman might have deserved a spot.

[@prod.eenigma]

Yeah I thought that was the first stock unresponsive lol

[@yuvarajsingh335]

FLOOR GANG OOOH FLOOR GANG OOOG OOOGA BOOGA OOOGA OOOH

[@MiggyA]

Hi it’s my first day watching your videos and I love your this video

[@Gentrystein]

Hey I appreciate the support! Thanks for watching. I hope you love my other videos as well.

[@MiggyA]

I watched 10 videos and I love it

[@jeffarab4947]

Awesome collection and history is so cool weapons to skill toys

[@sosa3831]

I don't agree with the last one, sure the shutter was a nice yoyo for its price, winning a world title but what about yoyós like the dv888 or Duncan yoyós, they definitely should have thought out the last one more as there where many yoyos that did well like the shutter, it shouldn't have been based off of the price of the yoyo for its quality of work. It should have been based off of the history and how it changed up the yoyo game, bringing new ideas and impacting the game dramatically The shutter definitely did not do as much work as other modern day yoyos.

[@deanthebean385]

If Yohans has any Duncan yoyos, he probably doesn't talk about them.

[@peterhunter1990]

Did you not see the silly grin on their faces while talking about the shutter? Or was that lost on you🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@sosa3831]

Peter Hunter what is that supposed to mean?

[@peterhunter1990]

The shutter being included in the post was a joke. Smh

[@sosa3831]

Peter Hunter yea your right that was a joke. I laughed.

[@lil_cherubim]

6:12 street sold yoyos still come apart here in the philippines so I was confused, but then no one buy them that much especially young ones nowadays, which is sad

[@jeffarab4947]

Love yoyos been doing it since 90s late 98 99 and it exploded. Now the 2000s. Well after 2005 it is insane how far it is no matter what age u are. U should try a yoyo

[@nigerianthunder]

Duncan: Has been around since 1929 Also Duncan: Doesn’t appear on here

[@oldmossystone]

Playmaxx, Yohans family's company was bought out by Duncan... not sure that it was altogether amicable? google is your friend there ;).. playmaxx were fairly litigious though... what goes around comes around. My favourite yoyo of all time - Henry's Coral Snake - was never the same after they were forced to change the design of the response system (could have been by Duncan after the buyout though?)

[@laurynk]

Woah, this is amazing!

[@readindigo]

888 should have been here

[@kenw6047]

O ya, without a doubt. Changed the game in 07

[@pentasquare]

You see you make a terrarian yoyo irl and it'll definitely blow up

[@knightwalker317]

Awesome yo-yo collection

[@NileBrittanyFoShow]

Heck Yeah! That was a great history Lesson. We Love the Shutter. I got into YoYos in the mid 90’s with Yomega, but I’m glad we left the X-Brain behind lol YoYoFactory is the best YoYo Company hands down 🙌 My first was a Velocity and I knew I found the right company to bring me into the modern age of YoYo. Gentry you’re the coolest player in the World!

[@Dalbs2]

Remember When Freehands were recess pad modded by takeshi. Pepperidge Farm Remembers

[@dannymccoy1783]

I followed u when u first started competition

[@RacerX888]

I have a version of the first yoyo he shows. Its a Chinese copy of this yoyo (I guess). It actually works really well.

[@christurner8238]

Met Gentry twice at yoyo factory.real brief super intimidating.stoopid of me not to ask him questions.....

[@Gentrystein]

Don't be afraid to hang out more next time!

[@shixiongong8517]

The last one should be a Duncan

[@j88800]

Shi Xiong Ong like Duncan butterfly

[@shixiongong8517]

@@j88800 hi , but I'd prefer Hornet's than buyterflies

[@tangutsemu5492]

@@shixiongong8517 how about the FHZ

[@j88800]

I would say the 4th one is the butterfly and the 5th is the grind machine

[@metallitron9000]

I don't know my yoyo history as well as Hans, but id say that the Butterfly had an influence on shape if nothing else aside from being almost every kid's first yoyo.

[@j88800]

​@@metallitron9000 exactly

[@MrYohans34]

Wing shape existed long before the “Butterfly”. Re-watch the video I explain it in the 1904 World’s Fair segment.

[@j88800]

@@MrYohans34 ​ MrYohans34 Yes I know but they didn't adapt that concept it was the butterfly concept. Even the butterfly shape wasn't inspired by 1904 "Wing shape" it was rather an accidental evolution that revolutionized the yoyo industry. The grind machine is simply a butterfly with ball bearing.

[@MrYohans34]

j88800 “Butterfly” is a trademark. The shape existed before. Embrace the depth of history that exists in yoyo design.

[@ethanthecloatgod563]

wow.

[@blazegaming4301]

im a filipino and thats pretty cool

[@Catastrophic-hk3mh]

Where would you place the Duncan Imperial

[@justinthompson2887]

Don’t lie, you know that’s CodingHorror’s collection. 888 should’ve been there.

[@ramonuzzielaguilaralmendar357]

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[@rain.5514]

@@ramonuzzielaguilaralmendar357 I know this is not reddit but, r/ihadastroke

[@ramonuzzielaguilaralmendar357]

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[@zhenzhenzhang]

I like shutter!

[@xBaristaPaul]

Thanks KZbin Req's, this is REALY intrestring (ha see what i did there :P) Cool vids Gentry. Subbed! and im gonna order some YoYo's from the Netherlands

[@squeaks3814]

That kid got you my sub for the 86 shirt

[@jimependall6382]

awesome!!!

[@johannrude6038]

My name is Johann and pronounced yohan so when you said yo-hauns I had a mini heart attack.

[@gopl21]

The shutter has to be in every single one of these type of video

[@lazybug4097]

Proud filipino here

[@cedr7c]

A history lesson about yoyo designs

[@jenniferyu8322]

The atlas yoyo is my favourite

[@KimJongunNK]

nic vid stein

[@ProteinFromTheSea]

ancient Greece had yoyos, that was the first _patent_

[@Diobrando-ib7tf]

you deserve more likes

[@hclyrics]

Something's wrong. KZbin gave me a 12-minute unskippable YYF ad and no video!

[@syedhussain2151]

Yo! Can I start as a beginner with an unresponsive Yoyo? Really enjoyed the video btw 👍🏻💗

[@acerzz2287]

Yomega fireball brain and turbo plus Duncan butterfly and freehand are the og yoyos

[@wav6hamad]

Sorry but i would replace the shutter with either the : Something by yoyoaddict Anglam Why ? 1- First world winning bi metal yoyo in the 1a division , and the one who won with it is the only 1a player who could’ve won after 6 years of the previous title. 2- the playability and control still stands strong as of this day. 3- the construction of the yoyo itself was unique since it had titanium rims which gave its special feeling of control and stability Or the yoyorecreation sleipnir : 1- it started the trend of lighter yoyos of 65 grams and lighter 2- it had a control and speed incomparable to the yoyos around it at that period , it sat a new standard of yoyo designs and all companies were after doing a yoyo that competes with the sleipnir. 3- it also won world , national , and asian titles 4- first 7075 world winning yoyo in the 1a division is which made new possibilities in yoyo designs.

[@vfyt4509]

Shutter of course!! Who doesn't want the Gentry stein signuture yoyo!!!!

[@jameslong3471]

I think the shutter is the best yoyo

[@knightwalker317]

Here’s a contest u should make Gentry ! Tell ppl to do a trick blind folded

[@shixiongong8517]

Haha , this type of blindfolded division is already held in my country

[@KimJongunNK]

most evolutionary was that european ball bearing one and i guess the shutter should be the most functional imo since you won with it

[@jjizzler9592]

Sup Gentry!

[@ashersy2048]

Its so ironic how the Philippines were in yoyo history because we barely have good yoyos in the market

[@CoroaEntertainment]

So, this was basically a 12+ minute infomercial to make people want to buy shutter yoyos. Come to think about it now, the other ones they done were basically the same thing.

[@ashersy2048]

I like how the Filipinos were part of yoyo history but there is barely good yoyos here Edit: Good unresponsive yoyos

[@taepoop4246]

Ako a pilipino :)

[@irisgo8764]

im from philipis

[@ponchikheheheh4320]

why the shuteer is always the best

[@HouseOfThe8Strings]

No Duncan Freehand?

[@sacredcow61]

Yomega fireball should have been in there

[@aaronmedel3076]

Omg ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@RinkatsiTV]

I wonder why he doesn't have the really first yoyo. The weapon yoyo

[@thesquirrel4257]

If YoYoFactory wanted to talk about their own revolutionary designs, why didn't they mention the Nine Dragons? I understand Gentry was in the video and they felt like they needed to connect it back to him, but even so if that was the case why not mention the Replay, seeing as Gentry won the World's with it's impressive design as well? Don't get me wrong the original shutter is one of the most loved yo-yos in my collection (plus the most dinged up seeing as it was my first metal unresponsive.) However, I still feel like the hub stack design, and the Nine Dragons has more potential moving forward as changing how we play with a Yo-Yo. Similarly the Horizon Yo-Yo's design is another great example for a yoyo that has influenced play.

[@EzequielFerrari22]

Yoyo is nowadays a diabolo with a string...

[@Hamneggs197]

What about hummingbird YoYo. A great wooden Yoyo.

[@raincoat1249]

I have one yo-yo and it’s made out of a charger cord and tape

[@rotiv8r]

first i tried one of them

[@iqbalbb2]

The host guy look like gentry stein from pewdiepie video

[@bluespinsix6987]

Why is Tom Kuhn not in the list?

[@ratfacedudeguy_]

I was waiting here for that No Jive 3-in-1...

[@will9357]

Apparently, because the Swedes quietly beat him to the punch with both take-apart yo-yos and bearings. 😅 (Ah, well he introduced the rest of the world to those features!)

[@stianaanensen6019]

u forgot the most important! those that you could change buttons on! smiley, coca cola, sprite and so on

[@user-ln9yp2ck3u]

my two grand parents were shamed out of unresponsive yoyos for wooden ones.