yoyofriends Shine Yo-Yo - Drake Bogataj Signature YoYo

From:Drake Bogataj Yiyang messaged me sometime in early 2021 about a signature yoyo and I had a strong idea of what I wanted. The Sync was my go-to ever since it was released so I started with that as a baseline. I started a group chat with Yiyang and the designer. and we had a lot of fun with the process of creating my signature yoyo (too much fun? nah). A concise and elegant appearance was important to me and I tried to remove visual lines and cuts to replace them with curves. I also molded the profile to be comfortable to catch I was very particular about the response area because I like to incorporate flashy binds into my tricks, and the idea I settled on was taken from the Float by Andrew Bergen and Smashing Yoyos. The area coming from the gap is rounded out with a small wall, allowing the string to catch the response well without being snaggy or having loose binds. Because we fine tuned the design before prototyping, the first yoyo was just about perfect. The light blue yoyo