Werrdedit
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Out of Adelaide, South Australia, one of the driest places in the world, emerges Werrd, an innovative and fresh high-end yo-yo company. Werrd ships yo-yos to many different countries including: USA, Japan, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, France, South Africa, China, Malaysia, New Zealand and Hungary.
Production of Werrd yo-yos officially began in 2006. Stu, AKA Yoboyiam, is the founder of the company. The name Werrd was inspired in part by the Cameo song, “Word Up.” Stu started the company because he wanted to develop his designs from notes and drawings into yo-yos which could be put into the hands of players around the world.
Werrd currently has two yo-yos in production, The Two Fat Ladies, often abbreviated as TFL, and the Quadruple Extra Large, often abbreviated as 4XL or XXXXL. The Two Fat Ladies’ name is taken from a bingo term for the number 88. The yo-yo has two bearings, each with 8 balls inside. The Quadruple Extra Large is named so because it has four bearings: two bearings on the inside of the yo-yo for normal use and two bearings on the outside for spinning side caps. The Quadruple Extra Large contains more bearings than any other yo-yo currently on the market.
Both yo-yos use a unique bearing system known as Beefcaking. In this system, two bearings are placed side by side inside the yo-yo. The inner and other races of the bearings lock together to create a bigger gap as well as provide a string centering groove. Both yo-yos arrive stock with the Born Crucial Silicone Ghost Pad response system. The Quadruple Extra Large differs from the Two Fat Ladies in that it is equipped with a set of Jimmy Hats, which are spinning side bearing caps.
Both yo-yos also feature an inner ring grind lip, for tricks were the yo-yo is spinning on the yo-yos thumb nail, and spikes for matador type tricks, were the yo-yo spins on the yo-yoers thumb.
There are Satin, Polish, Grooved, Printed and multiple colored Anodized editions of all Werrd yo-yos. The different finishes allow for a smoother surface on the yo-yo or a certain ascetic look.
During the design of a new Werrd yo-yo, the product goes through many different prototypes as well as tests by players and Werrd team members.
The Werrd Team/Alliance has members from the U.S., Russia and Australia. The U.S. team consists of: Mark Allen, Andrew Bergen, also know as Bergy, and Randy Shreeves. The Australian team consists of: Kahli Evans, Mark Karavasilis and Keith Mitton, also known as Skip.
