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| Yomega Official Spinner Trick Cards |
| Exhibit #2799 |
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| Type | Event |
| Condition | Mint |
| Date | 1998 |
| To | 2000 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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Official trick level cards on card stock for three yo-yo spinner levels: Pro-Spinner (red), Super Spinner (blue), and Spinner (yellow). Circa 1999.
Yomega, Team High Performance, and Bandai Hyper Yo-Yo were the sponsors.
The Pro-Spinner program was established by HPK Marketing to teach and certify yo-yo players of all ages. The program stressed fundamentals such as basic maintenance and position. This was the same method that helped develop 1998 World Champion Jennifer Baybrook, 1998 U.S. National Champion Alex Garcia, and 1999 Yomega World Champion Paul Han. With this five level program, you could reach your highest yo-yo potential...or at least have a great time with this wonderful skill toy called a yo-yo!
STEP 1
First, visit your Official Shop nearest to you and pick up your first trick card. Out of 50 states, only 34 had one or more Pro-Spinner certification shops or venues (access March 30, 2024).
Trick level cards, and their associated tricks, included the following:
Spinner, level 1 (yellow card)
• Long Sleeper—3 seconds
• Walk the Dog—1 foot walk
• Creeper
• Forward Pass
• Breakaway
• Rock the Baby—3 full rocks
• Rocket
• Elevator
• Around the World
• Loop the Loop
Super Spinner, level 2 (blue card)
• UFO
• Eiffel Tower—aka Tokyo Tower
• Dog Bite
• Three Leaf Clover
• Loop the Loop—10 times
• Brain Twister
• Man on the Flying Trapeze—aka Moon Sault
• Restart—aka Stop and Dash
• Dog Around the Block—aka Home Run
• Loop the Loop—30 times
Pro-Spinner, level 5 (red card)
Pinwheel—3 times
Magic—aka 5 Disappearing Rings
Double or Nothing—with flip catch
Side Winder—2 sides
Barrel Rolls—3 rolls
Man on the Flying Trapeze with back flip—aka Moon Sault with back flip
Split the Atom
Atomic Bomb
Shoot the Moon—5 times
2-Handed Loops—5 times
Team Yomega, level 4 (grey card)
• Roller Coaster
• Advanced Split the Atom—with Pinwheel
• Vertical Loops—10 times
• Loop the Loops—200 times
• Shoot the Moon—20 times
• Regeneration—2 minutes
• Through the Tunnel Trapeze
• Behind the Back Trapeze
• One-Handed Trapeze
• Behind the Back Loops—10 times
• Long Sleeper—1 minute
THP Two-Handed, level 5 (silver card)
• Loop the Loop—10 times
• Around the World—3 times
• Criss Cross—10 times
• Milk the Cow—10 times
• Cattle Crossing—10 times
• Ride the Horse—10 times
• Shoot the Moon/Loop the Loop—10 times
• Whirly Bird—10 times
• Lie on Back Loops—10 times
• Punching Bag—10 times
• Shoot the Moon—5 times
• 3-minute Freestyle—minimum 30 tricks
Most Loops (bright orange card)
Longest Sleeper (bright green card)
STEP 2
Next, attend Pro-Spinner Yo-Yo classes conducted by your Official Shop and learn the tricks one at a time. As you master each trick, get tested for them and get your card stamped as you pass the test for each trick. When you successfully completed all the tricks for a given level, you presented your card at the official shop and they would present you with an award.
STEP 3
Practice hard, and shoot for the next level. Team Yomega and THP Two-Handed are the highest levels, and you may find yourself being among the best players in the world... just like Alex Garcia, the 1998 U.S. National Champion, Jennifer Baybrook, the 1998 World Champion, or Paul Han, 1999 Yomega World Champion. All of these players went through the Pro-Spinner program.
There were also cards to help you keep track of your longest sleepers or highest number of loops. Have your sleepers and loops officially certified at the Pro-Spinner classes. Your scores were supposed to be recorded and posted on the Pro-Spinner website (access March 30, 2024) so you could compare your performance to other yo-yo players around the world. | |
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