Did you know that Chandler has one of the largest YoYo manufacturers right here? We catch up with Hans, the owner of the YoYo Factory. We have an interesting conversation about the history of the YoYo, his 3 World Records and a very interesting story on how he got involved with first selling YoYos.

If you or one of your kids has any interest at all in YoYo's I highly suggest you stop into their shop and get a free lesson from them.

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At the end of this podcast stick around to hear about an offer from Flo Yoga and Cycle.

Discussions from this conversation:

1:06 YoYo's are still a thing?

1:38 How did your passion for YoYo's start? -

How he got started playing as a teen.
Stated selling YoYo's in high school and got in trouble with Vice-Principle which lead to his first interaction with a professional.

5:55 What got you into Guinness Book of World Records? - 3 Records and just missed on a 4th because of a broken string

7:16 - History of a YoYo?

Been around 2,500 years
A Philippines immigrant brought it to America
1926-32 was big
1962 Became big again when it hit TV
1996 Became an Internet hit
30-year cycles of popularity

9:46 Interesting story about how the YoYo became a big thing in Russia with the help of Coke

12:16 Do you produce them here in Chandler?

12:58 What retail stores can we buy your product at? Hobby Lobby, Costco and more

13:11 What is the reaction you see when people get their first YoYo?

Was a quality issue we made a better YoYo
We made setup with string easy

14:41 What is the difference between a $5 and a $150 YoYo?

15:04 What YoYo's do people in competitions use?

15:36 If I was to get a first YoYo for my 6-year old daughter, what is the difference between a $1 store YoYo and your $5 YoYo?

16:46 What is the YoYo contest scene like? - 5 Categories

18:14 What contests are there in Arizona

Links YoYo Factory Site YoYo Factory on Instagram YoYo Factory on Twitter YoYo Factory on Youtube Arizona State YoYo Contest Chandler YoYo Club

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