In 1993 the modern yo-yo movement spawned two organizations with similar goals. One took the approach of building a community of people working together to raise the popularity of their quickly changing sport. The other directed its focus on aspects of competitions and the preserving of yo-yo history.

One of those organizations is the American Yo-Yo Association (AYYA), and the other organization grew into the National Yo-Yo League (NYYL). Both broadened their objectives in the intervening years and the overlapping of programs became apparent. The NYYL is a division of the Chico Toy Museum (CTM) a federal non-profit corporation.

The AYYA has benefited by coming under the CTM business entity by saving energy and manpower and creating better program results. 

Here now from the other side of the globe.We present a special collaboration between the AYYA and Werrd Yo-Yos.

Werrd is an Australian specialty manufacturer of premium machined aluminum yo-yos. With a perspective from Australia, Werrd has created a number of stunningly beautiful and exceptional playing yo-yos.

To get your hands on one of these, you need to be a current member of the AYYA. This piece of functional art will set you back $105 plus $5 shipping to anywhere in the United States. International folks, you will be contacted with further information regarding shipping options and rates.

Buy One! Link>> $110 ($105 plus $5 shipping)

The 4XL is precision machined with two ball bearings inside. For those that remember the 'beefcake' mod from a few years ago, this is a premium interpretation of that concept. Two precision bearings seated side by side within the yo-yo create a small groove where the bearings meet which in-turn provides a channel that the string will seek out effectively centering the string in the dead center of the yo-yo. This allows the string to slide and easily stack side by side during intricate string tricks that involve multiple layers of string within the string gap on the yo-yo.