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That's so awesome!

Oh my word! My heart breaks for you brotha. I did that to a purple heart setup

It's a different shape and string hole is slightly off center

@Con man what’s the difference cup wise

big cups bout the same hg by a lil same with the little cup but hg just slightly bigger but has thinner cup rims which I find leads to chipped cups eventually

I have the emp ken available.

@Mr.T pmd

To cop!

@96817dama yeah man hahaha

Nice! Btw they're looking for you in the comments I guess scags saw the post and didnt remember ur name lol

@96817dama yeah i dmd scags but he hasn’t seen it yet, i get it he’s busy lol & the credit isn’t really important to me

I feel like I do this grip change different than most, maybe not, but what I do is if I’m Ken grip with tama on spike I push up with the whole setup and as I get to apex I switch grips grab the tama and make a swooping Motion downward and to my left(I’m right handed) like I’m writing a Capitol “J” in the air with the Kendama..

@JHard502710 lol that's how I do it too! I cant do it like most people who just make it rotate lol

What me and Jhard are talking about --->
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByZH0e2huXa/?igshid=18rc7bimf8a8j

The new Stodd mod is mass produced over seas I’m almost 100% positive on.. the KA/BH mods as well as v1 Stodds are all hand turned in states. Aside from the Legaxis KA/BH’s which were made in Japan I’m pretty sure

Like most woods weights will vary.. but birch is a good sturdy wood, I wouldn’t neccesarily deam it Heavy per say. People love the Birch/Ash BH from GT it seems.. I’ve got the slim shape craft in (white?)Ash I believe and love it. But I’m partial to ash and it’s grain

@JHard502710 i’ll definitely consider ash but i’ve heard some mixed reviews of ash kens as some people aren’t too fond of them

birch less chip prone and grreat play

Well the positive side of it is that you’ll learn slingers and be a god at them

Maple sol ken is a steal! I don’t rlly like squab stuff tho. How does it play?

@Grainbetterbegood amazing ! good jugs and loons but stalls could be better, and it looks great too.

Krom Altid Altid! Full setup.. just came in and will be jamming this guy mainly this next month with some natty and aTack play mixed in since it’s summer now

whatever you prefer. For me its either 1:1 or 2-8g tama heavy

what tricks does the difference affect?

IMO if I'm not getting a balanced setup I go for about 5 - 8 grams tama heavy. For me the difference affects whirlwinds, it really helps get the scoop just right to get that tama spinning nice n slow and the lighter Ken is easier to flip fast, can basically enable a quick flip and near instant catch. It also reallyyyy helps me with inward birds idky just my 2 cents.

Both champ mods have come out a year after that player has won the competition. my guess is that a mod will be made and released right around the time of KWC 2019 although I could be wrong because Nick already has a pro mod.

Maybe they’ll do a commemorative version of his mod like wyatt got

maple primes are usually pretty light

zebrano is typically heavier, probably around 83

i might have to pull the trigger on the zebrano ken, mostly for the looks lol, thanks for the advice!

Ash tama, especially natty. Breaks in great for stalls.

i know maple ken + ash tama is nice, but i was wondering what i can match with my maple tama?