The Fluke is the signature yo-yo of our very own Wes Shuck. It is his ideal design for laid back everyday use, while still retaining a spirit of creativity and flow. The design is entirely the vision of Wes, with the original prototype even being hand produced with Wes's assistance back in 2018 in his home state of Michigan. The Fluke comes in 2 versions, a blasted and a brushed finish. The blasted version features a split beadblast along our signature "sight lines" in the gap to minimize string wear and provide a nice visual contrast both inside and outside of the sight line. See full specs below.
56.7mm diameter
44.3mm width
66.0g weight
6061 AL
C bearing
The special edition of the Fluke is inspired by a very unique individual named Johnny Scrabble. See the full story as told by Wes below.
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Living in Boston you find many strange things and meet many different people. My journey to the national yoyo contest started after work, traveling through the millions of people downtown for the Celtics parade after their championship win this year. I eventually made it on the bus heading to Philly and sat next to this wonderful man named Johnny Scrabble!!
He's a Philly native whose love for the Celtics runs so deep he had to be in Boston for the parade (decked out in the sickest Celtics merch). He has the name Johnny Scrabble because he teaches students across Philadelphia how to play Scrabble, working on improving literacy within the public school system by creating an after-school activity for kids to learn and hang out together.
After having great conversations that lasted our whole ride to Philly we parted ways at the bus stop, and my national yoyo experience was off to a wonderful start! Johnny's selfless service to his community and passion for his mission impacted me and the entirety of the Freshly Dirty team with whom I shared his story. We decided to make a special edition color after him -- spreading the news of his great work! -Wes
To learn more about Johnny here's a link to a bio of him and his work. https://phillyasap.org/asap-hero-highlight-johnny-scrabble/
