HB23

Honey Badger 2023 aka HB23

Release Date: 03/15/24 6pm MT / 8pm ET
Total units: 59 passed inspection

INCLUDES:
• HB23 yoyo
• Executive Class String
• HB23 Sticker

*** Price: $72 (new colorways) ***
The slight increase is due to higher production costs for more specialized anodization and the higher rejection rate for defects.

::::: BACKSTORY / PRODUCT DESCRIPTION :::::

The original AL6 Honey Badger yoyo was collaboration between Jeremy Park of ZipLine Strings, and Justin Bui of Unspoken Yoyos, which originally released on 04/05/19. Since then we have released 3 other iterations, including a rerelease of the original HB design in 2021, but you'll find that the 2023 version is a completely leveled up beast!

After working with Jorge Contreras (Zero Gravity Return Tops) on various yoyo related projects since 2020, we got to talking about doing some redesign work on the original Honey Badger. Jorge was open to the challenge and we worked together through dozens of revisions, and after several months of back and forth we landed on an AL7 design that was ready for prototyping. It turned out absolutely AMAZING - so much so that we did a small release of the prototypes back in July, and they...were...LOVED!!! Soon after, we made a very minor aesthetic revision to the inner cup (just a visual refinement), and then ran 30 preproduction units as a safety; they came out absolutely perfect and were able to be sold in a limited edition colorway . And now, (drumroll) ... we have the 1st official HB23 run in these 3 beautiful solid colors - hooray!!!

:::::: Brief overview of the HB revisions ::::::

We really wanted to keep much of the same visual aesthetic of the original while enhancing the performance and comfort. You'll find this new version to be much more athletic on the string and pleasing on the catch. We've changed the aluminum from 6061 to 7068, thus allowing us to go a bit thinner, a bit larger, and distribute the weight in a more athletic direction. It has a slightly larger diameter and width, a wider/more scooped catch zone, which slightly transforms the previous W shape into having more of an H shape essence. We were able to achieve all of these enhancements while keeping the original HB weight, so the overall HB23 experience feels lighter, faster, while at the same time being more powerful and more capable than any of the previous Honey Badger releases.

:::: SPECIFICATIONS ::::

- Width: 43.69 mm
- Diameter: 55.97 mm
- Gap Width: 4.42 mm
- Mass: 63.40 g
- Material: 7068 Aluminum
- Bearing: Size C, CT style
- Axle: 8mm
- Pads: 19mm slimpads, clear
- Blast: soft bead blast
- Recommended String:
***Executive Class (white)***
***AlphaLine (white)***

- Color(s):
• Teal Splatter
• Red/Pink Fade (w/orange & clear splatter)
• Blue/Purple Fade (w/teal splatter)