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The ProYo was developed and patented in 1974, and was the first yo-yo sold by Playmaxx. It had first entered production in 1976. Today, the current iteration of this yo-yo is still being produced by Duncan. With the introduction of the ProYo II, Playmaxx yo-yos rapidly became one of the best selling yo-yos around the world, with success in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan (as the Hyper Loop and Hyper Loop Glow in the Hyper Yo-Yo range), United Kingdom, Poland, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Finland, Canada, Denmark and many other countries.

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Diameter: 2.25 inches String Gap Width: N/A Width: N/A

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1976 N/A 1996

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Brass axle sleeve Wooden axle sleeve

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Plastic with laminated paper pogs

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The ProYo was developed and patented in 1974, and was the first yo-yo sold by Playmaxx. It had first entered production in 1976. Today, the current iteration of this yo-yo is still being produced by Duncan. The original ProYo (known nowadays as the ProYo I) was produced in brick red plastic and featured a replaceable wooden axle sleeve, which slides onto the steel screw that fastened the two yo-yo halves together. The axle sleeve had a hexagonal shape that fits into hexagonal recesses in the inner surfaces of the yo-yo halves. This fixed-axle design eliminated any chance of axle rotation and the large spool ends meant that the inner surfaces of the yo-yo were partially wood instead of all plastic, thus giving the ProYo a feel and response similar to a classic wooden yo-yo. A brass axle sleeve was included with the "ProYo Ultimate" for longer spinning, allowing for string tricks. Produced until October 1996, the ProYo I was replaced by the ProYo II, which has a simple rounded axle sleeve. With the introduction of the ProYo II, Playmaxx yo-yos rapidly became one of the best selling yo-yos around the world, with success in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan (as the Hyper Loop and Hyper Loop Glow in the Hyper Yo-Yo range), United Kingdom, Poland, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Finland, Canada, Denmark and many other countries. The ProYo II take-apart axle design (wooden, one-piece between the plastic halves) was patented as well as several other features like the ability to display removable pogs in one side. The ProYo II came in 36 different combinations of translucent colors and six combinations of solid colors, as well as six combinations of glow-in-the-dark colors. It was also distributed by TCL overseas as the ProYo III, which had a more consistent production quality. The removable pogs made it a very customizable yo-yo great for advertising and logo promotions. While the wooden axle sleeve isn't too good for sleeping tricks, its responsiveness made it popular for looping and 2A play.