Can You Say "Filler?"

Haha! Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know I'm going to be really busy this week; I'm in the process of opening a shop in my hometown of Emmett, Idaho and the grand opening is tomorrow so I have a lot of things to be getting together. This being the case this post and the next one will be shorter, but will include a clip video for your entertainment. Enjoy! :)

DTI - Trick Machine from Michael Montgomery on Vimeo.

This is a video of myself practicing some of my favorite tricks in the workshop at Double-Take Industries. My buddy Matt Lewis played the part of the camera man and I editted everything down to what it is here. Hope you all have a great day! Comment and let me know your thoughts on me having a 'Clip Video Monday' from now on (or even occasionally).

About Me

Well I felt that I should introduce myself a little more thoroughly since, I mean, if you're going to be reading my stuff you might as well know who I am right? My name is Michael Montgomery, I was born in California in January of 1990 and in 1994 moved to Emmett, Idaho. I've been in Idaho most of my life now and I love it; it's a great state filled with great people who love to help out their fellow man. I am an entrepreneur and hobbyist. I yo-yo, juggle, read, write, and enjoy playing pool with my friends.

I got started developing business ideas when I was a little bit younger, 15 or so, and from there I haven't looked back. Double-Take Industries was my first business idea; I wanted to make humorous shirts that took two looks to get the joke. These days I am focusing the company on supporting extreme sports and hobbies, which seems to have been a good choice. Since our start in October of 2007, we've sponsored three events: the 2008 Gem County Recreation District (GCRD) Spring Break Skateboard Competition, the 2008 Idaho Yo-yo Championships, and the 2008 GCRD Fall Slam Skateboard Competition.

I love yo-yoing, I've been playing yo-yo since I turned 14, or started the eighth grade. I organize the Official Idaho Yo-yo Championships, the first of which took place on the 10th of July in 2005 at Julia Davis Park in Boise; the second one took place on the 14th of June in 2008 at the Emmett Cherry Festival. I've participated in over ten competitions since then and don't see myself stopping anytime soon. I've attended quite a few competitions, including the Columbia Basin Yo-yo Challenge in Washington, Pacific Northwest Yo-yo Championship in Seattle, Washington, and the Inland Empire Contest in Spokane, Washington. I attended and participated in my first national competition in 2004 and met a great number of other yo-yo enthusiasts who appreciate yo-yoing as a sport - in some cases a lifestyle - rather than just a simple hobby. It was quite the eye-opener. From there I attended the World yo-yo Contest in Orlando, Florida. That was a life-changing experience, to see so many people who are in love with their sport and have a passion for not just being competitive at it but also helping their peers get better and learn more tricks. Overall, yo-yoing has shaped my life differently than any other sport possibly could have.

I hope you enjoyed learning a little more about me, please don't forget to cast your vote in the poll on the right, the more information I can get from you about what you'd like to learn about will help me know what to focus my time on J Have a pleasant day!

First Blog Post; Welcome to TwinePitched!

Hey there! This is Michael Montgomery and I'm taking this time and first blog post to tell you why I started TwinePitched.

What is the purpose of this blog I named TwinePitched? It’s essentially to fill a very appalling void that has developed in the industry. There is a need for actively relayed information about the events of the community to keep everyone up to date in a non-commercially motivated format. Instead of being just another yo-yo store posting information that is solely focused on gaining them more money, TP’s focus is on informing you with an unbiased report on the current activities of our industry. That does not go to say that we are unwilling to allow honorable companies of the industry to advertise on our website, we are happy to support businesses that have a good track record; we will not however allow our information to be influenced by them.

Additionally this blog is the starting point of much bigger goals, eventually TwinePitched will be expanded into a monthly or quarterly publication depending on the amount of response this blog gets, if I  see enough need for it to be expanded into a multi topic, multi paged periodical, I will work my busy self to the bone to get that publication put together. On that note, if you are interested in ever contributing to the blog or the eventual magazine don’t hesitate to email suggestions, photographs, product reviews, event stories , etc., to info@twinepitched.com.

Thanks for reading and witnessing our premiere post! Have a pleasant evening!