New Laced Kendama Team
Owner / Artist / Dama-dad
Jacob Callaway
Age: 33
Home State: Massachusetts
Began Playing: August 2019
Favorite Tricks: Stalls, Taps, and anything fast-hands.
Warm Up Line: tap/ jug /late ken
Fun Fact about Jacob: I Served for 7 Years in the Army Infantry and I am a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
Most Influential players: Wyatt Bray, Mr. Flox, Elijah Lane, Finn Pounds, Quarry Locals, and all the guys on the NLK team!
What makes NLK Special: "What makes this brand special is that it was never meant to be a brand in the beginning...This journey began after creating our first Tama design, the Tamagucci, and has continued building brick by brick into what it is today solely through the support of the community. "
Pro Team
Gage Writes
Age: 27
Home State: California
Began Playing: August 2014
Tama or Ken Heavy: Tama
R/L Handed: Right
Favorite Tricks: Stall and String tricks!
Warm Up Line: Around stalls, 1,2,3 stalls.
Fun Fact about Gage: I will stop to pet every cat. Every time.
Most Influential players: Bonz, Mateo Potato, Ben Herald, Adrian Esteban, Jokbert, Rodney Ansell
Flow Team
Luke Sedgwick
Age: 23
Home State: Utah
Began Playing: December 2014
Tama or Ken Heavy: Tama
R/L Handed: Right
Favorite Tricks: Juggles, Taps, 123's, & Cloudbounces
Warm Up Line: 123 Jug, 123 tap
Fun Fact about Luke: Once watched each (original) Star Wars movie back to back
Most Influential players: Bonz, Stodd, Honestly everyone influences me in one way or another.
Flow Team
Brent Duffy
Age: 23
Home State: Massachusetts
Began Playing: January 2020
Tama or Ken Heavy: I literally don't care.
R/L Handed: Right
Favorite Tricks: Anything with string tension.
Warm Up Line: 1.5 Goon Pinch
Fun Fact about Brent: Developed a naturally flavored pistachio ice cream that went to market at a local ice cream shop while I was in college.
Most Influential players: Jaymin West, Ben Herald, Jacob Low, Franta Mars, Pinchy William
Flow Team
Leo Beardsmore
Age: 22
Home State: Florida
Began Playing: June 1 2015
Tama or Ken Heavy? Does not matter to me
R/L Handed: Right
Favorite Tricks: Finger tricks and anything weird
Warm Up Line: taps & late sandwiches'
Fun Fact about Leo: I love rock climbing and anything physically challenging.
Most Influential players: Adrian Esteban, Nobu Nori, Ben Herald
Flow Team
Isaac Levinson
Age: 18
Home State: California
Began Playing: November 2021
Tama or Ken Heavy: Tama
R/L Handed: Right
Favorite Tricks: Broadways, Late Kens, Tap
Warm Up Line: 3 tap jug late trip jug 3 tap
Fun Fact about Isaac: I can do some flips...
Most Influential players: Tennessee Bray, Tiblex, Ben Herald
Flow Team
Ari Mitchell
Age: 16
Home State: Wisconsin
Began Playing: December 2020
Tama or Ken Heavy: Tama
R/L Handed: Right
Favorite Tricks: Lunars and Lates
Warm Up Line: Triple ken flips
Fun Fact about Ari: I'm a car detailer.
Most Influential players: Alex Mitchell, Bonz, Isaac Janicki, Kriss Bosch.
