Thank you!
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This was the super helpful post about spacers (but maybe predated purples?).
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Seeing that the same spacers work in Raiders makes me want to get a pair of them just for the nostalgia lol
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Iām going to throw a wrench in the spacer debate. Has anyone else measured their spacers. I have a bunch of red, blue, purple and green spacers. I have two blue ones that measure thinner than all the rest of my spacers including the other blue ones. I have even measured them as a sandwich of two spacers and a bearing. Can someone with a high quality measuring device (mine is not) prove me wrong?
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Dang it, now I want to do this. 
And good reason to buy a new tool 
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I will be doing my best to document my progress here, and would love to see others do the same! I believe it was @Exmime original intent anyway haha.
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Realized I had a clear initiator collecting dust in a box. Watched one video and already up to like 20 loops on dominant, and 10 on non-dominant! All them fixie regens really paying off lol.
Does everyone elseās dominant hand turn into a Mr. Burns/dinosaur arm while theyāre doing off-hand loops? Or just me?
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I have not noticed a dinosaur armā¦
If you can already do 10 or 20 loops thatās awesome!
I developed a simple neutral tension progression I go through for practice based on @Exmimeās advice (Iāll find and link in a bit). My current routine is 10 hop the fence, 10 inside loops, 10 outside loops, 10 inside loops, and then repeat as desired. When Iām working specifically on stamina I just alternate an equal number of hop the fence and inner loop (like 20 and 20).
I havenāt found a good routine for two handed practice, so right now Iāve just been counting reps and setting realistic goals (which is like 4 per hand) and trying to keep the whole thing clean.
Edit: this was the post @Exmime shared with me that was super helpful.
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They have arrived! super tight gap with the red spacers, but I think Iāll keep it like this while I first learn. I was able to alternate left right loops like 5 each side, which I was not expecting.
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If you have an extra set of 720s, or even if you donāt, I highly recommend giving this mod a try. Changes from a CBC Spec XS (corrected from A) to a B bearing. Very different feel.
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Wait, 720s use A bearings?
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I believe itās a size K bearing. I donāt think theyāre really used in anything else except the Mighty Flea.
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Ohh yeah I grabbed the sunrise spacers and did just this. It feels great.
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For those who never tried a YYJ looping yoyo, would this be of any performance benefit, or is it just to recreate the feel mainly for nostalgia?
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In his video introducing The Match, Adam claims that the B bearing provides a more reliable response. I agree that it feels a little more reliable but I personally donāt find the difference to be significant.
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I find the match and loop 720 spacer and bearing difference noticeable. The match is much more responsive. It feels different and I canāt decide if itās a good different at times. I often swap back snd fourth between the match snd loop and I canāt use them together for 2A
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I didnāt even realize the Match had a B bearing until it was brought up here. I just knew that I liked the way it threw. Iām not sure I could pass a blind throw test though.
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When I got a pair of Matches, I only tried one out and it was cutting strings. I assumed it was a design flaw and not a fluke or user error, so asked them to swap for a pair of Oracles.
Shortened my string just a touch and managed to get 30 loops on my right, and 20 on my left! Still only 3 each when I try to do them together lol.
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awesome!!
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