# Bearing help

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [June 12, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189 "2011-06-12T02:56:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![bluepower9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bluepower9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bluepower9)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189/1 "2011-06-12T02:56:17Z")

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does the yyj speed bearing size C produce the same results for the PHENOMizm as the Dif-E-Yo KonKave Bearing size C?

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**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189/2 "2011-06-12T03:13:05Z")

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no.  
one is flat, one is concave. one opens suicides up, one closes em.

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**Author:** ![bluepower9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bluepower9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bluepower9)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189/3 "2011-06-12T03:17:44Z")

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> [@CarlG](#):
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> no.  
> one is flat, one is concave. one opens suicides up, one closes em.

what are suicides?

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**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189/4 "2011-06-12T03:39:20Z")

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> **[YoYoExpert.com - Expert - Suicide](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/062-expert-suicide.php)**
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> Learn the expert yo-yo trick Suicide at YoYoExpert.com.

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**Author:** ![bluepower9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bluepower9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bluepower9)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189/5 "2011-06-12T04:03:43Z")

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> [@CarlG](#):
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> no.  
> one is flat, one is concave. one opens suicides up, one closes em.

what do you mean that one opens suicides up and one closes them?

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**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189/6 "2011-06-12T05:03:28Z")

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> [@bluepower9](#):
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> > [@CarlG](#):
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> > no.  
> > one is flat, one is concave. one opens suicides up, one closes em.
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> what do you mean that one opens suicides up and one closes them?

You know when you suicide, you swing the loop around to catch it? If the loop closes up, you wont be able to catch t loop. If it opens, the loop is bigger and therefore more easier to catch the suicide.  
But IMO, it makes the suicide loop just as big as a flat. IDK why, but it doesn’t affect me.

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**Author:** ![DByoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dbyoyoer/32/852_2.png) [@DByoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DByoyoer)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/27189/7 "2011-06-12T20:17:58Z")

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> [@skeletonboy333](#):
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> > [@bluepower9](#):
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> > > [@CarlG](#):
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> > > no.  
> > > one is flat, one is concave. one opens suicides up, one closes em.
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> > what do you mean that one opens suicides up and one closes them?
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> You know when you suicide, you swing the loop around to catch it? If the loop closes up, you wont be able to catch t loop. If it opens, the loop is bigger and therefore more easier to catch the suicide.  
> But IMO, it makes the suicide loop just as big as a flat. IDK why, but it doesn’t affect me.

Doesn’t affect me either.