# bearing size matters? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [April 10, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458 "2011-04-10T02:56:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr\_McPippens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@Mr\_McPippens](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr_McPippens)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/1 "2011-04-10T02:56:23Z")
whats the difference for bearing sizes? do smaller bearings have less friction? does size matter? ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/2 "2011-04-10T04:33:58Z")
Bigger bearings have less response. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/3 "2011-04-10T05:07:05Z")
smaller bearings run faster ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/4 "2011-04-10T13:11:25Z")
> [@skeletonboy333](#): > > Bigger bearings have less response. This is false. Any clean A or D bearing and be as unresponsive as any other bearing. Smaller bearings do bind tighter becasue 1) the yoyo is most likely spinning faster than a C bearing yoyo, and 2) the loop can wrap further around the axle before it “bites”. That’s probably why you think they are more responsive. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/5 "2011-04-10T16:34:13Z")
Yes, any bearing can be unresponsive. I never said that small bearings can’t be unresponsive but bigger bearings also carry a wider gap to make it have a better chance of being unresponsive. And again, I never said small bearings can’t be unresponsive in either of my posts (including this one). ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/6 "2011-04-10T17:21:22Z")
Smaller bearings can have a sizable gap as well. That’s another assumption that people need to stop latching to hahahahah. ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/7 "2011-04-10T22:37:12Z")
Both diameters and the width of a bearing has an affect on play, specifically the return part. It’s all about what you really like and what you don’t like. I suggest that you try things out for yourselves instead of bothering with endless arguments on the internet. Exoeriencing things first-hand is usually better. ---
**Author:** ![Antwan1997](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/antwan1997/32/814_2.png) [@Antwan1997](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Antwan1997)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/8 "2011-04-11T15:23:59Z")
> [@JonasK](#): > > Both diameters and the width of a bearing has an affect on play, specifically the return part. It’s all about what you really like and what you don’t like. I suggest that you try things out for yourselves instead of bothering with endless arguments on the internet. Exoeriencing things first-hand is usually better. Qft. ---
**Author:** ![Trace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trace/32/620097_2.png) [@Trace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trace)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/9 "2011-04-11T20:02:51Z")
In the end it’s preference like almost anything when it comes to yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![mgodinez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mgodinez/32/585_2.png) [@mgodinez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mgodinez)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-size-matters/25458/10 "2011-04-11T20:03:22Z")
size matters…i don’t care what your girlfriend tells you. mgodinez sunny…