Bearing upgrades

General Yo-Yo
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Howdy spinners, new to the forum. Anyone willing to chime in about bearings? Before posting this I splashed around in the Maintenance pool & guides first, found a REALLY old (2010) thread about it, so what’s the current scoop? I’m interested in any performance boost by swapping in different bearings for the stock ones in my models. For the last couple of years I’ve been throwing:

Magicyoyo Purple line - concave 8-ball
Magicyoyo Node - concave 10 ball KK
Duncan Exit 8 - concave 8 ball Dif-e-Yo KK

All I’ve heard is that more balls = longer smoother spin. I could always use more balls. Is the upgrade worth it, or is improvement negligible?

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NSK Platinum Bearings are most top Japanese players using including me

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mostly negligible, to be honest ive had more issues with 10-ball bearings than 8-ball ones. (except one drop flats)

however, going from a kk to a center-trac or flat bearing will slightly increase the effective gap width, so you can make minor adjustments to the response this way.

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NSK platinum or gold all the way. I prefer curved or ds over center tracks. I have been using them for a long time without fail. I run them dry, no lube. I always use an air compressor to clean them when needed.