# Bearings **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [May 11, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135 "2014-05-11T16:33:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yoyomaniac123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomaniac123/32/1240_2.png) [@yoyomaniac123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaniac123)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/1 "2014-05-11T16:33:46Z")
What are the best bearings out there, the one that would make the yoyo spin the longest ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/2 "2014-05-11T16:45:00Z")
Concave bearings will help your yoyo spin longer during tricks compared to flat bearings. But when you compare flat bearing to flat bearing or concave to concave there isn’t too big of a difference. I personally like the Dif-E-Yo KonKave bearing ---
**Author:** ![yoyomaniac123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomaniac123/32/1240_2.png) [@yoyomaniac123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaniac123)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/3 "2014-05-11T16:52:29Z")
Thanks for your feedback, I already have a koncave just wondering if there was any other good bearings out there. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/4 "2014-05-11T20:26:45Z")
Kks are my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![yoyomaniac123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomaniac123/32/1240_2.png) [@yoyomaniac123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaniac123)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/5 "2014-05-11T20:29:27Z")
What are kks ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/6 "2014-05-11T20:31:16Z")
konkave ---
**Author:** ![YoYoJordan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojordan/32/123867_2.png) [@YoYoJordan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoJordan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/7 "2014-05-11T21:20:48Z")
My personal favorite is the Buddha Ripple Bearing, been loving it ever since it came out. Plus, it’s nice and cheap 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/8 "2014-05-12T01:10:41Z")
Improving your throw will make your yoyo spin the longest. ---
**Author:** ![55379](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/55379/32/1154_2.png) [@55379](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/55379)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/9 "2014-05-12T02:17:39Z")
Trifecta bearings are great but regular bears are good as well also concave or center trac ---
**Author:** ![Shai\_Hulud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shai_hulud/32/1521_2.png) [@Shai\_Hulud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shai_Hulud)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/10 "2014-05-12T03:12:35Z")
I’ve used all the ones sold on YYE and the other major stores. I don’t know which is the “best” but I get the best sleep times by far with YYF Gold Centertrac and NSK Gold and NSK Platinum. They’re very similar bearings and the sleep times don’t tend to vary much. The NSK’s are just kk shape and the YYF’s are centertrac. Other than that the bearings are very similarly designed…high precision gold-plated (or platinum) 8 ball bearings. I’m guessing the gold/plat plating helps prevent corrosion but the main reason those spin so long is they are just cleaned crazy well and meant to throw bone dry. For steel bearings I like the YYR Doublestraight and the Twisted Trifecta the most. For Ceramic I like the Crucial Grooved Ceramic the most. Of course, jhb8426 is right. Improving your throw will improve sleep times more than switching bearings. BUT once you have a good throw you can get highly variant sleep times depending on the bearing. Some bearings spend 4 times as long as others, even if both are healthy. ---
**Author:** ![akamj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/akamj/32/156752_2.png) [@akamj](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/akamj)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/11 "2014-05-15T13:48:24Z")
Terrapin claims a yoyo will sleep for 3.5 minutes just rolling it off your hand. Their wing cut is pretty sweet. There is also this brand that uses magnets to optimize spin performance, not specifically made for yoyo’s. Most bearing companies are a little far fetched in the yoyo world. Quality is definitely obtainable, but the margin of spin improvement is small. Of course having the “best” is always desirable. ---
**Author:** ![kulazndoode](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kulazndoode/32/1251_2.png) [@kulazndoode](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kulazndoode)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/12 "2014-05-15T13:52:52Z")
Nothing beats a nice straight throw. A OneDrop 10 ball is what I like. ---
**Author:** ![Sheep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sheep/32/1492_2.png) [@Sheep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sheep)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/13 "2014-05-15T14:20:39Z")
I think the real question should be what bearings should you avoid. Almost all the bearings you can buy on yoyo sites are going to be “good” ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/14 "2014-05-15T15:03:58Z")
Flat bearings for floatier yo-yos, centered bearings for stable ---
**Author:** ![fjh123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fjh123/32/325_2.png) [@fjh123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fjh123)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/15 "2014-05-15T18:38:48Z")
> [@akamj](#): > > Terrapin claims a yoyo will sleep for 3.5 minutes just rolling it off your hand. > Their wing cut is pretty sweet. > > There is also this brand that uses magnets to optimize spin performance, not specifically made for yoyo’s. > > Most bearing companies are a little far fetched in the yoyo world. Quality is definitely obtainable, but the margin of spin improvement is small. > > Of course having the “best” is always desirable. Just so you know… All Terrapin X C size bearings are 10 ball… ---
**Author:** ![xmotoby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xmotoby/32/1246_2.png) [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/16 "2014-05-15T18:50:56Z")
YYJ SPEED bearing. Simple and cheap and doesn’t spazz out like my 10 ball sometimes does. ---
**Author:** ![Yopro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ee59a6/32.png) [@Yopro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yopro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/17 "2014-05-15T21:49:28Z")
One drop. Deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![akamj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/akamj/32/156752_2.png) [@akamj](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/akamj)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/18 "2014-05-16T01:00:42Z")
> [@fjh123](#): > > Just so you know… All Terrapin X C size bearings are 10 ball… Hope this isn’t directed at me ha, I wouldn’t promote a company without knowing of it ---
**Author:** ![fjh123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fjh123/32/325_2.png) [@fjh123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fjh123)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/19 "2014-05-16T01:05:45Z")
> [@akamj](#): > > Hope this isn’t directed at me ha, I wouldn’t promote a company without knowing of it No it’s not. Most people on this forum have never had one… ---
**Author:** ![Jgarcia05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Jgarcia05](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jgarcia05)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135/20 "2014-05-16T03:48:30Z")
I personally like onedrop 10ball. their not only smooth, but really quiet as well, even when played dry. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings/66135.md?page=2)