best bearing for dark magic

[benyo]

my dark magic keeps spinning out on me during skin the gerbil, which i can do pretty fluently. :’( ???

[Paolo]

There is no “best” bearing.

Work on your throw, it will help. I have a good throw and I can do Skin The Girbil 3 times on one sleeper with a stock Dark Magic.

[DaShiznit (D@§h!zn!t)]

I agree with gm user. But, if a tight gap is your problem, try getting some shims. ;D

[Spencer_L]

It is probably breaking in.

There is not best, it is all preference. Think of this when you ask these questions.

Try a steel KonKave. It might fix your problems, but try cleaning your bearing first.

My YYF SPEC bearing, when it was breaking in, it had this clicking, and it would turn responsive when it clicked. Mabye it is almost this.

Just wait and see, if not, buy a new YYJ bearing.

[rsmod123]

This has nothing to do with the bearing. Try widening the gap by unscrewing it a bit.

@rsmod123

This is either because of 4 things

Bad string tension - Yes, if you have tight string tension, the strings will try their best to wind up around the yoyo, and cause it to snag. It also makes it harder to slide across your fingers.

Sweaty/Sticky Fingers - Yes, sticky/sweaty fingers makes the strings unable to slide across your fingers. In fact, sliding the yoyo in a trapeze is a way to wind up your yoyo. If you have smooth fingers, the string will slide across, and it wont wind up. If you pinch the string or have sticky fingers, it will wind up. Wash your hands before yoyoing, and dry them thoroughly.

Wrong throw - Yes, some people can’t do breakaways, so they do sleepers instead, and this makes the spin of the yoyo against the direction that the string is moving, so it winds up more easily.

Uber Tight gap - Yes, if you have an uber tight gap, loosen it a bit.

Just pointing out something here.

I stated about how this can be used to wind a yoyo up right? Heres a video of Jayyo explaining it. This is what happens when you’re doing skin the gerbil. Bad string tension and sticky fingers will do this.

- YouTube

Thats what I think your problem with skin the gerbil is. If not, try cleaning your bearing and widening the gap.

[Pheenix (JonasK)]

@benyo

my dark magic keeps spinning out on me during skin the gerbil, which i can do pretty fluently. ???

Well this is not by any chance the bearings fault. Skin the gerbil is a trick with a lot of rolls, and if the string isn’t aligned at all times you will tilt the yoyo back and forth which will slow the yoyo down a lot. You make also be a little inaccurate causing the yoyo to wind up at places.

Addment: Just practice.