# Have you ever "played through" a responsive, over-lubed bearing? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 19, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639 "2019-07-19T04:25:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [July 19, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/21 "2019-07-19T15:09:49Z")
> [@twitch77](#): > > lol there’s probably a bunch of people on this forum that have no idea what this even is! 😛 Wait am I old!? Cuz I remember seeing this all the time as a kid :joy: ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/22 "2019-07-19T15:10:01Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > but every now and then I’ll go back to a yo-yo and it is a little responsive. Pulling apart harder than normal a few times doing gyroscopic flop can fix this. Pull hard and move your hands so the yoyo stays in the center of the flop. ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/23 "2019-07-19T15:12:32Z")
> [@twitch77](#): > > lol there’s probably a bunch of people on this forum that have no idea what this even is! Wonder how many collected the “Star” wrappers :joy: again, so many wont know what that is either. ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/24 "2019-07-19T15:16:22Z")
I definitely remember the owl commercial but I’ve never heard of the “Star” thing. I just googled it. Odd I’ve never heard of that. ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/25 "2019-07-19T15:23:41Z")
There was also the Indian and Star wrapper. We never did anything with them, but we were always told that you needed to save those wrappers because you’d get something free :joy: edit: looking it up again, I guess the star and the indian and star were the same thing. Interesting too, that the rumor of the star started in 1931 apparently. ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/26 "2019-07-19T15:32:08Z")
A couple of days of regular play. A day of constant play. If the bearing is flooded with lube it will never work. Also, this vary hugely from yoyo to yoyo :o you gotta take into consideration the different response feels of each yoyo (different gap widths, flat/centering bearing, probably even different response). ---
**Author:** ![WretchedRapture](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wretchedrapture/32/1124_2.png) [@WretchedRapture](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WretchedRapture)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/27 "2019-07-19T17:17:38Z")
It can take a while, but after experimenting with some responsive and fixed-axle, I find it doesn’t bother me as much as it used to. I also recommend using One Drop V4M lube for your unresponsive throws. I don’t know what it is about this stuff that makes it so magical, but I’ve tried a few different thin lubes from different companies, and I’ve found that this one is by far and away the least finicky. I just put One Drop (:wink:) on a shielded bearing, spin, and dab off the excess, and I never have any issues. I’ve even gone back for the second drop on occasion when I feel like it didn’t quite get enough, and I still haven’t had any issues with V4M making my throws responsive. I’ve done a full drop on an unshielding bearing as well as the drop on the tip of a needle method as well, and V4M always works. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/28 "2019-07-19T20:23:48Z")
One drop™ ---
**Author:** ![boywithcap](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/boywithcap/32/507_2.png) [@boywithcap](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/boywithcap)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/29 "2019-07-19T22:53:47Z")
Yes. I’ve done it. The time it takes just depends. Some bearings seem to never go 100% unresponsive after I lube em. But the real question I think is, is it worth it to play through it if you just want a 100% unresponsive yoyo? I don’t have an answer. But it used to be an idea touted fairly regularly back in the day that breaking a bearing in was superior to cleaning it in the long run… ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/30 "2019-07-19T23:03:39Z")
I’m still throwing the one yo-yo that’s partially responsive and… still responsive. Haven’t seen much change. I’m going with @EOS44 who said “days” (of casual play, or all-day hardcore) to get this worked out! ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/31 "2019-07-20T00:44:46Z")
It’s only a HARDCORE PINWHEEL if it lasts for 4 hours or longer. ---
**Author:** ![SpyseaRice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spysearice/32/82121_2.png) [@SpyseaRice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpyseaRice)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/32 "2019-07-20T02:25:37Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Define “intense play”? [https://gph.is/g/Z8p5GQ0](https://gph.is/g/Z8p5GQ0) ---
**Author:** ![NoT\_ATHROWER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/not_athrower/32/14242_2.png) [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/33 "2019-07-20T02:48:50Z")
It takes at least a few months from my experience. ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/34 "2019-07-20T03:00:19Z")
It is dependent on how much “extra” lubricant is put into the bearing. Could be a few minutes, could be a few hours. I used to always play my unreposnives with extra lube in the bearing, keeping them ever so slightly responsive. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/35 "2019-07-20T03:28:52Z")
Das my boiiiii ---
**Author:** ![NoT\_ATHROWER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/not_athrower/32/14242_2.png) [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/36 "2019-07-20T16:43:57Z")
I bet Ayumu Kasuga plays through an overlubed bearing in one throw since he throws so hard lol. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/b/2/db254be1db063756a44bac896de26db5f64aec50.jpeg "2019JN SemiFinal 1A 03 Ayumu Kasuga") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUjDLkx_-e0) ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/37 "2019-07-20T17:18:19Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Define “intense play”? @andy569 @NoT_ATHROWER The time Iori Yamaki freaking broke a string in the middle of WYYC2014 Semifinals LOL. Here’s another angle of the same moment, if anyone wondered what happened to that airborne yoyo. I wonder how did he not got disqualified for that, that could have been a tragedy. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/38 "2019-07-20T17:53:27Z")
> [@EOS44](#): > > I wonder how did he not got disqualified for that, that could have been a tragedy. He did get a -5 CUT that dropped him from 6th to 10th place in semis. 😱 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/f/a/ffad967ad142f5db0a97dc1db2742e36c5f5dab2.png) ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/39 "2019-07-20T22:06:37Z")
LOL where did it even go?? ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639/40 "2019-07-20T22:08:23Z")
In the second gif it shows that the yoyo hit the background curtain of the stage, dropped on the floor and rolled out of stage lol. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-ever-played-through-a-responsive-over-lubed-bearing/305639.md?page=3)