# How do you break pads in faster

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [June 9, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-break-pads-in-faster/54827 "2013-06-09T16:31:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-break-pads-in-faster/54827/1 "2013-06-09T16:31:48Z")

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So any tips?

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**Author:** ![augmentedloyalty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/augmentedloyalty/32/1218_2.png) [@augmentedloyalty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/augmentedloyalty)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-break-pads-in-faster/54827/2 "2013-06-09T16:33:23Z")

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Keep on throwing.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-break-pads-in-faster/54827/3 "2013-06-09T16:35:12Z")

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> [@xXRickY0Xx](#):
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> So any tips?

The pads break in due to wear from being played, so lot of throwing and binding back is the only way to do it.

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**Author:** ![YoNinja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/2acd7d/32.png) [@YoNinja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoNinja)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-break-pads-in-faster/54827/4 "2013-06-09T17:39:43Z")

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Bind. A lot. The one that helps me the most is a suicide bind.

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**Author:** ![Noonar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/noonar/32/1244_2.png) [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-break-pads-in-faster/54827/5 "2013-06-09T18:13:57Z")

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Take jeans or denim and give them a rub down.

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**Author:** ![anon12742582](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@anon12742582](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon12742582)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-break-pads-in-faster/54827/6 "2013-06-09T18:25:42Z")

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Do gyro flop it helps a lot.

EDIT: thanks noonar

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**Author:** ![Noonar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/noonar/32/1244_2.png) [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-break-pads-in-faster/54827/7 "2013-06-09T19:18:10Z")

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> [@anon12742582](#):
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> Do giro-flop ( don’t know how to spell it) it helps a lot.

Spelled Gyro

I still recommend rubbing down the pads with jeans.

It wears it down faster than play.