# I can't throw my yoyo right! I think it's broken!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [January 11, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899 "2014-01-11T21:08:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/1 "2014-01-11T21:08:18Z")
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### Author:  [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/2 "2014-01-11T21:12:29Z")
Have you thought about buying a konkave and lubing it. That should help.
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### Author:  [@oops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oops)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/3 "2014-01-11T21:15:37Z")
I think the bearing is dirty, try cleaning it then putting a few drops of lube in it.
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### Author:  [@I6ify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/I6ify)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/4 "2014-01-11T22:06:57Z")
> [@DrAwesome](#):
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> Have you thought about buying a konkave and lubing it. That should help.
Yeah consider a super special bearing, like a terrapin or ceramic konkave, they are necessary for taking your game to the NEXT LEVEL.
Like OMG dood ur spin tymez will be sooo awesome!!!
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### Author:  [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/5 "2014-01-11T22:07:41Z")
I don’t know, maybe try shortening your string. :wink:
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### Author:  [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/6 "2014-01-11T23:16:58Z")
Go talk to a Tibetan monk, they know a lot about these things. Bob is particularly helpful.
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### Author:  [@LeftyLink](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyLink)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/7 "2014-01-11T23:37:04Z")
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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### Author:  [@nardcopter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nardcopter)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/8 "2014-01-11T23:45:12Z")
Don’t bother cleaning it though just lube it and if that doesn’t work lube it again and if that doesn’t work just soak it in lube I should play completely unresponsive.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/9 "2014-01-11T23:51:30Z")
It looks like it’s tilting a lot. Try bending the axle the other way a bunch and see how it looks.
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### Author:  [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/10 "2014-01-12T02:41:36Z")
> [@jhb8426](#):
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> It looks like it’s tilting a lot. Try bending the axle the other way a bunch and see how it looks.
Yeah I think he needs this and to hubstack it.
Also your using a bad string it needs to be one of those 20 dollar strings and about 7 feet long for that Zach Gormley swag.
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### Author:  [@mordo613](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mordo613)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/11 "2014-01-12T02:44:21Z")
call the retail shop where you bought it. its broken. You have been swindled.
id consider taking legal action.
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### Author:  [@modman10](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/modman10)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/12 "2014-01-12T02:46:32Z")
Try string lotion, or a new bearing, or forget everything and buy a new one. Send the old one to me. ;D
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### Author:  [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/13 "2014-01-12T04:34:19Z")
Honestly it’s probably the color of the yoyo. I think a red one would work better.
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### Author:  [@jon\_walker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jon_walker)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/14 "2014-01-12T04:39:35Z")
You need this.
[ ](http://rptoy.com/yoyo/pic/yotape.jpg)
It makes you yoyo like a pro.
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### Author:  [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/15 "2014-01-12T05:02:19Z")
Oh that yoyo only works with crocostrings on it. Sorry.
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### Author:  [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/16 "2014-01-12T14:35:25Z")
I TRIED FIXING BUT IT WONT
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### Author:  [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/17 "2014-01-12T14:52:48Z")
just give up and buy a really expensive yoyo like a clyw
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### Author:  [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/18 "2014-01-12T16:24:19Z")
Yes two bearings will help, but five bearings will fix it completely. And if you’re axle is to short just get one of those super long ones from the department store. Don’t worry about the size they all fit yoyos.
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### Author:  [@oops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oops)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/19 "2014-01-12T17:01:25Z")
are you even listening? you need to clean your bearing then lube it
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### Author:  [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-throw-my-yoyo-right-i-think-its-broken/62899/20 "2014-01-12T17:21:52Z")
> [@oops](#):
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> are you even listening? you need to clean your bearing then lube it
Skip cleaning it put 3 entire bottles of thick lube in there.
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