# Is it me or the yo-yo?

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [January 16, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-me-or-the-yo-yo/313733 "2020-01-16T18:34:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-me-or-the-yo-yo/313733/20 "2020-01-17T03:13:18Z")

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> [@rv06](#):
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> I guess the best is to just order some thick lube

Ehhh, NO. Thick lube will only make it worse. Thin lube, very lightly. Lite gun or fishing reel oil works.

See this:

> [@What Can I Use To Lube My Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-lube-my-yoyo/31171):
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> Don’t have any yoyo lube laying around, try this… Gun lube, fishing reel lube, instrument oil, 3-in-1 all work fine if you don’t have any yoyo lube. YYJ thin lube will not make it more responsive. YYJ thick or yomega brain lube will. fishing reel and gun lube tend to be more like YYJ thin in how they work. Note that you can use YYJ thick or yomega brain lube and still have an unresponsive yoyo if done correctly. You can get the same thing as yomega brain lube at Radio Shack or the hardware s…

Also look at this for more info:

> [@Useful modification & maintenance guides -- clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/useful-modification-maintenance-guides-clean-repair-tune-fix-yoyos/16461):
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> This list is an attempt to clean up the mods and maintenance section and to make more information easier to find for new and veteran modders alike. Bearings [How to Clean Your Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-your-yoyo-bearing/867)[How to Clean Rusty Bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-your-rusty-ball-bearings/16423)[Bearing Cleaning: Paper Slip Method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-paper-slip-method/71418)[Paper cleaning method for bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/on-bearings-and-the-paper-cleaning-method/21432)[How to Deshield a Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-deshield-a-bearing/46819)[Lube - What Can I Use To Lube My Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-lube-my-yoyo/31171)[How do I fix a suddenly responsive bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insert-yoyo-name-here-is-responsive/30844)[Common Yoyo Bearing Sizes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/common-yoyo-bearing-sizes/66653)[Alternative bearing removal method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-bearing-removal-method/64901)[How to remove a stuck bearing - using a…](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-remove-a-stuck-bearing/22494)

> [@rv06](#):
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> and keep training on my One

Yes, most definitely. Practice is 90% of playing well.

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