# Konkave bearings help. bimetal question
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/konkave-bearings-help-bimetal-question/333022
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [January 27, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/konkave-bearings-help-bimetal-question/333022 "2021-01-27T02:18:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@lol](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lol)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/konkave-bearings-help-bimetal-question/333022/1 "2021-01-27T02:18:55Z")
hello,
i play many years now, but i cant play with konkave bearings. when are 2 layers on strings on the bearing the yoyo comes back (example skin the gerbil, on 2 layers bam it comes back up) or it decreases the spin time very hard. only when i use gloves it doesnt happen that much. Am im i just to dumb to play with this bearing or are there tricks to play with it. how do pro players can play with this bearing. because of this i play center trac bearings. but i really wanna play konkave.
2nd
i bought a duncan gtr. do all bitmeal have a little bit of vibe?
thanks for answering the questions.
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### Author:  [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/konkave-bearings-help-bimetal-question/333022/2 "2021-01-27T03:20:26Z")
If using gloves changes how much it snags on you, it’s a technique thing, I think. Your string might also be too thick for the gap of the yoyo you’re using, or the pads are too grippy.
> [@lol](#):
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> i bought a duncan gtr. do all bitmeal have a little bit of vibe?
some do, some don’t.
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### Author:  [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/konkave-bearings-help-bimetal-question/333022/3 "2021-01-27T04:16:52Z")
Welcome back! I was putty Kitty fat in a majority of my yoyos but recently started experimenting with other strings and found I was getting more spin with a bunch of string wraps. Maybe you need to find the perfect string for that yoyo.
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### Author:  [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/konkave-bearings-help-bimetal-question/333022/4 "2021-01-27T04:57:44Z")
In addition to what @ChrisFrancz and @MarkD said, make sure the bearing is spinning freely and completely unresponsive before you check anything else. From a sleeper, give it a little tug; if the string starts to wind around the bearing more than just a tiny bit, the bearing probably needs to be cleaned.
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### Author:  [@lol](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lol)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/konkave-bearings-help-bimetal-question/333022/5 "2021-01-27T10:26:25Z")
hm. i play yoyo since 9 years now. i had 100 yoyos and i clean the bearings often and have different strings but, it still happens even when the pads are broken in. konkave works only when i use gloves or very new strings, after i play a little bit, man at some tricks with layers it shoots back and will bind automaticly.
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### Author:  [@Jayjo866](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jayjo866)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/konkave-bearings-help-bimetal-question/333022/6 "2021-07-22T21:30:55Z")
I get thin strings from ebay they are great a bit short but they are best for long spin and stuff they ship from China u get white orange or yellow