# Legacy response question...

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [April 30, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917 "2010-04-30T23:44:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![L11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/l11/32/474_2.png) [@L11](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/L11)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/1 "2010-04-30T23:44:38Z")

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OK so when ever i do tricks like buddha’s revenge or GT it will shoot back to my hand without warning…any way to fix this?

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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:** [May 1, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/2 "2010-05-01T00:07:19Z")

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Clean and lightly lube the bearing. Sounds like it has a little too much lube in there. Mine never snagged.

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**Author:** ![DanCDow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@DanCDow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DanCDow)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/3 "2010-05-01T00:10:22Z")

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what is the response system in there currently? the original pads? silicone? does the bearing spin freely? could you provide more info?

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**Author:** ![sonotfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sonotfair](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sonotfair)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/4 "2010-05-01T00:13:37Z")

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Try loosening the string or getting a new one. Lube it.

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/5 "2010-05-01T00:42:37Z")

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It sounds just like your string is sticky. Is it humid in your area? Sweaty hands?

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**Author:** ![L11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/l11/32/474_2.png) [@L11](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/L11)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/6 "2010-05-01T01:37:03Z")

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well i use 100% poly string the yoyo has the original response and bearing

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**Author:** ![jetboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jetboy/32/489_2.png) [@jetboy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jetboy)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/7 "2010-05-02T02:51:18Z")

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2 or 3 drops of lube, shave the silicone so it’s flush or even concave, loosen the string tension, make the adjustable gap the loosesed

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**Author:** ![KageKira](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kagekira/32/498_2.png) [@KageKira](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KageKira)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/8 "2010-05-02T03:00:13Z")

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(flowable) silicone it if possible

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**Author:** ![Yoyojones213](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojones213/32/363_2.png) [@Yoyojones213](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyojones213)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/9 "2010-05-02T14:56:28Z")

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You could have a bad bearing(I did),Need thin Lube, or you have a old string.

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**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/legacy-response-question/13917/10 "2010-05-02T19:40:50Z")

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Get better at the trick.

Focus on keeping all the strings in plane and minimize excess slack in the string.