# Let's talk about bearing and axle weight

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [December 5, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lets-talk-about-bearing-and-axle-weight/311661 "2019-12-05T16:10:07Z")\
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Just letting you know Sparrow should be safer than a lot of other throws because it has a really tall axle post(more threads). A lot of yoyos designed for longer axles have a shorter axle post.

Taller axle posts are less likely to strip but they don’t accept slim bearings.

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