# My serenity is aggressive **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 3, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958 "2020-01-03T05:31:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahnlong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mahnlong/32/46118_2.png) [@Mahnlong](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mahnlong)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/1 "2020-01-03T05:31:58Z")
So I got a 2sickyoyos serenity for Christmas and the very first time I threw it, it snagged and hit me in the fist. I figured I had to break in the bearing so I’ve been throwing it a lot. My problem is instead of getting better it’s only gotten worse which has led to both my hand getting bruised and the yoyo getting dinged. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I figured this would be the best place to ask. ---
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/2 "2020-01-03T05:39:33Z")
Sounds like you need to clean the bearing. Soak in acetone or 90% or higher rubbing alcohol and then dry thoroughly. ---
**Author:** ![Mahnlong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mahnlong/32/46118_2.png) [@Mahnlong](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mahnlong)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/3 "2020-01-03T10:24:57Z")
How? ---
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/4 "2020-01-03T11:58:17Z")
Here’s a video that shows the process: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/0/c/70c48fd450c32d9cfc51e8967ea4507797d4e717.jpeg "Fastest, Easiest & Best Way To Clean a YoYo Ball Bearing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5K_Oeu-4M) ---
**Author:** ![Throwto100](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwto100/32/87184_2.png) [@Throwto100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Throwto100)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/5 "2020-01-03T17:20:16Z")
Aggressive yoyos are a problem anyone might face. Deep in the confines of your display case, lurk some throws that gaze on you, the thrower, with a hungry lust for hands, arms, or even faces. My Werrd Minute turned on me without warning one day, and the attack left me with a stitch on my left eyebrow. Be watchful, be wise, and above all, never turn your back… 😁 (and clean your bearing and break in your pads, that always helps.) ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/6 "2020-01-03T17:23:20Z")
Make yourself look bigger than the yoyo. Remember, it’s more scared of you than you are of it ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/7 "2020-01-03T17:26:37Z")
🤣 ---
**Author:** ![ClaytonDM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@ClaytonDM](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ClaytonDM)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/8 "2020-01-04T06:47:11Z")
> [@quinton](#): > > Make yourself look bigger than the yoyo. Remember, it’s more scared of you than you are of it I Lol’d. Seriously though, just clean the bearing. Don’t use lube until those pads are broken in because that can make it more responsive. ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/9 "2020-01-04T13:46:35Z")
It also isn’t a bad idea to inspect the pads. Sometimes pads can slip a bit or can sit outside the recess a bit. A clean bearing seat might be something to look at as well. If the yoyo keeps snagging and biting your hands just bite it back! Works for me every time! 😬 ---
**Author:** ![PCaliyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pcaliyoyos/32/108396_2.png) [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/10 "2020-01-04T14:26:00Z")
try cleaning the bearing, or even replacing it. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/11 "2020-01-04T20:00:21Z")
> [@Throwto100](#): > > My Werrd Minute turned on me without warning one day, and the attack left me with a stitch on my left eyebrow. Be watchful, be wise, and above all, never turn your back… Word_!!_ [Search results for 'injury' - YoYoExpert](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/search?q=injury) ---
**Author:** ![Mahnlong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mahnlong/32/46118_2.png) [@Mahnlong](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mahnlong)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-serenity-is-aggressive/312958/12 "2020-01-09T05:31:33Z")
Definitely the bearing, every once in a while the bearing makes a hissing sound when I give it a little bit of slack, that’s when I know that the next time I pull it it’s going to come back no matter what. And if it doesn’t, it’s because it already bit my finger.