# Opinion on JD's Whipple Bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [July 30, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245 "2013-07-30T18:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![j\_lowell9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j_lowell9/32/358_2.png) [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245/1 "2013-07-30T18:00:11Z")
I was thinking about buying a Whipple bearing by JD I was just wondering who has has one and how it plays? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245/2 "2013-07-30T19:06:14Z")
> [@laxdude99](#): > > I was thinking about buying a Whipple bearing by JD > > I was just wondering who has has one and how it plays? I should have an answer in a week or so. I’m planning an order on the 1st for some stuff at his store and I’m buying a 4-pack of these, among other items. I’m expecting string centering like a grooved bearing but without the groove. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big_yoyo/32/1032_2.png) [@Big\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245/3 "2013-07-30T19:37:58Z")
I bought a 4 pack. I enjoy it, it’s a great bearing at a great price, and it is string centering too ---
**Author:** ![fjh123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fjh123/32/325_2.png) [@fjh123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fjh123)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245/4 "2013-07-31T14:44:16Z")
Being that it is a V-groove instead of a U-groove track bearing, does it bunch up string layers even more. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245/5 "2013-07-31T17:30:33Z")
> [@fjh123](#): > > Being that it is a V-groove instead of a U-groove track bearing, > does it bunch up string layers even more. That’s actually one of my concerns. However, I don’t throw too many layers into the gap yet, so this may not be an issue for me, but I can test it. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245/6 "2013-08-02T03:59:02Z")
they are nice bearings ---
**Author:** ![snowmanjoshu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/snowmanjoshu/32/53715_2.png) [@snowmanjoshu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/snowmanjoshu)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245/7 "2013-08-02T19:02:40Z")
Just got a 4-pack today, so I haven’t had that much time to really experiment with it, but from what I’ve seen, it plays great. My go-to bearing is a standard dif-e-yo konkave, and this bearing is pretty indistinguishable, but tons cheaper. So yeah, definitely a great value. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big_yoyo/32/1032_2.png) [@Big\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/opinion-on-jds-whipple-bearing/57245/8 "2013-08-02T19:15:16Z")
I really like mine. They play excellently. I don’t have that much of an issue with the string bunching up. I recommend them.