# Responsiveness? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [September 10, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608 "2012-09-10T21:08:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Infinitehexick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/infinitehexick/32/1091_2.png) [@Infinitehexick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Infinitehexick)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/1 "2012-09-10T21:08:48Z")
I just got a go big today. It’s extremely responsive. When I watch a video on trick tutorials and I try, it responds and comes back to my hand. Any ideas why or how I can fix this? 😔 ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/2 "2012-09-10T21:53:07Z")
You’re doing it offstring, right? The pads probably have to break in if your doing it offstring, like you’re supposed to. Also, thinner strings are awesome for offstring. Try kitty slims. Work great. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/3 "2012-09-10T22:02:38Z")
> [@Infinitehexick](#): > > I just got a go big today. It’s extremely responsive. When I watch a video on trick tutorials and I try, it responds and comes back to my hand. Any ideas why or how I can fix this? 😔 You can: Clean the bearing. Twist it apart a bit Silicone it. Not necessarily in that order, and not necessarily all of it. 4A throws are supposed to be response as compared to 1A throws. Also, just get used to 4A, don’t rush it. Relax and enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Infinitehexick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/infinitehexick/32/1091_2.png) [@Infinitehexick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Infinitehexick)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/4 "2012-09-10T22:18:08Z")
> [@Shadowz143](#): > > You’re doing it offstring, right? > > The pads probably have to break in if your doing it offstring, like you’re supposed to. > > Also, thinner strings are awesome for offstring. > > Try kitty slims. Work great. 🙂 yea, I’m doing offstring. The only string I have access to is 100% polyester from yoyoexpert for now. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/5 "2012-09-10T22:18:30Z")
> [@Infinitehexick](#): > > > [@Shadowz143](#): > > > > You’re doing it offstring, right? > > > > The pads probably have to break in if your doing it offstring, like you’re supposed to. > > > > Also, thinner strings are awesome for offstring. > > > > Try kitty slims. Work great. 🙂 > > yea, I’m doing offstring. The only string I have access to is 100% polyester from yoyoexpert for now. That will work great! ---
**Author:** ![Infinitehexick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/infinitehexick/32/1091_2.png) [@Infinitehexick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Infinitehexick)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/6 "2012-09-10T23:01:31Z")
Alright. It feels like I’m breaking my knuckles constantly. The only trick I can do is barrel rolls. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/7 "2012-09-10T23:03:06Z")
> [@Infinitehexick](#): > > Alright. It feels like I’m breaking my knuckles constantly. The only trick I can do is barrel rolls. Like Studio42 said. Might want to loosen it a little bit, I think you might want to get shims, also clean the bearing. ---
**Author:** ![Infinitehexick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/infinitehexick/32/1091_2.png) [@Infinitehexick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Infinitehexick)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/8 "2012-09-10T23:22:21Z")
Shims? Sorry, I’m fairly new. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoavenger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoavenger/32/884_2.png) [@yoyoavenger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoavenger)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/9 "2012-09-11T00:12:40Z")
I would loosen it. Meaning, unscrew it a little bit. If I screw my Fiesta halves all the way together I can barely land it on the string without t responding. ---
**Author:** ![Infinitehexick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/infinitehexick/32/1091_2.png) [@Infinitehexick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Infinitehexick)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/10 "2012-09-11T00:24:16Z")
I tried loosening it. A bunch of times. If I did it anymore, The string would fall on the axle. Not working 😔 ---
**Author:** ![hakysak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@hakysak](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hakysak)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/11 "2012-09-11T00:29:57Z")
The Fiesta XX has a really narrow gap, but a clean bearing. See what cleaning the bearing in a big yo will do. ---
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/12 "2012-09-11T00:36:11Z")
Cleaning the bearing does nothing, because its not connected to the string. It will just make it spin longer. The response/gap is what makes it responsive. ---
**Author:** ![Infinitehexick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/infinitehexick/32/1091_2.png) [@Infinitehexick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Infinitehexick)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/13 "2012-09-11T20:56:59Z")
Doesn’t work \>.\< ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/14 "2012-09-11T20:58:32Z")
> [@Infinitehexick](#): > > Shims? Sorry, I’m fairly new. Here. > **[YYJ Shims](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/yyj-shims)** > > Shims by YoYoJam are built to offer a way to increase the gap width of your YoYoJam keeping it fixed at a larger size than normal. What this does is help make the yo-yo unresponsive since a wider gap means the string is less likely to grab the yo-yo... > **[Dif-E-Yo Shims](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/dif-e-yo-shims)** > > If you ever wanted a wider gap on your yo-yo the best way to achieve this is using "shims". Shims go on either side of a bearing to keep it out of the bearing well which increases your gap width to make the yo-yo less responsive.In the past these... ---
**Author:** ![Infinitehexick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/infinitehexick/32/1091_2.png) [@Infinitehexick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Infinitehexick)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsiveness/42608/15 "2012-09-11T21:32:24Z")
Thanks! I’m gonna try them out.