# The makeshift counterweight thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 30, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635 "2014-12-30T06:17:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GarrettMfnMoody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@GarrettMfnMoody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GarrettMfnMoody)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/1 "2014-12-30T06:17:40Z")
Today I decided i was gonna rummage through my room and see what I had to make a counterweight with… This is what I came up with, and to my suprise it is actually very functional. I’m Intrested to see what the rest of you guys have come up with. The yoyo community is chock full of innovative people. ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/2 "2015-01-01T05:02:29Z")
A skateboard bushing ---
**Author:** ![GarrettMfnMoody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@GarrettMfnMoody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GarrettMfnMoody)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/3 "2015-01-02T04:18:39Z")
> [@TheGrelots](#): > > A skateboard bushing I could see that working pretty nicely actually. ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/4 "2015-01-02T13:57:52Z")
It does ---
**Author:** ![That-one-kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@That-one-kid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/That-one-kid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/5 "2015-01-11T07:30:46Z")
Took a lord of the rings ring from my LOTR monopoly game, because it’s small it only fits on the first knuckle of my ring finger, and I can slip it on and off pretty easily. It’s actually very heavy, heavier than the standard duncan counter weights by two to three I say, plus looks badass with my regen ---
**Author:** ![GarrettMfnMoody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@GarrettMfnMoody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GarrettMfnMoody)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/6 "2015-01-11T21:34:05Z")
I am defaintly going to be trying this out! ---
**Author:** ![That-one-kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@That-one-kid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/That-one-kid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/7 "2015-01-11T22:06:45Z")
> [@GarrettMfnMoody](#): > > I am defaintly going to be trying this out! It’s deffently nice, a little weird at first but I feel I can get more power in the throws ---
**Author:** ![GarrettMfnMoody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@GarrettMfnMoody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GarrettMfnMoody)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/8 "2015-01-18T01:03:17Z")
Actually really like this, just alittle heavy Triple A = around 11g Wine cork = around .5g ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/b/e/1be7cf3daef1d3eaeb3cd336f5fe8830ec8cb292.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![That-one-kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@That-one-kid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/That-one-kid)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/9 "2015-01-18T01:20:21Z")
> [@GarrettMfnMoody](#): > > Actually really like this, just alittle heavy > Triple A = around 11g > Wine cork = around .5g Yeah that is really cool idea actually. ---
**Author:** ![Philip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Philip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Philip)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/10 "2015-01-18T01:54:48Z")
> [@That-one-kid](#): > > It’s deffently nice, a little weird at first but I feel I can get more power in the throws Does it make the string invisible? ---
**Author:** ![That-one-kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@That-one-kid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/That-one-kid)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-makeshift-counterweight-thread/71635/11 "2015-01-18T02:02:09Z")
> [@Philip](#): > > Does it make the string invisible? xD! I don’t even have a witty come back to that. XD