# Throwmonkey problem

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/throwmonkey-problem/17961>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [August 15, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/throwmonkey-problem/17961 "2010-08-15T19:25:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@rusty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rusty)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/throwmonkey-problem/17961/1 "2010-08-15T19:25:40Z")

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Hi

I am using a Duncan Throwmonkey to practice some 5A. I have cleaned the bearing and removed one friction sticker, but now I have problems with binding. I manage to use binds to get the yo-yo to return to the hand, but when I trow it again it feels like the string is slipping and it does not get the spin it should. What should I do?  
Should I add a friction sticker again or change to a thicker string (the string it came with was quite thin). I do not seem to have this problem with my other yo-yos.

Anders  
Norway

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**Author:** ![yoyojohn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojohn/32/7911_2.png) [@yoyojohn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojohn)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/throwmonkey-problem/17961/2 "2010-08-15T19:45:39Z")

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the same thing happened to my meteor until i used a thicker string

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**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/throwmonkey-problem/17961/3 "2010-08-15T20:41:14Z")

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get some silicone stickers and put 2 on there

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**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/throwmonkey-problem/17961/4 "2010-08-15T23:32:41Z")

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Or… you know the plastic covering that covers a cell phone or other electronics? It’s this thin, clear, plastic that sticks only to smooth surfaces???

Use that. Make a friction sticker out of it. Put double sided tape on a square of it, and then cut it to the size of a friction sticker, that way the string won’t slip against the side of the yoyo, but it won’t grip an additional friction sticker.

Tell me if that was confusing…