# TP bearings **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 13, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tp-bearings/375442 "2023-05-13T20:30:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tp-bearings/375442/7 "2023-05-14T02:11:04Z")
> [@Just the Facts: Bearing Shapes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-the-facts-bearing-shapes/373899): > > Yo I’ve seen a lot of conflicting information while trying to research bearing shapes and I want to make a post to gather all the facts about each shape for clarity. Not really looking for people’s opinions on what they like better but feel free to share them if you want. Really just trying to wrap my head around the facts. I’ll put a couple things in that I’m pretty sure are correct. Also when we have a list of pros and cons I’ll update the OP and then players of the future trying to figure… It’s really depends some strings will slide more and work better with concave or curved shapes. I like flats and center tracks but it’s really up to preference. I also haven’t tried any stepped bearings. This topic above was me trying to figure out the facts about bearing shapes bc there was some conflicting info out there. Bearings don’t matter all that much though like the cheap yye flat 10 balls work really well for me and I usually just use whatever comes in the Yoyo unless it’s concave. Lots of people that are on here say stepped concave shapes are the best for performance and they’re probably right but I haven’t tried them yet and don’t feel any urgency to try them --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tp-bearings/375442)._