What is the benefit of Schmoove rings?

Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
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What do Schmoove rings change about a yoyos performance?

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Schmoove rings decrease the friction of the string against the side of the yo-yo increasing spin time. The rings also create a little ‘cushion’ of air that helps open up the loop of string on suicide tricks. Schmoove Rings themselves come in varying widths and depths upon the yo-yo, all serving the same purpose.

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all of that ^ is what was claimed, none of it is true.

they look cool, that’s it.

Kyle

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Did dirty birdy do research on this or am I imagining things?

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Here’s a link to the discussion on the OneDrop forum.

http://onedropyoyos.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4219&hilit=schmoove&start=40

There are in fact toroidal vortexes that form around schmoove rings.  Whether they’re enough to influence the string is unclear but my gut tells me that they are not.

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Depends on the yoyo’s rotational speed, combined with the amount slack/tension in the string (and this includes internal tension within the twisted threads, not just the overall slack between the yoyo and the end attached to your finger…) :wink:

db

P.S. Then again, all heck breaks loose when you have double schmoove rings…haven’t considered that one yet…!

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