# What's your best spin time? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [April 4, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758 "2013-04-04T00:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kelvartis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@Kelvartis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kelvartis)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/41 "2013-04-05T06:33:31Z")
I can’t get my duncan imperial to sleep at all. I lubed it with 90 weight gear oil and some shoe polish… ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/42 "2013-04-05T06:41:16Z")
> [@Kelvartis](#): > > I can’t get my duncan imperial to sleep at all. I lubed it with 90 weight gear oil and some shoe polish… Well that’s your problem there. You need to use whale blubber and polish the axle with mink fur. ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/43 "2013-04-05T13:46:56Z")
> [@Yonut](#): > > can pull off 7+ minutes. fixed that for all of you. There comes a point really early on where it doesn’t matter what yoyo you’re using. Exceptions disregarded, because 99% of you are using a yoyo where the only remaining variable that matters is you. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/44 "2013-04-05T22:54:02Z")
5 min with my Titan3 on average, about 6-7 on a hard throw. 1 minute on a regen. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/a_soviet_locust/32/113687_2.png) [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/A_Soviet_Locust)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/45 "2013-04-05T23:34:06Z")
I got 7 seconds on my butterfly once. It was a good day. ---
**Author:** ![S3V3RI7Y](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@S3V3RI7Y](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/S3V3RI7Y)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/46 "2013-04-06T01:04:13Z")
i got 12 mins on a YYF PGM. ---
**Author:** ![yuki\_onitsura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yuki_onitsura/32/1162_2.png) [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/47 "2013-04-06T01:52:16Z")
> [@S3V3RI7Y](#): > > i got 12 mins on a YYF PGM. That is mighty impressive! Yuki ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/48 "2013-04-06T01:53:42Z")
Never clocked my spin time, to lazy to state at it for more than a few seconds. ---
**Author:** ![augmentedloyalty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/augmentedloyalty/32/1218_2.png) [@augmentedloyalty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/augmentedloyalty)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/49 "2013-04-06T02:17:40Z")
> [@S3V3RI7Y](#): > > i got 12 mins on a YYF PGM. are you a wizard? Oh I got 8.5 minutes on a yyf (delrin) severe ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/50 "2013-04-06T02:26:56Z")
Now the the heck do you guys get spin times up to 8-10? The best I could do is about 1.30. I feel worst after reading this thread :(. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/51 "2013-04-06T02:59:06Z")
> [@S3V3RI7Y](#): > > i got 12 mins on a YYF PGM. id like to see your sleep time with a BTH ---
**Author:** ![S3V3RI7Y](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@S3V3RI7Y](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/S3V3RI7Y)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/52 "2013-04-06T03:01:16Z")
> [@iYoyo58](#): > > > [@S3V3RI7Y](#): > > > > i got 12 mins on a YYF PGM. > > id like to see your sleep time with a BTH Challenge Accepted. ---
**Author:** ![stookie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/stookie/32/1071_2.png) [@stookie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stookie)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/53 "2013-04-06T04:05:55Z")
> [@xXRickY0Xx](#): > > Now the the heck do you guys get spin times up to 8-10? The best I could do is about 1.30. I feel worst after reading this thread :(. If you’re not doing the string twist, you’re probably not going to even be getting half of what some of us are getting. It makes a huge, huge difference to keep the yoyo centered and keep the string off the walls for the entire sleep. ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/54 "2013-04-06T04:30:34Z")
> [@stookie](#): > > > [@xXRickY0Xx](#): > > > > Now the the heck do you guys get spin times up to 8-10? The best I could do is about 1.30. I feel worst after reading this thread :(. > > If you’re not doing the string twist, you’re probably not going to even be getting half of what some of us are getting. It makes a huge, huge difference to keep the yoyo centered and keep the string off the walls for the entire sleep. whats the string twist? ---
**Author:** ![stookie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/stookie/32/1071_2.png) [@stookie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stookie)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/55 "2013-04-06T04:36:06Z")
> [@andy569](#): > > > [@stookie](#): > > > > > [@xXRickY0Xx](#): > > > > > > Now the the heck do you guys get spin times up to 8-10? The best I could do is about 1.30. I feel worst after reading this thread :(. > > > > If you’re not doing the string twist, you’re probably not going to even be getting half of what some of us are getting. It makes a huge, huge difference to keep the yoyo centered and keep the string off the walls for the entire sleep. > > whats the string twist? Right after you throw the yoyo as hard as you can, grab the string an inch or two above the spinning yoyo. That’s how you’re going to be holding the yoyo for the duration of the sleep, not just letting it hang as it normally would. You can even just remove the string from your throw finger entirely if you want. From there, you can twist the string between your fingers in either direction, and you’ll notice that this tilts the yoyo. As the yoyo spins, it will begin to tilt on its own, and you’re going to twist the appropriate way to counter this and keep the yoyo dead straight. When you do it right, the yoyo will never “spin out”, even when it’s still barely spinning at all. ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/56 "2013-04-06T04:39:12Z")
> [@stookie](#): > > > [@andy569](#): > > > > > [@stookie](#): > > > > > > > [@xXRickY0Xx](#): > > > > > > > > Now the the heck do you guys get spin times up to 8-10? The best I could do is about 1.30. I feel worst after reading this thread :(. > > > > > > If you’re not doing the string twist, you’re probably not going to even be getting half of what some of us are getting. It makes a huge, huge difference to keep the yoyo centered and keep the string off the walls for the entire sleep. > > > > whats the string twist? > > Right after you throw the yoyo as hard as you can, grab the string an inch or two above the spinning yoyo. That’s how you’re going to be holding the yoyo for the duration of the sleep, not just letting it hang as it normally would. You can even just remove the string from your throw finger entirely if you want. > > From there, you can twist the string between your fingers in either direction, and you’ll notice that this tilts the yoyo. As the yoyo spins, it will begin to tilt on its own, and you’re going to twist the appropriate way to counter this and keep the yoyo dead straight. When you do it right, the yoyo will never “spin out”, even when it’s still barely spinning at all. Ohhhhh thats pretty cool! Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![decadad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@decadad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/decadad)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/57 "2013-04-07T16:52:19Z")
> [@NOLAcuber](#): > > what bearings/yoyo/lube are y’all using? i timed mine today with my OD CODE2/ twisted trifecta/ and trumpet valve oil and barley got a min average. is it my throw, as i’ve only been throwing for 4 months? > > i put very little in when i lube em. the tip of a pin and touch 2 balls. i used a Genesis and twisted trifecta (lubed and deshelled by jenjenn) and i hit 7 min 55sec on a throw with a worn out string. ---
**Author:** ![northstarrocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/839c29/32.png) [@northstarrocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/northstarrocks)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/58 "2013-04-07T17:15:47Z")
My best was like 6 and a bit with my first metal… A pink aoda that I bought from china!!! ---
**Author:** ![xmotoby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xmotoby/32/1246_2.png) [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/59 "2013-04-08T00:09:13Z")
3:15 with a myy t5. ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758/60 "2013-04-08T00:13:49Z")
I thought I’d time my spin time once, then thought again and said, “Are you crazy skitrz? You yo to beat boredom not create it!” Never thought about it again, not once. :wink: [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-your-best-spin-time/51758.md?page=4)