# Why buy IR pads

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-buy-ir-pads/70946>\
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [November 25, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-buy-ir-pads/70946 "2014-11-25T02:31:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![josephadams183](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@josephadams183](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/josephadams183)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-buy-ir-pads/70946/1 "2014-11-25T02:31:27Z")

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I was wondering if they performed any better than other pads and if they were worth the cost?

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**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:** [November 25, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-buy-ir-pads/70946/2 "2014-11-25T03:43:11Z")

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The perfect bind (for your particular preferences) is something wonderful to experience. If IR Pads installed to a specific yoyo are what give you that perfect bind, they’re a pretty cheap investment. But that said, some yoyos may benefit from Brand X and IrPads might not be the “right” choice for that yoyo. For example, slightly broken-in Flow Groove pads in a One Drop yoyo (4.25-4.35mm gap usually) are so great that I have no reason to go to 3rd party pads.

If you don’t really do trick binds or care much about how a bind feels (as long as you can get a yoyo back to your hand), you are probably not going to care.

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**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-buy-ir-pads/70946/3 "2014-11-25T10:09:09Z")

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joker\>ir

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**Author:** ![Raigo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/raigo/32/1446_2.png) [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-buy-ir-pads/70946/4 "2014-11-29T07:10:07Z")

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Better? Yes

Worth? Debatable.