your worst yoyo accident?

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Surprisingly very little physical damage, one small chunk out of the rim, and a second subtle rim dent … so that’s lucky, it looks mostly fine … but this went from 9/10 vibe-free to like 2/10 vibey, not exactly a pulse vibe but you can feel it vibe on every throw, definite B-grade material now

I had an idea based on my previous research. I am not a prude about vibe or anything but this was so vibey it was kind of borderline annoying on the string. And the Savage has a special place in my because this is the yo-yo I convinced @yoyofreaks to make wayyyy back in early 2018…

@codinghorror

I inspected the bearing seat and I don’t see any visible damage

Based on seeing so little damage (for such a gnarly drop, too), I was thinking… mayyyybe the axle is bent?

I took it apart again, threw away the old axle, put in a new steel axle (and a new bearing just in case) and…

It’s WAY better now! It by no means laser smooth or anything but I’d say it went from 2/10 vibe to like… 6/10 vibe? Big BIG improvement. Obvious with the fingernail test, but no longer anything you can feel on the string in play at all. Hooray!