I recently bought a yo-yo king ghost. It’s my first metal Yoyo. I really like it so far but it’s not that responsive. I have a friend that has a new ghost as well (silver instead of my black one) and it seems to be a lot more responsive. Is it possible (even though they are both ghost) that they have different bearings? I have the u responsive bearing that came with it but it’s not installed on the Yoyo.
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When I bought a space monkey which is very similar the pads were too slippy (I played it most unresponsive). Try swapping them with a non-spintastics set or diy silicone. I did the silicone and the yoyo played way better and actually binded.
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If you have the slim bearing installed, you can add thick lube (almost any household lubricant will do, like 3-in-1 oil or even grease) to make it more responsive.
The wide bearing should spin smoothly out of the box, and shouldn’t require lubing though.
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Thank you. I will try that!
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Lubing the bearing worked! I used a drop or two of trumpet valve oil. Thank you very much. I’m still a beginner so I’m not ready for my yo-yo to be non-responsive.
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Ah yes, trumpet valve oil is thin oil so not ideal for this (you want thick oil for unresponsive), but if you use enough of it, it’ll work too 
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Would a touch of Vaseline work? Valve oil only worked for a little while
Yes, that will work.