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.
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.
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.
Thank you. I will try that!
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.
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
Would a touch of Vaseline work? Valve oil only worked for a little while
Yes, that will work.