Thread: does the string tension on a yoyo with a ball bearing affect reaponsiveness?

I was looking for some insight to whether or not the string tension will affect the responsive a whole lot on a ball bearing yoyo like the YYJ Lyn Fury.

Yes it can by causing the sting to twist up and engage the response however, it isn't dependable or advisable. The amount of lube in the bearing, type of response, and type of string, and width of gap also play a huge role in the overall responsiveness of a yoyo.

String tension alone really isn't a viable method of adjusting response in something like the Lyn Fury.

Are you just curious about string tension or are you questioning how to make your yo more or less responsive?

Well I've been yoyoing on and off for about 6 years and recently over gotten into it more religiously and I'm trying to learn unresponsive play. I know the basics of how to adjust responsiveness. I'm just attempting to figure out the particulars of it and I thought id get someones opinion on string tension

Since you used the Lyn Fury as an example, do you own it? Do you plan on owning it? The Fury has an adjustable gap to adjust responsiveness.

Originally Posted by Zer0141

Well I've been yoyoing on and off for about 6 years and recently over gotten into it more religiously and I'm trying to learn unresponsive play. I know the basics of how to adjust responsiveness. I'm just attempting to figure out the particulars of it and I thought id get someones opinion on string tension

Rigorously.

Well it will make your string twist up when slack, which can make a yoyo respond if that twist makes it into the gap. But it by no means makes a unresponsive yoyo responsive unless you are playing fixed axle.
A yoyo is unresponsive or responsive, there really isn't any levels too it. It means you have lube in the bearing to a level that makes it respond when tugged, or you have so little or none and the yoyo doesn't respond because of the lube locking up the bearing.
How wide the gap is, will affect your throw and how easy it is to bind, or how"tight" your bind is, in other words.
With bearing yoyos neutral string tension is preferred.

I do own the Lyn Fury and I received it about a week ago and it had all the stock parts on it. I have tried to adjust the gap width but the string will slide into the bearing seat on the opposite side of where the bearing is locked. For example the bearing is on the side where the axel isnt and the string will slip off the bearing into the circle around the axel. Is there a way to prevent this?

You need to space out the bearing on both sides. This is easily done with a pair of shims.

So I shouldn't have the bearing locked on a single side? And I will look into making shims.

you can only use one shim if you want you can just max out the gap by twice that shims size if you use two. The new lyn's have a much larger gap stock then they once did, I am unsure how much you can shim one with out slipage of the string. Which can, by the way, totaly screw up the bearing seat so be carful, I melted a bearing seat like that once. They are metal in yoyjams now, but they wall between the response and the bearing is still plastic and can be warped. Good luck.

Just make sure there is no visible gap between the bearing and the side of the yo-yo.. look straight into the middle of the yoyo and hold it up to the light.. you should see the gap between the bearing and yoyo close as you tighten it.. once the light is gone, that is your maximum width.

Kyle

Yeah I have been tightening it all the way so the string doesn't slip. Ill look into making shims! Thank!