I’ve been getting a lot of people asking lately about their bearing’s performance and their YoYo becoming too responsive, so I thought I’d better write some info about cleaning YoYo bearings. So, when do you need to clean your bearing?  Here’s a few things to look out for: Your bearing is making excessive noise when you throw your YoYo Your YoYo is becoming too responsive (ie. it’s coming back up to your hand...

So, I read somewhere about a certain brand of YoYos being hand-tuned by their creator (I think it was HSpin YoYos), and it peaked my interest – so what does tuning a YoYo actually mean? After a quick google I found a great little forum entry over at YoYoExpert.com entitled, “How to tune a yo-yo with a set screw axle“.  Have a quick read, and then come back here for my experience following these instructions. Ok –...

I’ve included this blog category to talk about technical aspects of YoYoing.  Remember, I’m still fairly new to this too – so I’m trolling the web finding out where to find the best information on different YoYo subjects.  When I find something interesting or useful I’ll post links to it from here. Get YoYoing! Matt.