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Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by Almostgets, Mar 27, 2017.

  1. LacedKendamas

    LacedKendamas n00b

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    Same thing, basically. Other than tricks that require a well-spinning tama (clutches for example), they mostly just help prevent the string from twisting and affecting the Tama's movement/rotation.
     
    Mar 31, 2017
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  2. Brandon Jensen

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    RWB is selling 5 for 4$ , and with shipping for me it came out at only 7$
     
    Apr 14, 2017
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  3. ilivir

    ilivir Honed Member

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    I think it's worth it, for me it helped a lot when I was learning lunars etc, the control is much better for the initial spin movement with tricks like that.
     
    Apr 14, 2017
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  4. Congarranza

    Congarranza DS Legend

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    I've noticed with the bearing a quick tug of the tama from the ken releases enough tension from the twisting. This was especially helpful when learning lighthouse. When using a regular bead (varied from bead to bead and style/quality of string) the ken would not sit still before the pull up.
     
    Apr 14, 2017
  5. Joel Clayton

    Joel Clayton Honed Member

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  6. Bryant Young

    Bryant Young Honed Member

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    I was wondering what the sizes were on strings and bearings for kendamas. I was looking for some bearings on like eBay and Amazon, but I just want to get a bunch in bulk, as well as a roll of string. I saw some people used 1mm string, but I didn’t know how accurate that was.
     
    Mar 23, 2018
  7. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    @Bryant Young There are a number of bearing and string threads/posts so yours has been merged.
     
    Mar 23, 2018