I don't know a whole lot about BPT, so a big thanks to Wild Jimbo and ZenYoYo for helping me with this section. If you have more BPT tips, please email them to me!

• When in doubt, change the pads.
• There are two kinds of pads: regular (thick) and Stunt Pilot (thin). The thin ones last at least twice as long; they take less time to break in and stay in the "sweet spot" for most of the life of the pad.
• From that point, changing one at a time seems to work. This cuts down on break-in time yet still brings up the response level. This is less effective with Stunt Pilot pads. ZenYoYo uses a pen to make a dot on the one he doesn't change, so he knows to change it next time.
• Pushing the pads toward the bearing will improve response a little in worn pads... though the teeth seem to prevent this in some yo-yos. This is less effective with Stunt Pilot pads.
• Remember that it's not the side of the pad that makes it work - it's the tips. Once the tips are gone, the pads are shot. The side does assist in good "winds."
• A drop of very light oil on the bearing, like reel oil or brain lube, will extend the life of the pads considerably.
• When response has dropped off, take a round instrument, like the cap from a pen, and push from the outside edge of the pad to the tip of the fingers. The idea being that the tips of the fingers are what wears out and pushing in like this fattens them up a bit.
• You can carefully pull the pad out and rotate it a couple of "teeth" and put it back in. This will help "fluff" the pad and give a bit more life.
• For old Stunt Pilots that don't have teeth and Aces, when installing the pad, cut it at one of the notches (so it's no longer a continuous circle), then install the pad to the outside of the pad area.
• Since Cold Fusions spin so much faster and carry much more inertia, the regular pads don't last as long. Try stacking two Stunt Pilot pads in place of each normal pad - results are promising.