# 2a help.

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-help/24911
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [March 23, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-help/24911 "2011-03-23T01:45:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Slide](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slide/32/740_2.png) [@Slide](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slide)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-help/24911/1 "2011-03-23T01:45:57Z")

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What string do you recommend for 2a? 50/50 or Cotton? Type 6 or Type 8?

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### Author: ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-help/24911/2 "2011-03-23T02:05:16Z")

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I’ve heard that there are different preferences for different looping yoyo’s.

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### Author: ![xaix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xaix/32/766_2.png) [@xaix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xaix)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2011, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-help/24911/3 "2011-03-23T09:13:44Z")

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I don’t know but I like to use slick 6 for looping

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### Author: ![j\_lowell9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j_lowell9/32/358_2.png) [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-help/24911/4 "2011-03-23T17:08:54Z")

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slick 6 or poly

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### Author: ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-help/24911/5 "2011-03-26T01:16:12Z")

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Slick 8. Cotton is good but it wears too quickly. Looping is hard on string.  
Don’t care for 100% poly for loops.