# Best material? (Question)

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-material-question/294088>\
**Category:** Custom String Makers\
**Created:** [October 21, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-material-question/294088 "2018-10-21T15:31:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![EthanV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4491bb/32.png) [@EthanV](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EthanV)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-material-question/294088/1 "2018-10-21T15:31:50Z")

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Which type of Nylon is supposedly “best” for yoyo strings?  
Same question for polyester and cotton.

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**Author:** ![WickerWraith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wickerwraith/32/60872_2.png) [@WickerWraith](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WickerWraith)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-material-question/294088/2 "2018-10-21T15:57:30Z")

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Many people heavily prefer wooly nylon (YLI) for their strings due to it’s bounciness, and the new “standard” for polyester strings is any trilobal poly (superiorthreads) because of how much longer it lasts compared to the old “overlocker” style of poly. You can read more about this at airetic strings website.

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**Author:** ![WickerWraith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wickerwraith/32/60872_2.png) [@WickerWraith](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WickerWraith)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-material-question/294088/3 "2018-10-21T15:59:36Z")

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And then nobody uses cotton anymore. It just kind of explodes after a few throws :joy: