# Can anyone recommend a tighter wound thick string?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [March 30, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831 "2023-03-30T15:14:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/1 "2023-03-30T15:14:45Z")
Like the title says, I’m looking to experiment with some tighter wound thick strings for responsive/fixie play. Poly or poly blend as they’ll be for metal axel, and ideally fatter than a kitty fat for reference.
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### Author:  [@Alex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alex)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/2 "2023-03-30T15:18:52Z")
Cumulus foam
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### Author:  [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/3 "2023-03-30T15:23:39Z")
Oooo I like its description. Definitely going to order some to try out.
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### Author:  [@Alex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alex)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/4 "2023-03-30T15:28:26Z")
phenomenal string. haven’t used it on a fixie so I’m not sure if the 1yr+ lifespan will hold up there, but it’ll still last way longer than something like kitty
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### Author:  [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/5 "2023-03-30T15:33:18Z")
Have you tried the “machine washable” aspect of them?
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### Author:  [@Alex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alex)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/6 "2023-03-30T15:35:11Z")
yeah, not with cumulus foam, but these days that only string I use is dragon, and they only come in white, so I clean them if they start looking dirty
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### Author:  [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/7 "2023-03-30T15:38:17Z")
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### Author:  [@Alex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alex)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/8 "2023-03-30T15:40:31Z")
you’ll love it! (i hope) ever since I tried cumulus foam I’ve never used anything but markmont strings!
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### Author:  [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/9 "2023-03-30T16:05:43Z")
I’ve hand washed all kinds of string, including several Markmont formulas.
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/10 "2023-03-30T19:24:50Z")
How do tighter or looser strings affect play?
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### Author:  [@p44company](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/p44company)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/11 "2023-03-30T19:35:56Z")
tighter string torsion has longer lasting usage while the looser/soft ones are the opposite but both have the same slack ability.
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/12 "2023-03-30T19:43:55Z")
Okay so is tighter generally better? Is there any benefit to using strings with looser torsion?
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### Author:  [@p44company](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/p44company)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/13 "2023-03-30T19:51:34Z")
Using a softer torsion string glides through your skin without worrying getting laceration cuts or string burns easily, players who prefer tighter torsion string are mostly competitors who wants to use it overtime for practice sesh or doing freestyle run throughs.That way they only change string when its fray out or looses its slack ability after multiple hours of play.
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### Author:  [@Chriscatastrophe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chriscatastrophe)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/14 "2023-03-30T21:42:44Z")
Twisted stringz felt really wound tight to me. They have a lot of thickness levels too
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### Author:  [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/15 "2023-03-30T21:56:42Z")
Yes I recommend getting all 3 thicknesses of Twisted Stringz, then you can experiment with set up. They have a nice torsion for fixie play.
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### Author:  [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/16 "2023-03-30T22:13:37Z")
I’m pretty sure I have a sample pack with 3 versions in it. I just put the white one on my plastic 000.
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### Author:  [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/17 "2023-03-30T23:47:09Z")
Blue extra thick twisted string next to my used YoyoStringLab Plutonium string. Going to give it a go.
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### Author:  [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/18 "2023-03-31T03:48:25Z")
As with general fixie setup up, be sure to over crank the string while breaking it in, this will help make tighter loop around the axle.
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### Author:  [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/19 "2023-03-31T03:53:06Z")
Over crank? I’m lovin’ this extra thick Twisted Stingz string so far.
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### Author:  [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/20 "2023-03-31T04:11:37Z")
Ya crank the torsion on the string tighter than you normally would during break in and gradually let it off until you get to neutral.
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