# Can anyone recommend a tighter wound thick string?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/21 "2023-03-31T04:12:41Z")

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Does that not naturally happen just from playing it and the string tightening itself?

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**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/22 "2023-03-31T12:07:59Z")

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It does, but not to the extent recommend to fixie axle hugging. You want to crank it tight right up to the axle, whereas just playing it will tighten torsion throughout the whole string.

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**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-tighter-wound-thick-string/372831/23 "2023-03-31T12:09:45Z")

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Ah gotcha. Will do!

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