# Good etiquette on putting yo-yos away **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 6, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506 "2018-08-06T16:39:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/1 "2018-08-06T16:39:46Z")
As a general rule of thumb, I make sure that before I put a yoyo away, it has a nice clean bind and no knots are kinks in the string. That way it is good to go when I want to pick it up again. No one likes a surprise yoyo to the face. Are there any similar rituals that you guys have? ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/2 "2018-08-06T17:22:17Z")
Yeah, I do the same, although sometimes when I get a knot I just put the yo-yo down and pick up a new one. I leave the string unwound so I can see the knot. This only backfires when my girlfriend thinks the unwound yo-yo “looks messy” and winds the string around the knot - So I get to test my reflexes every once in a while haha. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/3 "2018-08-06T19:20:52Z")
I’ll do the same thing with the leaving the yoyo unwound. And I guess you can’t blame her for trying to help lol ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/4 "2018-08-06T20:04:07Z")
I read that strings can hold moisture so if it is for long term storage I’d de-string it. Do you de-tension the string as well? ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/5 "2018-08-06T20:06:50Z")
De _torsion_ the string? Yes, I usually do that too. And that’s interesting about storing them, I have to remember that. ---
**Author:** ![Applepooh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/applepooh/32/40751_2.png) [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/6 "2018-08-06T20:11:56Z")
Yea in humid areas I’ve seen (pictures) of rust forming around the bearing when stored with the string on the yoyo. Thankfully, living in the middle of California, I don’t have that issue. Def always make sure the bind is clean and no knots. ---
**Author:** ![sfyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sfyoyos/32/20072_2.png) [@sfyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sfyoyos)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/7 "2018-08-07T00:03:57Z")
As a general rule of thumb, I only stop using a yoyo when I get a very unpleasant knot. That way… every single spinning object I own is a disaster waiting to happen. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/8 "2018-08-07T00:07:32Z")
Reading this gave me anxiety lol ---
**Author:** ![sfyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sfyoyos/32/20072_2.png) [@sfyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sfyoyos)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/9 "2018-08-07T00:09:10Z")
If you live in a minefield you’ll stay vigilant. The knots keep my mind sharp. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/10 "2018-08-07T00:48:06Z")
Psshhh, I don’t need knots to make that happen ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/11 "2018-08-07T01:14:13Z")
I like to make sure the last bind is clean and relaxed. Not a fast or hard bind. I do not want it to be overly tight as I have developed a belief that my strings last longer and stay healthier (slowing of string getting thinner over time) than those that I store long term (more than a week or two) with a super tight bind. Putting it in neutral tension before hand is a good idea as well but I have never done it deliberately before storing one bag in the bag. ---
**Author:** ![Purcell90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Purcell90](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Purcell90)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-etiquette-on-putting-yo-yos-away/291506/12 "2018-08-09T21:07:05Z")
Try binding it without it being attached to your finger. Seems to be loose, relaxed, and wound neatly.