Hey, everyone!
I’m looking for some help here. So I’m not totally new. I’d say I’m an advanced beginner. I can do some pretty difficult ticks and I think I’m really beginning to snowball in terms of my overall ability. My issue is string tension. I know how it works and what causes it. I know how to deal with it, I got the sidewinder down really well, and I got a couple other tricks for managing tension. My issue is this, now that I’m getting into some more difficult tricks, mainly slack tricks, it seems like my string always has some tension in it. Like enough to make the trick impossible, or at least waaaay more difficult. My string never looks like that nice clean “U”. I will literally take the string off my finger, let out the tension, and wind it up. When I throw it, make a slack, and let it drop, it immediately spins up ~10 times. It’s becoming really frustrating cause I just can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong, and it’s really becoming a hindrance. I’m really just starting to avoid tricks with slack elements, which I don’t want to do because they look so good. I’m using all different kinda strings, mainly Kitty String Regulars and Original Throw Slims, plus a number of other strings I have laying around and it seems to happen to all of them. I do know about breaking the string in and it still seems to happen regardless of whether its brand new or several hours old. Anybody have any ideas or suggestions for what I’m doing wrong here, or has anybody else had this issue? I’ll happily take any input you guys have. Thanks!!!