How long do strings last you?

Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
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Uuuhhh how did you extrapolate that from what I wrote?

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You can wash it as well to “bring it back to life”

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Thought this meant that if you buy strings in large quantities the quality is worse

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ill put my strings through a week or 2 of use then ill switch once the tension retention is noticeably poor. I use regular kitty string

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Nerf gun?

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LOL!

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This is more of the thing i do. I see fraying on the string. For me it gets back to where it’s more of a cord. Do you get a double break in?

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Nylon strings last a few months.

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pictures of dead nylon strings juxtaposed with new ones?

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Yeah usually. Ill probably run that string for another week or so

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Yess aside from yo-yos, nerfs another hobby of mine

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New string vs old string.
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My own poly strings last about 2 hours of play before they start to get noticeably “soggy”. I can push up to 4 hours if I really wanted to, but I just loooove the feel of a fresh string.

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Nerf guns are fun.

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Fats on the left(old/new) and regulars on the right

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When you’ve been doing this a while, you just know when. It’s not the response, it’s not the bearing, it’s not you… it’s the string.

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How many hours of play roughly did those strings get?

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Probably around 40+ maybe more. I usually throw for about 6 to 8 hours a day, predominately with the yellow string and I change strings like every 2 weeks. I’m not gunna lie though, sometimes it messes with my slack tricks

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That’s a lot of hours you got out of one string! Color me impressed.

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Do you go through a major fray period before reaching used on the left?

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