# How often do you replace your strings? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 16, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459 "2010-05-16T05:23:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![XaGoNiX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/e9a140/32.png) [@XaGoNiX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XaGoNiX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/1 "2010-05-16T05:23:05Z")
I just watched the YoYoExpert video on replacing strings … This got me wondering … how often do YOU have to replace your yo-yo strings? Also, when do you know you need to replace the string? What signs make you automatically want to put in a new one? Is 50/50 better than 100% Polyester in terms of string life? ---
**Author:** ![YOALEX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoalex/32/509_2.png) [@YOALEX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOALEX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/2 "2010-05-16T05:38:58Z")
lol every other day :P. im hard core. LOL ---
**Author:** ![AFrozenYetiBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@AFrozenYetiBaby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AFrozenYetiBaby)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/3 "2010-05-16T05:40:35Z")
everyday at least i love yoyoing ;D lol ---
**Author:** ![YOALEX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoalex/32/509_2.png) [@YOALEX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOALEX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/4 "2010-05-16T05:41:45Z")
for me… i like polly! you can tell when to change your string. you will know. the string will be all worn out and it would be getting all slippery. well thats what happens to me at least. hope i can help? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/5 "2010-05-16T12:15:28Z")
About every 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![hidas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hidas/32/486_2.png) [@hidas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hidas)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/6 "2010-05-16T12:20:38Z")
Once every few days. ---
**Author:** ![hebooz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hebooz/32/534_2.png) [@hebooz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hebooz)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/7 "2010-05-16T12:54:24Z")
Once a week? (Intermediate going to Advance 1) ---
**Author:** ![Smoke770077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/8 "2010-05-16T13:24:38Z")
Depends on the string… The 50/50, or polly, bout daily… Cotton, like 10 minutes… I use Perfect fitstring, and one lasts me about a week… ---
**Author:** ![mattsk8nike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattsk8nike/32/213_2.png) [@mattsk8nike](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mattsk8nike)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/9 "2010-05-16T17:40:11Z")
> [@Icthus](#): > > About every 20 minutes. Same here. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_rocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Johnny\_rocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Johnny_rocks)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/10 "2010-05-16T19:44:18Z")
about 3 times a day ---
**Author:** ![Hardcore\_Max1986](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hardcore_max1986/32/288_2.png) [@Hardcore\_Max1986](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hardcore_Max1986)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/11 "2010-05-16T19:46:10Z")
every 2 days or so, depnds on the amount of play, harcore play = more string changes. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyolunatic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyolunatic/32/482_2.png) [@Yoyolunatic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyolunatic)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/12 "2010-05-16T20:16:19Z")
about every 20 minutes just like icthus ---
**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/13 "2010-05-16T22:33:04Z")
> [@Hardcore\_Max](#): > > every 2 days or so, depnds on the amount of play, harcore play = more string changes. me to ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/14 "2010-05-17T14:59:33Z")
After half an hour of straight yoyoing, yeah, that string is gone. I need more. Will probably pick some up with the New Breed I’ll be ordering. ---
**Author:** ![weinbe58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dbc845/32.png) [@weinbe58](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/weinbe58)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/15 "2010-05-17T15:20:40Z")
When the string begins to suck, depends on how much i yoyo, some day’s i’ll yoyo a lot and some days i won’t. ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/16 "2010-05-17T17:10:00Z")
For me, Polyester 1 day, cotton 20 minutes, and 50% cotton 50% Polyester half a day. ---
**Author:** ![XaGoNiX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/e9a140/32.png) [@XaGoNiX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XaGoNiX)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-your-strings/14459/17 "2010-05-18T02:40:33Z")
Wow that’s a lot of string to go through … I have a 100% Polyester (I don’t yo-yo that much every day… I’m just starting out) that I might change every week or so. It might be dangerous but … eh … replacing strings is just not appealing to me so much right now.