How to choose your main throw? and string questions. CLYW's involved lol

Personally, and this is just me, if you aren’t pressed for cash I’d hold onto both a little bit longer until your skill improves. I have a couple of throws that I bought when I was starting off that I didn’t like, only to go back to them now and realise I love them. I’ve also had a couple of throws that I sold over the years because I thought I didn’t really like them, only to regret selling them later.

Once your skill improves and you start finding your own style you’ll be able to get a better feel for the individual characteristics of each yoyo and whether or not they fit your play style :slight_smile:

That being said, if you are set on selling one I can only advise you just to play them both as much as you can. At the end of the day it’s all down to you to decide which on you feel you like the best.

For the most part strings come in varying degrees of thickness and softness/slickness. Addressing the issue of thickness first:

Thinner strings (example: Kitty String) will tend to be a little less gentle on the fingers, however the trade off is that you can fit more wraps of string in the gap of the yoyo before it starts rubbing the response and slowing down. They don’t tend to whip or hold tension as well as thicker strings.

Thicker string (example: Fat Kitty) is more generally more comfortable to use and has more momentum behind it for slacks and whips, however it’s more likely to snag or slow down the yoyo when you put multiple layers in.

Softness/slickness wise:

A softer string (example: YYSL Ammo) will be more comfortable to use, however will not whip as well as a slicker string.

A slick string (example: Toxic String) will whip and slack very fast. The trade off is that it will be rougher on the fingers, as well as sometimes requiring a specialised knot in order to keep the loop on the finger properly.

Now obviously there’s a lot of generalisations there, but it’s just the rough guidelines to give you an idea.

Generally, the most popular options tend to be Fat Kitty:

and Blueprint Strings (not that there’s many left in stock)

The reason why these are so popular is because they’re good value. Cheap, but play well with middle-of-the-road characteristics. If you want a specialised string you’ll need to shell out a bit more money, but it’s not a necessity.

Personally, I use Yoyostringlab’s Ammo because I like the feel of a thicker softer string. Really it would be best to try a few out for yourself and see what you like the best. :slight_smile:

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