# Longer string?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longer-string/53001>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [May 1, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longer-string/53001 "2013-05-01T18:23:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![CaoJAsian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@CaoJAsian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaoJAsian)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longer-string/53001/1 "2013-05-01T18:23:13Z")

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It seems whenever i’m watching tutorials/performances with more technical tricks, the yo-yoer always has lots of space to maneuver the yo-yo around the string, but whenever I try the trick, the yo-yo has almost no space to move and my hands are always so close together, the holes in the string formation are too small and I can’t hop the yo-yo through.

Does anyone use longer string because of this? I use standard YYN highlights without cutting them at all.

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**Author:** ![58george58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/6de8d8/32.png) [@58george58](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/58george58)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longer-string/53001/2 "2013-05-02T20:16:32Z")

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Personally I try to use some pretty long string. I’ve always found it easier to learn tricks this way, and as you said it does give you A LOT more space to hop around in. I guess it all depends on how you like it and how you want your tricks to look to others. In my own experience I find that using longer string makes some tricks look more fluid. But on the other hand, I’ve seen people use shorter strings because they say they can move through tricks a little faster. My little brother tends to use longer string on his practice yo-yo for learning tricks, and then shorter string on his main yo-yo once he gets 'em down.

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**Author:** ![CaoJAsian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@CaoJAsian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaoJAsian)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longer-string/53001/3 "2013-05-03T00:58:25Z")

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> [@58george58](#):
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> Personally I try to use some pretty long string. I’ve always found it easier to learn tricks this way, and as you said it does give you A LOT more space to hop around in. I guess it all depends on how you like it and how you want your tricks to look to others. In my own experience I find that using longer string makes some tricks look more fluid. But on the other hand, I’ve seen people use shorter strings because they say they can move through tricks a little faster. My little brother tends to use longer string on his practice yo-yo for learning tricks, and then shorter string on his main yo-yo once he gets 'em down.

Makes sense

Where can I get longer (than YYN highlights) string?

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**Author:** ![washparkdub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@washparkdub](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/washparkdub)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longer-string/53001/4 "2013-05-06T15:48:06Z")

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See I started out using ultra long string. I stopped for a couple of reasons…  
Firstly, my throw arm would get exhausted from holding it shoulder level.  
Secondly, you can wind it faster when its belly button or even a little shorter.

The kicker is, I love the feel of a long flowy string, also the quick precision of a short one.