# Longest lasting response **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [September 1, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099 "2014-09-01T11:14:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raigo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/raigo/32/1446_2.png) [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/1 "2014-09-01T11:14:35Z")
What response pads last the longest? ---
**Author:** ![Coffelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/coffelt/32/1085_2.png) [@Coffelt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Coffelt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/2 "2014-09-01T11:26:26Z")
Long lasting is up to use and how one throws. ---
**Author:** ![Raigo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/raigo/32/1446_2.png) [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/3 "2014-09-01T11:34:52Z")
> [@Coffelt](#): > > Long lasting is up to use and how one throws. I mean over all Flow able silicone\ **Author:** ![Chad03109](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chad03109/32/1513_2.png) [@Chad03109](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chad03109)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/4 "2014-09-01T16:55:47Z") It does depend on many factors the yoyo the speed your string how you bind and more I can’t think of at the moment. It’s about friction. As far as I know the softer the pad the quicker it will wear out. I could be wrong. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/5 "2014-09-01T17:10:54Z")
Snow tires 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mughees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mughees/32/7931_2.png) [@Mughees](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mughees)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/6 "2014-09-01T21:44:38Z")
Flow grooves ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/7 "2014-09-01T22:09:04Z")
Concrete ---
**Author:** ![live\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@live\_wire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/live_wire)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/8 "2014-09-01T22:17:19Z")
Probably the One Drop Flow groove or self-applied flowable silicone. However, I’ve heard good things about MonkeyFinger Design’s monkey snot. ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/9 "2014-09-01T22:50:13Z")
> [@live\_wire](#): > > Probably the One Drop Flow groove or self-applied flowable silicone. However, I’ve heard good things about MonkeyFinger Design’s monkey snot. Flowable silicone doesn’t last as long as pads, and monkey snot lasts even shorter. It doesn’t play bad, it just doesn’t last longg ---
**Author:** ![thehandcoder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thehandcoder/32/1410_2.png) [@thehandcoder](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thehandcoder)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/10 "2014-09-01T23:16:39Z")
> [@andy569](#): > > Flowable silicone doesn’t last as long as pads, and monkey snot lasts even shorter. It doesn’t play bad, it just doesn’t last longg Really. I feel monkey snot lasts a good long time. It’s my favorite. Breaks in quick and gives consistent binds. ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/11 "2014-09-01T23:26:06Z")
> [@thehandcoder](#): > > Really. I feel monkey snot lasts a good long time. It’s my favorite. Breaks in quick and gives consistent binds. Only lasts about a week or two of heavy play for me when pads last at least twice as long ---
**Author:** ![thehandcoder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thehandcoder/32/1410_2.png) [@thehandcoder](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thehandcoder)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/12 "2014-09-02T01:33:53Z")
> [@andy569](#): > > Only lasts about a week or two of heavy play for me when pads last at least twice as long I play 1-2 hours a day and usually only redo the response when it is damaged. Maybe once a month. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/13 "2014-09-02T04:54:09Z")
I don’t know what I’m doing “wrong”, but if I have to change a response in a yoyo more than twice a year, it’s a surprise. Every few weeks? Every month? What am I DOING? :wink: ---
**Author:** ![live\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@live\_wire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/live_wire)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/14 "2014-09-02T07:28:18Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > I don’t know what I’m doing “wrong”, but if I have to change a response in a yoyo more than twice a year, it’s a surprise. Every few weeks? Every month? What am I DOING? :wink: Haha, don’t worry, you’re not the only one. I have red pads in my DV888 that have been there for almost a year but I’m too lazy to get it changed. ---
**Author:** ![N8dogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@N8dogg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/N8dogg)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/15 "2014-09-02T07:38:23Z")
Responses can differ greatly. I absolutely have an original Hulk Smash Wooly Marmot that still has Chris’s original flowable silicone and it still binds and plays great. Not kidding. It’s been 5-6 years? On the other hand, the flowable that came with my OG Avalanche lasted about 1 month. I seem to have very good luck with Snow Tires though. In my experience I’d rank them Flowable Silicone\ **Author:** ![Moise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moise/32/955_2.png) [@Moise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Moise)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/16 "2014-09-02T08:57:25Z") on my first yyf genesis, one pad tore out on my third or fourth bind. next throw smashed against the floor… ever since then whenever I get a new throw I tear out whatever garbage they put in the grooves, and pour silicone myself. I have never had to replace the silicone I put for 2 or 3 years. keep in mind I dont usually stick to one throw, more like rotate around 30ish. replacing every few weeks seems absurd to me. ---
**Author:** ![thehandcoder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thehandcoder/32/1410_2.png) [@thehandcoder](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thehandcoder)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/17 "2014-09-02T20:11:27Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > I don’t know what I’m doing “wrong”, but if I have to change a response in a yoyo more than twice a year, it’s a surprise. Every few weeks? Every month? What am I DOING? :wink: Mine are usually fine till I get a good knot in the string. That will usually end up tearing a little chunk out. I said maybe a month on mine, but not sure how accurate that is. Just guessing. ---
**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/18 "2014-09-02T20:14:03Z")
most of mine last 2 months on my most used throw. ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/longest-lasting-response/69099/19 "2014-09-03T00:24:16Z")
For my offstring yoyo I have to replace the flow-able silicone every 2 or 1 weeks