# Nothing but knots **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [March 23, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170 "2020-03-23T20:14:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/1 "2020-03-23T20:14:29Z")
I got my 66% Shutter last Monday and was having a blast with it until a couple of days ago. At least 70% of my snap starts now end in a knot. I’ve tried three different strings, I tried three bearings. Nothing is working and I am seriously bummed. What am I doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/2 "2020-03-23T20:17:25Z")
I’ve been getting a lot of knots from snap starts too over the last couple of weeks. ☹ SO annoying! ---
**Author:** ![Legit\_yoyostrings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yoyostrings/32/136873_2.png) [@Legit\_yoyostrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_yoyostrings)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/3 "2020-03-23T20:18:54Z")
this happens with smaller yo-yos why idk ---
**Author:** ![maathimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@maathimself](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/maathimself)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/4 "2020-03-23T21:12:50Z")
I’m guessing the string is going slack when you snap the yoyo, which allows it to loop over a small yoyo. Try snapping outward to keep the string tense, like you would with a responsive. ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/5 "2020-03-24T01:59:57Z")
I like to grab the yo-yo so the string is taught against my TH thumb. It helps me snap straighter with hard to snap yos, and it also helps prevents the yo-yo from bouncing through any loops in the slack. 🤷‍♂️ Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/6 "2020-03-25T04:44:01Z")
Could string thickness have anything to do with this? ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/7 "2020-03-25T16:50:00Z")
The smaller diameter makes it easier for a loop to go around the yoyo, and create an axle not. There may be a Snap Start to Green Triangle trick to be had… ---
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/8 "2020-03-26T23:21:25Z")
I figured it out!! When snap start would only bring my yo part way up I was winding it too tight. I am so relieved, I love my 66% Shutter. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nothing-but-knots/317170/9 "2020-03-27T06:07:11Z")
I seem to be the opposite, no knots on my 66%'s, found these actually really easy to get a good spin for a snap start (not enough to do a trick but enough to get a clean wind). My 66% edge is the easiest of the 3 I have (also have “babycuda” and “little maker.”