# Preferred Level of Response
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [March 17, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748 "2024-03-17T23:57:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/1 "2024-03-17T23:57:24Z")
Yo!
When playing 1a with unresponsive yoyos, how do you prefer the level of response, between the two extremes of the spectrum.
_Poll ([view on site](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/1))_
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### Author:  [@fradiger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fradiger)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/2 "2024-03-18T00:00:03Z")
I will take slightly looser pads over slightly too tight pads any day, snagging is annoying and painful…
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### Author:  [@theendofcake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theendofcake)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/3 "2024-03-18T00:07:05Z")
i use alphaline mainly, but sometimes pads are TOO slippy for me. I like to think i prefer lesser response though, but it’s all relative
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### Author:  [@Siredud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Siredud)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/4 "2024-03-18T00:07:21Z")
snagging is a skill issue.
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### Author:  [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/5 "2024-03-18T00:11:16Z")
Lacerations and Regens are my jam. Nothing like the feel of some grippy pads on the string.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/6 "2024-03-18T00:11:56Z")
Seems to me being snaggy unresponsive is an oxymoron.
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/7 "2024-03-18T00:28:37Z")
Okay pretend I said snappy instead of snaggy and relaxed instead of slippy bc y’all don’t seem to like the vocab I chose. Simple question though like do ppl prefer softer pads or harder pads. Just was curious.
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### Author:  [@Pous2002](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pous2002)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/8 "2024-03-18T00:29:10Z")
Neither, enough response not to miss lacerations and other fancy binds but not enough response to snag and get hit by a metal object in the knuckles. If I had to choose I’d say slippy response because you can always adjust your binds even if it isn’t ideal
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### Author:  [@JosiahR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JosiahR)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/9 "2024-03-18T00:43:51Z")
I like snappy pads not necessarily snaggy, but I hate slippy pads so I went with the snaggy option
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### Author:  [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/10 "2024-03-18T01:23:16Z")
I mean, letting a bind slip is also a skill issue. You’re not wrong but that’s not really what I was asking about.
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### Author:  [@oops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oops)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/11 "2024-03-18T01:32:27Z")
I want a snappy bind and I want it to be consistent and long lasting. I have flowable/red gasket for emergencies but prefer not to use them. I pour a good response, but it’s never the same twice, and flowable especially doesn’t last long enough when I’m playing 1 thing a ton. YYF naturals have been king for me for any yoyo that allows them. Snappy and consistent for what feels like an eternity.
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### Author:  [@p44company](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/p44company)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/12 "2024-03-18T01:52:48Z")
Neutral grip for me (white pads) and also a 4.6mm gap + medium thickness string for my liking
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### Author:  [@Beverchakus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Beverchakus)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/13 "2024-03-18T02:06:52Z")
High response for sure. A failed bind grinds my gears like nothing else. I like the grippy pads/ flush silicone, D bearings, fat string and highwalls. I’d rather combat the snag with smoothness and have less chance of missing a bind. I don’t enjoy them snagging when they shouldn’t but, most of the time a snag is my fault for playing sloppy. I like my binds to be low effort and be able to still get a tight bind at low RPMs. Some yoyos i have to make the loop so big for the bind that the yoyo almost touches my hand. And they still slip. Low wall C bearing throws alot of the time. Just not fun for me. I do use short string but i ain’t changing that.
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### Author:  [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/14 "2024-03-18T02:18:42Z")
Shouldn’t there be a goldilocks response?
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### Author:  [@K1LCr09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/K1LCr09)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/15 "2024-03-18T03:04:28Z")
I like them in a level non so snappy but not too slippy, kind of in the middle.
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### Author:  [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/16 "2024-03-18T03:13:09Z")
If we’re talking extremes, I’d rather have slightly more snappy than slippy for sure. I have a more relaxed style and like binds and regens to feel more reliable. Ideally, I want something right in the middle that had reliable binds and doesn’t snag up too much.
> [@GTDropKnot](#):
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> Simple question though like do ppl prefer softer pads or harder pads
I prefer softer. OD flow grooves are my favorite and I usually prefer neutral or softer pads over harder pads from other manufacturers.
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### Author:  [@Albertino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Albertino)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/17 "2024-03-18T08:00:46Z")
For me the slippiest as it can be the better is, for me the perfect response is the Permatex grey when is worn out, the only thing I hate in yoyo playing is snag during a trick, it literally drive me insane.
On my daily rotation I have all the silicone quite gone and I like it more this way, until now the pads on the market are unusable for me and I tried so many of them.
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### Author:  [@Albertino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Albertino)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/18 "2024-03-18T08:03:29Z")
Try to play with 3 or 4 layer of strings around the bearing during a tech combo and going against the natural rotation of the yoyo during combos, the snag is easily behind the corner and there is nothing you can do.
Hard to think that snagging is a skill issue when there are sooo many people that look around for worn out pads or pads that get consumed quickly (like the yoyofactory red ones for the contest setup).
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### Author:  [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/19 "2024-03-18T09:17:08Z")
High level of response only. I like playing with strings around the thickness of kitty normal strings and use relatively short string (90cm (5A main)).
Needing to put more effort into binding to get tight binds isn’t a skill issue in the way I’m thinking about it. I just want a minimal effort super tight bind every time. Snagging isn’t an issue for me. I snag far more with thicker strings on wider gap yoyos with hard response material, than thinner string on smaller gaps with softer response material.
But this is definitely relative to just the yoyos and setups I’ve personally used.
I get why people like wider gaps and slippier pads, but I heavily prefer more narrow gaps and softer response material. lt just makes sense for how I personally play yoyo.
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### Author:  [@stevejspins](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stevejspins)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/preferred-level-of-response/396748/20 "2024-03-18T11:55:20Z")
Over responsive might break in, so…
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