# Size of YoYo string **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [May 14, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-of-yoyo-string/338559 "2021-05-14T13:34:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omkar211](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@Omkar211](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Omkar211)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-of-yoyo-string/338559/1 "2021-05-14T13:34:47Z")
I really wanted to know what should be the size of my Yo To string Everyone tell to adjust it to your height but I don’t think that professional yo-yoers do that I saw the video of WEIRD titled 26 levels of yoyo tricks and Harrison Lee (who taught in that video) had a string which looked a bit oversized about 10-20 cm more than the standard belly button size My height is about 5 ft 6.5 inches 168 cm Its kind of short So what should be the size of the string as I am not beginner anymore and have short string while doing some intense string tricks Thank you ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-of-yoyo-string/338559/2 "2021-05-14T14:03:23Z")
Just experiment with different lengths and find one that is perfect for YOU and works best for the tricks you do or want to do. ---
**Author:** ![fuddmain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fuddmain/32/122807_2.png) [@fuddmain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fuddmain)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-of-yoyo-string/338559/3 "2021-05-14T14:50:05Z")
This is something I’m thinking a lot about myself. As I start to learn stuff like Double or Nothing I find it gets really tight. I’m 6’1", so just above the belly button isn’t that short, but it seems like everyone else uses a string that must be 8 feet long. As @ChrisFrancz says you have to find the length that works for you. What I’m doing is gradually increasing the length of the string each time I change them. That will, hopefully, allow me to adjust without throwing the yoyo into the floor ---
**Author:** ![mgodzilla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mgodzilla/32/58046_2.png) [@mgodzilla](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mgodzilla)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-of-yoyo-string/338559/4 "2021-05-14T18:52:03Z")
i’ll usually use the bellybutton to foot measurement. mgodzilla sunny… ---
**Author:** ![SammyCaboose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@SammyCaboose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SammyCaboose)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-of-yoyo-string/338559/5 "2021-05-14T19:20:48Z")
Just kind of depends. When you are learning tricks with lots of wraps extra length may be helpful but over time you get used to it. I’ve been playing with a standard (for me) length of string so long I’m afraid to change it because I would bash all my yoyos into the ground. ---
**Author:** ![LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ldtravel_yoyo06/32/121023_2.png) [@LDTravel\_yoyo06](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LDTravel_yoyo06)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-of-yoyo-string/338559/6 "2021-05-15T22:44:50Z")
So I’m giving you a tip if you like fast play , hooks ,brent and reverse brent stoles and horizontal tie it 0-2 inches over your bellybutton ( also if you practice hooks it’s way easier wit short string) when you make really tecky tricks like candy rain and co I would recommend about 4-5 maybe even 6 inches over your bellybutton but try out both. I also always have on longer one shorter and about 10 uncut string in my back when I go out because I always switch between them depending what I’m practicing. When I try to make a hooks and Bret stole combo I usually use short string for long tecky combos long string and if there is a hook in the combo I sometimes make some wraps around my fingers