# So, what kind of string do you use? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 16, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838 "2018-08-16T03:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/144 "2018-08-28T17:03:16Z")
Yeah, looks like wooly nylon string. They get real frizzy like that when you cut it. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/145 "2018-08-28T17:34:14Z")
Yep, that’s definitely a textured nylon product. I’d say wooly nylon is a good gander. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/146 "2018-08-28T18:03:47Z")
Frizzy end = best string confirmed ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/147 "2018-08-28T20:36:13Z")
> [@WickerWraith](#): > > It also grows a sick afro after you cut it, so THAT’S always a plus Just make sure you tie a knot before you cut it. Otherwise the string will burst free of its string-like shape! This type of thread is really lively. ---
**Author:** ![Swoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Swoff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Swoff)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/148 "2018-08-30T00:49:58Z")
ZipLines mostly for me, at the moment. Regs, thick and the business class all seem to find a good match on one throw or another. I also have Kitty fat on another and kitty XL on a couple that seem to feel better with something pretty thick. I’d like to try Ammo, but they have been out. I’ll start checking again. I may try to spin my own at least a few times. Seems like it might be kind of enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![noodles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/noodles/32/36467_2.png) [@noodles](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/noodles)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/149 "2018-09-04T05:22:08Z")
At first, like many others I was using Kitty Fat for a long time. Then one friend gave me some Miyo String, and i was blown away. It’s better in every way, unless you don’t like fat string. It’s in between Kitty XL and Fat, and it’s $15 for 100. Magicyoyo String is also good ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/150 "2018-09-06T06:16:43Z")
> [@anon5341354](#): > > > [@codinghorror](#): > > > > just like nobody really uses cotton strings any more > > I use cotton strings every day. 😄 #me too… 😋 ---
**Author:** ![Applepooh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/applepooh/32/40751_2.png) [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/151 "2018-09-13T19:53:32Z")
Slushy and Business Class **Zipline** Strings all day for me. Usually, Oranges, Blues, and White. Oh and Pink. Non neons. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/152 "2018-09-13T22:08:25Z")
Are the colors the reason you like those varieties? I’ve only tried the performance type, and I like it a lot. Just placed a new order but forgot to try the slushy ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/153 "2018-09-13T22:09:38Z")
Does Zipline produce in too low a quantity to be a vendor in the YYE webstore? ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/154 "2018-09-13T23:19:25Z")
I can’t speak for either, but my guess would yes. The smaller string makers never do well in other web stores. Well, I don’t know if it’s that they don’t “do well” but they never seem to have any real longevity. Seems like it’s easier for them to do their own thing, but even still a lot of them don’t last long. I think it’s mostly a labor of love. I can’t imagine there’s a big financial incentive in boutique string making, but maybe I’m wrong But speaking specifically of ZipLine, it’s obvious how much they care about their strings as soon as you see the pack ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/155 "2018-09-13T23:24:20Z")
Understood. I guess that’s always an issue whenever a prolific youtuber endorses a boutique brand. By the time some newbie sees those videos, that boutique string maker may no longer be making strings. Brandon Vu used to endorse Blueprint (is that what they were called?). Tvelto endorses Zipline. It’s hard to try out a boutique string that someone raves about if it ain’t made no more… ---
**Author:** ![Applepooh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/applepooh/32/40751_2.png) [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/156 "2018-09-14T00:17:20Z")
> [@Rosenberg](#): > > Are the colors the reason you like those varieties? I’ve only tried the performance type, and I like it a lot. Mix of both, I like the way the business class feels a lot; super chill vibe from them. But one of my favs are the CoraLine. ---
**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 14, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/157 "2018-09-14T02:30:58Z")
Blueprint were the strings made by the yoyo company Werrd, which Brandon was sponsored by. Werrd was a highly respected yoyo company that was around for years, it just so happens they panned our a few years ago, so their strings went with it. Not exactly the same situation as other boutique string brands (blueprint wasn’t really a boutique string brand anyway, it was a bulk string like kitty and Buddha) As for actual boutique string brands, @Rosenberg hit it on the head. Any boutique string company that’s not making bulk strings is making them by hand for the most part and it takes a significant amount of time. Many boutique string brands are undeniably better than any of the big bulk options like kitty However, many boutique string companies derive from a personal passion and interest in making good strings but the amount of labor required to the money received isn’t enough for really any boutique string company to sustain themselves for a long period of time. The only bulk boutique out there really is YYSL. I wish there were more, or at least one for nylon, but there isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Twkfrkdx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@Twkfrkdx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Twkfrkdx)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/158 "2018-09-14T10:36:01Z")
I dig some airetic, and some Big Bang string theory. The past couple weeks for string theory just feels right to me, though it takes a while to break in. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/159 "2018-09-15T02:11:48Z")
> [@zslane](#): > > Does Zipline produce in too low a quantity to be a vendor in the YYE webstore? That’s my guess. Most of them probably don’t produce the volume needed for a store. It wouldn’t look good to continually be out of stock waiting for the guy to get out another batch. ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/160 "2018-09-15T04:39:57Z")
YYSL seems to fall into a gray area. They are big enough to be on YYE, but their stock doesn’t get updated often. I’ve been waiting for neon yellow Type X’s to be restocked for quite some time. ---
**Author:** ![MattB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattb/32/14529_2.png) [@MattB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattB)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/161 "2018-09-15T04:52:38Z")
@zslane - Good news: Type X, Venom, and Plutonium neon yellow are headed to YYE after the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Theolodger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theolodger/32/65462_2.png) [@Theolodger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theolodger)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/162 "2019-02-10T15:03:58Z")
@Kieran has introduced me to Wooly Nylon and it is now my favourite ---
**Author:** ![Sinister\_Yoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sinister_yoyos/32/114006_2.png) [@Sinister\_Yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sinister_Yoyos)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838/163 "2019-02-10T20:34:01Z")
I’m spoiled by Airetic’s wooly nylon and Zipline Skylines nylon/poly blend. I’ve tried, but I just can’t go back to polyester. The nylon lasts so much longer and, as long as you keep your knot sticky, performs so well. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838.md?page=7) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-what-kind-of-string-do-you-use/291838.md?page=9)