# string adjustment.....HELp!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [August 13, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340 "2009-08-13T04:55:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Fr3ak](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fr3ak)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340/1 "2009-08-13T04:55:09Z")
Just wondering what others use to adjust thier string tension during play with a non responsive yoyo (888)? I thow alot of side style tricks and not much else and ussally end up taking string off finger to let it spin out to get a relax string again. Just wondering if there is an easier way/ trick to quickly adjust the string tension with out removing it from finger??
---
### Author:  [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340/2 "2009-08-13T05:05:03Z")
a quick sidewinder can do the trick.
Or what some players will do is do a mini sidewinder by pinching the string about 3 inches from the yoyo and flipping it like a sidewinder in either direction depending if the string is tighter or looser.
J.
🙂
---
### Author:  [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340/3 "2009-08-13T05:33:10Z")
Welcome to the forum.
There is a search button that is very helpful. I found these topics on this same topic
> **[string tension](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,5271.0.html)**
>
> i really need help on string tension.i’m not talking about a trick like ufo, but a technical tip.also is there string that helps also.it drives me nuts having to fix my string after every throw.any help would be great.
> **[Help with string tension!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,149.0.html)**
>
> Hey does anyone have a good way to adjust your string tension, without taking it off your finger, when your yoyo is unresposive? Like maybe a video to watch? If someone could help that would be great! Thanks. BAMM…11
> **[String tension on an unresponsive Yo-Yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,824.0.html)**
>
> My Lyn Fury is unresponsive and I have my Velocity set for unresponsive as well. How do I adjust string tension on them without taking the string off my finger? I can sidewinder my responsive yo-yo, but I kind of suck at UFO, usually only landing it...
Please don’t reply in the older ones though. Thanks.
---
### Author:  [@dryoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dryoyo)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340/4 "2009-08-13T07:26:45Z")
Here is a video by Ryan Gee that he did for the [yoyoskills.com](http://yoyoskills.com) contest
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQfcll1PLQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQfcll1PLQ)
---
### Author:  [@yoyomaster242](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaster242)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340/5 "2009-08-13T07:44:53Z")
Throw a sleeper and take your TH and move it in a clockwise motion aroound the string.
there is a vid on youtube i will try and post it for you
---
### Author:  [@yoyomaster242](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaster242)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340/6 "2009-08-13T07:49:51Z")
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccAm3rlIUe0its](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccAm3rlIUe0its) the third method at about 2 minutes
---
### Author:  [@Fr3ak](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fr3ak)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-adjustment-help/5340/7 "2009-08-13T12:30:52Z")
Wow , woke up today with all these great lil tips on string tension. WHoo0p thanks for the help guys… You all RawK!!