# String Change?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [March 26, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915 "2014-03-26T06:32:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@jon\_walker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jon_walker)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/1 "2014-03-26T06:32:18Z")
I think it is time to change my string. This one is 2 days old. Pictured next to a new string. [http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/26/ymuvuje2.jpg](http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/26/ymuvuje2.jpg)
I am loving the Fat Kitty string. I think next I will try regular kitty though. I still can’t believe how quickly I get the string this filthy.
So how often do you change string?
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### Author:  [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/2 "2014-03-26T10:05:20Z")
Depends on the string. Some last much longer than others.
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### Author:  [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/3 "2014-03-26T11:38:10Z")
> [@jbritter3](#):
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> Depends on the string. Some last much longer than others.
That and the playing conditions. I go through strings a lot faster on warm and humid days that make me sweat just sitting down.
Really depends on how pedantic you are with your strings as well. I know some guys who will play a string right up until it’s on the verge of snapping. I also know some guys who will change strings as soon as they lose their bounciness. Me, I change mine when they start to get really fuzzy.
Yuki
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### Author:  [@yoyomanente](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomanente)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/4 "2014-03-26T12:04:52Z")
Normally 1 or 2 every sermon my heavy used throws I use normal kitty string
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### Author:  [@yoyomanente](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomanente)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/5 "2014-03-26T12:05:04Z")
Every week\*
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### Author:  [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/6 "2014-03-26T12:24:11Z")
When I used to use bulk string i changed it about every 3 days.
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### Author:  [@jon\_walker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jon_walker)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/7 "2014-03-26T19:41:58Z")
My Yelets is my main throw since it is beat. I use a string every 3 days usually which is about 8 hrs of play. I use it until it frays. My other nice throws always have fresh string. When they get a little worn they go on the Yelets.
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### Author:  [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/8 "2014-03-26T19:45:47Z")
I think fat kitty string lasts the longest for me. Thin(er) string just doesnt cut it anymore now that I use phat kats. I change my string after around 2-3 hours of play. For 5a I change it after about 4 hours of play, and for 4a I like never change the string lol. I dont take 4a that seriously 😛
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### Author:  [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/9 "2014-03-27T03:33:24Z")
It depends how hard I’m practicing. I usually go through like 40 the day of MN states or MWR.
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### Author:  [@LeftyLink](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyLink)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/10 "2014-03-27T03:34:46Z")
I change mine once trick binds become less snappy and if its just nasty to play with
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### Author:  [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/11 "2014-03-27T19:28:11Z")
Kitty string will last about 7 hours. Homemade string never gets changed, just washed, after a month.
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### Author:  [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/12 "2014-03-27T20:58:49Z")
> [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](#):
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> Kitty string will last about 7 hours. Homemade string never gets changed, just washed, after a month.
That isn’t true at all. It depends what kind of thread you use.
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### Author:  [@\_kmart](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_kmart)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/13 "2014-03-29T21:53:58Z")
i use kitty nylon 1.5 and i change it at least once a day. I play about 4 hours a day. I don’t really wash my string at all, ive never tried it. I should. But I mostly just change the string when the color is dulled (i mostly use neon yellow), when it starts getting fuzzy, and when it doesn’t hold its tension as well. If if twists a lot after like 2 throws then i know its time to change the string.
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### Author:  [@nardcopter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nardcopter)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/14 "2014-03-29T23:46:07Z")
I feel like some people change their string really often. I change my fat kitty once every 1.5 - 2 weeks.
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### Author:  [@atomictoyguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/atomictoyguy)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/15 "2014-03-30T16:57:42Z")
> [@\_kmart](#):
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> i use kitty nylon 1.5 and i change it at least once a day. I play about 4 hours a day. I don’t really wash my string at all, ive never tried it. I should. But I mostly just change the string when the color is dulled (i mostly use neon yellow), when it starts getting fuzzy, and when it doesn’t hold its tension as well. If if twists a lot after like 2 throws then i know its time to change the string.
This is my routine, I change when they become a pain to maintain their tension. Once it gets to the point that I can’t do a suicide reliably after a few throws, it is time to go.
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### Author:  [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-change/64915/16 "2014-03-31T20:41:57Z")
> [@crococorey](#):
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> That isn’t true at all. It depends what kind of thread you use.
Oh, yeah, I worded that weird. I was talking about my homemade string. 😛