# String confusion

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-confusion/45291>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [November 16, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-confusion/45291 "2012-11-16T23:14:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shkd70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@Shkd70](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shkd70)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-confusion/45291/1 "2012-11-16T23:14:54Z")

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With the growing amount of string types out there I am curious as to which one I will like best.

Here’s the topic: I put a string of such and such brand on such and such yoyo. Well, a week later I decide that I like or dislike said string, but now I don’t remember which it is. Does anyone have a methodology of string testing?

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Yoyoguy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr_yoyoguy/32/922_2.png) [@Mr\_Yoyoguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr_Yoyoguy)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-confusion/45291/2 "2012-11-16T23:15:41Z")

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> [@Shkd70](#):
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> With the growing amount of string types out there I am curious as to which one I will like best.
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> Here’s the topic: I put a string of such and such brand on such and such yoyo. Well, a week later I decide that I like or dislike said string, but now I don’t remember which it is. Does anyone have a methodology of string testing?

Simple. Write the string brand down, not too hard.

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**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-confusion/45291/3 "2012-11-16T23:17:44Z")

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Well, You’d be best off to write down the yoyo and string pair that you’er using and keep it somewhere safe.

I know when I’m testing a whole bunch of different versions of the same string, it can be extremely difficult to remember the exact material I used and the exact tension I used while making it. Especially when the string plays great…

As for finding what kind of string it is after a week, check out the areas near the slip knot, as that tends to be the least worn down part of the string. Compare this area to a brand new string, and you should be able to match them up from the color and texture.

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**Author:** ![Big\_Yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big_yoyo/32/1032_2.png) [@Big\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_Yoyo)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-confusion/45291/4 "2012-11-17T00:06:39Z")

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Myself, being the string connoisseur that I am, can touch a string, maybe inspect it for like 5 seconds, and be able to tell you what kind of string it is. I love strings, and can tell by the threads and how it feels what kind it is.

But for you, just write it down