# String.. How to tell when it is gonna need to be brought outback and shot... **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 5, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050 "2009-08-05T15:16:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DarthVaughn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@DarthVaughn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DarthVaughn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/1 "2009-08-05T15:16:51Z")
Subject/Title says it all. 😛 So how do you tell? I generally throw it away when it breaks. Im frugal. How about yous guys? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/2 "2009-08-05T15:19:28Z")
I use Highlights mostly and when they get frizzy toward the yoyo or they break. They seem to not slack as well and the loop for suicides isn’t a loop anymore. Of course this only takes me about half an hour or so. ---
**Author:** ![DarthVaughn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@DarthVaughn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DarthVaughn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/3 "2009-08-05T15:21:18Z")
How often do you yo? like 6 hours non-stop? lol ---
**Author:** ![theyoyoempire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoempire/32/254_2.png) [@theyoyoempire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoyoempire)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/4 "2009-08-05T15:22:18Z")
I throw it away also, but I have some cool ideas for old string. - Make a yoyo holder - Make an art project (Wreath, etc.) - Make yourself look like Bob Marley or George Washington - Make Christmas decorations out of it - Use it as fill-in grass - My favorite: TP your teachers house (No, I never did that) ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/5 "2009-08-05T15:22:34Z")
I usually use them until they break unless they are just killing my finger because they’re so used/old. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/6 "2009-08-05T15:22:42Z")
> [@DarthVaughn](#): > > How often do you yo? like 6 hours non-stop? lol No I said it only takes me 30 minutes or so. Not 6 hours. I like a fresh string. What can I tell ya. ---
**Author:** ![DarthVaughn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@DarthVaughn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DarthVaughn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/7 "2009-08-05T15:28:46Z")
> [@icthus](#): > > > [@DarthVaughn](#): > > > > How often do you yo? like 6 hours non-stop? lol > > No I said it only takes me 30 minutes or so. Not 6 hours. I like a fresh string. What can I tell ya. wow… i obviously wasnt thinking straight, it was supposed to be more of an experience comment… but nvm… but i know what you mean about the "fresh string. It is my preferance, but not my wallets. ---
**Author:** ![EvanB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@EvanB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EvanB)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/8 "2009-08-05T15:39:39Z")
> [@DarthVaughn](#): > > > [@icthus](#): > > > > > [@DarthVaughn](#): > > > > > > How often do you yo? like 6 hours non-stop? lol > > > > No I said it only takes me 30 minutes or so. Not 6 hours. I like a fresh string. What can I tell ya. > > wow… i obviously wasnt thinking straight, it was supposed to be more of an experience comment… but nvm… but i know what you mean about the "fresh string. It is my preferance, but not my wallets. I Go through an Alchemy in a day of play. Highlights… about 30 minutes and trash for me. 50/50 is the same. I’m picky. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/9 "2009-08-05T15:50:47Z")
> [@Evan](#): > > > [@DarthVaughn](#): > > > > > [@icthus](#): > > > > > > > [@DarthVaughn](#): > > > > > > > > How often do you yo? like 6 hours non-stop? lol > > > > > > No I said it only takes me 30 minutes or so. Not 6 hours. I like a fresh string. What can I tell ya. > > > > wow… i obviously wasnt thinking straight, it was supposed to be more of an experience comment… but nvm… but i know what you mean about the "fresh string. It is my preferance, but not my wallets. > > I Go through an Alchemy in a day of play. > > Highlights… about 30 minutes and trash for me. 50/50 is the same. > > I’m picky. I don’t like alchemy. Has this wierd feeling to it. Some do though. ---
**Author:** ![DarthVaughn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@DarthVaughn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DarthVaughn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/10 "2009-08-05T15:52:22Z")
Im not godly, or even good at yoyoing lol, but i go through like a string every 3-5 days. I generally yo for at least 2 hours everyday, especially at work, and it still takes that long. I use the 100% polyester on this site. ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/11 "2009-08-05T15:55:49Z")
> [@DarthVaughn](#): > > Im not godly, or even good at yoyoing lol, but i go through like a string every 3-5 days. I generally yo for at least 2 hours everyday, especially at work, and it still takes that long. I use the 100% polyester on this site. I also yoyo about that long (usually) and I use 100% cotton and it still lasts me a few weeks, contrary to people’s beliefs that cotton doesn’t last very long as all. It does get kind of nasty though. ---
**Author:** ![theyoyoempire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoempire/32/254_2.png) [@theyoyoempire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoyoempire)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/12 "2009-08-05T16:03:08Z")
Agreed. Same here. ---
**Author:** ![polloyoyo12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@polloyoyo12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/polloyoyo12)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/13 "2009-08-05T16:07:02Z")
> [@DarthVaughn](#): > > Im not godly, or even good at yoyoing lol, but i go through like a string every 3-5 days. I generally yo for at least 2 hours everyday, especially at work, and it still takes that long. I use the 100% polyester on this site. i go through a yoyoguy dayglow string in around 3-4 days and i yoyo around 5-7 hours since were on vacation ---
**Author:** ![ElendilAndurilz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/elendilandurilz/32/140_2.png) [@ElendilAndurilz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ElendilAndurilz)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/14 "2009-08-05T16:13:12Z")
It depends on the string I’m using. I’ve never broken a string, but here are the general times I use each string respectively. Highlights or 50/50 - 1-2 hours Chaos 122 - 1 day (3-4 hours of play) G-string Intentus/SSE - 1-2 days (6-ish hours of play) Gatorfloss - 2-4 days (6-12-ish hours of play) This is basically when I find the strings fraying and not holding tension as well. I generally like the new of a new string as many have said before. ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/15 "2009-08-05T17:29:40Z")
> [@DarthVaughn](#): > > I generally throw it away when it breaks. Im frugal. So you’re risking your $20 - $200 yo-yo because you’re “frugal” and don’t want to replace a $0.10 piece of string? ---
**Author:** ![mattsk8nike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattsk8nike/32/213_2.png) [@mattsk8nike](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mattsk8nike)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/16 "2009-08-05T17:54:47Z")
I usually use highlights for a day. And my friend’s strings for a week - 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/17 "2009-08-05T18:49:50Z")
> [@Nathan](#): > > > [@DarthVaughn](#): > > > > I generally throw it away when it breaks. Im frugal. > > So you’re risking your $20 - $200 yo-yo because you’re “frugal” and don’t want to replace a $0.10 piece of string? That makes sense. However, if you play on carpet or grass you’re ok. Actually what I end up doing is playing until it’s somewhat crummy then putting it on a lesser yoyo and then using it until it breaks. ---
**Author:** ![theyoyoempire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoempire/32/254_2.png) [@theyoyoempire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoyoempire)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/18 "2009-08-05T18:51:32Z")
A point is made! String is string, no matter what. I use it until it breaks. I’ve had the same string for about a month straight, and it runs perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/19 "2009-08-05T19:38:55Z")
I’m not that picky. I’ll go through 50/50 in about a day, and Highlights in a few hours. I rarely play for long periods straight. Usually, I play for 5 minutes, so something else, play for 10 minutes, do something else. But when I start making up a trick, I yoyo a very long time. ---
**Author:** ![DarthVaughn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@DarthVaughn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DarthVaughn)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050/20 "2009-08-06T11:46:28Z")
> [@Apetrunk](#): > > > [@Nathan](#): > > > > > [@DarthVaughn](#): > > > > > > I generally throw it away when it breaks. Im frugal. > > > > So you’re risking your $20 - $200 yo-yo because you’re “frugal” and don’t want to replace a $0.10 piece of string? > > That makes sense. However, if you play on carpet or grass you’re ok. > > Actually what I end up doing is playing until it’s somewhat crummy then putting it on a lesser yoyo and then using it until it breaks. I kind of agree, i guess my DM is taking that risk… but i generally play on grass, i play at work and im a security guard, so i drive around my patrol area then i stop at a cool well lit place and yo for about 5-30 mins, then resume duty. I sometimes yo at this 76 station at Ventura,Sherman Oaks which is all concrete, so i do take a lil bit of a risk… maybe ill start buying strings in 100 packs… cheaper too… and just because it made me lol, picture a man, a rent-a-cop, with a huge gun on his waste, yoyo-ing. Thats what i look like to people on the street. lol. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-how-to-tell-when-it-is-gonna-need-to-be-brought-outback-and-shot/5050.md?page=2)