# String length DOES matter **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 19, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409 "2012-07-19T13:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pat.C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Pat.C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pat.C)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409/21 "2012-07-20T03:27:09Z")
I like my string slightly longer than it really SHOULD be.(Just at the Belly Button) I find that it gives the perfect blend of speed and large slack ease. Slacks look nicer with long string, so if that’s your style, go with long string. If you prefer tech, short is good for you. Personally I have grown to HATE short string. Just me. No hate to people who use short string. ---
**Author:** ![xXYoYo888Xx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xxyoyo888xx/32/851_2.png) [@xXYoYo888Xx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xXYoYo888Xx)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409/22 "2012-07-20T04:48:42Z")
I just use YYE string at stock length, I’m about 5’4. But I recently started using kitty string at the longest length I could tie it and it makes learning tricks so much easier! I had a really hard time learning Grandma Kimmitt Sandwich but after switching to longer string, it was much easier. ---
**Author:** ![YourBBQ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yourbbq/32/7926_2.png) [@YourBBQ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YourBBQ)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409/23 "2012-07-20T05:51:27Z")
> [@liife](#): > > > [@like125cats](#): > > > > Well, when your really tall like me, I am 13 turning 14 August 2nd and I am 6"2 I usually don’t cut my string as much, because I usually have to buy yyf super long string to make it the right height. > > I’m also 6’2, I buy regular white poly and take about an inch off. Man, you guys are tall ::). Well I usually find it easier to bind with longer string and I can do my tricks more flowingly and not miss or hit my fingers. The only problem I have with long string is that I might ding the yoyo or ding someone. ---
**Author:** ![stookie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/stookie/32/1071_2.png) [@stookie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stookie)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409/24 "2012-07-20T06:22:45Z")
About 5’11 here, and I always prefer a longer string to a shorter one, although I pretty much just use YYE poly string straight out of the package. But any time a new throw comes with shorter string, I throw it down once and I can tell immediately. It feels constricting to me. I can definitely tell it’s faster but it just doesn’t feel “right”. ---
**Author:** ![Pat.C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Pat.C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pat.C)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409/25 "2012-07-20T13:46:06Z")
^True Dat Brotha’ ---
**Author:** ![ebilflindas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ebilflindas/32/1123_2.png) [@ebilflindas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ebilflindas)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409/26 "2012-07-21T15:26:37Z")
I’ve been trying to get my son interested in yoyoing since I got started, 3 months ago. He started with responsive throws, but wasn’t that into it. Until I got him his own Northstar. He still wasn’t that crazy about it, but when I insisted we trim the string to his height, he found it MUCH easier to play with. He’s been playing with it a lot more since. ---
**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409/27 "2012-07-21T18:09:39Z")
> [@NathanC](#): > > Yep, not only does playing with too-long string look super awkward(honestly i can’t watch kids playing with chest-height string, it’s like watching a cat walk in shoes), but it also makes tricks way slower, harder, and increases the chances of dinging your yoyo. Please kids, cut your string, even if just so i can stop getting dinged yoyos off the B/S/T. Asia Pacific 2012 prelim winner got a really long string, yeah he won the prelim and got 4th place in finals [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/c/3/ec37ca706629cc67cdabe8037b413256c645c01b.jpeg "C3yoyodesign present: AP2012 1A Prelim - Ahmad Kharisma") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYq8SuhP-DA) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length-does-matter/40409.md?page=1)