# string length. **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 27, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129 "2012-05-27T23:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/1 "2012-05-27T23:34:19Z")
Just wondering what people prefer for string length. There really isn’t a standard and i personally prefer a shorter string even though im close to 6’3". Some just like the length pre-tied strings come in… and if you do say so! I personally like my strings to extend from the top of my bellybutton to just barely above my toes. long enough for great string tricks but short enough for decent control. ---
**Author:** ![crammitfrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crammitfrog/32/1114_2.png) [@crammitfrog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crammitfrog)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/2 "2012-05-27T23:54:48Z")
I like mine just above my belly button to almost my toes, just a little bit longer. I’m 6’2" but my arm span is pretty long, so if it’s too short it feels constricted. My tricks seem to work better and I have the little extra for some good slack. 8) ---
**Author:** ![Ghost8982](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ghost8982/32/675_2.png) [@Ghost8982](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ghost8982)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/3 "2012-05-27T23:59:58Z")
Im 5’ 10" but I like mine 4 fingers above my bellybutton. Dayglows and highlights are just the right length I like. Theres no standard cuz were all different heights on top of preferences getting on the way. But I like a little bit longer string. ---
**Author:** ![sniffy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sniffy/32/729_2.png) [@sniffy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sniffy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/4 "2012-05-28T00:16:39Z")
I’m 5’ tall and like mine at 107cm (around 42") these days. Recently switched up from 90cm a couple of weeks ago. [Sniffy-Yo.com](http://Sniffy-Yo.com) @Sniffyo on twitter ---
**Author:** ![sonotfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sonotfair](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sonotfair)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/5 "2012-05-28T00:20:59Z")
I just leave it the way it is. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Limited\_Supination](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/limited_supination/32/7930_2.png) [@Limited\_Supination](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Limited_Supination)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/6 "2012-05-28T00:34:36Z")
I measure mine with yo sitting on grond just to my bellybutton, that is barefoot so when I go out side with shoes I have a little room for error. I have made my string a little shorter on nice throws when I know I’m going to throm it outside over concrete, my stringis is allways a little short cause I’m scared of banging my new nice throws on the ground. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/7 "2012-05-28T00:49:39Z")
I prefer floor to belly button. I tried some kids FHZ yesterday and he had string length probably up to my chest. I honestly don’t see how one can control what they’re doing. ---
**Author:** ![amanojakumo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/amanojakumo/32/173_2.png) [@amanojakumo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/amanojakumo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/8 "2012-05-28T01:53:26Z")
I’m 6’1", I like about 2-3 inches above my bellybutton. Gives me extra string to work with when maneuvering a fullsize yo through tight string spaces. ---
**Author:** ![YoBroIYoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoBroIYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoBroIYoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/9 "2012-05-28T19:52:12Z")
Do you range the length for 5A as compared to 1A? ---
**Author:** ![YoCyanightYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/77aa72/32.png) [@YoCyanightYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoCyanightYo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/10 "2012-05-28T20:25:26Z")
Im 4’ 8" and i usually cut my strings around 8 inches below my shoulders. ---
**Author:** ![cdd1983](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cdd1983/32/780_2.png) [@cdd1983](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cdd1983)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/11 "2012-05-28T20:41:44Z")
I’m pretty short (5’3") for a full grown adult but I have a decent span so I go about 4 to 5 inches above my bellybutton for string tricks, and about waist level or a little shorter for looping. ---
**Author:** ![Slade\_Riggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Slade\_Riggs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slade_Riggs)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/12 "2012-05-28T20:45:35Z")
> [@YoBroIYoyo](#): > > Do you range the length for 5A as compared to 1A? I am 6’ 3" and for my 1A I have the string at 47" and for 5A I suppose it is somwhere around 42-43" and that is including the slipknot. 3A is 41-42". I am very specific for my 1A and 3A length but not so much with 5A but it definitly has to be shorter. For me I have a particular hop that I like to do below my shoulder and I have my string length just long enough to do that certian hop and that does great for me. ---
**Author:** ![TheRyanFace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theryanface/32/910_2.png) [@TheRyanFace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheRyanFace)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/13 "2012-05-28T20:52:33Z")
I’m 5’10" and I like mine maybe 5 inches above my bellybutton for 1A. For 5a, I like the counterweight exactly on my bellybutton Edit: with the yoyo on the floor, held between my ankles, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Formula](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/formula/32/783_2.png) [@Formula](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Formula)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/14 "2012-05-28T21:09:13Z")
I use the one drop basic strings, and i love them because they are prelooped, and the height is great for me, I’m 6’1" on a good day and I prefer my strings shorter than longer, it’s much more difficult for certain tricks if the string is a couple inches longer. ---
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/15 "2012-05-28T21:11:41Z")
this may need to go in tips, but instead of measuring a new string with something vague like four fingers above the belly button, just put it against the old string and use that as a measuring tool. ---
**Author:** ![sniffy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sniffy/32/729_2.png) [@sniffy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sniffy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/16 "2012-05-28T22:59:55Z")
> [@Hippo\_Samurai](#): > > this may need to go in tips, but instead of measuring a new string with something vague like four fingers above the belly button, just put it against the old string and use that as a measuring tool. That’s how I do it. Then adjust for length being I seem to like longer these days. The whole belly button thing is from the Duncan imperial packaging (at least that’s the first time I saw it), I highly recommend trying different lengths if someone has only been playing by that random spec. [Sniffy-Yo.com](http://Sniffy-Yo.com) @Sniffyo on twitter ---
**Author:** ![Njstringer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/njstringer/32/1122_2.png) [@Njstringer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Njstringer)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/17 "2012-05-29T02:17:08Z")
I tried different lengths until I fund one that allowed for enough control, speed and versatility. I found that kitty string came at a nice length I didn’t need to cut so I use an old string as my template and cut to length. Now I use either twisted stringz poly or A1 and cut to length which is about 43.5 inches. I’m 5’11 and this length is just a few inches below the middle of my chest. ---
**Author:** ![DByoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dbyoyoer/32/852_2.png) [@DByoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DByoyoer)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/18 "2012-05-29T05:01:53Z")
> [@sonotfair](#): > > I just leave it the way it is. 🙂 Me too. ---
**Author:** ![ccn411](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ccn411/32/192885_2.png) [@ccn411](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ccn411)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-length/38129/19 "2012-05-29T05:31:31Z")
Teeny bit over your belly button. Maybe when your hand reaches the soft spot on your belly that I guess is your stomach organ? That works for me.