# String Life **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [February 21, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571 "2010-02-21T09:41:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![d4rqk0n3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d4rqk0n3/32/411_2.png) [@d4rqk0n3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d4rqk0n3)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/1 "2010-02-21T09:41:04Z")
How long do your strings last and how often do you throw? I apologize in advanced if this has been posted before but tonight my search feature here on YYE seems not to load at all… odd. ---
**Author:** ![buffallo1297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@buffallo1297](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/buffallo1297)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/2 "2010-02-21T10:17:21Z")
my strings last for about 3 days . Maybe a good average would be about 3 hours a day! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/3 "2010-02-21T14:52:08Z")
Mine last about a week or two. ---
**Author:** ![yoyot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3d9bf3/32.png) [@yoyot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyot)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/4 "2010-02-21T15:58:14Z")
Mine usually last between a week and a week and a half depending on how much I use it. Usually I throw for 30-60 min a day. I use Highlights. ---
**Author:** ![BlackChaos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/blackchaos/32/246_2.png) [@BlackChaos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BlackChaos)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/5 "2010-02-21T16:25:33Z")
> [@yoyot](#): > > Mine usually last between a week and a week and a half depending on how much I use it. Usually I throw for 30-60 min a day. I use Highlights. Same, except I usually change 'em out every 4 to 7 days. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/6 "2010-02-21T16:57:00Z")
Mine lasted 2 months. My friend’s string ---
**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/7 "2010-02-21T17:00:18Z")
Mine lasted for a week. I played for 3 hours a day. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/8 "2010-02-21T18:21:55Z")
Highlights can get me from 1-3 days. Perfect Fit String used to go a week and a half to two, but now it’s more like 5-9 days. ---
**Author:** ![d4rqk0n3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d4rqk0n3/32/411_2.png) [@d4rqk0n3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d4rqk0n3)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/9 "2010-02-21T18:43:33Z")
hrmmm I guess I have been wasting strings, I pitch my highlights when I cant burn my fingers on em anymore, My alchemy strings… well those are just a pain to unknot sometimes, but those last me about 3-4 days, and my slick 6 lasts about a week, I made this topic to see if I was wasting strings, looks like I most likely am, must conserve 😃 😛 Also I am currently unemployed so I yoyo like 9 hours a day on days that I decide to yoyo 😛 ---
**Author:** ![AgentFlynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@AgentFlynn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AgentFlynn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/10 "2010-02-21T18:54:59Z")
> [@d4rqk0n3](#): > > Also I am currently unemployed so I yoyo like 9 hours a day on days that I decide to yoyo 😛 Dude, I’m with you there. And I strings last me anywhere from 3 days to a week depending on how much I throw in a given period of time. ---
**Author:** ![Yoda343](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoda343/32/55846_2.png) [@Yoda343](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoda343)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/11 "2010-02-21T19:20:48Z")
My name is Jonathan and I’m a string waster. (Hi, jonathan) I’ve been wondering myself if I’m changing my strings too soon. I’m experimenting with what kind of strings I like. I like strings when they’re brand new and once they get woolly I get frustrated with them. Sometimes that’s after maybe of 4 hours of play. I’ts been about 2 months since I’ve broken a string. Last week I got a bundle of 100% poly strings and they’re a little more enjoyable to me than 50/50’s Not sure why, really. they feel softer and string tricks are smoother because there seems to be less friction. Idk. I’m just playing around with stuff, still trying to figure out what I like. Last night I gathered up my old 50/50’s that I hadn’t thrown away and I put them in a jar with some liquid detergent and hot water and washed them. I rinsed them and hung them up to dry. I dried one (100?% cotton) with a hair dryer and played it. Actually not bad, this particular string I originally didn’t care for after 10 minutes of play, but washing it may have done something magical. definatelty worth a shot. You may want to get a small pack of Angel Hair strings. I’ve had one that I keep passing around my throws string to break it in. I could spare a couple if someone would send me a few some Alchemy Strings to try out. ---
**Author:** ![fusion777](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fusion777/32/231_2.png) [@fusion777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fusion777)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/12 "2010-02-21T19:27:05Z")
Highlights last me about 2-3 hours. If it’s the weekend and I’m bored, more like 20-30 min. ;D ---
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/13 "2010-02-21T19:32:28Z")
Mine last 2 months, with around an hour a day. Then again, I make mine specifically for durability. However, I’ve found that it works crazy well. It’s really good, just a little stiff, otherwise, perfect. I also made another string, a little experiment. I have a string made of 75% polyester, and 25% plastic sewing string. It is still as good as new. Never broken, and I’ve played it for like… 6 months? and then have only used it when I didn’t want to make new strings. It’s crazy stiff, but still, it never breaks. ---
**Author:** ![BrickM3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@BrickM3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BrickM3)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/14 "2010-02-21T20:43:27Z")
Highlights last me about a day, playing a coupled hours throughout. I LOVE Alchemy, they last me about a week or two. Angelhair… I have been using one string for about a month now with the only complaint being break in time. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0F3AR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zer0f3ar/32/348572_2.png) [@Zer0F3AR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zer0F3AR)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/15 "2010-02-21T20:47:30Z")
> [@Yo!It'sMatt](#): > > Mine lasted 2 months. My friend’s string i don’t know about my string. I play 8 hours a day (i play in public and im out alot) and ive got my string to last 1month to 1 and 1/2 months. ---
**Author:** ![Yoda343](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoda343/32/55846_2.png) [@Yoda343](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoda343)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/16 "2010-02-22T09:09:39Z")
> [@Yoda343](#): > > Last night I gathered up my old 50/50’s that I hadn’t thrown away and I put them in a jar with some liquid detergent and hot water and washed them. I rinsed them and hung them up to dry. I just played on a few that I washed. I’ll be doing this again. It put the strings back in the sweet spot and they played well for me. Give it a try if you’re changing strings often. ---
**Author:** ![buffallo1297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@buffallo1297](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/buffallo1297)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/17 "2010-02-22T09:43:23Z")
> [@Yo!It'sMatt](#): > > Mine lasted 2 months. My friend’s string what??? :o :o :o :o that is incredible!!! ---
**Author:** ![J-Spinn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j-spinn/32/108_2.png) [@J-Spinn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/J-Spinn)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/18 "2010-02-22T23:29:10Z")
It depends on the type of string I use at the time highlights seem to last longer, 1 to 3 days tops. Slick 6 about 2 to 3 hours. When practicing for a contest i go through string like crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/19 "2010-02-24T03:02:28Z")
> [@buffallo1297](#): > > > [@Yo!It'sMatt](#): > > > > Mine lasted 2 months. My friend’s string > > what??? :o :o :o :o that is incredible!!! 2 months isn’t that much. If you make your own, I believe the quality is much better. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571/20 "2010-02-24T03:26:26Z")
couple of hours. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-life/11571.md?page=2)