Im very new to yoyoing, im sure ill stick with it and i heard kitty string is very good. Is it as good as it is hyped to be?
If so should i invest in 100 right away or maybe 5 to try out
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String is a matter of personal preference. Kitty is good! I like Ziplines or Big Red Strings, but being new to the hobby, I’d suggest getting 5 of this, 5 of that, and seeing what you like.
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Find a few variety packs. 100 strings you may not like would suck
Welcome to the hobby. Kitty is pretty much average imo
Get some variety packs and see what you prefer. Check out cake’s incredible string thread on this forum for ideas.
There’s bulk string like Kitty and boutique string. Most of the boutique stuff like the famous Zipline air strings can be washed and reused over and over. They are more expensive, but they last a heck of a lot longer.
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This.
Experiment and try, I kept thinking I found a good string but would try another and prefer that.
Hone and tune your preference and what you like in strings.
Kitty imo is really meh, never got the hype around it. A lot of strings perform the exact same for cheaper.
Zipline is crazy good but it’s a big investment. Learn what kind of materials you like and then go crazy with zipline.
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it’s not really tho. when i played bulk poly i used a string a day. from a $30 100 pack thats roughly $0.30 per string x 30 days on average is a $9 monthly string tax. i can buy a pack of zipline execs for $7 for 3 so about $2.33 per string and i can play one string for an entire month. so $2.33 per month for amazing quality nylon vs $9 per month for bulk poly 
im admittedly a zipline fanboy, but i also do believe it to be a better value as well
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It’s better value in the long run with its durability for sure.
I guess I’m just a bit biased because in order to get a 5 pack of zsair and a 5 pack of skyline 3 with shipping it was over $120AUD to Australia
Don’t get me wrong though, I’m also a diehard zipline fanboy. The only reason it isn’t the only string I use is because I’m from AUS
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It really depends on where you plan to take your throwing and preference.
If you plan to keep it casual, nylon is fun, or something like zipline could be nice i haven’t tried zip though.
If you plan on practicing heavily or meta, I’d recommend @p44company or OT.
My personal preference is p44 or OT slim, just depends on the yoyo and style.
They’re new and would tear through the zipline without gaining the appreciation of it. I would recommend the 100 kitty as you find your length and such. It is a good string for DNA and whips along with slack. Once you can make a string last a while then start looking at the string world
not sure what you mean as new players don’t play nearly as hard as experienced players. they don’t even throw breakaways as hard. sorry, I’m just not on this “play crappy equipment when you start” train. ppl also say you’ll slam your yoyo into everything in sight in the beginning so buy cheap but i just found that to be an extreme exaggeration in my personal experience and i would not personally give that advice to anyone, but that’s me
As a new person is learning tricks like the massively popular dna and everything else they are going to put the string through, knot after knot miss catches leading to lots of tension yes it will destroy the beloved zipline string. It isnt magical string here, so no it isnt recommending crappy equipment, kitty string would be a good start that can handle the tricks. They shouldn’t be paying near 10usd for 3 strings to start their journey on
When I was new I would use a single bulk poly for forever
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I’m hesitant with p44 as they had issues shipping for a long while and soured on me. OT is great though.
we clearly had vastly different new player experiences