# String tension on an unresponsive Yo-Yo
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks
**Created:** [March 1, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821 "2009-03-01T03:48:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/1 "2009-03-01T03:48:34Z")
My Lyn Fury is unresponsive and I have my Velocity set for unresponsive as well. How do I adjust string tension on them without taking the string off my finger? I can sidewinder my responsive yo-yo, but I kind of suck at UFO, usually only landing it 2 or 3 out of 10 times. Does anyone have a good video showing me how to adjust string tension on an unresponsive yo-yo. I have been on Ibanezcollector’s site, checking out his excellent collection of videos. All of them are there except for the Unresponsive Sidewinder video, just my luck. ;D
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@StevenYoYos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/StevenYoYos)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/2 "2009-03-01T04:12:39Z")
Heres a way. not really a tutorial but it’s easy. Simply pinch the string above the yoyo slack off and you can see you have bad string tension so do a circle motion with your hand around the yoyo and it will fix it. If it doesn’t try turning the other way. heres the video
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xajwiVsR0)
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### Author:  [@rsmod123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rsmod123)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/3 "2009-03-01T04:22:02Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQfcll1PLQ)
It works.
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### Author:  [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/4 "2009-03-01T04:29:58Z")
Perfect, both of those were exactly what I was looking for. Thank both.
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### Author:  [@StevenYoYos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/StevenYoYos)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/5 "2009-03-01T04:48:16Z")
> [@saintrobyn](#):
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> Perfect, both of those were exactly what I was looking for. Thank both.
Your welcome. If you need any help with anything else just ask!
~Steven
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### Author:  [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/6 "2009-03-01T07:05:33Z")
Also, if you want it from my perspective:
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9JwdfT_UKw)
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### Author:  [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/7 "2009-03-01T16:32:05Z")
> [@Steven](#):
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> > [@saintrobyn](#):
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> > Perfect, both of those were exactly what I was looking for. Thank both.
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> Your welcome. If you need any help with anything else just ask!
>
> ~Steven
Will do. I use a yo-yo in class with my third grade students to demonstrate the concepts of forces, motion, and simple machines. This is an extra little trick that I can use to show them friction. It also keeps me looking cool with my students. 8)
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### Author:  [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/8 "2009-03-01T16:38:33Z")
> [@saintrobyn](#):
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> > [@Steven](#):
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> > > [@saintrobyn](#):
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> > > Perfect, both of those were exactly what I was looking for. Thank both.
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> > Your welcome. If you need any help with anything else just ask!
> >
> > ~Steven
>
> Will do. I use a yo-yo in class with my third grade students to demonstrate the concepts of forces, motion, and simple machines. This is an extra little trick that I can use to show them friction. It also keeps me looking cool with my students. 8)
You are a teacher? So is Phiz! haha.
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### Author:  [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-tension-on-an-unresponsive-yo-yo/821/9 "2009-03-01T17:13:42Z")
> [@Samad](#):
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> > [@saintrobyn](#):
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> > > [@Steven](#):
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> > > > [@saintrobyn](#):
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> > > > Perfect, both of those were exactly what I was looking for. Thank both.
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> > > Your welcome. If you need any help with anything else just ask!
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> > > ~Steven
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> > Will do. I use a yo-yo in class with my third grade students to demonstrate the concepts of forces, motion, and simple machines. This is an extra little trick that I can use to show them friction. It also keeps me looking cool with my students. 8)
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> You are a teacher? So is Phiz! haha.
Good to see that more teachers are using yo-yo’s as a stress relief. 😃
Samad, your string tension technique seems to work best for me. Thanks for posting that video.