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String choice is more important than yoyo choice. All yoyos are good, but not all strings are. I often find myself playing my yoyos not based on how they play according to their design/specs, but rather if the string is fun to play with and is a good match for the yoyo.
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I don’t agree with this at all 
There’s a reason so many pros don’t really care what string they use and have just been using the same old kitty fat they’ve always used the past 5-10+ years. I bet there’s a ton of pros that don’t even bother with trying different types of strings. What they currently have and have always used is good enough for them.
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I don’t know if I would say string choice is more important, but I would definitely say that string choice is equally as important.
Sums it up right here.
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Pros do care about what they use. Kitty is actually perfectly fine string lol. I bet pros who use kitty would think twice about trying anything else.
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It is fine string. That’s why pros use it. Is it the best string? No. Do they care enough to even think about whether they are? No. Do they need it? No.
I’ve heard multiple times experienced players saying stuff like “kitty’s the only thing I’ve ever used for years” and even a few times of people who are sponsored by boutique string companies saying stuff like “this stuff(the boutique string they’re sponsored by) is the best I’ve ever used, before I only ever used kitty(or some even just say standard/bulk poly, or it just didn’t matter to them)” an example that comes to my head is Eric Koloski. I also believe Evan Nagao and Dan Dietz had similar quotes too.
I’d be interested to hear from all the people from kitty websites testimonials that are saying “these are the best performing, longest lasting strings I’ve ever used” about what other strings they’ve actually thoroughly tried. I’d bet most of them haven’t really considered trying different types of strings and have just continued to blind buy kitty for years.
Strings not the same as yoyos, you get good at what you get used to even if it’s not exactly the best and if you try something different, especially something significantly different like nylon or markmonts, you won’t be able to do your tricks quite the same for a while until you adjust to them. So for pros strings simply not important enough for them to even experiment around. That’s what I think is the case.
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Yeah totally. You’re right about that.
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You know what the best string is? The one that you can buy in bulk and have to think about the least.
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Exactly.
You know what string I use?
Yoyofactory string.
It’s dirt cheap, consistent and just the right length out of the pack.
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Perfect.
I might have to disagree with the consistency… I recently go a top yo Selene, and put a regular yyf green string on it. For some reason it wouldn’t wind for the life of me. Even hand winding it didn’t work. I could completely unwind the string by pulling on it. I put a fff blue on it just to see if it would help ( same size string) and suddenly it worked with no issues. Snappy binds, regens, and so on. I put another new green on, and no worky again.
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I’ve never had any issues myself with them, on any yoyo or otherwise 
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I like messing around with different strings because it’s fun, but otherwise it really isnt important. I set up the light and floaty Doc Pop Icarus with some nylon and it feels like im playing on clouds. It is just another aspect of the hobby to enjoy.
As for pros, they are typically more focused on nailing their tricks as consistently as possible, and since different strings react in slightly different ways, it would probably be to their detriment to experiment around with it too much. I don’t take what pros do for gospel though, since I play for different reasons. They can use Kitty if they like. It’s a nice string, but I prefer something like a Zipline (perfect length, I dont even have to think about it) or Plutonium since they feel better longer and last longer. Personally I get satisfaction out of trying different strings on the same yoyo and seeing how they feel.
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The term “thrower” sounds really corny to me.
I don’t have an issue with “throwing” but “throw” as in “my new throw” and “thrower” to replace yoyoer just don’t sound right to me.
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I hated the term throw in all Yo-yo contexts when I first heard it. But now I found myself using it, and can’t decide if I like the term, or hate myself for using it.
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I only say “throw” it to be “hip”. I prefer yo-yo, or yo. However it does makes sense because we do throw them.
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You wanna throw down man?
What do I mean? 
Fist fighting?
Yoyo battle?
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