Some of it can be, but some stuff definitely lasts longer and feels better than generic string like Kitty or Vines.
As for the too many yoyo companies comment, yea, kind of. The market is really saturated at the moment. But as a consumer I like it. The many options are what makes this hobby so interesting, though when you see those “what yoyo should I buy?” threads you realize how daunting it can be. But if you collect for value, I guess the saturated market can be a downside. Heck, at least we arent sitting here saying “I wish people would make more unique yoyos”.
Just recently tried nylon for the first time. It’s some One Drop poly/nylon blend and it pretty much instantly became my favorite string I’ve tried so far.
Someday I’d like to try some pure nylon string.
I like nylon a lot, but sometimes I just need the authentic poly feel. Nylon can be too slippery and bouncy at times for what I want the string to feel like. I’d honestly never string up all my yoyos with the same string type. I need some cotton for my fixies atm as well, even if bulk poly is serviceable (dont want to gunk up my axles with the burn). All string types can be good imo.
The best nylon/poly blend string I’ve ever tried is, hands down, Chad’s performance blend. I hope he needs $ for a new yoyo soon so I can get some more of it from him…
If you have to time to further explain this, I’m honestly curious about this. Although I’ve been in and out of the various forums for a decade, I’ve stuck to BST and never really dipped my toes into the community, until now.
If you mean further explain why, then I can give you my best guess, but as far as examples go, it really is just the normal online community kind of hate. If you share an opinion that is out of the norm, you’re subject to being shot to hell, and if you share an opinion that is in the norm, trolls come out the walls to tell you that there was no point in saying that because it’s already the standard, that kinda deal. Nothing special about yoyo community hate compared to any other communities hate.
I can feel that. To this specific forum, I’ve seen a lot of people try hard to foster a good environment, but on the same side I’ve seen people torn up over silly things. We are all coming in here with different egos and different lives and different philosophies, and just because we all enjoy the same hobby doesn’t mean we are going to or willing to enjoy each other.
I think people like me just want to enjoy the hobby and not deal with the drama, and we tend to ignore it until it’s over. I can’t really change anything if I’m not willing to deal with it.
Ok but seriously tho I feel like it’s because so many people are honestly way too good nowadays. Even compared to just 5 years ago there’s been a huge jump in competitive skill.
The difference between a pretty good player and a great player is bigger than ever. And it can be little discouraging that despite that you see the huge amount of great players on IG, much more so than just a few years ago
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