# What Does "Wide Catch Zone" Mean?

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**Created:** [November 24, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-wide-catch-zone-mean/70941 "2014-11-24T19:33:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Foofy69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/foofy69/32/1434_2.png) [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-wide-catch-zone-mean/70941/1 "2014-11-24T19:33:37Z")

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Just what the title says. What does a “wide catch zone” mean? I hear it alot, but I don’t understand what it means. Is it just like from one rim of a yoyo to another, and that in-between space is the “catch zone”? Also, does a wide catch zone also help with slack tricks and/or suicides? Or does that all depend on you and the string? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![DKiminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DKiminator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DKiminator)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-wide-catch-zone-mean/70941/2 "2014-11-24T21:53:55Z")

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Wide catch zone means that a yoyo has a wide area in which you can land on the string.

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-wide-catch-zone-mean/70941/3 "2014-11-25T20:50:09Z")

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Ok, thanks! Do “wide catch zones” help with suicides and slacks?

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**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-wide-catch-zone-mean/70941/4 "2014-11-25T21:21:24Z")

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Not inherently.

They help you catch certain kinds of string manoevers more readily. :wink:

If you have a slack that’s hard to aim, it gives you a larger target to hit, so it can help in that regard.

For suicides, no idea. I’ve seen people claim that high walls help suicide loops, and I’ve seen people claim that low walls help suicide loops. But certainly for plain ol’ trapeze-type suicide, there’s something about wall height that’s going to be more important because it’s interacting with where the string is. But once you’re out past the gap itself, the string isn’t aware of the shape of the yoyo. Wide catch zone doesn’t offer a benefit.

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**Author:** ![Foofy69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/foofy69/32/1434_2.png) [@Foofy69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Foofy69)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-wide-catch-zone-mean/70941/5 "2014-11-25T22:20:40Z")

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Sweet! Thanks alot! I appreciate your help. 🙂