# What strings are people using now-a-days? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [March 19, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340 "2019-03-19T22:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/1 "2019-03-19T22:04:00Z")
I’ve been a fat kitty nylon user for far too long. I love the feel and tension on kitties, but I’m looking for something a little whippier. I’ve tried plutonium, but I was meh on it. I want something that holds tension well, has enough weight to slack/whip better than kitties, but isn’t as stiff and unplayable as markmont dragons. Any recommendations? I’ve been looking at markmont draken, anyone used it yet? ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/2 "2019-03-19T22:05:12Z")
Get ahold of some Airetic! You can thank me later. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/3 "2019-03-19T22:06:18Z")
I was interested in that one as well! Thanks man, glad someone can sign for it ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/4 "2019-03-20T00:25:59Z")
> [@JohnnyJ](#): > > I’ve tried plutonium, but I was meh on it. Oooo that’s my favorite. Did you try Type X as well? If you’re into fat kitty nylon that’s definitely a different deal, maybe you should look at more nylons, problem is, mass produced reliable nylon is not _quite_ a thing on the market right now outside of Kitty! > [@JohnnyJ](#): > > I’ve been looking at markmont draken I know someone here bought some Markmont Draken! Post a review for us! ---
**Author:** ![Damb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/damb/32/44045_2.png) [@Damb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Damb)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/5 "2019-03-20T00:39:50Z")
Second Airetic - i love my strings from them! Ammo is my go to poly for sure though ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/6 "2019-03-20T00:52:38Z")
I haven’t tried type x yet, but I’ve heard good stuff about it so far. Thanks for the recommendations guys, I appreciate it ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/7 "2019-03-20T00:54:09Z")
Drakens a lighter dragon. I bought some when they released years ago. It’s been a long time but I remember they werent toooo different ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/8 "2019-03-20T01:02:00Z")
If you’re used to kitty nylon I can see why you didn’t really like plutonium. The YYSLs are a softer smooth poly, kitty nylons a little more stiff and course. In this case I think you might actually like Draken. They’ll be WAY whippier than YYSL or kitty nylon though but it’s still lighter than Dragon so I think that would be a closer fit to kitty nylon. The feel is still different but it has that slick course feeling that wears down to a smooth stiff string like kitty nylon. Airetic is pretty different from anything above but I think you still might like it. They’re a soft, bouncy, plush feeling nylon string. It’s the softness of soft polys like YYSL, the stiff whippiness of Trilobal poly like dragon, with a feeling that’s a kind of like a mix of both. ---
**Author:** ![WickerWraith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wickerwraith/32/60872_2.png) [@WickerWraith](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WickerWraith)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/9 "2019-03-20T01:11:54Z")
i absolutely agree with this as well. i’m EXACTLY the same way with EXACTLY the same string. nylon fat kitties are the bomb, but i got myself some airetics, and while i still like my kitties better for general play, the airetics are more “fun”, if that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/10 "2019-03-20T01:18:15Z")
I’ve decided AMMO is a wee bit too thick for me in the end. Plutonium cuts that middle ground between Ammo and TypeX for me, and is my new preferred. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/11 "2019-03-20T02:18:38Z")
Do you happen to remember how drakens held tension? The original dragons held tension super poorly, so I’m hoping that was something addressed with draken ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/12 "2019-03-20T03:02:31Z")
Oh sorry I missed the part in your OP where you didn’t like dragons either. In that case Airetic is probably your best bet ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/13 "2019-03-20T03:13:36Z")
84String is very nice. I’ve used quite extensively and it plays great. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/14 "2019-03-21T16:00:53Z")
Have you tried Kitty Nylon 1.5? ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/15 "2019-03-21T16:25:38Z")
For my responsive yoyos I pretty much use Kitty Fat. On unresponsive yoyos I’ve used Markmont DRAGON for the past 5 years. I also use Kitty Fat Long, and YYSL Type X and Plutonium on and off as well. One of my current favorites that I plan on picking up when my Kitty Fat dwindles is the MonkeyFinger Vines. ---
**Author:** ![alvinyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@alvinyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/alvinyoyo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/16 "2019-03-21T17:35:35Z")
My top 2: Kitty 1.5 84 string fat(holds tension forever) ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/17 "2019-03-21T17:45:28Z")
My favorite string is YYE Type 10 ,as I am a fixed wooden axle fan and naturalist. For unresponsive play; Kitty Fat for bulk and then the boutique flavors I can get, strings from Airetic, Zipline, YYSL, and the new Markmont Dragons feel good. Kitty Slims for those narrow gapped throws is also nice to have on hand. ![20181214_062620](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/c/9/9c996641cf00f5dd96fc1e183922871978b81f3b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Imdavid122](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/imdavid122/32/87913_2.png) [@Imdavid122](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Imdavid122)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/18 "2019-03-22T01:27:25Z")
Does it keep tension well? ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/19 "2019-03-22T01:52:26Z")
![IMG_20190319_150023_885](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/b/5/5b5af8b96a80c77b3933df3fc2ab4874479f8f3c.jpeg) Custom slimmmmmms ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340/20 "2019-03-22T11:55:32Z")
Yeah, it’s one of my favorite Kitty String types. Softer than full nylon, close to Fat kitty thickness, and has a good weight for whips. Grab a 10 pack and try it out. String Lab Venom might be a good option too. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-strings-are-people-using-now-a-days/300340.md?page=2)