# What's the longest you've used a single string? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [February 2, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408 "2019-02-02T06:42:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [February 3, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/21 "2019-02-03T03:10:47Z")
i like this analogy a lot. I never thought about it it like that. ---
**Author:** ![ThrowButcher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwbutcher/32/54388_2.png) [@ThrowButcher](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThrowButcher)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/22 "2019-02-03T12:36:40Z")
Hit up @smittylube. He makes his own fuzzy nylons, they’re not only super soft and smooth but last who knows how long. He sent me some about a month ago and I’m still on the same initial string. ---
**Author:** ![ThrowButcher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwbutcher/32/54388_2.png) [@ThrowButcher](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThrowButcher)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/23 "2019-02-03T12:39:28Z")
Or hey just PM me and Ill mail you some from my collection, gratis of course. ---
**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/24 "2019-02-03T12:43:28Z")
Waiting for the day when I can buy a pack of your strings. They are awesome. ---
**Author:** ![ThrowButcher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwbutcher/32/54388_2.png) [@ThrowButcher](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThrowButcher)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/25 "2019-02-03T13:05:18Z")
I agree, SmileyStrings are good. Very strong, almost no break in, whip and slack like they’re supposed to, maybe a touch grabby on the bind but that could just as easily be my setup and not the string. @smileypants707, you got a good thing going here. I recently got some of Zipline’s (Skyline?) Poly/nylon blend and they immediately reminded me of yours. ---
**Author:** ![Chrisdoc145](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisdoc145/32/50589_2.png) [@Chrisdoc145](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chrisdoc145)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/26 "2019-02-03T15:33:33Z")
I am lucky if I get 2 weeks out of one string, I rip through it lol ---
**Author:** ![Jettfiery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@Jettfiery](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jettfiery)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/27 "2019-02-04T01:56:46Z")
Thanks for the love. Responded to your PM. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2019, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/28 "2019-02-04T04:12:08Z")
The back and yellow string on my Playmax Turbo Bubble Bee lasted for years. ---
**Author:** ![NoT\_ATHROWER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/not_athrower/32/14242_2.png) [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/29 "2019-02-04T05:32:03Z")
3 months heavy play. YYSL Venom ---
**Author:** ![MattB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattb/32/14529_2.png) [@MattB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattB)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/30 "2019-02-05T06:11:18Z")
Not at this time. ---
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/31 "2019-02-05T06:37:44Z")
Thanks for replying. I’m still going to buy some. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/32 "2019-02-05T07:53:33Z")
Learn from the master!! > **[YoYoExpert.com - Maintenance - Yo-Yo String](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/412-maintenance-yo-yo-string.php)** > > Watch free yo-yo trick videos, learn from professional yo-yo players, and buy yo-yos from the YoYo Expert! > A lot of you asked me how often do you replace your yo-yo string and it’s kind of funny. When you first start, you don’t need to do it too much, sometimes three months is actually the first time you’ll need to replace it. Depends how much you play with it though. If you’re playing with it as much as we do, as professional yo-yo players, you actually need to replace it almost once a day, sometimes when you’re at a contest, you’ll go through 10, 20, sometimes even 30 strings if you’re heavily practicing with them. I do think the quality of poly string has increased a lot since then, but I’d say a good rule of thumb is after 8 hours of continuous play, it’s time for a new string. ---
**Author:** ![\_RTD\_alecto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/_rtd_alecto/32/1336_2.png) [@\_RTD\_alecto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_RTD_alecto)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/33 "2019-02-05T19:28:23Z")
im still using toxic string that i got back in 2014… ---
**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:** [February 5, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/34 "2019-02-05T21:05:01Z")
How many hours of play on that string, would you estimate? ---
**Author:** ![\_RTD\_alecto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/_rtd_alecto/32/1336_2.png) [@\_RTD\_alecto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_RTD_alecto)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408/35 "2019-02-05T21:16:42Z")
50 or 60 hours… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-used-a-single-string/298408.md?page=1)