Just defining the different tape formations you will see described for kinesio taping with the rolls of tape which are not pre cut.  

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The tape has a backing that you peel off but before you peel it off, there are lines on the backing so you cut a straight line. You don't want to remove all the backing at once or before cutting.

You cut the strips before you peel the backing. Not doing it this way is the fastest route to "ball o kinesio". Hey, I coined a phrase. You head it here first.

	Kinesio tape Y Strip	Kinesio X Strip	Fan Strip or Fork Strip	I strip