I’ve been trying big red and I have some pros and cons
Play feel 10/10
Texture 10/10
Whips are clean for 5 minutes so are slacks
One issue I have is constantly getting tails and having to adjust string tension every 5-6 minutes the twist method needs some improvement for nylon a lot of unwanted snags for a nylon string
Over all a fun string but need some reformulation or a tighter twist method or a core string
I like the string don’t hesitate to buy just have some critiques that can be improved on
For a small business they’re on the right direction
I give them 7/10
Again yo-yo everyone has preferences take what I say with a grain of salt
Cloud 9 6/10 (probably just a batch that had a unknown variable when making)
What version string did you get? I got some cloud 9 and sour patch and I don’t know how I feel about it. The cloud 9 is awesome once it’s broken in. Getting the sour candy to hold tension proves tricky for me.
I will say tension is THE hardest part of string making. Ive gotten my own blends to be soft, super whippy, and hold slacks well but getting it to also fight tension has been an ongoing battle. Especially when youre doing it by hand. I dont know how zipline makes their string but its so consistent that I think they have to have machines involved
Regardless Im still almost certain there’s a machine involved. There’s far too many variables and their string is outrageously consistent. Something that helps determine the pull force while they reduce or something. I can make 10 string all the same colors, thread count, and reduced to the same point and all will play slightly differently. And I’vemade thousands of string at this point..
Definitely possible. Ive debated buying a pressure guage for my own string. That way I can at least try and get the end point to be consistent. Ive been doing string for a while now and have to give zipline props. They have that ■■■■ dialed in
