nice to be out of the pressure of the week, i can feel the passion and interest returning.
Zipline ZS.AIR || B- (81/100)
Incredibly soft and slick as usual, you come to expect this from Zipline. The wind is spaced just enough where it’s almost non-textured, which feels surprisingly good. The thickness is very secure and the yoyo comes back solidly and quickly regardless of how much string it takes to bind, probably due to the string bunching up with its thickness and slickness near the response. I wasn’t a fan since I like a bit of slip in my binds. Durability is insane as can Also be expected from both nylon and Zipline.
Slacks are stupid fast in the air, when I’m able to control them they give a fast solidity. Whips are a bit less fast than other nylons to my memory, which means it’s more controllable to me. The thing is, both qualities are just slightly above decent. It’s a curse of nylon, honestly. The stand-out quality of this string though is that NONE of the qualities change over time, this is an invincible king. That’s about all I can say about this without doing more of the song and dance that comes with reviewing nylon. Also, tension holding is pretty good and consistency in tricks is decent. Generally a good string, hope I somewhat did it justice with this writeup. Stats below!
Durability 30 min (6)
Durability 1 hr (6)
Personal Thickness Feel (2.5)
Whip Feel Break-In (3.5)
Whip Feel 1 hr (3.5)
Slack Feel Break-In (3.5)
Slack Feel 1 hr (3.5)
Tension Hold over 1 hour overall (4)
Softness during break-in (5)
Overall consistency over 1 hour (3)
Total: 40.5 x 2 = 81, 81 = B- graded based on letter system (A: 100-90, B: 89-80, C: 79-70, D: 69-60, F: 60<)