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C3 23SP1N || C+ (79/100)
First off, it’s great feeling, around normal thickness and normal wind. The wind is made in a way that it’s slick on your fingers, while still having a roughness that gets more “worn in” with time.
Slacks are pretty fast, definitely more oriented to where the slack wants to go rather than where it began, changing the shape of the slack to more of a slope rather than an ideal frozen. Whips are also fast, but never going into the boutique-nylon level. This string definitely does not break any boundaries performance-wise and kind of fits a role as a fast-casual string, a bit similar to Canopy Rope. The durability is good, but that’s about the best I can say. It doesn’t age like $5 bulk, but it doesn’t age too well either.
Good for me, the performance doesn’t really change past the break-in period of 20-30 minutes, at least from what I saw. Very stable, and also boosted by the surprisingly good consistency, which I know might’ve been impacted by the speed. Again, I don’t use string for too long. Observations will vary.
I honestly don’t think there’s anything too unique about this string other than it’s C3’s entering into the nylon blend market. I’m pretty sure Sochi Phoenix (and maybe Canopy Rope?) has one strand of nylon, and it seems that one strand goes pretty far in how the string forms around it. If you like this archetype of string, definitely check this out. Stats below.
Durability 30 min (3)
Durability 1 hr (3.5)
Personal Thickness Feel (5)
Whip Feel Break-In (4.5)
Whip Feel 1 hr (4)
Slack Feel Break-In (4)
Slack Feel 1 hr (4)
Tension Hold over 1 hour overall (3)
Softness during break-in (4.5)
Overall consistency over 1 hour (4)Total: 39.5 x 2 = 79, 79 = C+ graded based on letter system (A: 100-90, B: 89-80, C: 79-70, D: 69-60, F: 60<)