Cake’s String Reviews

“Sorry for the absence!!” takes the same length of absence

sorry for lacking on reviews, splitting friends/school/reading/personal business is difficult. semester’s over (all As :head_shaking_vertically:), looking into grad school now, and im trying to get back into yo-young as much as I did. this helped a lot, and thanks to Good Friend @Prelaunch37 for sending me this

Wicked Weaves || C- (73/100)

The string initially feels slick and rough rather than soft, but it eventually softened out as time went on (I’ll stick the score at 3.5 to show the middle between the two feelings). It’s very fast and nice during whip tricks if you’re controlled, but my sloppiness/bad technique made the string feel like a wild animal, moving fast and unpredictably. This feeling of unpredictability was also evident in some slack tricks where the slack is hanging in the air for a bit, since the string didn’t hold its shape as much as I expected. I think the fast and loose nature of the string has a lot to do with its normal to basically thin thickness, or just me being slightly out of practice. I think it’s a bit of both!

One of the better things the string has going for it is the durability. I don’t know how, but the string shares the same performative qualities during the end of the hour as with the beginning, while still being 100% poly. A rare find, and I welcome it. Along with this, the tension holding is generally better than average. Despite this, the tension can still interfere with tricks while looking fine during a check-up, especially tricks where the string has a lot of airtime (ie. beefhook/hooks).

Verdict: Wicked Weaves are ok! It’s decent string, that’s about it. Reminded me of Slackies, but I don’t remember what I said about it. It feels flimsy and fast, it’s more expensive than most strings, but it’s made by a promising boutique company led by a great guy. Take a shot at it if you like Slackies, and let me know yalls thoughts on Wicked Weaves.

Durability 30 min (5)
Durability 1 hr (4.5)
Personal Thickness Feel (3)
Whip Feel Break-In (4)
Whip Feel 1 hr (4)
Slack Feel Break-In (2.5)
Slack Feel 1 hr (2.5)
Tension Hold over 1 hour overall (4)
Softness during break-in (3.5)
Overall consistency over 1 hour (3.5)
Total: 36.5 x 2 = 73, 73 = C- graded based on letter system (A: 100-90, B: 89-80, C: 79-70, D: 69-60, F: 60<)

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LoTR, Return of the String (Queen), again.

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Hello! More wicked weaves in 1.5 thickness will be releasing and I will try to apply these critiques to make the product even better!!!

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