Yes that the problem. At my more active times when I was more fit the nbg 98 was to fragile for me often broke at mishits. But now with my more controlled game style it last pretty long (10 games+ usually) .
Can I have advice please on what tension to do nbg98 and nbg95 please? Bg66u at 24 is nice, better at 26 in terms of control and repulsion, so I think 26 for 98 and 27 for 95. Thanks.
I use 26x28 for my NBG98 and yes they have that break in period where things are dull and no crisp sound. After which it "comes alive" and crackles.
Thanks. I should have said relative to BG66U - not asking for someone else's ideal or a complete guess based on no information given Have you tried BG66U?
I was quite liking NGB 98. For some reason, I tried BG 80 at 28lbs. And I find I like that a lot as well! Just plays slightly differently.
I use the same tension as well on my NR800 with BG66UM lime green, gold NBG98 on my VT80PG. I find I'm hitting the wall when I smash with the BG66UM, stiff stringbed. But because of that the net control is much better. On NBG98, smash has more repulsion per se, cushier string but control at the net I sometimes can surprise myself, hahaha. The bounce is slightly more. But maybe because I suck. You never know
Strung at 26lb, this string is heavy! I wasnt expecting such a difference from bg66u but there is a noticeale effect on headweight/balance. Testing next week.
I tested this string at 27lb on vzf2 , chances of hitting sweet spot is pretty high compared to BG66 at 25lb.. someone knows why? Love this string
For me this was quite numb so control suffered. Repulsion seemed good at times and less so at others. Power from a big smash was great. If I'm just going to hit smashes and nothing else then this is a great string. I've gone back to zm62 for more control, ultimax for a treat when funds allow.
Of course control suffered, this string is slippery as a fish... probably the most slippery I've ever encountered. So, forget about slicing or blocking with any accuracy. Repulsion however is very nice, even slightly better than ZM62. One theory is that slippery strings have less friction between the string intersections and so allow more efficient stringbed repulsion.