Zymax strings

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  1. visor

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    Re notching, yep... zm strings take forever to notch the outer jacket. They'll dent a tad, but won't notch or fray. Unlike the nbg98 I've been testing, already notched and frayed after just 16 hrs of play.
     
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    Hmm,

    Maybe its my playing style, but ZM65 @ 25lb lasts me for about 3 weeks on average. Play 4-5 sessions a week.
     
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    Hrm.. I will try that with my other pack of zm62
     
  4. DuckFeet

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    Bros,

    Please can you advise how much I should reduce tension by on Z65 if I am having trouble hitting the sweetspot on smash returns? They are 50% power and floating mid-court + getting killed.

    The noise and power on my smash was glorious tonight. Strung at 22/24 last year, probably 10 hours on feathers and 3 or so on plastics - the latter made it feel a bit better but not enough. reduce by 2lbs? Micropower 66 at same tension defends ok but a tad less zingy. To be strung on a MX60 so bigger sweetspot but I read you -1lb stringing this racquet as it holds tension. I don't plan on battering the tension down on plastics with this though. so 20/22?

    CHEERS!
     
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    changing the tension when it is already so low is not going to help you I'm afraid!
     
  6. DuckFeet

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    Lol "so low". so at what tension is the sweetspot the largest? I find it odd that a .65 string is so much less forgiving than a .66. Might as well sell it then eh.
     
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    MicroPower 66 might actually be thinner than Zymax 65 :p (but you have them side by side). It's all in your head bro' :D (or hands better said ;) or MP is a softer string)
     
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    As I mentioned in my PM man, if you're down around 20-22lbs and you're not liking the repulsion, then chances are your racket is too heavy.
     
  9. visor

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    I'd recommend the Flash Boost. ;)
     
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    Zm62 old version on the flashboost. Aka. A race of "who breaks first?"
     
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    may as well hit the shuttle with a mirror!
     
  12. visor

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    ahahahaha! good one! :D
     
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    I thought the ZM62 had decent durability with feather shuttles? Is it really that fragile?
     
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    Softer feeling sounds about right. I have soft hands :)

    I appreciate the responses but it was the same before I added the head tape (ok so it might have been too heavy even before that) and the other racquet with mp66 was fine with and without tape mod.

    I love the repulsion! I did't exactly find myself wanting for power with MP66 but if I can tweak the ZM65 tension to get a more solid defence then I'd be a happy chappy. Got more power and better dropshots from ZM65, presume that wouldn't go completely to pot by a small adjustment. Best I stick with what I can use while I'm still on beginner tension ;)

    I respectfully decline your recommendation.
     
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    Is it just me or that the white version of the ZM65 doesn't look very white?
     
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    I agree, I've ordered 10 packs of ZM65 from Eric (Squash_Mart) and I've found the "white" to look more like a Creme/off-white colour.
     
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    Yea, that's exactly what I was thinking. It shouldn't be that hard to make it white...
     
  18. visor

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    oh man... looks like you got the defective batch... here, i'll take it off your hands for half price



    :p :D
    that's just the natural string colour! doesn't matter if it's not 0,0,0 white! ;)

    as a matter of fact, i'd prefer them not to add chemicals or bleach it to make it white if it'd negatively impact the string performance in any way
     
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    Interesting. I had to dig into my string supply today to restring some rackets and sure enough, the ZM65s I had were off-white. Doesn't really bother me TBH.
     
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    I must say that I didnt really bother with the white issue
     

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