Fischers have long seemed interesting to me, so this week I am demo'ing an X-Force Pro, along with a few other frames known for good feel and elbow-friendliness.
The first day, with all frames stock, the Pacific performed nicely, and each shot had a pleasant "aftertaste" (that's the best description I can give) that I reckon is the Fischer Feel so many talk about. It was the reason I found myself looking forward to picking up the Pacific more so than the other frames (C10 Pro, Vantage BC20 & BC30, PK Black Ace 98, PK Ki5 PSE, if it's of interest).
Today, I weighted most of the above to about 350g and 350 kg•cm^2, which for the Pacific meant ~12g at 10&2, and it seemed to erase that pleasant aftertaste. There was instead a hollowish, 'pong'-like reverberation from the strings. It went away when I damped the two center mains, but even then only a little of the previous day's feel remained.
So, to any afFischernados reading this:
1. Is this a common perception, that the Fischer feel is dependent on a particular weight range, or is it more likely I was just feeling things differently from one day to the next?
2. Since string vibration seems to be part of the aftertaste, do Fischers keep their feel even with the odd vibrations of co-poly strings? (The Pacific demo is strung with a multi.)
3. Would the older Fischers with ceramic in the layup have more of this pleasant aftertaste than the later graphite/fiberglass frames?