Pen starts fading/skipping after 1500 words during fast answer writing. Need ballpoint recommendations.
Hey everyone,
I am preparing for the upcoming Mains exam, the commission has decided to only allow ball point pen and now I am running into a highly frustrating issue with my ball point pens during high-speed, long-duration practice sessions.
My ball pen writes beautifully and "like butter" for the first 500–1500 words, but then it completely starts to fade, lose its dark contrast, and skip—especially when drawing fast straight lines.
I recently switched from energel to different ball point pens like Cello Butterflow Simply, unomax 3x, writo meter, montex mega, and a few other ball point pens, but the fade still creeps back after a few pages of rapid writing.
What I need help with:
The fade after writing just 2 pages
Has anyone else who writes at a lower angle faced this sudden ink-choking/fading issue during 3-hour mock tests? How did you fix your technique without ruining your writing speed?
Are there any specific ball point pens that are structurally built to handle low angles and fast cursive loops without fading?
Thanks in advance for the help!