PILOT Precise V7 Stick Liquid Ink Rolling Ball Stick Pens, Fine Point (0.7mm) Black Ink, 2-Pack (25010)

Enough ink in the barrel that lasts and lasts. A tip with the fineness that allows you to form well defined characters but also with the smoothness that helps cursive writing. And priced just right that it’s not agonising if you were to lose it

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I used to previously swear by the G2 gel pens, but these are way smoother and require less pressure. The ink in these is water based rather then gel based, so the properties are a lot closer to those of fountain pens then ballpoints. (I have refilled empty V7 pens with fountain pen ink, and they work almost just as well). This means that these pens are SMOOTH writing, especially when held at a slight angle. They seem to have a sweet spot position, where the line it lays down is thicker then 0.7mm but writes a lot smoother. Find the angle that works best for you.(This same sweet spot also exists on the V5 pens, but not the retractable v5/v7s from my experience). One of the downsides is that you need to have good quality paper, otherwise the pen feathers just like fountain pens. It also bleeds through to the back on some paper, so you may only get to use 1 side. On the other hand, if you use non-absorbent paper, they write great, but do smudge, as they take a while to dry. The capped version of the V5 and V7 seem to write better/smoother then the retractable versions as well. Overall, the smoothness rivals that of fountain pens, and requires a lot less pressure then G2s to write especially if you can find the sweet-spot angle where they glide without pressure (to be clear, you still need to press down, unlike with FP's, but these were good enough to convert me for in-class use for note taking). If you like the G2 but want something even smoother and requiring less pressure, or you're sick of pressing down on pencils, give these a try!

The best

Very smooth